Somerset, New Jersey
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Location in New Jersey
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | New Jersey | ||
| County : | Somerset County | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 30 ′ N , 74 ° 29 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 23,040 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 1,669.6 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 13.9 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) of which 13.8 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 28 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 08873, 08875 | ||
| Area code : | +1 732 | ||
| FIPS : | 34-68370 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1867375 | ||
Somerset is a city in Somerset County , New Jersey , USA . In the 2000 census , the population was 23,040.
geography
The city's geographic coordinates are 40 ° 29'54 "north latitude and 74 ° 29'2" west longitude.
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 13.9 km 2 , of which 13.8 km 2 is land and 0.1 km 2 (0.56%) is water.
Demographics
As of the 2000 census, there are 23,040 people, 8,238 households and 5,799 families in the city. The population density is 1,669.0 inhabitants per km 2 . 43.94% of the population are White, 38.55% African American , 0.26% Native American , 8.23% Asian , 0.05% Pacific Islander , 6.04% Other Ethnicity, and 2.94% Mixed Race . 12.00% are Latinos of various origins.
Of the 8,238 households, 31.2% have children under the age of 18. 52.6% of them are married couples living together, 12.9% are single mothers, 29.6% are not families, 22.8% are single households and 6.8% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 78, the average family size 3.29.
24.0% of the population are under 18 years old, 8.7% between 18 and 24, 32.6% between 25 and 44, 23.3% between 45 and 64, 11.4% older than 65. The average age is 36 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 94.3, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 91.9.
The median income for a household is $ 65,831 , and the median income for a family is $ 73,040. Males have a median income of $ 50,309 versus $ 36,162 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 26,798. 7.0% of the population and 4.9% of families live below the poverty line, of which 9.9% are children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 4.3% of people are older than 65.
Population development
| year | Residents¹ |
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| 1980 | 21,731 |
| 1990 | 22,070 |
| 2000 | 23,040 |
| 2005 | 23,500 |
¹ 1980 - 2000: census results; 2005: estimate
economy
Ferrero has a production facility in Somerset, the only one of the group in the USA.