Rahway, NJ Demographic Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	26,500	100.0

Male	12,639	47.7
Female	13,861	52.3

Under 5 years	1,660	6.3
5 to 9 years	1,875	7.1
10 to 14 years	1,790	6.8
15 to 19 years	1,569	5.9
20 to 24 years	1,513	5.7
25 to 34 years	3,891	14.7
35 to 44 years	4,584	17.3
45 to 54 years	3,588	13.5
55 to 59 years	1,186	4.5
60 to 64 years	1,008	3.8
65 to 74 years	1,899	7.2
75 to 84 years	1,507	5.7
85 years and over	430	1.6

Median age (years)	37.1	(X)

18 years and over	20,170	76.1
Male	9,357	35.3
Female	10,813	40.8
21 years and over	19,300	72.8
62 years and over	4,401	16.6
65 years and over	3,836	14.5
Male	1,493	5.6
Female	2,343	8.8

RACE
One race	25,618	96.7
White	15,950	60.2
Black or African American	7,173	27.1
American Indian and Alaska Native	42	0.2
Asian	950	3.6
Asian Indian	250	0.9
Chinese	154	0.6
Filipino	418	1.6
Japanese	18	0.1
Korean	44	0.2
Vietnamese	16	0.1
Other Asian ¹	50	0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	14	0.1
Native Hawaiian	2	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	2	0.0
Samoan	2	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	8	0.0
Some other race	1,489	5.6
Two or more races	882	3.3

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	16,508	62.3
Black or African American	7,593	28.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	200	0.8
Asian	1,064	4.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	37	0.1
Some other race	2,024	7.6

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	26,500	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	3,675	13.9
Mexican	424	1.6
Puerto Rican	887	3.3
Cuban	216	0.8
Other Hispanic or Latino	2,148	8.1
Not Hispanic or Latino	22,825	86.1
White alone	14,099	53.2

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	26,500	100.0
In households	26,340	99.4
Householder	10,028	37.8
Spouse	4,682	17.7
Child	8,097	30.6
Own child under 18 years	5,387	20.3
Other relatives	2,261	8.5
Under 18 years	814	3.1
Nonrelatives	1,272	4.8
Unmarried partner	543	2.0
In group quarters	160	0.6
Institutionalized population	118	0.4
Noninstitutionalized population	42	0.2

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	10,028	100.0
Family households (families)	6,727	67.1
With own children under 18 years	3,007	30.0
Married-couple family	4,682	46.7
With own children under 18 years	2,083	20.8
Female householder, no husband present	1,563	15.6
With own children under 18 years	741	7.4
Nonfamily households	3,301	32.9
Householder living alone	2,806	28.0
Householder 65 years and over	1,173	11.7

Households with individuals under 18 years	3,448	34.4
Households with individuals 65 years and over	2,883	28.7

Average household size	2.63	(X)
Average family size	3.24	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	10,381	100.0
Occupied housing units	10,028	96.6
Vacant housing units	353	3.4
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	10	0.1

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.2	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	3.3	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	10,028	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	6,288	62.7
Renter-occupied housing units	3,740	37.3

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.84	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.26	(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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