Table 11.  Characteristics of Persons in New Jersey: 2000 to 2007
(Person Total in Thousands)
Two-year Moving Average	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07
All Persons	8,318	8,501	8,537	8,592	8,622	8,695	8,693
Householder Relationship
Householder	36.7%	37.2%	38.0%	37.5%	37.3%	36.7%	36.5%
Family householder	25.1%	26.1%	26.8%	26.3%	26.1%	25.9%	26.3%
Nonfamily householder	11.6%	11.2%	11.2%	11.2%	11.3%	10.7%	10.2%
Other Members
Spouse of Householder	19.5%	20.4%	20.8%	20.1%	20.0%	20.0%	20.1%
Child of Householder under 18 yrs	24.5%	23.0%	21.3%	22.8%	23.0%	22.9%	22.5%
Child of Householder 18 Yrs+	9.6%	9.1%	8.9%	9.1%	9.6%	10.0%	10.2%
Other Relatives	5.8%	6.4%	6.8%	6.5%	6.3%	6.5%	6.7%
Nonrelatives	3.9%	3.8%	4.1%	4.0%	3.7%	3.8%	4.0%
Sex
Male	48.3%	48.2%	48.4%	48.6%	48.7%	49.0%	49.0%
Female	51.7%	51.8%	51.6%	51.4%	51.3%	51.0%	51.0%
Race
White	78.7%	78.9%	78.9%	78.3%	78.3%	78.3%	76.9%
Black	15.4%	14.4%	13.8%	14.2%	14.2%	14.3%	14.1%
Others	5.9%	6.7%	7.3%	7.5%	7.5%	7.4%	9.0%
Spanish Origin	11.2%	11.3%	12.3%	13.3%	14.2%	16.1%	16.7%
Age
Under 18 Years	26.5%	25.2%	23.6%	25.1%	25.3%	25.2%	24.5%
18 to 64 Years	60.7%	61.2%	62.7%	62.4%	62.7%	62.6%	63.0%
65 Years and Over	12.9%	13.5%	13.7%	12.5%	12.0%	12.2%	12.5%
Veteran Status
Not in Universe	22.8%	21.7%	19.8%	20.9%	20.9%	22.1%	23.1%
Veteran	7.3%	7.7%	7.7%	6.3%	5.7%	5.7%	5.6%
Not a Veteran	69.9%	70.6%	72.5%	72.7%	73.4%	72.2%	71.4%
Source: US Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey (CPS): March 2000 through 2007.
Prepared by : NJ Dept of Labor & Workforce Dev., Div. of Labor Market & Demographic Research, 11/07.