Home - New Jersey - KIDS COUNT Data Center

New Jersey

Access profiles for many NJ locations; rankings, maps, or trend graphs by topic; and raw data. Includes over 100 measures of child well-being, including the community-level data formerly in CLIKS.

Compare this state to other states

Profiles (Showing 3 Featured Indicators of full set)

Featured Indicators: Select an Indicator to Learn More	%, #, or $
Households Paying More Than 30% of Income on Rent, Percent (2006)	47.3%
Students Enrolled in State-Funded Preschool: Total (2007)	49,166
Children Living Below the Federal Poverty Level, Percent (2006)	11.8%

Featured Data for New Jersey

Poverty

Households Paying More Than 30% of Income on Rent, Percent (2006)

US Census, American Community Survey

Percentage of New Jersey households paying more than 30% of income for rent

Statewide, 47.3 percent of New Jersey households paid more than 30 percent of their income for rent in 2006.

FAQ | Where are the New Jersey CLIKS data?

Rankings, Maps, or Trend Graphs by Topic

Featured Indicators
[X]

Data highlights selected by our KIDS COUNT state grantee.
NJ KIDS COUNT Indicators
[X]

Full set of data provided by our KIDS COUNT state grantee.
National KIDS COUNT Key Indicators
[X]

Ten important indicators of child well-being included in our annual KIDS COUNT Data Book.
By Category

New Jersey Grantee

Association for Children of New Jersey 35 Halsey Street
Newark, NJ 07102

973.643.3876
spresser@acnj.org
http://www.acnj.org

Sheldon Presser, Senior Policy Analyst

The Association for Children of New Jersey (ACNJ) is the state's foremost child advocacy agency, assertively advancing policies that help children and families.

Kids Count Data Center