Madison Park, New Jersey

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Madison Park
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Location in New Jersey
Basic data
State : United States
State : New Jersey
County : Middlesex County
Coordinates : 40 ° 27 ′  N , 74 ° 18 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 27 ′  N , 74 ° 18 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 6,929 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 1,649.8 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 4.3 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of
which 4.2 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 39 m
FIPS : 34-42540
GNIS ID : 0883002

Madison Park is a town within the Old Bridge Township in Middlesex County , New Jersey , USA . In the census of 2000 had a total population of 6,929 was recorded.

geography

The city's geographic coordinates are 40 ° 27'0 "north latitude and 74 ° 17'52" west longitude.

According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of ​​4.3 km 2 , of which 4.2 km 2 is land and 0.1 km 2 (1.20%) is water.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there are 6,929 people, 2,468 households and 1,772 families in the city. The population density is 1,631.3 people per km 2 . 56.36% of the population are White, 13.75% African American , 0.10% Native American , 19.97% Asian , 0.12% Pacific Islander , 4.17% Other Ethnicity, and 5.53% Mixed Race . 13.05% are Latinos of any race.

Of the 2,468 households, 39.1% have children under the age of 18. 53.7% of these are married couples living together, 12.5% ​​are single mothers, 28.2% are not families, 23.2% are single households and 5.3% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 81, the average family size 3.37.

27.2% of the population are under 18 years old, 8.3% between 18 and 24, 35.9% between 25 and 44, 20.3% between 45 and 64, 8.3% older than 65. The average age is 34 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 95.7, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 91.7.

The median income for a household is $ 52,263 and the median income for a family is $ 56,025. Males have a median income of $ 40,766 versus $ 31,890 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 21,622. 8.0% of the population and 6.0% of families live below the poverty line, of which 10.5% are children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 7.9% of people are older than 65.