Country United States County Essex FIPS code 3467590 Area 84 ha | State New Jersey Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) Elevation 34 m | |
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Townships Belleville and Bloomfield | ||
Silver Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Essex County, New Jersey, United States, that is split between Belleville (with 3,769 of the CDP's residents) and Bloomfield (474 of the total). As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP's total population was 4,243.
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Silver Lake had a total area of 0.326 square miles (0.845 km2), all of which was land.
Census 2010
The 2010 United States Census counted 4,243 people, 1,587 households, and 1,051 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 13,011.5 per square mile (5,023.8/km2). The CDP contained 1,733 housing units at an average density of 5,314.4 per square mile (2,051.9/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 51.50% (2,185) White, 10.49% (445) Black or African American, 0.16% (7) Native American, 12.63% (536) Asian, 0.05% (2) Pacific Islander, 20.15% (855) from other races, and 5.02% (213) from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 47.14% (2,000) of the population.
Out of a total of 1,587 households, 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.2% were married couples living together, 21.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.26.
In the CDP, 23.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.0 years. For every 100 females the census counted 88.2 males, but for 100 females at least 18 years old, it was 83.5 males.