Rahway Population and Demographics

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Rahway City, New Jersey Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Rahway Population: 26500 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 12639 47.69% Female 13861 52.31%       Under 5 years 1660 6.26% 5 to 9 years 1875 7.08% 10 to 14 years 1790 6.75% 15 to 19 years 1569 5.92% 20 to 24 years 1513 5.71% 25 to 34 years 3891 14.68% 35 to 44 years 4584 17.3% 45 to 54 years 3588 13.54% 55 to 59 years 1186 4.48% 60 to 64 years 1008 3.8% 65 to 74 years 1899 7.17% 75 to 84 years 1507 5.69% 85 years and over 430 1.62%       Median age (years) 37.1       18 years and over 20170 76.11% Male 9357 35.31% Female 10813 40.8% 21 years and over 19300 72.83% 62 years and over 4401 16.61% 65 years and over 3836 14.48% Male 1493 5.63% Female 2343 8.84%       Race     One race 25618 96.67% White 15950 60.19% Black or African American 7173 27.07% American Indian and Alaska Native 42 0.16% Asian 950 3.58% Asian indian 250 0.94% Chinese 154 0.58% Filipino 418 1.58% Japanese 18 0.07% Korean 44 0.17% Vietnamese 16 0.06% Other Asian 50 0.19% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 14 0.05% Native Hawaiian 2 0.01% Guamanian or Chamorro 2 0.01% Samoan 2 0.01% Other Pacific Islander 8 0.03% Some other race 1489 5.62% Two or more races 882 3.33%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 26500 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 3675 13.87% Mexican 424 1.6% Puerto Rican 887 3.35% Cuban 216 0.82% Other Hispanic or Latino 2148 8.11% Not Hispanic or Latino 22825 86.13% White alone 14099 53.2%       Relationship     Total Population 26500 100.00% In households 26340 99.4% Householder 10028 37.84% Spouse 4682 17.67% Child 8097 30.55% Own child under 18 years 5387 20.33% Other relatives 2261 8.53% Under 18 years 814 3.07% Nonrelatives 1272 4.8% Unmarried partner 543 2.05% In group quarters 160 0.6% Institutionalized population 118 0.45% Non-Institutionalized population 42 0.16%       Households by Type     Total Households 10028 100.0 % Family households (families) 6727 67.08% With own children under 18 years 3007 29.99% Married-couple family 4682 46.69% With own children under 18 years 2083 20.77% Female householder, no husband present 1563 15.59% With own children under 18 years 741 7.39% Non Family households 3301 32.92% Householder living alone 2806 27.98% Householder 65 years and over 1173 11.7%       Households with individuals under 18 years 3448 34.38% Households with individuals 65 years and over 2883 28.75%       Average Household size 2.63 Average family size 3.24       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 10381 100.00% Occupied housing units 10028 96.6% Vacant housing units 353 3.4% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 10 0.1% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.3       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 10028 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 6288 62.7% Renter-occupied housing units. 3740 37.3%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.84 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.26

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