Kearny

Population: 40,570
Median household income: $83,212
Median home value: $431,700

Kearny is a community in Hudson County, New Jersey, home to 40,570 residents. At $83,212, its median household income sits below Hudson County's $90,032.

Between 2019 and 2023, Kearny's population declined 2.0% from 41,412 to 40,570, while its median home value rose 29.6% from $333,100 to $431,700.

Households average 2.62 people. The median gross rent is $1,649.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 40,570
Median age: 39.2 yrs
Median household income: $83,212
Median home value: $431,700
Median gross rent: $1,649
Housing units: 15,340
Homeownership rate: 45.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

41,41240,570

Median household income

$70,702$83,212

Median home value

$333,100$431,700

Median gross rent

$1,304$1,649

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	41,412	$70,702	$333,100	$1,304
2020	41,190	$73,554	$354,700	$1,338
2021	41,790	$76,647	$359,800	$1,416
2022	41,157	$81,307	$404,000	$1,557
2023	40,570	$83,212	$431,700	$1,649

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1714.1%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3415.3%

35 to 4416.1%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,469	6.1%
5 to 17	5,706	14.1%
18 to 24	3,047	7.5%
25 to 34	6,213	15.3%
35 to 44	6,523	16.1%
45 to 54	5,443	13.4%
55 to 64	5,502	13.6%
65 to 74	3,593	8.9%
75 and over	2,074	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,599	33.5%
Black or African American	1,925	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14	0.0%
Asian	1,432	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	49	0.1%
Some other race	949	2.3%
Two or more races	1,937	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20,665	50.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.8%

High school graduate33.4%

Some college or associate's21.4%

Bachelor's degree20.0%

Graduate or professional degree9.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,649	15.8%
High school graduate	9,792	33.4%
Some college or associate's	6,273	21.4%
Bachelor's degree	5,884	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2,750	9.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone64.1%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit13.3%

Walked6.0%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home5.3%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,345	64.1%
Carpooled	2,173	10.4%
Public transit	2,763	13.3%
Walked	1,243	6.0%
Bicycle	80	0.4%
Worked from home	1,102	5.3%
Other means	121	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,317	16.8%
15 to 29 min	6,235	31.6%
30 to 44 min	4,627	23.5%
45 to 59 min	2,583	13.1%
60+ min	2,963	15.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 12.5% (4,811 of 38,622)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,762	72.9%
Nonfamily households	3,994	27.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,756	96.2%
Vacant	584	3.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,706	45.4%
Renter-occupied	8,050	54.6%

1-unit, detached31.3%

1-unit, attached4.6%

2 to 4 units42.3%

5 to 19 units12.2%

20 or more units9.4%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,807	31.3%
1-unit, attached	704	4.6%
2 to 4 units	6,496	42.3%
5 to 19 units	1,872	12.2%
20 or more units	1,447	9.4%
Mobile home & other	14	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3436510
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 8.84 sq mi
Water area: 1.43 sq mi
Center point: 40.7523, -74.1231