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| Scotch Plains |
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| Area codes: | 908 |
| Elevation: | 151 feet |
| Foreign born: | 15.7% (5.7% Asia, 4.5% Europe, 4.1% Latin America) |
| Land area: | 9.1 square miles |
| County: | Union |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (20.3%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (17.1%), Finance,insurance,real estate,and rental and leasing (11.5%), Retail trade (10.8%), Manufacturing (10.8%). |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 76.3% |
| Black: | 11.3% |
| Hispanic: | 3.9% |
| Asian Indian: | 3.0% |
| Chinese: | 2.1% |
| Two or more races: | 1.5% |
| Filipino: | 1.1% |
| Other race: | 1.0% |
| Korean: | 0.7% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 63.1% |
| Never married: | 23.2% |
| Widowed: | 7.2% |
| Divorced: | 5.4% |
| Separated: | 1.1% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $258,800 |
| Household income: | $81,599 |
| Resident age: | 38.6 years |
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| Scotch Plains Compared to New Jersey State Average |
| Median house value: | much above |
| Number of rooms per house: | above |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | above |
| Length of stay since moving in: | above |
| Black race population percentage: | much above |
| Unemployed percentage: | below |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | above |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much above |
| Renting percentage: | below |
| Median household income: | much above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 92.0% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 49.7% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 19.9% |
| Unemployed: | 2.6% |
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| Ancestries |
| Italian: | 22.5% |
| Irish: | 18.3% |
| German: | 13.4% |
| Polish: | 10.1% |
| English: | 6.3% |
| Russian: | 5.3% |