Watchung, New Jersey

Somerset County

34-77600

Watchung is a town in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. In the 2000 census, a total population of 5,613 was recorded.

Geography

The geographic coordinates of the city are 40 ° 38'21 "North and 74 ° 26'37 " West.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.6 km ², of which 15.6 km ² of land and 0.1 km ² (0.33 %) is water.

Demography

According to the census of 2000, there are 5,613 people, 2,098 households, and 1,617 families residing in the city. The population density is 360.0 inhabitants per km ². 84.30 % of the population are White, 3.37% African American, 0.09 % Native American, 9.85 % Asian, 0.09 % Pacific Islander, 0.71 % from other races, and 1.59% mixed race. 2.99% are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 2,098 households 30.8 % have children under 18 years. 70.4 % are married couples living together, 4.1% are single mothers, 22.9% are non-families, 19.0 % consists of all households and 6.9% in people older than 65, the average household size is 2, 62, the average family size is 3.00.

21.9 % of the population are under 18 years old, 4.7 % from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 30.1% between 45 and 64, 16.3% older than 65 is the average age 43 years. The ratio of women to men is 100:95,4, for people older than 18 years, the ratio 100:93,3.

The median household income is $ 101,944, and the median income for a family $ 120,764. Males have a median income of $ 80,658, women $ 54,167. The per capita income for the city is $ 58,653. 2.2% of the population and 0.5 % of families are below the poverty line, including 1.6% of children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 1.6 % of people older than 65

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