U.S. Beacon March 29, 2024

Scotch Plains, NJ

Union County, New Jersey

Latitude: 40.638252     Longitude: -74.373914
Population 22,732 (2000)
Elevation of Scotch Plains, New Jersey: 151 feet



General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3466090, place: Scotch Plains CDP, New Jersey)

Total Population: 22,732
Male: 10,890 (47.91%)
Female: 11,842 (52.09%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 1,777 (7.82%)
5 to 9 years: 1,655 (7.28%)
10 to 14 years: 1,571 (6.91%)
15 to 19 years: 1,053 (4.63%)
20 to 24 years: 775 (3.41%)
25 to 34 years: 2,964 (13.04%)
35 to 44 years: 4,273 (18.8%)
45 to 54 years: 3,256 (14.32%)
55 to 59 years: 1,239 (5.45%)
60 to 64 years: 955 (4.2%)
65 to 74 years: 1,627 (7.16%)
75 to 84 years: 1,243 (5.47%)
85 years and over: 344 (1.51%)

Median age: 38.6 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 16,967 (74.64%)
21 years and over: 16,528 (72.71%)
62 years and over: 3,761 (16.54%)
65 years and over: 3,214 (14.14%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 16,967 (74.64%)
--Male: 7,982 (35.11%)
--Female: 8,985 (39.53%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 3,214 (14.14%)
--Male: 1,313 (5.78%)
--Female: 1,901 (8.36%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 22,387 (98.48%)
--White: 17,335 (76.26%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 895 (3.94%)
--Black or African American: 2,568 (11.3%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 21 (0.09%)
--Asian: 1,648 (7.25%)
----Asian Indian: 676 (2.97%)
----Chinese: 467 (2.05%)
----Filipino: 245 (1.08%)
----Japanese: 26 (0.11%)
----Korean: 153 (0.67%)
----Vietnamese: 29 (0.13%)
----Other Asian: 52 (0.23%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 3 (0.01%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 3 (0.01%)
--Some other race: 216 (0.95%)
Two or more Races: 345 (1.52%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 895 (3.94%)
--Mexican: 53 (0.23%)
--Puerto Rican: 229 (1.01%)
--Cuban: 106 (0.47%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 507 (2.23%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 21,837 (96.06%)
--White Alone: 17,335 (76.26%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 22,594 (99.39%)
--Householder: 8,349 (36.73%)
--Spouse: 5,376 (23.65%)
--Child: 7,271 (31.99%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 5,485 (24.13%)
--Other relatives: 959 (4.22%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 248 (1.09%)
--Nonrelatives: 639 (2.81%)
----Unmarried partner: 261 (1.15%)
Living in group quarters: 138 (0.61%)
--Institutionalized Population: 116 (0.51%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 22 (0.1%)
Total households: 8,349
Family households (families): 6,291 (75.35%)
----With own children under 18 years: 3,022 (36.2%)
--Married-couple families: 5,376 (64.39%)
----With own children under 18 years: 2,689 (32.21%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 703 (8.42%)
----With own children under 18 years: 264 (3.16%)
Nonfamily households: 2,058 (24.65%)
--Householder living alone: 1,737 (20.8%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 777 (9.31%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 3,179 (38.08%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 2,262 (27.09%)
Average household size: 2.71 people
Average family size: 3.16 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 8,479
Occupied housing units: 8,349 (98.47%)
Vacant housing units: 130 (1.53%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 18 (0.21%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 0.4%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 2%
Occupied housing units: 8,349 (98.47%)
Owner occupied housing units: 6,548 (77.23%)
Renter occupied housing units: 1,801 (21.24%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.9 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.01 people

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