U.S. Beacon April 18, 2024

Penns Grove, NJ

Salem County, New Jersey

Latitude: 39.728188     Longitude: -75.468050
Population 4,824 (2005)
Elevation of Penns Grove, New Jersey: 12 feet



General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3457750, place: Penns Grove borough, New Jersey)

Total Population: 4,886
Male: 2,252 (46.09%)
Female: 2,634 (53.91%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 412 (8.43%)
5 to 9 years: 475 (9.72%)
10 to 14 years: 461 (9.44%)
15 to 19 years: 414 (8.47%)
20 to 24 years: 285 (5.83%)
25 to 34 years: 669 (13.69%)
35 to 44 years: 692 (14.16%)
45 to 54 years: 538 (11.01%)
55 to 59 years: 191 (3.91%)
60 to 64 years: 173 (3.54%)
65 to 74 years: 304 (6.22%)
75 to 84 years: 215 (4.4%)
85 years and over: 57 (1.17%)

Median age: 30.9 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 3,275 (67.03%)
21 years and over: 3,062 (62.67%)
62 years and over: 670 (13.71%)
65 years and over: 576 (11.79%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 3,275 (67.03%)
--Male: 1,451 (29.7%)
--Female: 1,824 (37.33%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 576 (11.79%)
--Male: 229 (4.69%)
--Female: 347 (7.1%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 4,766 (97.54%)
--White: 2,101 (43%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 845 (17.29%)
--Black or African American: 1,942 (39.75%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 18 (0.37%)
--Asian: 14 (0.29%)
----Asian Indian: 1 (0.02%)
----Chinese: 1 (0.02%)
----Filipino: 9 (0.18%)
----Japanese: 3 (0.06%)
----Korean: 0 (0%)
----Vietnamese: 0 (0%)
----Other Asian: 0 (0%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 8 (0.16%)
----Native Hawaiian: 2 (0.04%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 1 (0.02%)
----Samoan: 1 (0.02%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 4 (0.08%)
--Some other race: 397 (8.13%)
Two or more Races: 120 (2.46%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 845 (17.29%)
--Mexican: 147 (3.01%)
--Puerto Rican: 580 (11.87%)
--Cuban: 15 (0.31%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 103 (2.11%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 4,041 (82.71%)
--White Alone: 2,101 (43%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 4,876 (99.8%)
--Householder: 1,827 (37.39%)
--Spouse: 632 (12.93%)
--Child: 1,771 (36.25%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 1,370 (28.04%)
--Other relatives: 386 (7.9%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 204 (4.18%)
--Nonrelatives: 260 (5.32%)
----Unmarried partner: 120 (2.46%)
Living in group quarters: 10 (0.2%)
--Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 10 (0.2%)
Total households: 1,827
Family households (families): 1,232 (67.43%)
----With own children under 18 years: 702 (38.42%)
--Married-couple families: 632 (34.59%)
----With own children under 18 years: 281 (15.38%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 502 (27.48%)
----With own children under 18 years: 370 (20.25%)
Nonfamily households: 595 (32.57%)
--Householder living alone: 513 (28.08%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 237 (12.97%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 799 (43.73%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 471 (25.78%)
Average household size: 2.67 people
Average family size: 3.26 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 2,075
Occupied housing units: 1,827 (88.05%)
Vacant housing units: 248 (11.95%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 4 (0.19%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 5.5%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 7.2%
Occupied housing units: 1,827 (88.05%)
Owner occupied housing units: 838 (40.39%)
Renter occupied housing units: 989 (47.66%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.66 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.67 people

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