Bernards Township, New Jersey

Somerset County

34-05560

Bernards Township is a township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. In the 2000 census, a total population of 24,575 was registered.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 62.2 km ². In Bernards Township are the towns of Basking Ridge and Bernardsville.

Demography

According to the census of 2000, there are 24,575 people, 9,242 households, and 6,487 families residing in the city. The population density is 395.4 inhabitants per km ². 89.20 % of the population are White, 1.44 % African American, 0.05 % Native American, 7.85 % Asian, 0.01 % Pacific Islander, 0.40 % from other races, and 1.05% mixed race. 2.63% are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 9,242 households 37.6 % have children under 18 years. 63.0 % are married couples living together, 5.8% are single mothers, 29.8 % are non-families, 26.4 % consists of single-person households and 9.2% in people older than 65, the average household size is 2, 58, the average family size is 3.17.

27.7 % of the population are under the age of 18, 3.2 % from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 25.5% between 45 and 64, 12.5 % older than 65 is the average age 39 years. The ratio of women to men is 100:94,6, for people older than 18 years, the ratio 100:90,0.

The median household income is $ 107,204, and the median income for a family $ 135,806. Males have a median income of $ 95,758, women $ 60,865. The per capita income for the city is $ 56,521. 1.3 % of the population and 0.6 % of families are below the poverty line, including 1.2% of children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 2.9 % of people older than 65

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