Collings Lakes
| Collings Lakes | |
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 Location in New Jersey
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | New Jersey |
| County : | Atlantic County |
| Coordinates : | 39 ° 36 ′ N , 74 ° 53 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 1,726 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 1,015.3 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 1.8 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 1.7 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 23 m |
| FIPS : | 34-14230 |
| GNIS ID : | 0875560 |
Collings Lakes is a city within the Buena Vista Township in Atlantic County , New Jersey , United States . In the census of 2000 had a total population of 1,726 was recorded.
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 1.8 km² , of which 1.7 km² is land and 0.1 km² (5.63%) is water.
Demographics
As of the 2000 census, there are 1,726 people, 564 households and 463 families in the city. The population density is 994.6 inhabitants per km². 88.76% of the population are White, 4.11% African American , 0.29% Native American , 0.29% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 4.58% Other Ethnicity, and 1.97% Mixed Race . 8.52% are Latinos of any race .
39.7% of the 564 households have children under the age of 18. 61.7% of these are married couples living together, 13.8% are single mothers, 17.9% are not families, 13.1% are single households and 4.8% are people over 65. The average household size is 3 .06, the average family size 3.29.
28.2% of the population are under 18 years old, 9.0% between 18 and 24, 31.4% between 25 and 44, 24.5% between 45 and 64, 6.9% older than 65. The average age is 34 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 100.2, for people older than 18 years the ratio is 100: 95.9.
The median income for a household is $ 51,042 and the median income for a family is $ 51,083. Males have a median income of $ 36,346 versus $ 25,924 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 17,903. 8.6% of the population and 6.3% of families live below the poverty line, of which 16.0% are children or adolescents under the age of 18 and 8.5% of people are over 65.