As shown in Table 6, according the 2000 Census Data, the total population of Newark was 275,000. Persons that were Black accounted for 55 percent of the population, while whites accounted for almost 30 percent of the population. Those of another race accounted for 18 percent of the population, while Asians accounted for two percent. Forty percent of the households indicated that they had a female as head of the household. More than half of Newark’s population spoke English as their primary language. Twenty-two percent did not speak English fluently and were considered linguistically isolated. In 1999, 30 percent of households had incomes below poverty in 1999. The average household income is $26,913 per year. 44 percent of the population did not own a car and were transit dependent.
I did the same population analysis for other cities in the project area ( Kearny, Secausus, Harrison, and Jersey City)and found very different results. I have a table but it looks terrible on the blog, so I'm not going to bother. I am going to put my final anaylis for each city.
Kearny
The total population of Kearny was 40,000. Whites accounted for 80 percent of the population, while blacks made up 5 percent of the total population, Asians account for 6 percent, 0.6 percent are American Indian and Alaskan Native, 0.2 percent of the population is Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, while 13.5 percent claim other as their race. Half of the population spoke English fluently, while about 25 percent of the population was linguistically isolated. Female head of householders accounted for 26.5 percent. Ten percent of the population reported incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The average household income is $47,757 per year. Twenty percent of the population is transit dependent with no vehicle available.
Secaucus
As shown in Table 12, according to the 2000 Census Data, the total population of Secaucus is about 16,000. Within the population, about 80 percent were white, about 5 percent were black, almost 13 percent were Asian, 0.2 percent were American Indian or Alaska Native, and about 4 percent claimed some other race. About 20 percent of the households were listed as female head of household. About 70 percent of the population only listed English as their primary language. Twelve percent indicated that they did not speak English fluently and were linguistically isolated. The 1999 average household income was $60,000. Eight percent of the households reported incomes below the 1999 poverty level. Most of the population, about 85 percent, had at least one car available, leaving only about 15 percent of the population that were transit dependent.
Jersey City
As shown in Table 11, the total population of Jersey City is about 240,000. Of that, 40 percent were white, 30 percent were black, 18 percent were Asian, and one percent was American Indian or Alaska Natives. Twenty percent considered themselves to of some other race. Female householders with no husband present accounted for 20 percent of the total households. Those who spoke English as their primary language accounted for 50 percent of the population. Of those who spoke another language, 20 percent did not speak English fluently and were considered linguistically isolated. The 1999 average household income was $40,000. Almost 20 percent of the persons in Jersey City reported incomes below the 1999 poverty level. Over 40 percent of the population was transit dependent with no vehicles available.
As shown in Table 12, according to the 2000 Census Data, the total population of Secaucus is about 16,000. Within the population, about 80 percent were white, about 5 percent were black, almost 13 percent were Asian, 0.2 percent were American Indian or Alaska Native, and about 4 percent claimed some other race. About 20 percent of the households were listed as female head of household. About 70 percent of the population only listed English as their primary language. Twelve percent indicated that they did not speak English fluently and were linguistically isolated. The 1999 average household income was $60,000. Eight percent of the households reported incomes below the 1999 poverty level. Most of the population, about 85 percent, had at least one car available, leaving only about 15 percent of the population that were transit dependent.
Jersey City
As shown in Table 11, the total population of Jersey City is about 240,000. Of that, 40 percent were white, 30 percent were black, 18 percent were Asian, and one percent was American Indian or Alaska Natives. Twenty percent considered themselves to of some other race. Female householders with no husband present accounted for 20 percent of the total households. Those who spoke English as their primary language accounted for 50 percent of the population. Of those who spoke another language, 20 percent did not speak English fluently and were considered linguistically isolated. The 1999 average household income was $40,000. Almost 20 percent of the persons in Jersey City reported incomes below the 1999 poverty level. Over 40 percent of the population was transit dependent with no vehicles available.
I will elaborate more later when I address the questions posed for the anaylis of the "real cost of living" document... but for now I will leave ya hanging with this one question... Is the "real cost of living" for Essex accurate with such a variety of life styles in the most densly populated state in the country? In order to make an accurate assumption about what our student's, the one's in Newark City are facing, we must take a look at Newark and realize that NJ as a whole is a wealthy state (as far as I am concerned, don't believe me check this out ) but in the mix are different economic climates in each city and different factors that shape their growth and stablity. There are those who struggle in NJ, but by generalizing the states median income ( ~$65,000) with the "real cost of living" (~46,000), NJ is ahead of the game.
Another good example of cost of living is starting teacher salaries, which is based off of cost of living analysis. I have lived off a teachers salary (my mother's) and gotta tell you there are differences. When we moved to NJ, it felt like we hit the lottery. Many of us will be starting in Newark Public Schools in a year or so, our starting salary is 49,000 (a little high than NJ as a whole due to "battle pay") while if we were starting in Mississippi we would be making 27,000-35,000 while the cost of living is not that much less. According to this cost of living calculator 49,000 in Newark is 35,000 in Mississipi, Gulf Port.
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