Plainsboro Township, New Jersey

Middlesex County

34-59280

Plainsboro Township is a township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. In the 2010 census 22,999 inhabitants were registered.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 31.7 km ², of which 30.7 km ² of land and 1.1 km ² (3.35 %) water. The U.S. Census Bureau leads the settlements Plainsboro Center and Princeton Meadows as census-designated places.

Demography

According to the census of 2000, there are 20,215 people, 8,742 households, and 5,122 families residing in the city. The population density is 659.2 inhabitants per km ². 58.20 % of the population are White, 7.58% African American, 0.10 % Native American, 30.51 % Asian, 0.01 % Pacific Islander, 1.36 % from other races, and 2.24% mixed race. 4.64% are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 8,742 households 33.4 % have children under 18 years. 50.4 % are married couples living together, 6.4% are single mothers, 41.4 % are non-families, 33.9 % consists of single-person households and 2.2% in people older than 65, the average household size is 2, 30, the average family size is 3.06.

24.6 % of the population are under 18 years old, 6.5 % from 18 to 24, 45.2% from 25 to 44, 19.4% between 45 and 64, 4.2% older than 65 is the average age 33 years. The ratio of women to men is 100:102,4, for people older than 18 years, the ratio 100:100,8.

The median household income is $ 72,097, and the median income for a family $ 88,783. Males have a median income of $ 62,327, women $ 44,671. The per capita income for the city is $ 38,982. 3.0% of the population and 1.4% of families are below the poverty line, including 1.7 % have children younger than 18 years and 2.3 % of people older than 65

Citys: New Brunswick | Perth Amboy | South Amboy

Boroughs: Carteret | Dunellen | Helmetta | Highland Park | Jamesburg | Metuchen | Middlesex | Milltown | Sayreville | South Plainfield | South River | Spotswood

Townships: Cranbury | East Brunswick Township | Edison | Monroe Township | North Brunswick Township | Old Bridge Township | Piscataway Township | Plainsboro Township | South Brunswick Township | Woodbridge Township

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