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Community Profile: Trenton-Ewing, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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Table 1: Racial Composition of the State of New Jersey, Trenton-Ewing MSA, and City of Trenton

 
State of
New Jersey
Trenton-
Ewing MSA
City of
Trenton
Total Population
8,414,350
350,761
85,258
White alone
72.5%
68.4%
32.7%
Black or African American alone
13.4%
19.6%
51.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone
0.2%
0.2%
0.3%
Asian alone
5.7%
5.0%
0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
0.0%
0.1%
0.2%
Some other race alone
5.4%
4.5%
11.3%
Two or more races
2.7%
2.3%
3.3%
Total Percentage
100%
100%
100%
Percent Hispanic or Latino in Origin of Total Population
13.3%
9.7%
21.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en External Link

Table 2: Distribution of Households by Income of Census Tract Within the Trenton-Ewing, NJ MSA 

 
Total Households
Low-Income Households
(<50%)
Moderate-Income Households
(50-79%)
Middle-Income Households
(80-119%)
Upper-Income Households
(≥120%)
Tract Income
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Low
14,677
11.7
8,074
27.0
2,869
14.0
2,081
8.9
1,653
3.2
Moderate
18,926
15.0
6,558
21.9
4,141
20.3
3,849
16.5
4,378
8.4
Middle
46,530
37.0
9,803
32.7
8,450
41.3
10,252
43.9
18,025
34.7
Upper
45,654
36.3
5,513
18.4
4,995
24.4
7,184
30.7
27,962
53.7
Total
125,787
100.0
29,948
100.0
20,455
100.0
23,366
100.0
52,018
100.0
Percentage of Households in Tracts of Any Income
 
 
 
23.8
 
16.3
 
18.6
 
41.3

Source: Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), http://www.ffiec.gov. External Link

Figure 1: Racial Composition of the Trenton-Ewing, NJ MSA

Racial Composition of the Trenton-Ewing, NJ MSA

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en External Link

Figure 2: Racial Composition of Those Who Reported They Were Hispanic or Latino in Origin Within the Trenton-Ewing, NJ MSA

Racial Composition of Those Who Reported They Were Hispanic or Latino in Origin Within the Trenton-Ewing, NJ MSA

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en External Link

Figure 3: Vacant Housing

Vacant Housing

* Less than 0.5 percent of the vacant housing in the state of New Jersey and in the Trenton-Ewing MSA can be attributed to migrant workers.  No vacant housing in the city of Trenton can be attributed to migrant workers.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en External Link

Figure 4: Highest Education Level by Percent of Population

Highest Education Level by Percent of Population

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en External Link

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