Scotch Plains Population and Demographics

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Scotch Plains CDP, New Jersey Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Scotch Plains Population: 22732 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 10890 47.91% Female 11842 52.09%       Under 5 years 1777 7.82% 5 to 9 years 1655 7.28% 10 to 14 years 1571 6.91% 15 to 19 years 1053 4.63% 20 to 24 years 775 3.41% 25 to 34 years 2964 13.04% 35 to 44 years 4273 18.8% 45 to 54 years 3256 14.32% 55 to 59 years 1239 5.45% 60 to 64 years 955 4.2% 65 to 74 years 1627 7.16% 75 to 84 years 1243 5.47% 85 years and over 344 1.51%       Median age (years) 38.6       18 years and over 16967 74.64% Male 7982 35.11% Female 8985 39.53% 21 years and over 16528 72.71% 62 years and over 3761 16.54% 65 years and over 3214 14.14% Male 1313 5.78% Female 1901 8.36%       Race     One race 22387 98.48% White 17931 78.88% Black or African American 2568 11.3% American Indian and Alaska Native 21 0.09% Asian 1648 7.25% Asian indian 676 2.97% Chinese 467 2.05% Filipino 245 1.08% Japanese 26 0.11% Korean 153 0.67% Vietnamese 29 0.13% Other Asian 52 0.23% 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 216 0.95% Two or more races 345 1.52%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 22732 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 895 3.94% Mexican 53 0.23% Puerto Rican 229 1.01% Cuban 106 0.47% Other Hispanic or Latino 507 2.23% Not Hispanic or Latino 21837 96.06% White alone 17335 76.26%       Relationship     Total Population 22732 100.00% In households 22594 99.39% Householder 8349 36.73% Spouse 5376 23.65% Child 7271 31.99% Own child under 18 years 5485 24.13% Other relatives 959 4.22% Under 18 years 248 1.09% Nonrelatives 639 2.81% Unmarried partner 261 1.15% In group quarters 138 0.61% Institutionalized population 116 0.51% Non-Institutionalized population 22 0.1%       Households by Type     Total Households 8349 100.0 % Family households (families) 6291 75.35% With own children under 18 years 3022 36.2% Married-couple family 5376 64.39% With own children under 18 years 2689 32.21% Female householder, no husband present 703 8.42% With own children under 18 years 264 3.16% Non Family households 2058 24.65% Householder living alone 1737 20.8% Householder 65 years and over 777 9.31%       Households with individuals under 18 years 3179 38.08% Households with individuals 65 years and over 2262 27.09%       Average Household size 2.71 Average family size 3.16       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 8479 100.00% Occupied housing units 8349 98.47% Vacant housing units 130 1.53% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 18 0.21% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.4 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 8349 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 6548 78.43% Renter-occupied housing units. 1801 21.57%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.9 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.01

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