Nutley, New Jersey

Essex County

34-58630

Nutley is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. In the 2000 census, a total population of 27,362 was registered.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.9 km ², of which 8.7 km ² of land and 0.2 km ² (1.75 %) is water.

Demography

According to the census of 2000, there are 27,362 people, 10,884 households, and 7,368 families residing in the city. The population density is 3,134.9 inhabitants per km ². 87.95 % of the population are White, 1.87 % African American, 0.05 % Native American, 7.10 % Asian, 0.04 % Pacific Islander, 1.75 % from other races, and 1.24% mixed race. 6.69% are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 10,884 households 29.3% have children under 18 years. 54.0 % of households consist of married, cohabiting couples, 10.5% are single mothers, 32.3% are non-families, 27.9 % consists of single-person households and 11.4% of the residents are older than 65, the average household size is 2.51, the average family size is 3.11.

21.8 % of the population are under 18 years old, 6.4 % from 18 to 24, 31.6 % from 25 to 44, 24.1% between 45 and 64, 16.1% older than 65 is the average age 39 years. The ratio of women to men is 100:89,4, for people older than 18 years, the ratio 100:85,0.

The median household income is $ 59,634, and the median income for a family $ 73,264. Males have a median income of $ 51,121, women $ 37,100. The per capita income for the city is $ 28,039. 4.8 % of the population and 3.4% of families are below the poverty line, including 4.4% of children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 7.9 % of people older than 65

Population Development

¹ 1980 - 2000: census results; 2005: Updating the U.S. Census Bureau

Sons and daughters of the town

• Julian Bigelow, engineering
• Nick Zano, actor
• Balls Mahoney, Wrestler