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Newark Population: 273546 100.00%

Sex and Age
Male 132701 48.51%
Female 140845 51.49%

Under 5 years 21293 7.78%
5 to 9 years 22243 8.13%
10 to 14 years 20909 7.64%
15 to 19 years 21056 7.7%
20 to 24 years 24014 8.78%
25 to 34 years 46144 16.87%
35 to 44 years 41322 15.11%
45 to 54 years 29949 10.95%
55 to 59 years 11376 4.16%
60 to 64 years 9934 3.63%
65 to 74 years 14485 5.3%
75 to 84 years 8099 2.96%
85 years and over 2722 1%

Median age (years) 30.8

18 years and over 197127 72.06%
Male 93981 34.36%
Female 103146 37.71%
21 years and over 183103 66.94%
62 years and over 30925 11.31%
65 years and over 25306 9.25%
Male 9762 3.57%
Female 15544 5.68%

Race
One race 261620 95.64%
White 72537 26.52%
Black or African American 146250 53.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1005 0.37%
Asian 3263 1.19%
Asian indian 1428 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 38430 14.05%
Two or more races 11926 4.36%

Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population 273546 100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 80622 29.47%
Mexican 2295 0.84%
Puerto Rican 39650 14.49%
Cuban 2962 1.08%
Other Hispanic or Latino 35715 13.06%
Not Hispanic or Latino 192924 70.53%
White alone 38950 14.24%

Relationship
Total Population 273546 100.00%
In households 260773 95.33%
Householder 91382 33.41%
Spouse 28334 10.36%
Child 87774 32.09%
Own child under 18 years 59601 21.79%
Other relatives 34618 12.66%
Under 18 years 14339 5.24%
Nonrelatives 18665 6.82%
Unmarried partner 6826 2.5%
In group quarters 12773 4.67%
Institutionalized population 7451 2.72%
Non-Institutionalized population 5322 1.95%

Households by Type
Total Households 91382 100.0 %
Family households (families) 61999 67.85%
With own children under 18 years 32188 35.22%
Married-couple family 28334 31.01%
With own children under 18 years 13811 15.11%
Female householder, no husband present 26801 29.33%
With own children under 18 years 15626 17.1%
Non Family households 29383 32.15%
Householder living alone 24331 26.63%
Householder 65 years and over 8073 8.83%

Households with individuals under 18 years 39255 42.96%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 19077 20.88%

Average Household size 2.85
Average family size 3.43

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units 100141 100.00%
Occupied housing units 91382 91.25%
Vacant housing units 8759 8.75%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 124 0.12%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.6

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units 91382 100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units. 21738 23.79%
Renter-occupied housing units. 69644 76.21%

Average household size of owner-occupied units 3.22
Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.74

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.

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