Carteret, New Jersey

Middlesex County

34-10750

Carteret is a borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. In the 2010 census 22 844 inhabitants were registered.

Geography

The geographic coordinates of the city are 40 ° 34'57 "North and 74 ° 13'48 " West.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.9 km ², of which 11.3 km ² of land and 1.6 km ² ( 12.63% ) is water.

Demography

According to the census of 2000, there are 20,709 people, 7,039 households, and 5,208 families residing in the city. The population density is 1833.9 persons per km ². 68.76 % of the population are White, 9.54% African American, 0.24 % Native American, 8.32 % Asian, 0.03 % Pacific Islander, 9.26 % from other races, and 3.86% mixed ethnic backgrounds. 23.37 % are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 7,039 households 35.5% have children under 18 years. 52.1 % are married couples living together, 16.6% are single mothers, 26.0% are non-families, 21.9 % consists of single-person households and 11.1% in people older than 65, the average household size is 2, 88, the average family size is 3.38.

25.2 % of the population are under 18 years old, 8.4 % from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 21.4% between 45 and 64, 15.0 % older than 65 is the average age 37 years. The ratio of women to men is 100:94,3, for people older than 18 years, the ratio 100:90,0.

The median household income is $ 47,148, and the median income for a family $ 54,609. Males have a median income of $ 40,172, women $ 28,132. The per capita income for the city is $ 18,967. 11.0 % of the population and 8.6 % of families are below the poverty line, including 15.8 % have children younger than 18 years and 9.4 % of people older than 65

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Jonathan Erdelyi, cyclist

Citys: New Brunswick | Perth Amboy | South Amboy

Boroughs: Carteret | Dunellen | Helmetta | Highland Park | Jamesburg | Metuchen | Middlesex | Milltown | Sayreville | South Plainfield | South River | Spotswood

Townships: Cranbury | East Brunswick Township | Edison | Monroe Township | North Brunswick Township | Old Bridge Township | Piscataway Township | Plainsboro Township | South Brunswick Township | Woodbridge Township

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