Highland Park, New Jersey

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Highland park
Highland Park, New Jersey
Highland park
Highland park
Location in New Jersey
Basic data
Foundation : March 15, 1905
State : United States
State : New Jersey
County : Middlesex County
Coordinates : 40 ° 30 ′  N , 74 ° 26 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 30 ′  N , 74 ° 26 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 13,982 (as of 2010)
Population density : 2,912.9 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 4.8 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of
which 4.8 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 23 m
Postal code : 08904
Area code : +1 732
FIPS : 34-31470
GNIS ID : 0885252
Website : hpboro.com
Mayor : Stephen B. Nolan

Highland Park is a city in Middlesex County , New Jersey , United States . In the 2010 census , 13,982 inhabitants were registered.

geography

The city's geographic coordinates are 40 ° 30'1 "north latitude and 74 ° 25'33" west longitude.

According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of ​​4.8 km 2 , not including water bodies.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there are 13,999 people, 5,899 households and 3,409 families in the city. The population density is 2,937.5 inhabitants per km 2 . 72.06% of the population are White, 7.94% African American , 0.11% Native American , 13.63% Asian , 0.09% Pacific Islander , 3.59% Other Ethnicity, and 2.59% Mixed Race . 8.18% are Latinos of various origins.

Of the 5,899 households, 27.6% have children under the age of 18. 46.2% of them are married couples living together, 8.2% are single mothers, 42.2% are not families, 31.5% are single households and 9.2% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 37, the average family size 3.06.

21.7% of the population are under 18 years old, 8.8% between 18 and 24, 37.1% between 25 and 44, 20.4% between 45 and 64, 11.9% older than 65. The average age is 35 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 93.3, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 90.4.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 53,250 and the median income for a family is $ 71,267. Males have a median income of $ 47,248 versus $ 36,829 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 28,767. 8.4% of the population and 5.3% of families live below the poverty line, of which 7.7% are children or adolescents under the age of 18 and 9.6% of the people are over 65.

Personalities