Madison, New Jersey


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Madison
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Population 2000:16,530
Population 2002:15,356
Area codes:973 862
Elevation:261 feet
Foreign born:13.4% (5.3% Europe, 4.0% Latin America, 3.5% Asia)
Land area:4.2 square miles
County:Morris
Industries:Educational,health and social services (21.3%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (18.6%), Finance,insurance,real estate,and rental and leasing (13.2%), Manufacturing (10.9%), Retail trade (10.3%).
Population growth:-1,174 (-7.10%)
Races
White Non-Hispanic:85.7%
Hispanic:6.0%
Black:3.0%
Two or more races:1.6%
Other race:1.5%
Chinese:1.2%
Asian Indian:0.8%
Korean:0.8%
Marital Status
Now married:54.9%
Never married:31.7%
Divorced:6.0%
Widowed:5.7%
Separated:1.7%
Median
House value:$362,400
Household income:$82,847
Resident age:34.3 years
Madison Compared to New Jersey State Average
House age:above
Number of college students:above
Median house value:much above
Number of rooms per house:above
Hispanic race population percentage:much above
Length of stay since moving in:above
Black race population percentage:much above
Unemployed percentage:above
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher:much above
Foreign-born population percentage:much above
Median household income:much above
Education
High school or higher:90.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher:56.8%
Graduate or professional degree:26.0%
Unemployed:12.5%
Crime Statistics
2002 larceny counts:158 (936.2 per 100,000)
2002 crime index:61.1 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime
2002 burglaries:16 (94.8 per 100,000)
2002 auto thefts:7 (41.5 per 100,000)
2002 assaults:6 (35.6 per 100,000)
2002 robberies:3 (17.8 per 100,000)
2002 rapes:none
2002 murders:none
Ancestries
Italian:23.6%
Irish:19.7%
German:12.9%
English:11.0%
Polish:5.6%
Scottish:3.0%
 

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Madison, New Jersey ZIP Codes: 07940