Clifton, New Jersey

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Clifton
Clifton, New Jersey
Clifton
Clifton
Location in New Jersey
Basic data
Foundation : April 26, 1917
State : United States
State : New Jersey
County : Passaic County
Coordinates : 40 ° 52 ′  N , 74 ° 9 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 52 ′  N , 74 ° 9 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 79,606 (as of 2006)
Population density : 2,716.9 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 29.5 km 2  (approx. 11 mi 2 ) of
which 29.3 km 2  (approx. 11 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 37 m
Postcodes : 07011-07015
Area code : +1 973
FIPS : 34-13690
GNIS ID : 0885188
Website : www.cliftonnj.org
Mayor : James Anzaldi

Clifton is a city in Passaic County , New Jersey , United States . In the census of 2000 had a total population of 78,672 has been registered.

geography

According to the American surveying office, the city has a total area of ​​29.5 km² , of which 29.3 km² is land and 0.3 km² (0.88%) is water.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there are 78,672 people, 30,244 households and 20,354 families in the city. The population density is 2,688.1 inhabitants per km². 76.22% of the population are White, 2.89% African American , 0.24% Native American , 6.44% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 9.60% Other Ethnicity, and 4.57% Mixed Race . 19.84% are Latinos of any race.

Of the 30,244 households, 28.9% have children under the age of 18. 51.3% of them are married couples living together, 11.5% are single mothers, 32.7% are not families, 27.9% consist of single households and 13.7% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 59, the average family size 3.20.

21.6% of the population are under 18 years old, 7.7% between 18 and 24, 30.7% between 25 and 44, 22.5% between 45 and 64, 17.6% older than 65. The average age is 39 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 91.4, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 88.1.

The median income for a household is $ 50,619 and the median income for a family is $ 60,688. Males have a median income of $ 40,143 versus $ 32,090 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 23,638. 6.3% of the population and 4.3% of families live below the poverty line, of which 8.6% are children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 5.2% of people are older than 65.

sons and daughters of the town