Metuchen Population and Demographics

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Metuchen borough, New Jersey Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Metuchen Population: 12840 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 6137 47.8% Female 6703 52.2%       Under 5 years 847 6.6% 5 to 9 years 849 6.61% 10 to 14 years 833 6.49% 15 to 19 years 697 5.43% 20 to 24 years 442 3.44% 25 to 34 years 1687 13.14% 35 to 44 years 2338 18.21% 45 to 54 years 2017 15.71% 55 to 59 years 709 5.52% 60 to 64 years 511 3.98% 65 to 74 years 1018 7.93% 75 to 84 years 719 5.6% 85 years and over 173 1.35%       Median age (years) 39.5       18 years and over 9849 76.71% Male 4586 35.72% Female 5263 40.99% 21 years and over 9531 74.23% 62 years and over 2198 17.12% 65 years and over 1910 14.88% Male 768 5.98% Female 1142 8.89%       Race     One race 12601 98.14% White 10835 84.38% Black or African American 681 5.3% American Indian and Alaska Native 13 0.1% Asian 928 7.23% Asian indian 327 2.55% Chinese 213 1.66% Filipino 146 1.14% Japanese 17 0.13% Korean 72 0.56% Vietnamese 74 0.58% Other Asian 79 0.62% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0% Native Hawaiian 0 0% Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0% Samoan 0 0% Other Pacific Islander 0 0% Some other race 144 1.12% Two or more races 239 1.86%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 12840 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 508 3.96% Mexican 50 0.39% Puerto Rican 188 1.46% Cuban 51 0.4% Other Hispanic or Latino 219 1.71% Not Hispanic or Latino 12332 96.04% White alone 10483 81.64%       Relationship     Total Population 12840 100.00% In households 12812 99.78% Householder 4992 38.88% Spouse 2937 22.87% Child 3842 29.92% Own child under 18 years 2808 21.87% Other relatives 571 4.45% Under 18 years 152 1.18% Nonrelatives 470 3.66% Unmarried partner 203 1.58% In group quarters 28 0.22% Institutionalized population 0 0% Non-Institutionalized population 28 0.22%       Households by Type     Total Households 4992 100.0 % Family households (families) 3583 71.77% With own children under 18 years 1620 32.45% Married-couple family 2937 58.83% With own children under 18 years 1365 27.34% Female householder, no husband present 500 10.02% With own children under 18 years 209 4.19% Non Family households 1409 28.23% Householder living alone 1150 23.04% Householder 65 years and over 480 9.62%       Households with individuals under 18 years 1726 34.58% Households with individuals 65 years and over 1377 27.58%       Average Household size 2.57 Average family size 3.05       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 5104 100.00% Occupied housing units 4992 97.81% Vacant housing units 112 2.19% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 8 0.16% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.6 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 4992 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 4019 80.51% Renter-occupied housing units. 973 19.49%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.7 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2

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