Kearny (New Jersey)

Hudson County

34-36510

Kearny is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The city was named after Philip Kearny, a general of the American Civil War, named. In the 2010 census, a total population of 40 684 has been registered.

Geography

The geographic coordinates of the city are 40 ° 45'47 "North and 74 ° 8'14 " West.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 26.4 km ², of which 23.7 km ² of land and 2.7 km ² ( 10.30% ) is water.

Demography

According to the census of 2000, there are 40,513 people, 13,539 households, and 9,802 families residing in the city. The population density is 1711.4 persons per km ². 75.75 % of the population are White, 3.97% African American, 0.37 % Native American, 5.50 % Asian, 0.07 % Pacific Islander, 10.04 % from other races, and 4.31% mixed race. 27.34 % are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 13,539 households 34.6 % have children under 18 years. 53.8 % are married couples living together, 13.2% are single mothers, 27.6% are non-families, 21.8 % consists of single-person households and 8.8% in people older than 65, the average household size is 2, 81, the average family size is 3.28.

21.5 % of the population are under the age of 18, 10.7 % from 18 to 24, 35.7 % from 25 to 44, 21.3% between 45 and 64, 10.9% older than 65 is the average age 35 years old. The ratio of women to men is 100:106,6, for people older than 18 years, the ratio 100:107,0.

The median household income is $ 47,757, and the median income for a family $ 54,596. Males have a median income of $ 38,672, women $ 30,620. The per capita income for the city is $ 20,886. 8.6% of the population and 6.1% of families are below the poverty line, including 9.1% of children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 10.0 % of people older than 65

Sons and daughters of the town

  • John Harkes, soccer player and assistant coach with New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer
  • Dick Weisgerber, U.S. American football player

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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