Palisades Park, New Jersey

Bergen County

34-55770

Palisades Park is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. In the 2000 census, a total population of 17,073 was registered.

Geography

The geographic coordinates of the city are 40 ° 50'45 "North and 73 ° 59'41 " West.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.3 km ², of which 3.1 km ² of land and 0.2 km ² (4.72 %) is water.

Demography

According to the census of 2000, there are 17,073 people, 6,247 households, and 4,447 families residing in the city. The population density is 5447.9 persons per km ². 48.27 % of the population are White, 1.38% African American, 0.19 % Native American, 41.09 % Asian, 0.03 % Pacific Islander, 5.80 % from other races, and 3.24% mixed race. 16.48 % are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 6,247 households 30.6 % have children under 18 years. 54.9 % are married couples living together, 10.4% are single mothers, 28.8 % are non-families, 22.9% consist of all households and 8.1% in people older than 65, the average household size is 2, 73, the average family size is 3.20.

19.4 % of the population are under the age of 18, 9.1 % from 18 to 24, 37.8 % from 25 to 44, 21.7% between 45 and 64, 12.1% older than 65 is the average age 36 years. The ratio of women to men is 100:99,1, for people older than 18 years, the ratio 100:97,8.

The median household income is $ 48,015, and the median income for a family $ 54,503. Males have a median income of $ 37,204, women $ 31,997. The per capita income for the city is $ 22,607. 9.7 % of the population and 8.5 % of families are below the poverty line, including 9.9 % have children younger than 18 years and 12.1 % of people older than 65