Somerset (New Jersey)

Somerset County

34-68370

Somerset is a town in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. In the 2000 census, a total population of 23,040 was registered.

Geography

The geographic coordinates of the city are 40 ° 29'54 "North and 74 ° 29'2 " West.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13.9 km ², of which 13.8 km ² of land and 0.1 km ² (0.56 %) is water.

Demography

According to the census of 2000, there are 23,040 people, 8,238 households, and 5,799 families residing in the city. The population density is 1669.0 persons per km ². 43.94 % of the population are White, 38.55 % African American, 0.26 % Native American, 8.23 % Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 6.04 % from other races, and 2.94% mixed race. 12.00% are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 8,238 households 31.2% have children under 18 years. 52.6 % are married couples living together, 12.9% are single mothers, 29.6% are non-families, 22.8 % consists of all households and 6.8% in people older than 65, the average household size is 2, 78, the average family size is 3.29.

24.0 % of the population are under 18 years old, 8.7 % from 18 to 24, 32.6 % from 25 to 44, 23.3% between 45 and 64, 11.4% older than 65 is the average age 36 years. The ratio of women to men is 100:94,3, for people older than 18 years, the ratio 100:91,9.

The median household income is $ 65,831, and the median income for a family $ 73,040. Males have a median income of $ 50,309, women $ 36,162. The per capita income for the city is $ 26,798. 7.0 % of the population and 4.9 % of families are below the poverty line, including 9.9 % have children younger than 18 years and 4.3 % of people older than 65

Population Development

¹ 1980 - 2000: census results; 2005: estimate

Economy

Ferrero operates a manufacturing facility in Somerset, she is the only one of the group in the United States.

• Location in New Jersey
• Place in North America
• Somerset County (New Jersey)