Little Falls Township, New Jersey

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Little Falls
Little Falls Town Hall.jpg
Location in New Jersey
Little Falls, New Jersey
Little Falls
Little Falls
Basic data
Foundation : April 2, 1868
State : United States
State : New Jersey
County : Passaic County
Coordinates : 40 ° 53 ′  N , 74 ° 14 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 53 ′  N , 74 ° 14 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 11,829 (as of 2006)
Population density : 1,666.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 7.3 km 2  (approx. 3 mi 2 ) of
which 7.1 km 2  (approx. 3 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 110 m
Postal code : 07424
Area code : +1 973
FIPS : 34-40620
GNIS ID : 0882313
Website : www.lfnj.com
Mayor : Darlene Post

Little Falls is a township in Passaic County , New Jersey , USA . In the census of 2000 had a total population of 10,855 has been registered.

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of ​​7.3 km 2 , of which 7.1 km 2 is land and 0.2 km 2 (2.47%) is water.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there are 10,855 people, 4,687 households and 2,873 families in the city. The population density is 1,524.1 inhabitants per km 2 . 92.13% of the population are White, 0.65% African American , 0.06% Native American , 4.20% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 1.33% Other Ethnicity, and 1.60% Mixed Race . 5.33% are Latinos of any race.

Of the 4,687 households, 22.9% have children under the age of 18. 49.1% of them are married couples living together, 9.4% are single mothers, 38.7% are not families, 33.1% are single households and 13.3% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 32, the average family size 2.99.

18.1% of the population are under 18 years old, 6.6% between 18 and 24, 32.4% between 25 and 44, 24.9% between 45 and 64, 17.9% older than 65. The average age is 41 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 89.7, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 87.4.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 58,857 and the median income for a family is $ 70,223. Males have a median income of $ 49,136 versus $ 37,727 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 33,242. 4.6% of the population and 2.8% of families live below the poverty line, of which 4.8% are children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 4.9% of people are older than 65.