New Brunswick, NJ Demographic Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	48,573	100.0

Male	24,085	49.6
Female	24,488	50.4

Under 5 years	3,394	7.0
5 to 9 years	2,768	5.7
10 to 14 years	2,196	4.5
15 to 19 years	5,623	11.6
20 to 24 years	12,304	25.3
25 to 34 years	8,537	17.6
35 to 44 years	5,127	10.6
45 to 54 years	3,455	7.1
55 to 59 years	1,108	2.3
60 to 64 years	915	1.9
65 to 74 years	1,544	3.2
75 to 84 years	1,213	2.5
85 years and over	389	0.8

Median age (years)	23.6	(X)

18 years and over	38,824	79.9
Male	19,092	39.3
Female	19,732	40.6
21 years and over	31,338	64.5
62 years and over	3,677	7.6
65 years and over	3,146	6.5
Male	1,191	2.5
Female	1,955	4.0

RACE
One race	46,514	95.8
White	23,701	48.8
Black or African American	11,185	23.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	224	0.5
Asian	2,584	5.3
Asian Indian	1,014	2.1
Chinese	556	1.1
Filipino	314	0.6
Japanese	57	0.1
Korean	418	0.9
Vietnamese	43	0.1
Other Asian ¹	182	0.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	40	0.1
Native Hawaiian	9	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	17	0.0
Samoan	2	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	12	0.0
Some other race	8,780	18.1
Two or more races	2,059	4.2

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	25,113	51.7
Black or African American	11,895	24.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	577	1.2
Asian	2,859	5.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	111	0.2
Some other race	10,184	21.0

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	48,573	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	18,947	39.0
Mexican	7,364	15.2
Puerto Rican	3,178	6.5
Cuban	254	0.5
Other Hispanic or Latino	8,151	16.8
Not Hispanic or Latino	29,626	61.0
White alone	15,964	32.9

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	48,573	100.0
In households	42,127	86.7
Householder	13,057	26.9
Spouse	3,866	8.0
Child	9,975	20.5
Own child under 18 years	7,316	15.1
Other relatives	5,515	11.4
Under 18 years	1,758	3.6
Nonrelatives	9,714	20.0
Unmarried partner	972	2.0
In group quarters	6,446	13.3
Institutionalized population	109	0.2
Noninstitutionalized population	6,337	13.0

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	13,057	100.0
Family households (families)	7,202	55.2
With own children under 18 years	3,796	29.1
Married-couple family	3,866	29.6
With own children under 18 years	2,061	15.8
Female householder, no husband present	2,349	18.0
With own children under 18 years	1,306	10.0
Nonfamily households	5,855	44.8
Householder living alone	3,178	24.3
Householder 65 years and over	1,102	8.4

Households with individuals under 18 years	4,576	35.0
Households with individuals 65 years and over	2,429	18.6

Average household size	3.23	(X)
Average family size	3.69	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	13,893	100.0
Occupied housing units	13,057	94.0
Vacant housing units	836	6.0
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	47	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.0	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	3.4	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	13,057	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	3,431	26.3
Renter-occupied housing units	9,626	73.7

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	3.01	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	3.30	(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.

Sources +

Atlas Tools Menu

Encyclopedia Tools Menu

New Brunswick, NJ Demographic Statistics

More census articles:

Trending