South Orange Population and Demographics

South Orange New Jersey Population and Demographics Resources

South Orange CDP, New Jersey Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent South Orange Population: 16964 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 8142 48% Female 8822 52%       Under 5 years 988 5.82% 5 to 9 years 1087 6.41% 10 to 14 years 1081 6.37% 15 to 19 years 1808 10.66% 20 to 24 years 1777 10.48% 25 to 34 years 1808 10.66% 35 to 44 years 2618 15.43% 45 to 54 years 2411 14.21% 55 to 59 years 821 4.84% 60 to 64 years 541 3.19% 65 to 74 years 989 5.83% 75 to 84 years 746 4.4% 85 years and over 289 1.7%       Median age (years) 34.7       18 years and over 13187 77.74% Male 6177 36.41% Female 7010 41.32% 21 years and over 11413 67.28% 62 years and over 2351 13.86% 65 years and over 2024 11.93% Male 814 4.8% Female 1210 7.13%       Race     One race 16504 97.29% White 10248 60.41% Black or African American 5309 31.3% American Indian and Alaska Native 16 0.09% Asian 660 3.89% Asian indian 177 1.04% Chinese 232 1.37% Filipino 111 0.65% Japanese 32 0.19% Korean 51 0.3% Vietnamese 15 0.09% Other Asian 42 0.25% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 5 0.03% Native Hawaiian 4 0.02% Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0% Samoan 0 0% Other Pacific Islander 1 0.01% Some other race 266 1.57% Two or more races 460 2.71%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 16964 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 837 4.93% Mexican 92 0.54% Puerto Rican 266 1.57% Cuban 60 0.35% Other Hispanic or Latino 419 2.47% Not Hispanic or Latino 16127 95.07% White alone 9871 58.19%       Relationship     Total Population 16964 100.00% In households 14881 87.72% Householder 5522 32.55% Spouse 3049 17.97% Child 4599 27.11% Own child under 18 years 3459 20.39% Other relatives 859 5.06% Under 18 years 253 1.49% Nonrelatives 852 5.02% Unmarried partner 198 1.17% In group quarters 2083 12.28% Institutionalized population 0 0% Non-Institutionalized population 2083 12.28%       Households by Type     Total Households 5522 100.0 % Family households (families) 3768 68.24% With own children under 18 years 1865 33.77% Married-couple family 3049 55.22% With own children under 18 years 1529 27.69% Female householder, no husband present 553 10.01% With own children under 18 years 260 4.71% Non Family households 1754 31.76% Householder living alone 1393 25.23% Householder 65 years and over 543 9.83%       Households with individuals under 18 years 2010 36.4% Households with individuals 65 years and over 1464 26.51%       Average Household size 2.69 Average family size 3.26       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 5671 100.00% Occupied housing units 5522 97.37% Vacant housing units 149 2.63% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 24 0.42% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.7       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 5522 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 3982 72.11% Renter-occupied housing units. 1540 27.89%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.99 Average household size of renter-occupied units 1.93

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Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.