TABLE 2—
Characteristics of Census Tracts Where Restaurants Were Located: 4 New Jersey Cities, 2014
| Characteristic | Total | Population Density, People/km2, Mean ±SD | Land Area, km2, Mean ±SD |
| Mean land area, km2 (SD) | 1.51 (3.06) | ||
| Mean population density, people/km2 (SD) | 5 788 (3 829) | ||
| Mean median household Income, $ (SD) | 47 426 (20 563) | ||
| Lower tertile, $ | < 36 997 | 6 186 ±3 001 | 0.73 ±0.51 |
| Middle tertile, $ | 36 997–52 557 | 7 249 ±4 215 | 1.03 ±1.71 |
| Higher tertile, $ | > 52 557 | 3 977 ±3 414 | 2.60 ±4.55 |
| Race/ethnicity proportionsa | |||
| Majority non-Hispanic White, % | 18.0 | 4 047 ±4 078 | 2.38 ±3.03 |
| Majority non-Hispanic Black, % | 36.8 | 6 128 ±2 843 | 0.85 ±1.66 |
| Majority Hispanic, % | 20.8 | 8 227 ±4 232 | 0.92 ±1.91 |
| No majority, % | 24.4 | 4 498 ±3 449 | 2.35 ±4.74 |
Note. Number of census tracts was n = 267. The cities were Camden, New Brunswick, Newark, and Trenton.
a
Majority categories defined as census tracts with > 50% of residents of the specified race/ethnicity.