Laurence Harbor
| Laurence Harbor | |
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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 ° 27 ′ N , 74 ° 15 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 6,227 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 853 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 7.5 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) of which 7.3 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 8 m |
| Postcodes : | 08878, 08879 |
| Area code : | +1 732 |
| FIPS : | 34-39360 |
| GNIS ID : | 0877695 |
Laurence Harbor is a town within the Old Bridge Township in Middlesex County , New Jersey , USA . In the census of 2000 had a total population of 6,227 was recorded.
geography
The city's geographic coordinates are 40 ° 27 '2 "N, 74 ° 14' 43" W.
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 7.5 km 2 , of which 7.3 km 2 is land and 0.2 km 2 (2.08%) is water.
Demographics
As of the 2000 census, there are 6,227 people, 2,286 households, and 1,634 families in the city. The population density is 852.6 inhabitants per km 2 . 90.65% of the population are White, 3.57% African American , 0.22% Native American , 2.20% Asian , 0.05% Pacific Islander , 1.64% Other Ethnicity, and 1.67% Mixed Race . 6.86% are Latinos of any race.
Of the 2,286 households, 34.4% have children under the age of 18. 55.6% of them are married couples living together, 11.5% are single mothers, 28.5% are not families, 22.7% are single households and 4.9% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 72, the average family size 3.25.
25.6% of the population are under 18 years old, 7.4% between 18 and 24, 34.9% between 25 and 44, 24.5% between 45 and 64, 7.5% older than 65. The average age is 36 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 104.0, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 100.1.
The median income for a household in the city is $ 57,997 and the median income for a family is $ 61,470. Males have a median income of $ 46,439 versus $ 30,918 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 23,619. 5.6% of the population and 4.3% of families live below the poverty line, of which 7.2% are children or adolescents under the age of 18 and 10.8% of the people are over 65.