South Plainfield Borough, New Jersey

South Plainfield Borough, New Jersey is a borough of the Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. It is home to over 21810 people (2000 census). In July 2008, its estimated population was 22623, It is the 62nd most populous in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is spread over 8.39 sq mi (21.73 square kilometre), of which, 8.36 square miles (21.65 square kilometre ) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 54th largest in terms of geographical size.

As of the census of 2000, there were 21810 people in the borough, organized into 457 households, and 284 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2609.8 people per square mile (1007.65/kmē), it is the 281st most populated borough in terms of population density. There were 7307 housing units at an average density of 874 per square mile (337.45/kmē). The average household size was 3.01 persons, and the average family size was 3.35 persons. In the South Plainfield Borough, 25.1% of the population was under the age of 18, 7.2% were 18 to 24, 29.9% were 25 to 44, 23.7% were 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males. The median age is 38 years, The median age of males and females living in South Plainfield Borough was 36.8 and 39 years respectively. The racial makeup of the borough was 16956 White, 1866 Black or African American, 49 American Indian, 1652 Asian, 1 Native Hawaiian, 527 from two or more races and 759 Ohter races.

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

The median income for a household in the borough was $67466, making it the 159th wealthiest borough by median household income among the New Jersey. The median income for a family in the borough was $72745, it is New Jersey's 189th wealthiest borough by median family income. The per capita income for the borough was $25270, it is 279th wealthiest borough by per capita income in New Jersey. The median income is $33155, Median income for males is $41174, compared with $26991 for females.

In 2000, 5678 pupils and students, of which 2947 are male and 2731 are female, 26.03% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 426 nursery or pri school, 296 kindergarten, 2731 elementary school, 1192 high school and 1033 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census21810
April 2000 Estimate21810
July 2000 Estimate21862
July 2001 Estimate21989
July 2002 Estimate22617
July 2003 Estimate22664
July 2004 Estimate22773
July 2005 Estimate22803
July 2006 Estimate22560
July 2007 Estimate22533
July 2008 Estimate22623
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school223203426
Kindergarten161135296
Elementary school145012812731
High school5985941192
College or graduate school5155181033
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
South Plainfield borough, New Jersey$67466$72745$25270
Middlesex County, New Jersey$61446$70749$26535
New Jersey, United States$55146$65370$27006
United States$41994$50046$21587