Paramus, NJ Demographic Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	25,737	100.0

Male	12,497	48.6
Female	13,240	51.4

Under 5 years	1,331	5.2
5 to 9 years	1,705	6.6
10 to 14 years	1,842	7.2
15 to 19 years	1,554	6.0
20 to 24 years	977	3.8
25 to 34 years	2,310	9.0
35 to 44 years	4,040	15.7
45 to 54 years	3,694	14.4
55 to 59 years	1,450	5.6
60 to 64 years	1,303	5.1
65 to 74 years	2,695	10.5
75 to 84 years	2,012	7.8
85 years and over	824	3.2

Median age (years)	42.9	(X)

18 years and over	19,755	76.8
Male	9,380	36.4
Female	10,375	40.3
21 years and over	19,117	74.3
62 years and over	6,316	24.5
65 years and over	5,531	21.5
Male	2,406	9.3
Female	3,125	12.1

RACE
One race	25,349	98.5
White	20,380	79.2
Black or African American	291	1.1
American Indian and Alaska Native	12	0.0
Asian	4,434	17.2
Asian Indian	1,155	4.5
Chinese	1,008	3.9
Filipino	566	2.2
Japanese	308	1.2
Korean	1,238	4.8
Vietnamese	23	0.1
Other Asian ¹	136	0.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	3	0.0
Native Hawaiian	0	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	0	0.0
Samoan	0	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	3	0.0
Some other race	229	0.9
Two or more races	388	1.5

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	20,703	80.4
Black or African American	340	1.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	46	0.2
Asian	4,645	18.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	10	0.0
Some other race	401	1.6

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	25,737	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	1,253	4.9
Mexican	60	0.2
Puerto Rican	211	0.8
Cuban	285	1.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	697	2.7
Not Hispanic or Latino	24,484	95.1
White alone	19,433	75.5

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	25,737	100.0
In households	24,230	94.1
Householder	8,082	31.4
Spouse	5,924	23.0
Child	8,302	32.3
Own child under 18 years	5,597	21.7
Other relatives	1,496	5.8
Under 18 years	308	1.2
Nonrelatives	426	1.7
Unmarried partner	106	0.4
In group quarters	1,507	5.9
Institutionalized population	1,244	4.8
Noninstitutionalized population	263	1.0

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	8,082	100.0
Family households (families)	6,779	83.9
With own children under 18 years	2,991	37.0
Married-couple family	5,924	73.3
With own children under 18 years	2,721	33.7
Female householder, no husband present	644	8.0
With own children under 18 years	212	2.6
Nonfamily households	1,303	16.1
Householder living alone	1,164	14.4
Householder 65 years and over	756	9.4

Households with individuals under 18 years	3,182	39.4
Households with individuals 65 years and over	2,989	37.0

Average household size	3.00	(X)
Average family size	3.32	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	8,209	100.0
Occupied housing units	8,082	98.5
Vacant housing units	127	1.5
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	14	0.2

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	0.5	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	2.2	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	8,082	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	7,331	90.7
Renter-occupied housing units	751	9.3

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	3.00	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.94	(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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