Kearny is a medium-sized coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 39,370 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Kearny is the 41st largest community in New Jersey.

Housing costs in Kearny are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Jersey.

Also of interest is that Kearny has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Kearny is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

One downside of living in Kearny is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Kearny, the average commute to work is 32.96 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Kearny use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Kearny‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

The overall education level of Kearny citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.42% of adults in Kearny have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Kearny in 2022 was $37,169, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $148,676 for a family of four. However, Kearny contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Kearny is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Kearny home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Kearny, accounting for 50.94% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Kearny residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Kearny include Portuguese, Irish, Italian, Brazilian, and Polish.

Kearny also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 44.79%.

The most common language spoken in Kearny is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Portuguese.