Estimated median household income in 2007: $50,890
| This zip code: | $50,890 | | New Jersey: | $67,035 |
Nearest zip codes: 07105, 07102, 07032, 07104, 07107, 07103.
Housing units in zip code 07029 with a mortgage: 302 (31 second mortgage, 41 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 176
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,133
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $713
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 12.5% | | Whole state: | 8.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 6.6% | | Whole state: | 3.9% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.4 | | State: | 6.6 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.0 | | State: | 3.8 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 19
- 1995 to 1998: 21
- 1990 to 1994: 72
- 1980 to 1989: 574
- 1970 to 1979: 892
- 1960 to 1969: 845
- 1950 to 1959: 687
- 1940 to 1949: 655
- 1939 or earlier: 2,288
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Harrison, NJ (07029): |
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- no bedroom: 6
- 1 bedrooms: 124
- 2 bedrooms: 767
- 3 bedrooms: 705
- 4 bedrooms: 142
- 5 or more bedrooms: 154
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 117
- 1 bedrooms: 1,346
- 2 bedrooms: 1,717
- 3 bedrooms: 787
- 4 bedrooms: 31
- 5 or more bedrooms: 7
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Vehicles available in 07029 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 265
- 1 vehicle: 678
- 2 vehicles: 690
- 3 vehicles: 229
- 4 vehicles: 27
- 5 or more vehicles: 9
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 1,380
- 1 vehicle: 1,623
- 2 vehicles: 836
- 3 vehicles: 119
- 4 vehicles: 34
- 5 or more vehicles: 13
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 07029:
- $20,000 to $24,999: 2
- $25,000 to $29,999: 3
- $30,000 to $34,999: 2
- $35,000 to $39,999: 1
- $40,000 to $49,999: 7
- $50,000 to $59,999: 6
- $60,000 to $69,999: 1
- $70,000 to $79,999: 1
- $90,000 to $99,999: 1
- $100,000 to $124,999: 10
- $125,000 to $149,999: 21
- $150,000 to $174,999: 30
- $175,000 to $199,999: 94
- $200,000 to $249,999: 184
- $250,000 to $299,999: 194
- $300,000 to $399,999: 604
- $400,000 to $499,999: 324
- $500,000 to $749,999: 345
- $750,000 to $999,999: 19
- $1,000,000 or more: 15
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 07029:
- Less than $100: 14
- $100 to $149: 21
- $150 to $199: 74
- $200 to $249: 20
- $250 to $299: 18
- $300 to $349: 51
- $350 to $399: 44
- $400 to $449: 65
- $450 to $499: 56
- $500 to $549: 162
- $550 to $599: 119
- $600 to $649: 204
- $650 to $699: 212
- $700 to $749: 306
- $750 to $799: 256
- $800 to $899: 463
- $900 to $999: 235
- $1,000 to $1,249: 72
- $1,250 to $1,499: 21
- No cash rent: 35
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $0.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $290,034
- Black or African American householders: $304,891
- Asian householders: $255,665
- Some other race householders: $349,239
- Two or more races householders: $337,265
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $335,934
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $361,375 (it was $163,000 in 2000)
| 07029: | $361,375 | | New Jersey: | $372,300 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $216,283 - $335,726
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $273,536| Here: | $273,536 | | State: | $452,919 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $299,837| Here: | $299,837 | | State: | $310,364 |
In 2-unit structures: $414,015| Here: | $414,015 | | State: | $429,538 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $491,380| Here: | $491,380 | | State: | $371,779 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $290,163| Here: | $290,163 | | State: | $309,003 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 578
- One, attached: 193
- Two: 2,378
- 3 or 4: 1,576
- 5 to 9: 674
- 10 to 19: 322
- 20 to 49: 238
- 50 or more: 94

