Carteret

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Carteret
Carteret, New Jersey
Carteret
Carteret
Location in New Jersey
Basic data
Foundation : April 11, 1906
State : United States
State : New Jersey
County : Middlesex County
Coordinates : 40 ° 35 ′  N , 74 ° 14 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 35 ′  N , 74 ° 14 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 22,844 (as of 2010)
Population density : 2,355.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 11.3 km 2  (approx. 4 mi 2 ) of
which 9.7 km 2  (approx. 4 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 4 m
Postal code : 07008
Area code : +1 732
FIPS : 34-10750
GNIS ID : 0885181
Website : www.ci.carteret.nj.us
Mayor : Daniel J. Reiman

Carteret is a city in Middlesex County , New Jersey , United States . In the 2010 census , 22,844 inhabitants were registered.

geography

The city's geographic coordinates are 40 ° 34'57 "north latitude and 74 ° 13'48" west longitude.

According to the American surveying office, the city has a total area of ​​12.9 km² , of which 11.3 km² is land and 1.6 km² (12.63%) is water.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there are 20,709 people, 7,039 households and 5,208 families in the city. The population density is 1,833.9 inhabitants per km². 68.76% of the population are White, 9.54% African American , 0.24% Native American , 8.32% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 9.26% other races, and 3.86% mixed races. 23.37% are Latinos of any race.

Of the 7,039 households, 35.5% have children under the age of 18. 52.1% of these are married couples living together, 16.6% are single mothers, 26.0% are not families, 21.9% consist of single households and 11.1% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 88, the average family size 3.38.

25.2% of the population are under 18 years old, 8.4% between 18 and 24, 30.0% between 25 and 44, 21.4% between 45 and 64, 15.0% older than 65. The average age is 37 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 94.3, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 90.0.

The median income for a household is $ 47,148 and the median income for a family is $ 54,609. Males have a median income of $ 40,172 versus $ 28,132 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 18,967. 11.0% of the population and 8.6% of families live below the poverty line, of which 15.8% are children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 9.4% of people are older than 65.

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