Colonia, New Jersey
| Colonia | |
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 Location in New Jersey
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | New Jersey |
| County : | Middlesex County |
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 35 ′ N , 74 ° 19 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 17,795 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 1,779.5 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 10.0 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) of which 10.0 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 24 m |
| Postal code : | 07067 |
| Area code : | +1 732 |
| FIPS : | 34-14380 |
| GNIS ID : | 0875570 |
Colonia is a settlement and census-designated place within the community of Woodbridge in Middlesex County , New Jersey , USA . In the 2010 census , 17,795 inhabitants were registered.
geography
According to the American surveying office, the village has a total area of 10.0 km 2 .
Demographics
As of the 2000 census, there are 17,811 people, 6,184 households and 5,077 families in the city. The population density is 1,772.4 inhabitants per km 2 . 86.00% of the population is White, 4.76% African American , 0.10% Native American , 6.31% Asian , 0.06% Pacific Islander , 1.27% Other Ethnicity, and 1.50% Mixed Race . 4.97% are Latinos of any race.
Of the 6,184 households, 35.0% have children under the age of 18. 68.7% of them are married couples living together, 10.3% are single mothers, 17.9% are not families, 15.2% consist of single households and 8.7% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 .88, the average family size 3.21.
23.7% of the population are under 18 years old, 6.2% between 18 and 24, 29.1% between 25 and 44, 24.8% between 45 and 64, 16.2% older than 65. The average age is 40 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 93.0, for people older than 18 years the ratio is 100: 88.4.
The median income for a household is $ 67,372 and the median income for a family is $ 76,090. Males have a median income of $ 50,260 versus $ 36,657 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 27,732. 2.2% of the population and 1.5% of families live below the poverty line, of which 2.0% are children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 4.0% of people are older than 65.