Clark (New Jersey)

Union County

34-13150

Clark is a township in Union County, New Jersey, United States. In the 2000 census, a total population of 14,597 was registered. Clark was formed in 1864 from Rahway.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.6 km ², of which 11.2 km ² of land and 0.4 km ² ( 3.12% ) is water.

Demography

According to the census of 2000, there are 14,597 people, 5,637 households, and 4,126 families residing in the city. The population density is 1298.6 persons per km ². 95.61 % of the population are White, 0.30 % African American, 0.01 % Native American, 2.75 % Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.63 % from other races, and 0.69% mixed race. 3.67% are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 5,637 households 28.1% have children under 18 years. 61.4 % are married couples living together, 9.0% are single mothers, 26.8 % are non-families, 24.1% consist of single-person households and 12.9% in people older than 65, the average household size is 2, 56, the average family size is 3.07.

20.8 % of the population are under the age of 18, 5.4 % from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 24.5% between 45 and 64, 21.7% older than 65 is the average age 43 years. The ratio of women to men is 100:90,5, for people older than 18 years, the ratio 100:86,4.

The median household income is $ 65,019, and the median income for a family $ 77,291. Males have a median income of $ 54,543, women $ 36,361. The per capita income for the city is $ 29,883. 1.7 % of the population and 1.0 % of families are below the poverty line, including 2.0% of children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 2.7 % of people older than 65

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