Colonia Population and Demographics

Colonia New Jersey Population and Demographics Resources

Colonia CDP, New Jersey Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Colonia Population: 17811 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 8581 48.18% Female 9230 51.82%       Under 5 years 1114 6.25% 5 to 9 years 1177 6.61% 10 to 14 years 1239 6.96% 15 to 19 years 1024 5.75% 20 to 24 years 770 4.32% 25 to 34 years 2067 11.61% 35 to 44 years 3111 17.47% 45 to 54 years 2580 14.49% 55 to 59 years 982 5.51% 60 to 64 years 854 4.79% 65 to 74 years 1661 9.33% 75 to 84 years 1024 5.75% 85 years and over 208 1.17%       Median age (years) 40       18 years and over 13595 76.33% Male 6379 35.81% Female 7216 40.51% 21 years and over 13101 73.56% 62 years and over 3390 19.03% 65 years and over 2893 16.24% Male 1228 6.89% Female 1665 9.35%       Race     One race 17544 98.5% White 15317 86% Black or African American 847 4.76% American Indian and Alaska Native 18 0.1% Asian 1124 6.31% Asian indian 455 2.55% Chinese 167 0.94% Filipino 338 1.9% Japanese 3 0.02% Korean 73 0.41% Vietnamese 33 0.19% Other Asian 55 0.31% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 11 0.06% Native Hawaiian 0 0% Guamanian or Chamorro 1 0.01% Samoan 6 0.03% Other Pacific Islander 4 0.02% Some other race 227 1.27% Two or more races 267 1.5%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 17811 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 886 4.97% Mexican 15 0.08% Puerto Rican 363 2.04% Cuban 123 0.69% Other Hispanic or Latino 385 2.16% Not Hispanic or Latino 16925 95.03% White alone 14713 82.61%       Relationship     Total Population 17811 100.00% In households 17800 99.94% Householder 6184 34.72% Spouse 4247 23.84% Child 5891 33.08% Own child under 18 years 3905 21.92% Other relatives 1096 6.15% Under 18 years 279 1.57% Nonrelatives 382 2.14% Unmarried partner 175 0.98% In group quarters 11 0.06% Institutionalized population 0 0% Non-Institutionalized population 11 0.06%       Households by Type     Total Households 6184 100.0 % Family households (families) 5080 82.15% With own children under 18 years 2164 34.99% Married-couple family 4247 68.68% With own children under 18 years 1917 31% Female householder, no husband present 635 10.27% With own children under 18 years 194 3.14% Non Family households 1104 17.85% Householder living alone 940 15.2% Householder 65 years and over 537 8.68%       Households with individuals under 18 years 2354 38.07% Households with individuals 65 years and over 2072 33.51%       Average Household size 2.88 Average family size 3.21       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 6254 100.00% Occupied housing units 6184 98.88% Vacant housing units 70 1.12% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 11 0.18% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.4 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 0.9       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 6184 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 5558 89.88% Renter-occupied housing units. 626 10.12%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.96 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.19

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