Mountainside, New Jersey

Union County

34-48510

Mountainside is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. In the 2000 census, a total population of 6,602 was recorded. Mountainside was founded in 1895.

Geography

The city is located at the geographical coordinates 40 ° 41 'N, 74 ° 21' W40.680277777778 - 74.356111111111. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.5 km ², of which 10.4 km ² of land and 0.1 km ² (0.74 %) is water.

Demography

According to the census of 2000, there are 6,602 people, 2,434 households, and 1,925 families residing in the city. The population density is 634.1 inhabitants per km ². 95.09 % of the population are White, 0.94% African American, 0.09 % Native American, 2.80 % Asian, 0.06 % Pacific Islander, 0.27 % from other races, and 0.74 % mixed race. 3.01% are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 2,434 households 29.3% have children under 18 years. 71.9 % are married couples living together, 5.3% are single mothers, 20.9% are non-families, 17.9 % consists of single-person households and 11.9% in people older than 65, the average household size is 2, 60, the average family size is 2.95.

21.1 % of the population are under the age of 18, 3.8 % from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 27.3 % between 45 and 64, 24.9% older than 65 is the average age for 46 years. The ratio of women to men is 100:89,2, for people older than 18 years, the ratio 100:87,1.

The median household income is $ 97,195, and the median income for a family $ 105,773. Males have a median income of $ 78,595, women $ 52,667. The per capita income for the city is $ 47,474. 3.0% of the population and 2.0% of families are below the poverty line, including 1.9 % have children younger than 18 years and 2.9 % of people older than 65