Plainsboro Township
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Location in New Jersey
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Basic data | |
Foundation : | 1919 |
State : | United States |
State : | New Jersey |
County : | Middlesex County |
Coordinates : | 40 ° 20 ′ N , 74 ° 35 ′ W |
Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
Residents : | 22,999 (as of 2010) |
Population density : | 749.2 inhabitants per km 2 |
Area : | 31.7 km 2 (approx. 12 mi 2 ) of which 30.7 km 2 (approx. 12 mi 2 ) is land |
Height : | 24 m |
Postal code : | 08536 |
Area code : | +1 609 |
FIPS : | 34-59280 |
GNIS ID : | 0882161 |
Website : | www.plainsboronj.com |
Mayor : | Peter Cantu |
Plainsboro Township is a community in Middlesex County , New Jersey , United States . In the 2010 census , 22,999 inhabitants were registered.
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 31.7 km 2 , of which 30.7 km 2 is land and 1.1 km 2 (3.35%) is water. The US statistical agency lists the Plainsboro Center and Princeton Meadows settlements as census-designated places .
Demographics
As of the 2000 census, there are 20,215 people, 8,742 households and 5,122 families in the city. The population density is 659.2 inhabitants per km 2 . 58.20% of the population is White, 7.58% African American , 0.10% Native American , 30.51% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 1.36% from other races, and 2.24% mixed race . 4.64% are Latinos of various origins.
Of the 8,742 households, 33.4% have children under the age of 18. 50.4% of them are married couples living together, 6.4% are single mothers, 41.4% are not families, 33.9% are single households and 2.2% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 30, the average family size 3.06.
24.6% of the population are under 18 years old, 6.5% between 18 and 24, 45.2% between 25 and 44, 19.4% between 45 and 64, 4.2% older than 65. The average age is 33 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 102.4, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 100.8.
The median income for a household is $ 72,097 and the median income for a family is $ 88,783. Males have a median income of $ 62,327 versus $ 44,671 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 38,982. 3.0% of the population and 1.4% of families live below the poverty line, of which 1.7% are children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 2.3% of people are older than 65.