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Kearny is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. It was named after Civil War general Philip Kearny. As of the United States 2000 Census, the town population was 40,513. Kearny was originally formed as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 8, 1867, from portions of Harrison Township. Portions of the township were taken on July 3, 1895, to form East Newark. Kearny was incorporated as a town on January 19, 1899, based on the results of a referendum held two days earlier. The town has been used for location filming of the HBO series The Sopranos.

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Among the most common occupations in Kearny are Sales and office occupations, 28%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 25%. and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 16%. Approximately 78 percent of workers in Kearny, New Jersey work for companies, 11 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Kearny Jobs are for administrative assistant jobs, project manager jobs, senior accountant jobs, business analyst jobs, executive assistant jobs and staff accountant jobs.

The leading industries in Kearny, New Jersey are Educational, health and social services, 15%; Manufacturing, 13%; and Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services, 10%. Simply Hired's Kearny job listings indicate that the following industries in Kearny are hiring the most workers: Misc Information Services, Investment Banking, Book Publishing, Commercial Banking and Securities Brokers.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Kearny, New Jersey is $34,646, and the median income of households in Kearny was $47,757.

Kearny has an unemployment rate of 6.8%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Kearny Trends data, the number of Kearny, New Jersey jobs has increased by 82% since November 2006.

Population of Kearny Total population 40,513 Male 51.59% Female 48.41% Median age 34.7     Kearny Housing Owner-occupied homes 48.0% Median cost of a home $158,200 Median mortgage payment $899 Renter-occupied homes 52.0% Vacant housing 2.4% Median monthly rent $769     Average Income Median for all male full-time $38,672 Median for all female full-time $30,620     Household Income Less than $10,000 7% $10,000 to $14,999 5% $15,000 to $24,999 10% $25,000 to $34,999 13% $35,000 to $49,999 17% $50,000 to $74,999 21% $75,000 to $99,999 14% $100,000 to $149,999 9% $150,000 to $199,999 3% $200,000 or more 2%

Education Less than 9th grade 13% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 16% High school graduate 35% Some college, no degree 15% Associate's degree 4% Bachelor's degree 11% Graduate degree 7%     Marital Status Never married 33% Currently married 51% Separated 2% Widowed 7% Divorced 7%     Race White 79% Black or African American 4% Asian 6% Other 11%     Kearny Commute Carpool 12.7% Public transportation 14.0% Average travel time 31 minutes

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