Moonachie

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Moonachie
Moonachie Location in New Jersey
Basic data
Foundation :	May 3, 1910
State :	United States
State :	New Jersey
County :	Bergen County
Coordinates :	40 ° 51 ′  N , 74 ° 4 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 51 ′  N , 74 ° 4 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	2,797 (as of 2006)
Population density :	621.6 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	4.5 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 4.5 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	2 m
Postal code :	07074
Area code :	+1 201
FIPS :	34-47700
GNIS ID :	0885307
Website :	www.moonachie.us
Mayor :	Frederick J. Dressel

Moonachie is a borough in Bergen County , New Jersey , USA . In October 2012, after a dam burst caused by Hurricane Sandy, the community was flooded and had to be evacuated.

geography

According to the US Census Bureau , the community has a total area of ​​4.5 km² , not including water bodies.

Demographics

According to the 2000 census, there are 2,754 people, 1,041 households, and 707 families in the parish. The population density is 614.6 inhabitants per km². 85.66% of the population is White , 0.94% African American , 0.11% Native American , 6.64% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 2.94% Other Ethnicity, and 3.70% Mixed Race . 12.67% are Latinos of any race.

28.1% of the 1,041 households have children under the age of 18. 52.6% of them are married couples living together, 10.8% are single mothers, 32.0% are not families, 27.8% are single households and 11.4% are people over 65. The average household size is 2.65, the average family size 3.27.

20.9% of the population are under 18 years old, 7.6% between 18 and 24, 30.1% between 25 and 44, 26.1% between 45 and 64, 15.3% older than 65. The average age is 40 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 96.9, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 95.6.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 50,571 and the median income for a family is $ 62,163. Males have a median income of $ 41,875 versus $ 32,829 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 24,654. 3.8% of the population and 1.7% of families live below the poverty line, of which 3.8% are children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 6.3% of people are older than 65.