Hawthorne (New Jersey)

Passaic County

34-30570

Hawthorne is a city in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. In the 2000 census, a total population of 18 218 has been registered.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.9 km ², of which 8.8 km ² of land and 0.1 km ² (0.58 %) is water.

Demography

According to the census of 2000, there are 18,218 people, 7,260 households, and 4,929 families residing in the city. The population density is 2068.8 persons per km ². 93.75 % of the population are White, 0.75% African American, 0.14 % Native American, 1.89 % Asian, 0.02 % Pacific Islander, 1.58 % from other races, and 1.88% mixed race. 7.43% are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 7,260 households 28.8 % have children under 18 years. 54.1 % are married couples living together, 10.3% are single mothers, 32.1% are non-families, 26.5% consist of single-person households and 11.1% in people older than 65, the average household size is 2, 50, the average family size is 3.07.

21.8 % of the population are under the age of 18, 6.5 % from 18 to 24, 33.5 % from 25 to 44, 22.7 % between 45 and 64, 15.5% older than 65 is the average age 38 years. The ratio of women to men is 100:91,1, for people older than 18 years, the ratio 100:87,7.

The median household income is $ 55,340, and the median income for a family $ 65,451. Males have a median income of $ 46,270, women $ 33,277. The per capita income for the city is $ 26,551. 3.4% of the population and 2.6% of families are below the poverty line, including 4.0% of children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 5.4 % of people older than 65

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  • Location in New Jersey
  • Place in North America
  • Passaic County
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