Poverty Status in 1999: Hudson County
Individuals Individuals 18 and over Related Chlidren under 18
Number for Number Percent Number for Number Percent Number for Number Percent
Whom Poverty Below Below Whom Poverty Below Below Whom Poverty Below Below
Status is Poverty Poverty Status is Poverty Poverty Status is Poverty Poverty
Determined Level Level Determined Level Level Determined Level Level
Hudson County 600,001 93,149 15.5 464,677 62,859 13.5 134,487 29,596 22.0
Bayonne city 61,767 6,262 10.1 48,211 4,645 9.6 13,532 1,604 11.9
East Newark borough 2,371 298 12.6 1,763 190 10.8 599 106 17.7
Guttenberg town 10,563 1,377 13.0 8,320 956 11.5 2,241 419 18.7
Harrison town 14,407 1,791 12.4 11,319 1,313 11.6 3,088 478 15.5
Hoboken city 37,568 4,124 11.0 33,669 3,193 9.5 3,886 918 23.6
Jersey City city 236,916 44,075 18.6 178,547 28,060 15.7 57,955 15,665 27.0
Kearny town 38,041 3,262 8.6 29,499 2,461 8.3 8,513 777 9.1
North Bergen township 57,418 6,397 11.1 44,309 4,549 10.3 13,085 1,831 14.0
Secaucus town 15,148 1,149 7.6 12,171 855 7.0 2,860 184 6.4
Union City city 66,668 14,244 21.4 49,944 9,461 18.9 16,635 4,709 28.3
Weehawken township 13,485 1,535 11.4 11,271 1,119 9.9 2,192 394 18.0
West New York town 45,649 8,635 18.9 35,654 6,057 17.0 9,901 2,511 25.4
Source:          2000 Census of Population & Housing, Summary File 3.
Prepared by:  New Jersey State Data Center, New Jersey Department of Labor, May, 2002.