Wallington, New Jersey
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Foundation : | December 31, 1894 |
State : | United States |
State : | New Jersey |
County : | Bergen County |
Coordinates : | 40 ° 51 ′ N , 74 ° 6 ′ W |
Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
Residents : | 11,430 (as of 2006) |
Population density : | 4,396.2 inhabitants per km 2 |
Area : | 2.7 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 2.6 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land |
Height : | 6 m |
Postal code : | 07057 |
Area code : | +1 973 |
FIPS : | 34-76490 |
GNIS ID : | 0885430 |
Website : | www.wallingtonnj.org |
Mayor : | Walter G. Wargacki |
Wallington is a city in Bergen County , New Jersey , United States . In the census of 2000 had a total population of 11,583 has been registered.
geography
The city's geographic coordinates are 40 ° 51'11 "north latitude and 74 ° 6'33" west longitude.
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 2.7 km 2 , of which 2.6 km 2 is land and 0.1 km 2 (3.85%) is water.
Demographics
As of the 2000 census, there are 11,583 people, 4,752 households and 3,041 families in the city. The population density is 4,472.2 people per km 2 . 87.60% of the population are White, 2.67% African American , 0.09% Native American , 4.98% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 2.32% Other Ethnicity, and 2.31% Mixed Race . 6.70% are Latinos of various origins.
Of the 4,752 households, 25.7% have children under the age of 18. 48.3% of them are married couples living together, 11.5% are single mothers, 36.0% are not families, 29.8% consist of single households and 11.4% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 44, the average family size 3.05.
18.4% of the population are under 18 years old, 8.8% between 18 and 24, 33.9% between 25 and 44, 23.7% between 45 and 64, 15.2% older than 65. The average age is 38 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 93.0, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 90.2.
The median income for a household in the city is $ 45,656 and the median income for a family is $ 55,291. Males have a median income of $ 40,077 versus $ 30,503 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 24,431. 6.3% of the population and 4.8% of families live below the poverty line, of which 6.8% are children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 4.4% of people are older than 65.