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General Demographics

Homeless Demographics

Indicators National New Jersey  Populations Total population 304,059,724[1] 8,685,920[2] Families 34,884,816[3] 1,051,006[4] Children 89,378,554[5] 2,730,424[6]  Households Average family size 3.20[7] 3.27[8]  Family Composition One parent (female) 23.80%[9] 20.50%[10] One parent (male) 7.27%[11] 6.17%[12] Two-parent 68.93%[13] 73.33%[14]  Income Median family income $63,211[15] $81,823[16] Mean family income $82,719[17] $105,254[18] Fair market rent two-bedroom apartment $928[19] $1,157[20] Income needed to afford two-bedroom apartment $37,105[21] $46,287[22]  Employment Unemployed 5.80%[23] 5.92%[24]  Families Below Poverty Level Total 14.93%[25] 9.45%[26] Children under 5 21.02%[27] 13.64%[28] Children 5-17 16.53%[29] 10.41%[30]  Education No high school diploma 15.47%[31] 12.98%[32] High school and above 84.53%[33] 87.02%[34] Bachelor’s degree and above 27.41%[35] 33.86%[36] High school dropout rate 3.70%[37] 2.00%[38]  Teen Birth Rate Percent of total births to teens 10.36%[39] 6.12%[40] Birth rate ranking 3[41]