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Population (year 2000): 21,747
Males: 10,199 (46.9%), Females: 11,548 (53.1%)
Union County
Median resident age: 35.7 years
Median household income: $59,136 (year 2000)
Median house value: $135,200 (year 2000)
Races in Hillside:
- Black (46.5%)
- White Non-Hispanic (32.1%)
- Hispanic (14.5%)
- Other race (5.3%)
- Two or more races (4.4%)
- Filipino (1.9%)
- Asian Indian (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Portuguese (11.0%), Polish (5.0%),
West Indian (4.3%), Italian (4.1%), Irish (3.3%), Subsaharan
African (2.8%).
Elevation: 100 feet
Land area: 2.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Hillside
- High school or higher: 76.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
- Unemployed: 7.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Hillside CDP
- Never married: 31.9%
- Now married: 51.5%
- Separated: 2.7%
- Widowed: 7.9%
- Divorced: 6.1%
27.4% Foreign born (12.6% Latin America, 9.2%
Europe, 3.2% Asia).
Hospitals/medical centers near Hillside:
- NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER (about 2 miles;
NEWARK, NJ)
- IRVINGTON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 3 miles;
IRVINGTON, NJ)
- UNION HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; UNION, NJ)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Hillside:
- NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 5 miles; NEWARK, NJ; ID:
EWR)
- PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 16 miles;
NEW YORK, NY; ID: JRB)
- TETERBORO (about 17 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; ID: TEB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hillside:
- LINDEN (about 6 miles; LINDEN, NJ; ID: LDJ)
- NEWARK NR 1 (about 7 miles; NEWARK, NJ; ID: 3N4)
- ESSEX COUNTY (about 13 miles; CALDWELL, NJ; ID: CDW)
Amtrak stations near Hillside:
- 3 miles: NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (NEWARK, ).
Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones.
- 6 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.
- 12 miles: METROPARK (ISELIN, 100 MIDDLESEX-ESSEX
TPK.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair
accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car
rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Hillside:
- KEAN UNIVERSITY (about 3 miles; UNION, NJ; Full-time
enrollment: 8,627)
- SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; SOUTH ORANGE,
NJ; FT enrollment: 7,509)
- RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEWARK (about 5 miles; NEWARK,
NJ; FT enrollment: 6,878)
- NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 5 miles;
NEWARK, NJ; FT enrollment: 6,565)
- ESSEX COUNTY COLLEGE (about 5 miles; NEWARK, NJ; FT
enrollment: 5,893)
- UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY
(about 6 miles; NEWARK, NJ; FT enrollment: 4,134)
- UNION COUNTY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; CRANFORD, NJ;
FT enrollment: 5,856)
Public high school in Hillside:
- HILLSIDE HIGH (Students: 983; Location: 1085
LIBERTY AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Hillside:
- ABRAM P MORRIS-SAYBROOK (Students: 800;
Location: 143 COE AVE; Grades: PK - 02)
- WALTER O. KRUMBIEGEL (Students: 556;
Location: 145 HILLSIDE AVE; Grades: 07 - 08)
- HURDEN LOOKER (Students: 494; Location: 1261
LIBERTY AVE; Grades: 03 - 06)
- GEORGE WASHINGTON (Students: 336; Location:
1530 LESLIE ST; Grades: 03 - 06)
- CALVIN COOLIDGE (Students: 245; Location: 614
TILLMAN ST; Grades: 03 - 06)
Private primary/middle school in Hillside:
- TRINITY TEMPLE ACADEMY (Students: 126;
Location: 1500 MAPLE AVE; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Hillside:
- HILLSIDE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $833,763; Location: JOHN F. KENNEDY PLAZA;
119,925 books; 1,725 audio materials; 1,904 video
materials; 118 serial subscriptions)
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