Palisades Park

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Palisades Park
Palisades Park, New Jersey
Palisades Park
Palisades Park
Location in New Jersey
Basic data
Foundation : March 22, 1899
State : United States
State : New Jersey
County : Bergen County
Coordinates : 40 ° 51 ′  N , 74 ° 0 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 51 ′  N , 74 ° 0 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 19,306 (as of 2006)
Population density : 6,227.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 3.3 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of
which 3.1 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 29 m
Postal code : 07650
Area code : +1 201
FIPS : 34-55770
GNIS ID : 0885338
Website : palisadesparknj.us

Palisades Park is a city in Bergen County , New Jersey , United States . In the census of 2000 had a total population of 17,073 has been registered.

geography

The geographic coordinates of the city are 40 ° 50'45 "north latitude and 73 ° 59'41" west longitude.

According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of ​​3.3 km 2 , of which 3.1 km 2 is land and 0.2 km 2 (4.72%) is water.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there are 17,073 people, 6,247 households and 4,447 families in the city. The population density is 5,447.9 inhabitants per km 2 . 48.27% of the population are White, 1.38% African American , 0.19% Native American , 41.09% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 5.80% Other Ethnicity, and 3.24% Mixed Race . 16.48% are Latinos of any race.

Of the 6,247 households, 30.6% have children under the age of 18. 54.9% of them are married couples living together, 10.4% are single mothers, 28.8% are not families, 22.9% are single households and 8.1% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 73, the average family size 3.20.

19.4% of the population are under 18 years old, 9.1% between 18 and 24, 37.8% between 25 and 44, 21.7% between 45 and 64, 12.1% older than 65. The average age is 36 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 99.1, for people older than 18 years the ratio is 100: 97.8.

The median income for a household is $ 48,015 and the median income for a family is $ 54,503. Males have a median income of $ 37,204 versus $ 31,997 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 22,607. 9.7% of the population and 8.5% of families live below the poverty line, of which 9.9% are children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 12.1% of people are older than 65.

Web links

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