Elizabeth, NJ Demographic Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	120,568	100.0

Male	59,674	49.5
Female	60,894	50.5

Under 5 years	9,266	7.7
5 to 9 years	9,321	7.7
10 to 14 years	8,466	7.0
15 to 19 years	8,059	6.7
20 to 24 years	9,603	8.0
25 to 34 years	20,757	17.2
35 to 44 years	19,837	16.5
45 to 54 years	13,935	11.6
55 to 59 years	5,043	4.2
60 to 64 years	4,240	3.5
65 to 74 years	6,289	5.2
75 to 84 years	4,196	3.5
85 years and over	1,556	1.3

Median age (years)	32.6	(X)

18 years and over	88,888	73.7
Male	43,565	36.1
Female	45,323	37.6
21 years and over	83,630	69.4
62 years and over	14,445	12.0
65 years and over	12,041	10.0
Male	4,722	3.9
Female	7,319	6.1

RACE
One race	113,507	94.1
White	67,250	55.8
Black or African American	24,090	20.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	580	0.5
Asian	2,830	2.3
Asian Indian	1,196	1.0
Chinese	332	0.3
Filipino	856	0.7
Japanese	25	0.0
Korean	83	0.1
Vietnamese	44	0.0
Other Asian ¹	294	0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	55	0.0
Native Hawaiian	6	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	6	0.0
Samoan	8	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	35	0.0
Some other race	18,702	15.5
Two or more races	7,061	5.9

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	72,547	60.2
Black or African American	26,038	21.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	977	0.8
Asian	3,318	2.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	229	0.2
Some other race	24,704	20.5

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	120,568	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	59,627	49.5
Mexican	1,612	1.3
Puerto Rican	12,989	10.8
Cuban	7,069	5.9
Other Hispanic or Latino	37,957	31.5
Not Hispanic or Latino	60,941	50.5
White alone	32,338	26.8

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	120,568	100.0
In households	117,652	97.6
Householder	40,482	33.6
Spouse	17,386	14.4
Child	38,366	31.8
Own child under 18 years	26,980	22.4
Other relatives	13,273	11.0
Under 18 years	3,976	3.3
Nonrelatives	8,145	6.8
Unmarried partner	2,958	2.5
In group quarters	2,916	2.4
Institutionalized population	2,313	1.9
Noninstitutionalized population	603	0.5

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	40,482	100.0
Family households (families)	28,170	69.6
With own children under 18 years	14,833	36.6
Married-couple family	17,386	42.9
With own children under 18 years	9,239	22.8
Female householder, no husband present	7,728	19.1
With own children under 18 years	4,323	10.7
Nonfamily households	12,312	30.4
Householder living alone	9,944	24.6
Householder 65 years and over	3,392	8.4

Households with individuals under 18 years	16,813	41.5
Households with individuals 65 years and over	9,034	22.3

Average household size	2.91	(X)
Average family size	3.45	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	42,838	100.0
Occupied housing units	40,482	94.5
Vacant housing units	2,356	5.5
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	120	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.5	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	3.4	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	40,482	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	12,033	29.7
Renter-occupied housing units	28,449	70.3

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	3.25	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.76	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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