Maplewood, NJ

Population (year 2000): 23,868
Males: 11,347 (47.5%), Females: 12,521 (52.5%)

Median resident age: 37.7 years
Median household income: $79,637 (year 2000)
Median house value: $222,700 (year 2000)

Races in Maplewood:

White Non-Hispanic (56.1%)
Black (32.6%)
Hispanic (5.2%)
Two or more races (4.0%)
Other race (1.6%)
Asian Indian (0.8%)
Chinese (0.7%)
American Indian (0.6%)
Filipino (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Irish (11.8%), West Indian (10.2%), Italian (10.0%), German (9.5%), English (6.0%), Polish (6.0%).

Elevation: 136 feet

Land area: 3.8 square miles

For population 25 years and over in Maplewood

For population 15 years and over in Maplewood CDP

17.8% Foreign born (10.2% Latin America, 3.8% Europe, 2.2% Asia).

Hospitals/medical centers near Maplewood:

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Maplewood:

Other public-use airports nearest to Maplewood:

Amtrak stations near Maplewood:

6 miles: NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (NEWARK, ). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones.
8 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 Maplewood:

SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 2 miles; SOUTH ORANGE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,509)
KEAN UNIVERSITY (about 3 miles; UNION, NJ; FT enrollment: 8,627)
UNION COUNTY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; CRANFORD, NJ; FT enrollment: 5,856)
UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY (about 6 miles; NEWARK, NJ; FT enrollment: 4,134)
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEWARK (about 7 miles; NEWARK, NJ; FT enrollment: 6,878)
NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 7 miles; NEWARK, NJ; FT enrollment: 6,565)
ESSEX COUNTY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; NEWARK, NJ; FT enrollment: 5,893)

Public high school in Maplewood:

COLUMBIA SR HIGH (Students: 2,017; Location: 17 PARKER AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Maplewood:

MAPLEWOOD MIDDLE (Students: 725; Location: 7 BURNETT ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
TUSCAN (Students: 584; Location: 25 HARVARD AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
SETH BOYDEN (Students: 496; Location: 274 BOYDEN AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
CLINTON (Students: 470; Location: 27 BERKSHIRE RD; Grades: KG - 05)
JEFFERSON (Students: 412; Location: 518 RIDGEWOOD RD; Grades: 03 - 05)

Private primary/middle schools in Maplewood:

ST JOSEPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PR (Students: 278; Location: 240 FRANKLIN AVENUE; Grades: PK - 6)
IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY (Students: 188; Location: 276 PARKER AVENUE; Grades: KG - 8)
SOUTH MOUNTAIN NURS & KNG (Students: 68; Location: 550 RIDGEWOOD RD; Grades: PK - KG)

Library in Maplewood:

MAPLEWOOD MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,484,709; Location: 51 BAKER ST.; 123,528 books; 2,608 audio materials; 2,723 video materials; 333 serial subscriptions)