Kearny, NJ Facts, Population, Income, Demographics, Economy

Population (female): 21,303

Median Rent: Median gross rent in 2017: $1,266.

Poverty (breakdown): (7.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 9.1% for Black residents, 15.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 33.9% for American Indian residents, 14.2% for other race residents, 13.1% for two or more races residents)

Land Area: 9.14 square miles.

Median Incomes:
      Estimated median household income in 2017: $79,594 (it was $47,757 in 2000)
      Estimated per capita income in 2017: $37,552 (it was $20,886 in 2000)
      Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $386,618 (it was $166,600 in 2000) Kearny:$386,618NJ:$334,900

Sanford's friend Major Nathaniel Kingsland acquired the property in 1708 and sold the upper western tract of the Grant for 300 pounds sterling to Captain Arent Schuyler two years later. The new purchase included present-day Kearny, North Arlington, Lyndhurst and Kingsland.