Prospect Park, New Jersey

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Prospect Park
Prospect Park, New Jersey
Prospect Park
Prospect Park
Location in New Jersey
Basic data
Foundation : March 13, 1901
State : United States
State : New Jersey
County : Passaic County
Coordinates : 40 ° 56 ′  N , 74 ° 10 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 56 ′  N , 74 ° 10 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 5,720 (as of 2006)
Population density : 4,766.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 1.2 km 2  (approx. 0 mi 2 ) of
which 1.2 km 2  (approx. 0 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 63 m
Postcodes : 07508, 07538
Area code : +1 973
FIPS : 34-61170
GNIS ID : 0879504
Website : www.prospectpark.net
Mayor : Mohamed T. Khairullah

Prospect Park is a city in Passaic County , New Jersey , United States . In the census of 2000 had a total population of 5,779 was recorded.

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of ​​1.2 km 2 , not including water bodies.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there are 5,779 people, 1,822 households and 1,432 families in the city. The population density is 4,648.5 people per km 2 . 61.17% of the population are White, 13.65% African American , 0.42% Native American , 3.15% Asian , 0.07% Pacific Islander , 13.70% from other races, and 7.84% mixed race . 38.26% are Latinos of any race.

Of the 1,822 households, 44.7% have children under the age of 18. 52.7% of these are married couples living together, 20.0% are single mothers, 21.4% are not families, 17.0% are single households and 6.6% are people over 65. The average household size is 3 , 17, the average family size 3.56.

29.6% of the population are under 18 years old, 10.3% between 18 and 24, 32.8% between 25 and 44, 18.5% between 45 and 64, 8.8% older than 65. The average age is 31 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 90.8, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 84.7.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 46,434 and the median income for a family is $ 49,405. Males have a median income of $ 31,951 versus $ 26,569 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 16,410. 10.0% of the population and 7.9% of families live below the poverty line, of which 14.4% are children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 6.2% of people are older than 65.