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 3,677 (49%)
- Carpooled: 1,274 (17%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 489 (6%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 19 (0%)
- Subway or elevated: 418 (6%)
- Railroad: 367 (5%)
- Ferryboat: 7 (0%)
- Taxi: 26 (0%)
- Bicycle: 35 (0%)
- Walked: 1,067 (14%)
- Other means: 91 (1%)
- Worked at home: 101 (1%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 162
- 5 to 9 minutes: 721
- 10 to 14 minutes: 804
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1066
- 20 to 24 minutes: 899
- 25 to 29 minutes: 246
- 30 to 34 minutes: 1402
- 35 to 39 minutes: 172
- 40 to 44 minutes: 313
- 45 to 59 minutes: 687
- 60 to 89 minutes: 748
- 90 or more minutes: 250
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 36.9%
Household type by relationship
Households: 16,785
- In family households: 14,870 (3,010 male householders, 1,333 female householders)
3,053 spouses, 5,210 children (5,030 natural, 48 adopted, 132 stepchildren), 253 grandchildren, 420 brothers or sisters, 391 parents, 687 other relatives, 513 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,915 (910 male householders (690 living alone)), 640 female householders (577 living alone)), 365 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 16 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,293 2-persons, 1,208 3-persons, 1,039 4-persons, 503 5-persons, 174 6-persons, 126 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,267 1-person, 216 2-persons, 56 3-persons, 11 4-persons.
2,498 married couples with children.
855 single-parent households (201 men, 654 women).
27.6% of residents of 07029 zip code speak English at home.
37.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (42% very well, 21% well, 27% not well, 10% not at all).
26.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (46% very well, 27% well, 21% not well, 7% not at all).
8.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (37% very well, 41% well, 15% not well, 6% not at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (25% very well, 67% well, 8% not well).
Foreign born population: 9,351 (55.8%)
(29.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 55.8% | | Whole state: | 17.5% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Peru (17%)
- Portugal (16%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (11%)
- Brazil (11%)
- Ecuador (9%)
- Poland (4%)
- Spain (4%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 3,062
- 1990 to 1994: 1,737
- 1985 to 1989: 1,558
- 1980 to 1984: 930
- 1975 to 1979: 534
- 1970 to 1974: 794
- 1970 to 1974: 332
- 1965 to 1969: 404
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White population: 11,117
Black population: 181
American Indian population: 69
Asian population: 1,775
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 5
Some other race population: 2,778
Two or more races population: 841

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 7999 |
|  Portuguese: 2175 |
|  Polish: 1065 |
|  Italian: 960 |
|  Irish: 917 |
|  Brazilian: 822 |
|  United States or American: 405 |
|  German: 226 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 135 |
|  English: 107 |
|  Lithuanian: 107 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 87 |
|  Guyanese: 74 |
|  Scottish: 67 |
|  Ukrainian: 64 |
|  Arab:: 56 |
|  Greek: 52 |
|  European: 43 |
|  African: 39 |
|  Cape Verdean: 34 |
|  French (except Basque): 30 |
|  Russian: 29 |
|  Egyptian: 28 |
|  Slovak: 28 |
|  Czech: 20 |
|  Hungarian: 19 |
|  Bulgarian: 15 |
|  Romanian: 15 |
|  Canadian: 13 |
|  British: 13 |
|  Moroccan: 12 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 10 |
|  Slavic: 9 |
|  Arab/Arabic: 9 |
|  South African: 8 |
|  Dutch: 8 |
|  Jordanian: 7 |
|  Swedish: 6 |
|  Turkish: 6 |
|  Other Subsaharan African: 6 |
|  French Canadian: 2 |
|  Armenian: 2 |
|  Croatian: 2 |

Public primary/middle school in zip code 07029 not listed on the city page:- EAST NEWARK PUBLIC (Students: 269; Location: 501-11 N THIRD ST, E NEWARK, NJ; Grades: PK - 08)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (81%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 5979
- Northeast: 939
- Midwest: 87
- South: 158
- West: 10
63% of the 07029 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in New Jersey.
Population in 1990: 15,587. Population change in the 1990s: +1,179 (+7.6%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 202
| Here: | 12.6% | | New Jersey: | 13.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 80
| Here: | 7.5% | | New Jersey: | 13.0% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 206
| Here: | 26.8% | | New Jersey: | 30.1% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- DRESSER INDUSTRIES INC (401 WORTHINGTON AVE in HARRISON, NJ)
$248,944 with Defense Logistics Agency for Power and Hand Pumps. Signed on 2000-06-12. Completion date: 2001-06-11.
- BAG SPECIALISTS INC (900 PASSAIC AVE in HARRISON, NJ; small business): $24,854 in 3 contracts from 2005 to 2006
$10,517 with Air Force for Individual Equipment. Signed on 2006-04-16. Completion date: 2006-05-05.
$8,672, same as above. Signed on 2005-02-01. Completion date: 2005-03-31.
$5,665, same as above. Signed on 2006-04-12. Completion date: 2006-05-05.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (100-249 employees: 2 establishments, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (20-49: 6, 1-4: 1)
- Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (100-249: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Payroll Services (100-249: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (100-249: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Toy and Hobby Goods and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (100-249: 1)
- Utilities: Electric Power Distribution (100-249: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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People in group quarters
- 10 people in religious group quarters
- 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
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