Newark, NJ

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3451000, place: Newark city, New Jersey)

Total Population: 273,546
Male: 132,701 (48.51%)
Female: 140,845 (51.49%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 21,293 (7.78%)
5 to 9 years: 22,243 (8.13%)
10 to 14 years: 20,909 (7.64%)
15 to 19 years: 21,056 (7.7%)
20 to 24 years: 24,014 (8.78%)
25 to 34 years: 46,144 (16.87%)
35 to 44 years: 41,322 (15.11%)
45 to 54 years: 29,949 (10.95%)
55 to 59 years: 11,376 (4.16%)
60 to 64 years: 9,934 (3.63%)
65 to 74 years: 14,485 (5.3%)
75 to 84 years: 8,099 (2.96%)
85 years and over: 2,722 (1%)

Median age: 30.8 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 197,127 (72.06%)
21 years and over: 183,103 (66.94%)
62 years and over: 30,925 (11.31%)
65 years and over: 25,306 (9.25%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 197,127 (72.06%)
--Male: 93,981 (34.36%)
--Female: 103,146 (37.71%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 25,306 (9.25%)
--Male: 9,762 (3.57%)
--Female: 15,544 (5.68%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 261,620 (95.64%)
--White: 38,950 (14.24%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 80,622 (29.47%)
--Black or African American: 146,250 (53.46%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 1,005 (0.37%)
--Asian: 3,263 (1.19%)
----Asian Indian: 1,428 (0.52%)
----Chinese: 489 (0.18%)
----Filipino: 586 (0.21%)
----Japanese: 99 (0.04%)
----Korean: 133 (0.05%)
----Vietnamese: 127 (0.05%)
----Other Asian: 401 (0.15%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 135 (0.05%)
----Native Hawaiian: 24 (0.01%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 32 (0.01%)
----Samoan: 33 (0.01%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 46 (0.02%)
--Some other race: 38,430 (14.05%)
Two or more Races: 11,926 (4.36%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 80,622 (29.47%)
--Mexican: 2,295 (0.84%)
--Puerto Rican: 39,650 (14.49%)
--Cuban: 2,962 (1.08%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 35,715 (13.06%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 192,924 (70.53%)
--White Alone: 38,950 (14.24%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 260,773 (95.33%)
--Householder: 91,382 (33.41%)
--Spouse: 28,334 (10.36%)
--Child: 87,774 (32.09%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 59,601 (21.79%)
--Other relatives: 34,618 (12.66%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 14,339 (5.24%)
--Nonrelatives: 18,665 (6.82%)
----Unmarried partner: 6,826 (2.5%)
Living in group quarters: 12,773 (4.67%)
--Institutionalized Population: 7,451 (2.72%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 5,322 (1.95%)
Total households: 91,382
Family households (families): 61,999 (67.85%)
----With own children under 18 years: 32,188 (35.22%)
--Married-couple families: 28,334 (31.01%)
----With own children under 18 years: 13,811 (15.11%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 26,801 (29.33%)
----With own children under 18 years: 15,626 (17.1%)
Nonfamily households: 29,383 (32.15%)
--Householder living alone: 24,331 (26.63%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 8,073 (8.83%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 39,255 (42.96%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 19,077 (20.88%)
Average household size: 2.85 people
Average family size: 3.43 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 100,141
Occupied housing units: 91,382 (91.25%)
Vacant housing units: 8,759 (8.75%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 124 (0.12%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 2%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 5.6%
Occupied housing units: 91,382 (91.25%)
Owner occupied housing units: 21,738 (21.71%)
Renter occupied housing units: 69,644 (69.55%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 3.22 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.74 people

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