Bloomfield (New Jersey)

Essex County

34-06260

Bloomfield is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. In the 2000 census, a total population of 47 683 has been registered.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13.8 km ².

Demography

According to the census of 2000, there are 47,683 people, 19,017 households, and 12,075 families residing in the city. The population density is 3460.6 persons per km ². 70.09 % of the population are White, 11.69% African American, 0.19 % Native American, 8.38 % Asian, 0.07 % Pacific Islander, 6.42 % from other races, and 3.16% mixed race. 14.47 % are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 19,017 households 28.2% have children under 18 years. 46.7 % are married couples living together, 12.4% are single mothers, 36.5 % are non-families, 30.4% consist of single-person households and 10.6% in people older than 65, the average household size is 2, 49, the average family size is 3.16.

21.1 % of the population are under 18 years old, 8.4 % from 18 to 24, 34.0% from 25 to 44, 22.3% between 45 and 64, 14.3% older than 65 is the average age 37 years. The ratio of women to men is 100:90,8, for people older than 18 years, the ratio 100:87,1.

The median household income is $ 53,289, and the median income for a family $ 64,945. Males have a median income of $ 43,498, women $ 36,104. The per capita income for the city is $ 26,049. 5.9 % of the population and 4.4% of families are below the poverty line, including 6.3% of children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 8.2 % of people older than 65

Sons and daughters of the town

  • William C. Carl (1865-1936), organist and music teacher
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