Harrison (New Jersey)

Hudson County

34-30210

Harrison is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. In the 2000 census, a total population of 14,424 was registered.

Geography

The geographic coordinates of the city are 40 ° 44'45 "North and 74 ° 9'18 " West.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.4 km ², of which 3.2 km ² of land and 0.2 km ² ( 6.82% ) is water.

Demography

According to the census of 2000, there are 14,424 people, 5,136 households, and 3,636 families residing in the city. The population density is 4564.9 persons per km ². 66.10% of the population is White, 0.98% African American, 0.40 % Native American, 11.89 % Asian, 0.03 % Pacific Islander, 15.96 % from other races, and 4.65% mixed race. 36.97 % are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 5,136 households 33.7 % have children under 18 years. 49.8 % are married couples living together, 13.9% are single mothers, 29.2% are non-families, 22.5 % consists of single-person households and 8.7% in people older than 65, the average household size is 2, 81, the average family size is 3.27.

21.5 % of the population are under 18 years old, 10.6 % from 18 to 24, 36.8 % from 25 to 44, 20.9% between 45 and 64, 10.3% older than 65 is the average age 34 years. The ratio of women to men is 100:104,0, for people older than 18 years, the ratio 100:101,2.

The median household income is $ 41,350, and the median income for a family $ 48,489. Males have a median income of $ 33,069, women $ 26,858. The per capita income for the city is $ 18,490. 12.4 % of the population and 10.1 % of families are below the poverty line, including 15.5 % have children younger than 18 years and 10.8 % of people older than 65

Traffic

Since 1908 are metro the Port Authority Trans -Hudson to New York City.

Sports

The football team New York Red Bulls, who played in Major League Soccer, is located in Harrison and wearing their home games at Red Bull Arena from.

Sons and daughters of the town

City's Bayonne | Hoboken | Jersey City | Union City

Towns: Guttenberg | Harrison | Kearny | Secaucus | West New York

Borough: East Newark

Townships: North Bergen | Weehawken

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