Kearny, NJ Demographic Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	40,513	100.0

Male	20,901	51.6
Female	19,612	48.4

Under 5 years	2,328	5.7
5 to 9 years	2,346	5.8
10 to 14 years	2,502	6.2
15 to 19 years	2,573	6.4
20 to 24 years	3,265	8.1
25 to 34 years	7,479	18.5
35 to 44 years	6,973	17.2
45 to 54 years	5,316	13.1
55 to 59 years	1,799	4.4
60 to 64 years	1,525	3.8
65 to 74 years	2,287	5.6
75 to 84 years	1,614	4.0
85 years and over	506	1.2

Median age (years)	34.7	(X)

18 years and over	31,814	78.5
Male	16,445	40.6
Female	15,369	37.9
21 years and over	30,154	74.4
62 years and over	5,315	13.1
65 years and over	4,407	10.9
Male	1,720	4.2
Female	2,687	6.6

RACE
One race	38,767	95.7
White	30,687	75.7
Black or African American	1,609	4.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	148	0.4
Asian	2,228	5.5
Asian Indian	831	2.1
Chinese	855	2.1
Filipino	293	0.7
Japanese	22	0.1
Korean	72	0.2
Vietnamese	8	0.0
Other Asian ¹	147	0.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	27	0.1
Native Hawaiian	2	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	2	0.0
Samoan	7	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	16	0.0
Some other race	4,068	10.0
Two or more races	1,746	4.3

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	32,219	79.5
Black or African American	1,867	4.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	242	0.6
Asian	2,415	6.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	72	0.2
Some other race	5,478	13.5

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	40,513	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	11,075	27.3
Mexican	375	0.9
Puerto Rican	2,237	5.5
Cuban	847	2.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	7,616	18.8
Not Hispanic or Latino	29,438	72.7
White alone	24,425	60.3

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	40,513	100.0
In households	37,993	93.8
Householder	13,539	33.4
Spouse	7,284	18.0
Child	12,128	29.9
Own child under 18 years	7,918	19.5
Other relatives	2,976	7.3
Under 18 years	651	1.6
Nonrelatives	2,066	5.1
Unmarried partner	694	1.7
In group quarters	2,520	6.2
Institutionalized population	2,423	6.0
Noninstitutionalized population	97	0.2

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	13,539	100.0
Family households (families)	9,809	72.4
With own children under 18 years	4,678	34.6
Married-couple family	7,284	53.8
With own children under 18 years	3,588	26.5
Female householder, no husband present	1,783	13.2
With own children under 18 years	827	6.1
Nonfamily households	3,730	27.6
Householder living alone	2,958	21.8
Householder 65 years and over	1,195	8.8

Households with individuals under 18 years	5,100	37.7
Households with individuals 65 years and over	3,276	24.2

Average household size	2.81	(X)
Average family size	3.28	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	13,872	100.0
Occupied housing units	13,539	97.6
Vacant housing units	333	2.4
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	24	0.2

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	0.6	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	2.1	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	13,539	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	6,495	48.0
Renter-occupied housing units	7,044	52.0

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	3.00	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.63	(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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