Verona (New Jersey)

Essex County

34-75815

Verona is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. In the 2000 census, a total population of 13,533 was registered.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.2 km ², of which 7.1 km ² of land and 0.1 km ² (0.72 %) is water.

Demography

According to the census of 2000, there are 13,533 people, 5,585 households, and 3,697 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,900.0 inhabitants per km ². 92.99 % of the population are White, 1.53% African American, 0.02 % Native American, 3.41 % Asian, 0.06 % Pacific Islander, 0.71 % from other races, and 1.27% mixed race. 3.45% are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 5,585 households 29.4 % have children under 18 years. 56.3 % are married couples living together, 7.3% are single mothers, 33.8 % are non-families, 30.0 % consists of single-person households and 15.8% in people older than 65, the average household size is 2, 42, the average family size is 3.06.

22.5 % of the population are under 18 years old, 4.3 % from 18 to 24, 28.8 % from 25 to 44, 25.1% between 45 and 64, 19.3% older than 65 is the average age 41 years. The ratio of women to men is 100:89,1, for people older than 18 years, the ratio 100:83,8.

The median household income is $ 74,619, and the median income for a family $ 97,673. Males have a median income of $ 60,434, women $ 43,196. The per capita income for the city is $ 41,202. 3.3% of the population and 1.4% of families are below the poverty line, including 2.6% of children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 6.2 % of people older than 65

Sons and daughters of the town

• Jay Mohr, actor and comedian