South Plainfield, New Jersey

Middlesex County

34-69390

South Plainfield is a town in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. In the census of 2000 21.810 inhabitants were registered.

Geography

The geographic coordinates of the city are 40 ° 34'51 "North and 74 ° 24'50 " West.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 21.7 km ², of which 21.7 km ² of land and 0.1 km ² (0.48 %) is water.

Demography

According to the 2000 census were living at that time 21,810 people in South Plainfield. There were 7,151 households, and 5,856 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,007.3 inhabitants per km ². 77.74 % of the population were White, 8.56% African American, 0.22 % Native American, 7.57 % Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 3.48 % from other races, and 2.42% mixed race. 8.66% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 7,151 households, 37.6 % had children under the age of 18. 66.8 % were married couples living together, 10.9% single mothers, 18.1% are non-families, 15.3% of all households and 7.5% had someone living alone at the age of more than 65 years. The average household size was 3.01 persons; the average family size is 3.35 people.

25.1% of the population were under 18 years old, 7.2 % from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 23.7% between 45 and 64, 14.1% older than 65 was the average age 38 years. The ratio of women to men was 100:96,1; in the over 18 year olds 100:92,6.

The median household income was $ 67,466, and the median income for a family $ 72,745. Males have a median income of $ 47,465, women $ 34,329. The per capita income for the city was $ 25,270. 3.4% of the population and 2.3% of families are below the poverty line, including 3.7% of those under the age 18 years and 4.4% in people over 65 years.

Population Development

¹ 1980 - 2000: census results; 2005: Updating the U.S. Census Bureau

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

• Location in New Jersey
• Location in North America
• Middlesex County (New Jersey)