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Edison, New Jersey QuickFacts

	Edison, New Jersey	United States
Total population	97,687	281,421,906
State	New Jersey
City	edison

Edison, New Jersey Population

	Edison, New Jersey	%, Edison, New Jersey	United States
Male	47,926	49.06%	49.06%
Female	49,761	50.94%	50.94%
Median age (years)	36.3		35.3

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	Edison, New Jersey	%, Edison, New Jersey	United States
18 years and over	75,365	77.15%	74.31%
21 years and over	72,264	73.98%	69.97%
62 years and over	13,940	14.27%	14.66%
65 years and over	11,668	11.94%	12.43%

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	Edison, New Jersey	%, Edison, New Jersey	United States
White	58,116	59.49%	75.14%
Black or African American	6,728	6.89%	12.32%
Asian	28,597	29.27%	3.64%
Some other race	2,142	2.19%	5.46%
Two or more races	2,104	2.15%	2.43%

Edison, New Jersey Housing

	Edison, New Jersey	%, Edison, New Jersey	United States
Total households	35,136		105,480,101
Family households (families)	25,881	73.66%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	9,255	26.34%	31.94%

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	Edison, New Jersey	%, Edison, New Jersey	United States
Total housing units	36,018		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	882	2.45%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	35,136	97.55%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	22,419	62.24%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	12,717	35.31%	30.77%

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	Edison, New Jersey	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	215	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	337	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	4,224	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	6,814	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	5,671	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	2,479	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	282	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	24	0.57%
Median (dollars)	186,900	119,600

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	Edison, New Jersey	%, Edison, New Jersey	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	5,855	16.66%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	9,969	28.37%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	5,598	15.93%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	6,096	17.35%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	3,187	9.07%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	4,431	12.61%	9.65%

Edison, New Jersey Education

	Edison, New Jersey	%, Edison, New Jersey	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	24,479		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	1,949	7.96%	6.47%
Kindergarten	1,303	5.32%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	9,856	40.26%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	5,162	21.09%	21.38%
College or graduate school	6,209	25.36%	22.81%

Edison, New Jersey Economy

	Edison, New Jersey	%, Edison, New Jersey	United States
Population 16 years and over	77,848		217,168,077
In labor force	52,431	67.35%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	52,409	67.32%	63.39%
- - Employed	50,253	64.55%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	2,156	2.77%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	4.1		5.8
- Armed Forces	22	0.03%	0.53%
Not in labor force	25,417	32.65%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	39,878	51.23%	51.66%
In labor force	23,675	30.41%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	23,675	30.41%	29.65%
- - Employed	22,678	29.13%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	7,295	9.37%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	3,990		12,787,501

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	Edison, New Jersey	%, Edison, New Jersey	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	35,118		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	1,439	4.1%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,053	3.0%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	2,266	6.45%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	2,541	7.24%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	4,408	12.55%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	7,451	21.22%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,151	17.52%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	5,984	17.04%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,135	6.08%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	1,690	4.81%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	69,746		41,994

	Edison, New Jersey	%, Edison, New Jersey	United States
With earnings	30,508	39.19%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	82,953		56,604
With Social Security income	7,681	9.87%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	12,284		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	830	1.07%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	7,122		6,320
With public assistance income	455	0.58%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,874		3,032
With retirement income	5,149	6.61%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	18,049		17,376

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