Kearny, NJ

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3436510, place: Kearny town, New Jersey)

Total Population: 40,513
Male: 20,901 (51.59%)
Female: 19,612 (48.41%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 2,328 (5.75%)
5 to 9 years: 2,346 (5.79%)
10 to 14 years: 2,502 (6.18%)
15 to 19 years: 2,573 (6.35%)
20 to 24 years: 3,265 (8.06%)
25 to 34 years: 7,479 (18.46%)
35 to 44 years: 6,973 (17.21%)
45 to 54 years: 5,316 (13.12%)
55 to 59 years: 1,799 (4.44%)
60 to 64 years: 1,525 (3.76%)
65 to 74 years: 2,287 (5.65%)
75 to 84 years: 1,614 (3.98%)
85 years and over: 506 (1.25%)

Median age: 34.7 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 31,814 (78.53%)
21 years and over: 30,154 (74.43%)
62 years and over: 5,315 (13.12%)
65 years and over: 4,407 (10.88%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 31,814 (78.53%)
--Male: 16,445 (40.59%)
--Female: 15,369 (37.94%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 4,407 (10.88%)
--Male: 1,720 (4.25%)
--Female: 2,687 (6.63%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 38,767 (95.69%)
--White: 24,425 (60.29%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 11,075 (27.34%)
--Black or African American: 1,609 (3.97%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 148 (0.37%)
--Asian: 2,228 (5.5%)
----Asian Indian: 831 (2.05%)
----Chinese: 855 (2.11%)
----Filipino: 293 (0.72%)
----Japanese: 22 (0.05%)
----Korean: 72 (0.18%)
----Vietnamese: 8 (0.02%)
----Other Asian: 147 (0.36%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 27 (0.07%)
----Native Hawaiian: 2 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 2 (0%)
----Samoan: 7 (0.02%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 16 (0.04%)
--Some other race: 4,068 (10.04%)
Two or more Races: 1,746 (4.31%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 11,075 (27.34%)
--Mexican: 375 (0.93%)
--Puerto Rican: 2,237 (5.52%)
--Cuban: 847 (2.09%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 7,616 (18.8%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 29,438 (72.66%)
--White Alone: 24,425 (60.29%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 37,993 (93.78%)
--Householder: 13,539 (33.42%)
--Spouse: 7,284 (17.98%)
--Child: 12,128 (29.94%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 7,918 (19.54%)
--Other relatives: 2,976 (7.35%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 651 (1.61%)
--Nonrelatives: 2,066 (5.1%)
----Unmarried partner: 694 (1.71%)
Living in group quarters: 2,520 (6.22%)
--Institutionalized Population: 2,423 (5.98%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 97 (0.24%)
Total households: 13,539
Family households (families): 9,809 (72.45%)
----With own children under 18 years: 4,678 (34.55%)
--Married-couple families: 7,284 (53.8%)
----With own children under 18 years: 3,588 (26.5%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 1,783 (13.17%)
----With own children under 18 years: 827 (6.11%)
Nonfamily households: 3,730 (27.55%)
--Householder living alone: 2,958 (21.85%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 1,195 (8.83%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 5,100 (37.67%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 3,276 (24.2%)
Average household size: 2.81 people
Average family size: 3.28 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 13,872
Occupied housing units: 13,539 (97.6%)
Vacant housing units: 333 (2.4%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 24 (0.17%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 0.6%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 2.1%
Occupied housing units: 13,539 (97.6%)
Owner occupied housing units: 6,495 (46.82%)
Renter occupied housing units: 7,044 (50.78%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 3 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.63 people

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