Colonia (New Jersey)

Middlesex County

34-14380

Colonia is a settlement and census-designated place within the town of Woodbridge in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. In the 2010 census 17,795 inhabitants were registered.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 10.0 km ².

Demography

According to the census of 2000, there are 17,811 people, 6,184 households, and 5,077 families residing in the city. The population density is 1772.4 persons per km ². 86.00 % of the population are White, 4.76% African American, 0.10 % Native American, 6.31 % Asian, 0.06 % Pacific Islander, 1.27 % from other races, and 1.50% mixed race. 4.97% are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 6,184 households 35.0% have children under 18 years. 68.7 % are married couples living together, 10.3% are single mothers, 17.9% are non-families, 15.2% consist of all households and 8.7% in people older than 65, the average household size is 2, 88, the average family size is 3.21.

23.7 % of the population are under the age of 18, 6.2 % from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 24.8% between 45 and 64, 16.2% older than 65 is the average age 40. The ratio of women to men is 100:93,0, for people older than 18 years, the ratio 100:88,4.

The median household income is $ 67,372, and the median income for a family $ 76,090. Males have a median income of $ 50,260, women $ 36,657. The per capita income for the city is $ 27,732. 2.2% of the population and 1.5% of families are below the poverty line, including 2.0% of children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 4.0 % of people older than 65

• Location in New Jersey
• Place in North America
• Woodbridge Township