South Plainfield

South Plainfield
South Plainfield Location in New Jersey
Basic data
Foundation :	April 6, 1926
State :	United States
State :	New Jersey
County :	Middlesex County
Coordinates :	40 ° 35 ′  N , 74 ° 25 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 35 ′  N , 74 ° 25 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	22,795 (as of 2006)
Population density :	1,055.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	21.7 km 2  (approx. 8 mi 2 ) of which 21.6 km 2  (approx. 8 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	24 m
Postal code :	07080
Area code :	+1 908
FIPS :	34-69390
GNIS ID :	0885402
Website :	www.southplainfieldnj.com
Mayor :	Charles F. Butrico, Jr.

South Plainfield is a city in Middlesex County , New Jersey , United States . In the census of 2000 21,810 inhabitants were registered.

geography

The city's geographic coordinates are 40 ° 34'51 "north latitude and 74 ° 24'50" west longitude.

According to the American surveying office, the city has a total area of ​​21.7 km² , of which 21.7 km² is land and 0.1 km² (0.48%) is water.

Demographics

According to the 2000 census, there were 21,810 people in South Plainfield at the time. There were 7,151 households and 5,856 families in the city. The population density was 1,007.3 people per km². 77.74% of the population were White, 8.56% African American , 0.22% Native American , 7.57% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 3.48% from other races, and 2.42% mixed race . 8.66% were Latinos of any race.

Of the 7,151 households, 37.6% had children under the age of 18. 66.8% of them were married couples living together, 10.9% single mothers, 18.1% no families, 15.3% were single households and 7.5% had people over 65 years of age. The average household size was 3.01 people; the average family size is 3.35 people.

25.1% of the population were under 18 years old, 7.2% between 18 and 24, 29.9% between 25 and 44, 23.7% between 45 and 64, 14.1% older than 65. The mean age was 38 years. The ratio of women to men was 100: 96.1; for those over 18 years of age 100: 92.6.

The median income for a household in the county was $ 67,466 and the median income for a family was $ 72,745 . Males had a median income of $ 47,465 versus $ 34,329 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 25,270. 3.4% of the population and 2.3% of families are below the poverty line, of which 3.7% are children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 4.4% are people over 65 years of age.

Population development

year	Residents¹
1980	20,521
1990	20,489
2000	21,810
2005	23,064

¹ 1980–2000: census results; 2005: Update of the US Census Bureau