Raritan (New Jersey)

Somerset County

34-61980

Raritan is a borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. In the 2000 census, a total population of 6,338 was recorded.

Geography

The geographic coordinates of the city are 40 ° 34'17 "North and 74 ° 38'15 " West.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.3 km ², and no water surfaces are miteinberechnet.

Demography

According to the census of 2000, there are 6,338 people, 2,556 households, and 1,671 families residing in the city. The population density is 1199.6 persons per km ². 87.74 % of the population are White, 0.93% African American, 0.08 % Native American, 8.17 % Asian, 0.16 % Pacific Islander, 1.64 % from other races, and 1.28% mixed race. 8.41% are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 2,556 households 30.1% have children under 18 years. 51.0 % are married couples living together, 10.0% are single mothers, 34.6 % are non-families, 29.0 % consists of single-person households and 11.9% in people older than 65, the average household size is 2, 48, the average family size is 3.08.

22.3 % of the population are under the age of 18, 6.5 % from 18 to 24, 35.0% from 25 to 44, 20.0 % between 45 and 64, 16.2% older than 65 is the average age 38 years. The ratio of women to men is 100:92,3, for people older than 18 years, the ratio 100:91,1.

The median household income is $ 51,122, and the median income for a family $ 59,962. Males have a median income of $ 46,071, women $ 35,704. The per capita income for the city is $ 26,420. 6.4 % of the population and 5.5 % of families are below the poverty line, including 6.0% of children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 12.8 % of people older than 65

Sons and daughters of the town

Education

In Raritan, there is the Raritan Valley Community College for Undergraduate Studies. As an entry must be completed depending on the field placement tests, such as math or English.

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