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Population (year 2000): 14,424. Estimated
population in July 2005: 14,060 (-2.5% change)
Males: 7,352 (51.0%), Females: 7,072 (49.0%)
Hudson County
Median resident age: 34.1 years
Median household income: $41,350 (year 2000)
Median house value: $135,000 (year 2000)
Races in Harrison:
- White Non-Hispanic (46.8%)
- Hispanic (37.0%)
- Other race (16.0%)
- Chinese (7.2%)
- Two or more races (4.6%)
- Asian Indian (2.4%)
- Other Asian (1.5%)
- Black (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Filipino (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Portuguese (13.6%), Polish (8.0%),
Irish (7.7%), Italian (7.6%), German (2.7%), United States
(2.5%).
Elevation: 30 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Harrison
- High school or higher: 69.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.1%
- Unemployed: 7.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Harrison town
- Never married: 32.8%
- Now married: 51.0%
- Separated: 2.9%
- Widowed: 6.9%
- Divorced: 6.3%
56.0% Foreign born (29.4% Latin America, 15.4%
Europe, 10.2% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,259 (+9.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Harrison:
- ST JAMES HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; NEWARK, NJ)
- MOUNT CARMEL GUILD (about 2 miles; NEWARK, NJ)
- ST MICHAELS MEDICAL CENTER (about 2 miles; NEWARK,
NJ)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Harrison:
- NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 5 miles; NEWARK, NJ; ID:
EWR)
- TETERBORO (about 11 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; ID: TEB)
- PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 12 miles;
NEW YORK, NY; ID: JRB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Harrison:
- NEWARK NR 1 (about 1 miles; NEWARK, NJ; ID: 3N4)
- LINDEN (about 11 miles; LINDEN, NJ; ID: LDJ)
- WEST 30TH ST. (about 11 miles; NEW YORK, NY; ID:
JRA)
Amtrak stations near Harrison:
- 2 miles: NEWARK (RAYMOND PLAZA WEST). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack
bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term
parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand,
intercity bus service, public transit connection.
- 5 miles: NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (NEWARK, ).
Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones.
- 12 miles: NEW YORK (PENN STA) (NEW YORK, 7TH AVE. &
W. 32ND ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair
accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, full-service food facilities, snack
bar, vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking,
paid long-term parking, call for car rental service,
taxi stand, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Harrison:
- RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEWARK (about 2 miles; NEWARK,
NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,878)
- NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 2 miles;
NEWARK, NJ; FT enrollment: 6,565)
- ESSEX COUNTY COLLEGE (about 2 miles; NEWARK, NJ; FT
enrollment: 5,893)
- UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY
(about 3 miles; NEWARK, NJ; FT enrollment: 4,134)
- NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; JERSEY
CITY, NJ; FT enrollment: 5,582)
- HUDSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 7 miles;
JERSEY CITY, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,630)
- SAINT PETERS COLLEGE (about 7 miles; JERSEY CITY,
NJ; FT enrollment: 2,643)
Public high school in Harrison:
- HARRISON HIGH (Students: 719; Location: ONE
NORTH FIFTH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Harrison:
- LINCOLN NO 3 (Students: 872; Location: 221
CROSS STREET; Grades: KG - 05)
- WASHINGTON NO 1 (Students: 361; Location: 223
HAMILTON ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Harrison:
- HOLY CROSS (Students: 393; Location: 15 FRANK
E RODGERS BLVD SOUTH; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Harrison:
- HARRISON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$517,312; Location: 415 HARRISON AVENUE; 53,190 books;
2,334 audio materials; 1,630 video materials; 77 serial
subscriptions)
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