Poverty Status in 1999: Union 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
Union County 514,780 43,319 8.4 386,918 29,525 7.6 127,391 13,417 10.5
Berkeley Heights township 12,961 278 2.1 9,432 198 2.1 3,514 65 1.8
Clark township 14,450 248 1.7 11,462 187 1.6 2,988 61 2.0
Cranford township 22,246 553 2.5 17,042 476 2.8 5,204 77 1.5
Elizabeth city 117,723 20,963 17.8 86,544 13,961 16.1 31,022 6,886 22.2
Fanwood borough 7,174 243 3.4 5,323 194 3.6 1,851 49 2.6
Garwood borough 4,153 210 5.1 3,345 155 4.6 804 51 6.3
Hillside township 21,636 1,147 5.3 16,221 845 5.2 5,406 293 5.4
Kenilworth borough 7,667 157 2.0 6,045 121 2.0 1,622 36 2.2
Linden city 39,058 2,490 6.4 30,376 1,744 5.7 8,634 698 8.1
Mountainside borough 6,311 187 3.0 5,069 163 3.2 1,242 24 1.9
New Providence borough 11,782 212 1.8 8,691 181 2.1 3,091 31 1.0
Plainfield city 46,917 7,476 15.9 34,097 4,690 13.8 12,723 2,715 21.3
Rahway city 26,281 1,864 7.1 20,054 1,255 6.3 6,193 575 9.3
Roselle borough 21,175 1,582 7.5 15,840 1,105 7.0 5,299 452 8.5
Roselle Park borough 13,274 571 4.3 10,337 379 3.7 2,928 183 6.3
Scotch Plains township 22,589 674 3.0 16,925 547 3.2 5,649 112 2.0
Springfield township 14,429 453 3.1 11,534 424 3.7 2,889 29 1.0
Summit city 21,101 895 4.2 15,464 650 4.2 5,624 232 4.1
Union township 52,915 2,212 4.2 40,911 1,649 4.0 11,980 549 4.6
Westfield town 29,424 791 2.7 21,009 506 2.4 8,411 281 3.3
Winfield township 1,514 113 7.5 1,197 95 7.9 317 18 5.7
Source:          2000 Census of Population & Housing, Summary File 3.
Prepared by:  New Jersey State Data Center, New Jersey Department of Labor, May, 2002.