Somerville Population and Demographics

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Somerville borough, New Jersey Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Somerville Population: 12423 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 6249 50.3% Female 6174 49.7%       Under 5 years 869 7% 5 to 9 years 786 6.33% 10 to 14 years 651 5.24% 15 to 19 years 686 5.52% 20 to 24 years 850 6.84% 25 to 34 years 2210 17.79% 35 to 44 years 2237 18.01% 45 to 54 years 1445 11.63% 55 to 59 years 522 4.2% 60 to 64 years 429 3.45% 65 to 74 years 874 7.04% 75 to 84 years 635 5.11% 85 years and over 229 1.84%       Median age (years) 35.6       18 years and over 9698 78.06% Male 4828 38.86% Female 4870 39.2% 21 years and over 9285 74.74% 62 years and over 1984 15.97% 65 years and over 1738 13.99% Male 658 5.3% Female 1080 8.69%       Race     One race 12026 96.8% White 8847 71.21% Black or African American 1606 12.93% American Indian and Alaska Native 23 0.19% Asian 913 7.35% Asian indian 289 2.33% Chinese 201 1.62% Filipino 258 2.08% Japanese 18 0.14% Korean 31 0.25% Vietnamese 25 0.2% Other Asian 91 0.73% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 3 0.02% Native Hawaiian 0 0% Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0% Samoan 2 0.02% Other Pacific Islander 1 0.01% Some other race 634 5.1% Two or more races 397 3.2%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 12423 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 2112 17% Mexican 278 2.24% Puerto Rican 402 3.24% Cuban 46 0.37% Other Hispanic or Latino 1386 11.16% Not Hispanic or Latino 10311 83% White alone 7532 60.63%       Relationship     Total Population 12423 100.00% In households 11793 94.93% Householder 4743 38.18% Spouse 2109 16.98% Child 3327 26.78% Own child under 18 years 2443 19.67% Other relatives 780 6.28% Under 18 years 222 1.79% Nonrelatives 834 6.71% Unmarried partner 254 2.04% In group quarters 630 5.07% Institutionalized population 460 3.7% Non-Institutionalized population 170 1.37%       Households by Type     Total Households 4743 100.0 % Family households (families) 2891 60.95% With own children under 18 years 1356 28.59% Married-couple family 2109 44.47% With own children under 18 years 990 20.87% Female householder, no husband present 563 11.87% With own children under 18 years 294 6.2% Non Family households 1852 39.05% Householder living alone 1489 31.39% Householder 65 years and over 533 11.24%       Households with individuals under 18 years 1472 31.04% Households with individuals 65 years and over 1210 25.51%       Average Household size 2.49 Average family size 3.15       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 4882 100.00% Occupied housing units 4743 97.15% Vacant housing units 139 2.85% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 14 0.29% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.1 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 4743 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 2306 48.62% Renter-occupied housing units. 2437 51.38%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.7 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.28

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Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.