Kinnelon's Hispanic Population Doubles In 10 Years

While there were 218 Hispanic or Latino families living in Kinnelon in 2000, Census results showed 418 Hispanic or Latino families living in Kinnelon in 2010.

"I think that the fact that we have increased our diversity speaks volumes of the type of community we have," Mayor Robert Collins said.

Additionally, Kinnelon saw a large increase in its Asian Indian population, Chinese population and senior citizen population.

Over the past 10 years, the borough has acquired more residents who have homes in the borough for recreational or occupational use (47 from 19), but also more than doubled the number of vacant housing units (128 from 61).

Overall, Kinnelon's population saw an increase larger than that of its neighboring boroughs, and

"Of course, I'm pleased with the increase in the number of our residents," Collins said. "I think it speaks well about the community because we are such a desired community to live in."

Here's a closer look at the new information released Thursday:

Demographic profile of Kinnelon

New details about population and housing from the 2010 Census, released on Thursday. The data is compared with 2000 Census data when available. The change over the decade is given as well.

Subject 2010 2000 Percent change SEX AND AGE Total population 10,248 9,365 9.4 Median age (years) 43.5 39.6 9.8 Under 18 2,785 2,809 -0.9 18 years and over 7,463 6,556 13.8 65 years and over 1,248 841 48.4 Male population 5,116 4,673 9.5 Female population 5,132 4,692 9.4 RACE White 9,536 8,953 6.5 Black or African American 93 54 72.2 American Indian and Alaska Native 5 4 25.0 Asian 437 266 64.3 Asian Indian 176 70 151.4 Chinese 95 50 90.0 Filipino 45 30 50.0 Japanese 9 11 -18.2 Korean 65 78 -16.7 Vietnamese 10 1 900.0 Other Asian 37 26 42.3 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander - 9 -100.0 Some Other Race 52 22 136.4 Two or More Races 125 57 119.3 HISPANIC OR LATINO Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 418 218 91.7 Mexican 40 10 300.0 Puerto Rican 110 54 103.7 Cuban 90 49 83.7 Other Hispanic or Latino 178 105 69.5 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE


Total households 3,472 3,062 13.4 Family households (families) 2,926 2,685 9.0 With own children under 18 years 1,450 1,389 4.4 Husband-wife family 2,583 2,467 4.7 With own children under 18 years 1,268 1,299 -2.4 Male householder, no wife present 87 NA
With own children under 18 years 52 NA
Female householder, no husband present 256 163 57.1 With own children under 18 years 130 70 85.7 Nonfamily households 546 377 44.8 Householder living alone 444 287 54.7 Male 192 NA
Female 252 NA
Householder 65 and older 192 111 73.0 Households with individuals under 18 years 1,491 1,440 3.5 Households with individuals 65 years and over 854 586 45.7 Average household size 3.0 3.1 -3.6 Average family size 3.2 3.3 -0.9 HOUSING OCCUPANCY Total housing units 3,600 3,123 15.3 Occupied housing units 3,472 3,062 13.4 Vacant housing units 128 61 109.8 For rent 19 NA
Rented, not occupied 2 NA
For sale only 26 NA
Sold, not occupied 9 NA
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 47 19 147.4 All other vacants 25 NA
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.8 0.7 14.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.2 3.2 62.5 Source: U.S. Census Bureau. NA means the data was not available. Compiled by Colleen O'Dea.