Fort Lee, NJ Demographic Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	35,461	100.0

Male	16,569	46.7
Female	18,892	53.3

Under 5 years	1,870	5.3
5 to 9 years	1,834	5.2
10 to 14 years	1,626	4.6
15 to 19 years	1,378	3.9
20 to 24 years	1,283	3.6
25 to 34 years	5,439	15.3
35 to 44 years	6,109	17.2
45 to 54 years	4,914	13.9
55 to 59 years	2,055	5.8
60 to 64 years	1,802	5.1
65 to 74 years	3,610	10.2
75 to 84 years	2,640	7.4
85 years and over	901	2.5

Median age (years)	41.6	(X)

18 years and over	29,261	82.5
Male	13,454	37.9
Female	15,807	44.6
21 years and over	28,499	80.4
62 years and over	8,180	23.1
65 years and over	7,151	20.2
Male	2,934	8.3
Female	4,217	11.9

RACE
One race	34,659	97.7
White	22,253	62.8
Black or African American	615	1.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	25	0.1
Asian	11,146	31.4
Asian Indian	509	1.4
Chinese	1,988	5.6
Filipino	309	0.9
Japanese	2,091	5.9
Korean	5,978	16.9
Vietnamese	29	0.1
Other Asian ¹	242	0.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	20	0.1
Native Hawaiian	2	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	6	0.0
Samoan	2	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	10	0.0
Some other race	600	1.7
Two or more races	802	2.3

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	22,918	64.6
Black or African American	756	2.1
American Indian and Alaska Native	85	0.2
Asian	11,457	32.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	38	0.1
Some other race	1,038	2.9

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	35,461	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	2,791	7.9
Mexican	78	0.2
Puerto Rican	562	1.6
Cuban	425	1.2
Other Hispanic or Latino	1,726	4.9
Not Hispanic or Latino	32,670	92.1
White alone	20,350	57.4

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	35,461	100.0
In households	35,427	99.9
Householder	16,544	46.7
Spouse	7,729	21.8
Child	8,212	23.2
Own child under 18 years	5,894	16.6
Other relatives	1,769	5.0
Under 18 years	255	0.7
Nonrelatives	1,173	3.3
Unmarried partner	483	1.4
In group quarters	34	0.1
Institutionalized population	0	0.0
Noninstitutionalized population	34	0.1

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	16,544	100.0
Family households (families)	9,402	56.8
With own children under 18 years	3,737	22.6
Married-couple family	7,729	46.7
With own children under 18 years	3,143	19.0
Female householder, no husband present	1,232	7.4
With own children under 18 years	486	2.9
Nonfamily households	7,142	43.2
Householder living alone	6,448	39.0
Householder 65 years and over	2,511	15.2

Households with individuals under 18 years	3,909	23.6
Households with individuals 65 years and over	5,452	33.0

Average household size	2.14	(X)
Average family size	2.88	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	17,446	100.0
Occupied housing units	16,544	94.8
Vacant housing units	902	5.2
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	261	1.5

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.3	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	3.9	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	16,544	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	9,301	56.2
Renter-occupied housing units	7,243	43.8

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.13	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.15	(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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