Mountainside Borough, New Jersey

Mountainside Borough is a borough located in the Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of 2000 the population was 6602. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 6551, It is the 245th most populous in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The borough encompasses an area of 4.06 mi˛ (10.52 sq km ), of which, 4.02 square miles (10.41 sq km) of it is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 sq km) of it is water, making it the 138th largest by size in New Jersey.

As of the census of 2000, there were 6602 people, 457 households, and 284 families living in the borough. The population density was 1640.8 people per square mile (633.52/km˛), giving it the 132nd least densely populated borough among the New Jersey. There were 2478 housing units at an average density of 616.4 per square mile (237.99/km˛). The average household size was 2.6 persons, and the average family size was 2.95 persons. In the borough the population is diverse age-wise, with 21.1% under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 24.9% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males. The median age is 46.4 years, The median age of males and females living in Mountainside Borough was 45.2 and 47.7 years respectively. The racial or ethnic makeup of the borough was 95.09% White, 0.94% Black or African American, 0.09% American Indian, 2.8% Asian, 0.06% Native Hawaiian, 0.74% from two or more races and 0.27% Other races.

Mountainside borough New Jersey Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Mountainside borough New Jersey School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Mountainside Borough New Jersey GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the borough was $97195, making it the 40th wealthiest borough by median household income among the New Jersey. The median income for a family in the borough was $105773, it would be the 47th highest borough by median family income in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The per capita income for the borough was $47474, it is the 41st wealthiest borough in terms of per capita income. The median income was $51154, Males had a median income of $61918 versus $36525 for females.

In 2000, 1513 pupils and students, of which 803 are male and 710 are female, 22.92% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 224 nursery or pri school, 124 kindergarten, 563 elementary school, 258 high school and 344 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census6602
April 2000 Estimate6602
July 2000 Estimate6605
July 2001 Estimate6620
July 2002 Estimate6629
July 2003 Estimate6606
July 2004 Estimate6570
July 2005 Estimate6536
July 2006 Estimate6536
July 2007 Estimate6523
July 2008 Estimate6551
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school116108224
Kindergarten6460124
Elementary school290273563
High school151107258
College or graduate school182162344
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Mountainside borough, New Jersey$97195$105773$47474
Union County, New Jersey$55339$65234$26992
New Jersey, United States$55146$65370$27006
United States$41994$50046$21587