Paramus Population and Demographics

Paramus New Jersey Population and Demographics Resources

Paramus borough, New Jersey Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Paramus Population: 25737 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 12497 48.56% Female 13240 51.44%       Under 5 years 1331 5.17% 5 to 9 years 1705 6.62% 10 to 14 years 1842 7.16% 15 to 19 years 1554 6.04% 20 to 24 years 977 3.8% 25 to 34 years 2310 8.98% 35 to 44 years 4040 15.7% 45 to 54 years 3694 14.35% 55 to 59 years 1450 5.63% 60 to 64 years 1303 5.06% 65 to 74 years 2695 10.47% 75 to 84 years 2012 7.82% 85 years and over 824 3.2%       Median age (years) 42.9       18 years and over 19755 76.76% Male 9380 36.45% Female 10375 40.31% 21 years and over 19117 74.28% 62 years and over 6316 24.54% 65 years and over 5531 21.49% Male 2406 9.35% Female 3125 12.14%       Race     One race 25349 98.49% White 20380 79.19% Black or African American 291 1.13% American Indian and Alaska Native 12 0.05% Asian 4434 17.23% Asian indian 1155 4.49% Chinese 1008 3.92% Filipino 566 2.2% Japanese 308 1.2% Korean 1238 4.81% Vietnamese 23 0.09% Other Asian 136 0.53% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 3 0.01% Native Hawaiian 0 0% Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0% Samoan 0 0% Other Pacific Islander 3 0.01% Some other race 229 0.89% Two or more races 388 1.51%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 25737 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 1253 4.87% Mexican 60 0.23% Puerto Rican 211 0.82% Cuban 285 1.11% Other Hispanic or Latino 697 2.71% Not Hispanic or Latino 24484 95.13% White alone 19433 75.51%       Relationship     Total Population 25737 100.00% In households 24230 94.14% Householder 8082 31.4% Spouse 5924 23.02% Child 8302 32.26% Own child under 18 years 5597 21.75% Other relatives 1496 5.81% Under 18 years 308 1.2% Nonrelatives 426 1.66% Unmarried partner 106 0.41% In group quarters 1507 5.86% Institutionalized population 1244 4.83% Non-Institutionalized population 263 1.02%       Households by Type     Total Households 8082 100.0 % Family households (families) 6779 83.88% With own children under 18 years 2991 37.01% Married-couple family 5924 73.3% With own children under 18 years 2721 33.67% Female householder, no husband present 644 7.97% With own children under 18 years 212 2.62% Non Family households 1303 16.12% Householder living alone 1164 14.4% Householder 65 years and over 756 9.35%       Households with individuals under 18 years 3182 39.37% Households with individuals 65 years and over 2989 36.98%       Average Household size 3 Average family size 3.32       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 8209 100.00% Occupied housing units 8082 98.45% Vacant housing units 127 1.55% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 14 0.17% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.5 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.2       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 8082 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 7331 90.71% Renter-occupied housing units. 751 9.29%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 3 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.94

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