Dunellen

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Dunellen
Dunellen, New Jersey
Dunellen
Dunellen
Location in New Jersey
Basic data
Foundation : October 28, 1887
State : United States
State : New Jersey
County : Middlesex County
Coordinates : 40 ° 35 ′  N , 74 ° 28 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 35 ′  N , 74 ° 28 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 6,940 (as of 2006)
Population density : 2,570.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 2.7 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of
which 2.7 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 16 m
Postal code : 08812
Area code : +1 732
FIPS : 34-18490
GNIS ID : 08851988
Website : www.dunellen.com
Mayor : Robert Seader

Dunellen is a city in Middlesex County , New Jersey , United States . In the census of 2000 had a total population of 6,823 was recorded.

geography

According to the American surveying office, the city has a total area of ​​2.7 km² , not including water areas.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there are 6,823 people, 2,451 households and 1,710 families in the city. The population density is 2,533.1 inhabitants per km². 84.07% of the population are White, 3.66% African American , 0.25% Native American , 3.56% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 6.38% Other Ethnicity, and 2.07% Mixed Race . 14.80% are Latinos of various origins.

33.9% of the 2,451 households have children under the age of 18. 54.4% of them are married couples living together, 10.7% are single mothers, 30.2% are not families, 23.5% are single households and 8.2% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 75, the average family size 3.30.

24.9% of the population are under 18 years old, 6.9% between 18 and 24, 36.0% between 25 and 44, 20.9% between 45 and 64, 11.3% older than 65. The average age is 36 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 101.0, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 99.2.

The median income for a household is $ 59,205 and the median income for a family is $ 67,188. Males have a median income of $ 45,000 versus $ 34,130 for women. The per capita income for the city is $ 26,529. 3.3% of the population and 1.4% of families live below the poverty line, of which 2.0% are children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 4.2% of people are older than 65.