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| South Plainfield |
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| Population 2002: | 22,896 |
| Population 2000: | 21,810 |
| Area codes: | 908 |
| Elevation: | 67 feet |
| Foreign born: | 14.8% (5.9% Latin America, 5.9% Asia, 2.5% Europe) |
| Land area: | 8.4 square miles |
| Population growth: | +1,086 (+4.98%) |
| County: | Middlesex |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (20.1%), Manufacturing (17.8%), Retail trade (11.4%). |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 72.9% |
| Hispanic: | 8.7% |
| Black: | 8.6% |
| Other race: | 3.5% |
| Asian Indian: | 2.7% |
| Two or more races: | 2.4% |
| Filipino: | 2.0% |
| Vietnamese: | 1.5% |
| Chinese: | 0.7% |
| American Indian: | 0.7% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 61.0% |
| Never married: | 24.2% |
| Widowed: | 7.5% |
| Divorced: | 5.8% |
| Separated: | 1.4% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $165,800 |
| Household income: | $67,466 |
| Resident age: | 38.0 years |
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| South Plainfield Compared to New Jersey State Average |
| Median house value: | above |
| Number of rooms per house: | above |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much above |
| Length of stay since moving in: | much above |
| Black race population percentage: | much above |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much above |
| Renting percentage: | much below |
| Median household income: | above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 84.3% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 24.0% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 6.7% |
| Unemployed: | 3.1% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 406 (1823.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 153.2 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 burglaries: | 60 (269.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 41 (184.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 18 (80.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 13 (58.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 3 (13.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murder: | 1 (4.5 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| Italian: | 25.0% |
| Irish: | 16.5% |
| German: | 15.7% |
| Polish: | 11.4% |
| English: | 5.6% |
| Hungarian: | 2.8% |