New Jersey

Leonia, New Jersey
County: Bergen
Land area: 1.5 sq miles

Chester, New Jersey
County: Bergen
Land area: 1.5 sq miles

General
Characteristics:

Population

              8,914

             1,635

Sex

    Males: 4,289 (48.1%), Females: 4,625 (51.9%)

Males: 819 (50.1%), Females: 816 (49.9%)

Median Age

   39.9 years

39.1 years

Education

High school or higher: 92.7%

High school or higher: 90.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.9

Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.3%

Ancestries:

Italian (14.5%), Irish (11.7%), German (9.7%), Russian (4.2%), Polish (4.1%), United States (3.1%).

Italian (21.7%), Irish (18.5%), German
(17.8%), English (11.3%), United States
(5.1%), Polish (5.1%).

Racial Characteristics

Nonhispanic of Single Race:

White

White Non-Hispanic 57.5%

White Non-Hispanic 90.3%

Black

 2.3%

0.8%

Asian

Korean (16.7%), Japanese (2.7%)
Chinese (2.0%), Other Asian (1.0%)

Asian Indian (0.7%)

2 or more races

2.6%

0.8%

Hispanic

12.7%

6.9%

Social Characteristics:

Married:

58.7%

60.9%

Percentage of Family Households
not run by a Married Couple

2.5% of family households

1.6% of family households

Nonfamily households

23.8%

22.1%

Economic Characteristics:
Industries providing employment

Educational, health and social services (21.5%),
Retail trade (12.4%),Professional, scientific,
management, administrative, and waste
management services (10.4%),
Manufacturing (10.2%).

Professional, scientific, management,
administrative, and waste management
services (20.2%), Educational, health
and social services (19.1%),
Retail trade (12.2%),
Manufacturing (10.6%).

Median Household Income

(statistic for earnings 2000)  Leonia: $72,440         Chester: $80,398

Median House value

 (statistic for earnings 1999) Leonia: $282,500       Chester: $313,600

Workers who live and work in this city:

Leonia: 497 (11.1%)                                                Chester: 156 (19.6%)

Compared to State Average:

       Leonia, New Jersey:

      Chester, New Jersey:

Median household income above state average.
Median house value significantly above state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
Population density above state average for cities.

Median household income significantly above state average.
Median house value significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Number of rooms per house above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.

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