Cranford (New Jersey)

Union County

34-15640

Cranford is a township in Union County, New Jersey, United States. In the 2000 census, a total population of 22 578 has been registered. Cranford was founded in 1871.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.5 km ², of which 12.5 km ² of land and 0.1 km ² (0.41 %) is water.

Demography

According to the census of 2000, there are 22,578 people, 8,397 households, and 6,222 families residing in the city. The population density is 1808.6 persons per km ². 93.70 % of the population are White, 2.58% African American, 0.04 % Native American, 2.15 % Asian, 0.02 % Pacific Islander, 0.67 % from other races, and 0.84% ​​mixed race. 3.89% are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 8,397 households 32.9 % have children under 18 years. 63.0 % are married couples living together, 8.8% are single mothers, 25.9 % are non-families, 21.9 % consists of single-person households and 10.2% in people older than 65, the average household size is 2, 62, the average family size is 3.09.

23.3 % of the population are under the age of 18, 5.3 % from 18 to 24, 29.4 % from 25 to 44, 24.1% between 45 and 64, 17.9% older than 65 is the average age 40. The ratio of women to men is 100:90,5, for people older than 18 years, the ratio 100:86,2.

The median household income is $ 76,338, and the median income for a family $ 86,624. Males have a median income of $ 60,757, women $ 41,020. The per capita income for the city is $ 33,283. 2.5 % of the population and 1.0 % of families are below the poverty line, including 1.5% of children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 6.3 % of people older than 65

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