Edgewater (New Jersey)

Bergen County

34-20020

Edgewater is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. In the 2000 census, a total population of 7,677 was recorded.

Geography

The geographic coordinates of the city are 40 ° 49'48 "North and 73 ° 58'26 " West.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.3 km ², of which 2.2 km ² of land and 4.1 km ² ( 64.88 %) is water.

Demography

According to the census of 2000, there are 7,677 people, 3,836 households, and 1,971 families residing in the city. The population density is 3487.2 persons per km ². 67.12 % of the population are White, 3.52% African American, 0.21 % Native American, 23.12 % Asian, 0.04 % Pacific Islander, 2.94 % from other races, and 3.05% mixed race. 10.45% are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 3,836 households 20.0 % have children under 18 years. 40.0 % are married couples living together, 8.4% are single mothers, 48.6 % are non-families, 39.1 % consists of all households and 6.3% in people older than 65, the average household size is 2 00, the average family size is 2.70.

15.4 % of the population are under the age of 18, 5.3 % from 18 to 24, 46.7 % from 25 to 44, 23.6% between 45 and 64, 8.9% older than 65 is the average age 36 years. The ratio of women to men is 100:94,9, for people older than 18 years, the ratio 100:92,9.

The median household income is $ 63,455, and the median income for a family $ 72,692. Males have a median income of $ 50,795, women $ 49,238. The per capita income for the city is $ 42,650. 8.6% of the population and 6.2% of families are below the poverty line, including 16.5 % have children younger than 18 years and 13.6 % of people older than 65