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New Providence NJ

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Demographics New Providence, NJ United States PEOPLE     Population 11,981 293,655,400 Pop. Density 3213.5 80 Pop. Change 0.62% 5.88% Median Age 39.1 37.6 Household Size 2.71 2.58 RACE White 91.11% 77.53% Black 0.41% 12.35% Asian 7.50% 3.58% American Indian 0.00% 0.89% Other 0.98% 5.65% Hispanic 3.47% 12.73% FAMILY Married, w/children 33.92% 27.90% Married, no children 32.62% 31.04% Single, w/children 3.71% 9.43% Single, no children 5.08% 30.05% Divorced 5.09% 7.64% Separated 0.69% 2.82% Widowed 7.04% 7.42% Now Married 67.00% 57.73% Never Married 20.18% 24.39%

ECONOMY     Unemployment Rate 4.90% 5.00% Recent Job Growth 1.44% 1.30% Future Job Growth -1.04% 9.06% Sales Taxes 6.00% 6.00% Income Taxes 2.45% 5.02% Household Income $99,618 $44,684 Income per Cap. $47,086 $24,020

HOUSING     Median Home Age 41.7 27.2 Median Home Cost $556,000 $208,500 Home Appreciation 15.84% 13.62% Homes Owned 73.97% 64.07% Housing Vacant 2.66% 14.48% Homes Rented 23.37% 21.45% Apartment Rent $1,070 $653 Property Tax Rate $20.26 $0.00

HEALTH     Air Quality (100=best) 20 48 Water Quality (100=best) 13 55 Superfund Sites (100=best) 20 71 Physicians per Cap. 261.4 169.7

CRIME     Violent Crime 1 3 Property Crime 2 3

CLIMATE     Rainfall (in.) 50.4 38.8 Snowfall (in.) 23.4 24.4 Precipitation Days 121 112 Sunny Days 203 205 Avg. July High 87 86.4 Avg. Jan. Low 20 21.6 Comfort Index (higher=better) 47 44 UV Index 3.8 4.3 Elevation ft. 101 1,058

EDUCATION     School Expend. $9,670 $6,058 Pupil/Teacher Ratio 13.7 15.9 Students per Librarian 0 907 Students per Counselor 0 546

TRANSPORTATION     Commute Time 31.4 27.4 COMMUTE MODE Auto (alone) 76.11% 71.32% Carpool 4.90% 14.52% Mass Transit 12.20% 2.00% Work at Home 3.43% 5.46%

COST OF LIVING     Overall 170 100 Food 112.4 100 Housing 266.7 100 Utilities 121.3 100 Health 120.1 100 Transportation 120.1 100 Miscellaneous 112.6 100

RELIGION     Percent Religious 65.47% 50.03% Catholic 48.19% 21.92% Protestant 8.69% 19.12% LDS 0.41% 1.57% Other Christian 2.02% 4.66% Jewish 5.76% 2.16% Eastern 0.01% 0.05% Islam 0.39% 0.54%

VOTING     Democrat 58.692% 48.147% Republican 40.571% 50.849% Independent Liberal 0.607% 0.491% Independent Conservative 0.129% 0.450% Independent Other 0.000% 0.063%

New Jersey Town	Town Profile	Demographics	Schools	Map
New Providence NJ

This Page Last Updated: June 8, 2006