Founded: 1925
Settled: 1676
- Economy - At the time of the
2000 census, the per capita income in Union Beach was $20,973,
compared with $21,587 nationally
- Education - 9% of Union Beach
residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college
degree
- Housing & real estate - Median
rent in Union Beach, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $780. Monthly
homeowner costs for people with mortgages, were $1,451
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Borough Population 2000: 6,649
Metro area: New York
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census; ePodunk
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UNION BEACH |
|
NJ |
|
US |
|
POPULATION |
| |
|
Number |
|
|
|
Number |
|
Number |
| Total
population |
|
6,649 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Square
miles (land) |
|
1.88 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Population
per square mile |
|
3,545.10 |
|
|
|
1,134.42 |
|
79.56 |
|
GENDER |
| |
|
Number |
|
Pct |
|
Pct |
|
Pct |
| Male
|
|
3,358 |
|
50.5 |
|
48.5 |
|
49.1 |
| Female
|
|
3,291 |
|
49.5 |
|
51.5 |
|
50.9 |
|
AGE |
| |
|
Number |
|
Pct |
|
Pct |
|
Pct |
| 15 or
younger |
|
1,600 |
|
24.1 |
|
20.9 |
|
21.4 |
| 16-24
|
|
886 |
|
13.3 |
|
11.9 |
|
13.9 |
| 25-44
|
|
2,196 |
|
33.0 |
|
31.2 |
|
30.2 |
| 45-64
|
|
1,469 |
|
22.1 |
|
22.7 |
|
22.0 |
| 65+
|
|
498 |
|
7.5 |
|
13.2 |
|
12.4 |
| Average age
(years) |
|
33.65 |
|
|
|
37.19 |
|
36.22 |
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RACE AND ETHNICITY |
| |
|
Number |
|
Pct |
|
Pct |
|
Pct |
| White
|
|
6,280 |
|
94.5 |
|
72.6 |
|
75.1 |
| Black or
African American |
|
58 |
|
0.9 |
|
13.6 |
|
12.3 |
| American Indian and Alaska
native |
|
13 |
|
0.2 |
|
0.2 |
|
0.9 |
| Asian |
|
82 |
|
1.2 |
|
5.7 |
|
3.6 |
| Native Hawaiian and other
Pacific islander
|
|
0 |
|
0.0 |
|
0.0 |
|
0.1 |
| Some other race |
|
90 |
|
1.4 |
|
5.4 |
|
5.5 |
| Two or more races |
|
126 |
|
1.9 |
|
2.5 |
|
2.4 |
| Hispanic or Latino |
|
538 |
|
8.1 |
|
13.3 |
|
12.5 |
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