Newark City, New Jersey Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent 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 % 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 % 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

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