Twin Rivers, New Jersey

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Twin Rivers, New Jersey
settlement_type = CDP
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Twin Rivers is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within East Windsor Township, in Mercer County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 7,422. Twin Rivers was the first Planned Unit Development in New Jersey.

Geography

Twin Rivers is located at coor dms|40|15|48|N|74|29|14|W|city (40.263359, -74.487280)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.4 km² (1.3 mi²). 3.3 km² (1.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (3.85%) is water.

Demographics

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title=Population Finder: Twin Rivers CDP, New Jersey
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accessdate=2007-03-18] As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 7,422 people, 2,748 households, and 2,033 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,274.3/km² (5,906.9/mi²). There were 2,818 housing units at an average density of 863.5/km² (2,242.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 76.25% White, 10.16% African American, 0.08% Native American, 6.25% Asian, 0.19% Pacific Islander, 4.61% from other races, and 2.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.63% of the population.

There were 2,748 households out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 30.9% from 45 to 64, and 6.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $62,760, and the median income for a family was $69,494. Males had a median income of $45,840 versus $33,393 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $26,501. About 2.7% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.7% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.

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