Elizabeth, NJ Profile

Elizabeth, NJ, population 125,285, is located in New Jersey's Union county, about 5.4 miles from Newark and 8.3 miles from Jersey City.

Through the 90's Elizabeth's population has grown by about 10%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Elizabeth has grown by about 4%. Since 2005 Elizabeth's population has grown by about 1%.

Elizabeth's property crime levels tend to be much higher than New Jersey's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Elizabeth tend to be much higher than New Jersey's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	49%
	Females	51%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	56%
	African American	20%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	2%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	22%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	6.00%	Over 60:	8.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	120,568	N/A
2001	121,823	1.04%
2002	122,313	0.40%
2003	122,359	0.04%
2004	122,789	0.35%
2005	123,582	0.65%
2006	123,626	0.04%
2007	123,689	0.05%
2008	124,401	0.58%
2009	125,285	0.71%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$35,175

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	698
2002	735
2003	611
2004	553
2005	658
2006	710
2007	747
2008	900
2009	1,031
2010	1,100

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	5	16	548	279
2002	13	30	571	291
2003	14	14	525	204
2004	10	14	473	189
2005	17	18	541	247
2006	17	35	536	306
2007	16	25	612	286
2008	13	28	749	334
2009	5	44	761	478
2010	13	42	760	577

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	5,195
2002	5,073
2003	4,622
2004	4,452
2005	3,997
2006	3,792
2007	4,182
2008	4,602
2009	4,093
2010	3,742

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	912	3,403	2,001
2002	1,050	3,400	1,794
2003	1,118	2,956	1,656
2004	956	2,926	1,642
2005	647	2,903	1,446
2006	682	2860	1232
2007	786	3115	1352
2008	958	3492	1294
2009	1002	3164	947
2010	924	2665	1145