Garfield, NJ Demographic Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	29,786	100.0

Male	14,514	48.7
Female	15,272	51.3

Under 5 years	1,809	6.1
5 to 9 years	1,930	6.5
10 to 14 years	1,838	6.2
15 to 19 years	1,812	6.1
20 to 24 years	2,132	7.2
25 to 34 years	5,058	17.0
35 to 44 years	4,835	16.2
45 to 54 years	3,874	13.0
55 to 59 years	1,281	4.3
60 to 64 years	1,032	3.5
65 to 74 years	1,989	6.7
75 to 84 years	1,717	5.8
85 years and over	479	1.6

Median age (years)	35.6	(X)

18 years and over	23,124	77.6
Male	11,082	37.2
Female	12,042	40.4
21 years and over	22,039	74.0
62 years and over	4,786	16.1
65 years and over	4,185	14.1
Male	1,551	5.2
Female	2,634	8.8

RACE
One race	28,658	96.2
White	24,456	82.1
Black or African American	887	3.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	99	0.3
Asian	800	2.7
Asian Indian	223	0.7
Chinese	114	0.4
Filipino	232	0.8
Japanese	36	0.1
Korean	66	0.2
Vietnamese	22	0.1
Other Asian ¹	107	0.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	2	0.0
Native Hawaiian	1	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	0	0.0
Samoan	1	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	0	0.0
Some other race	2,414	8.1
Two or more races	1,128	3.8

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	25,451	85.4
Black or African American	1,184	4.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	189	0.6
Asian	924	3.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	24	0.1
Some other race	3,184	10.7

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	29,786	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	5,989	20.1
Mexican	469	1.6
Puerto Rican	1,348	4.5
Cuban	130	0.4
Other Hispanic or Latino	4,042	13.6
Not Hispanic or Latino	23,797	79.9
White alone	21,560	72.4

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	29,786	100.0
In households	29,716	99.8
Householder	11,250	37.8
Spouse	5,231	17.6
Child	9,060	30.4
Own child under 18 years	6,087	20.4
Other relatives	2,492	8.4
Under 18 years	485	1.6
Nonrelatives	1,683	5.7
Unmarried partner	612	2.1
In group quarters	70	0.2
Institutionalized population	0	0.0
Noninstitutionalized population	70	0.2

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	11,250	100.0
Family households (families)	7,426	66.0
With own children under 18 years	3,430	30.5
Married-couple family	5,231	46.5
With own children under 18 years	2,538	22.6
Female householder, no husband present	1,557	13.8
With own children under 18 years	689	6.1
Nonfamily households	3,824	34.0
Householder living alone	3,077	27.4
Householder 65 years and over	1,373	12.2

Households with individuals under 18 years	3,748	33.3
Households with individuals 65 years and over	3,242	28.8

Average household size	2.64	(X)
Average family size	3.26	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	11,698	100.0
Occupied housing units	11,250	96.2
Vacant housing units	448	3.8
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	30	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	0.8	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	2.9	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	11,250	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	4,518	40.2
Renter-occupied housing units	6,732	59.8

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.80	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.54	(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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