Franklin Center, New Jersey

Franklin Center, New Jersey
Census designated place
Franklin Center, New Jersey is located in Somerset County, New Jersey Franklin Center, New Jersey Location of Franklin Center CDP within Somerset County. Inset: Location of Somerset County in New Jersey.
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Somerset
Township	Franklin
Area
• Total	6.682 sq mi (17.305 km2)
• Land	6.579 sq mi (17.040 km2)
• Water	0.103 sq mi (0.266 km2)  1.53%
Elevation	82 ft (25 m)
Population (Census 2010)
• Total	4,460
• Density	677.9/sq mi (261.7/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	609 and 732/848
FIPS code	3424965
GNIS feature ID	02583990

Franklin Center is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) located in Franklin Township, in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP's population was 4,460.

Geography

Franklin Center is located at (40.531534,-74.54141). According to the United States Census Bureau, Franklin Center had a total area of 6.682 square miles (17.305 km²), of which, 6.579 square miles (17.040 km²) of it was land and 0.103 square miles (0.266 km²) of it (1.53%) was water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
2010	4,460		—
Population sources: 2010

Census 2010

At the 2010 United States Census, there were 4,460 people, 1,907 households, and 1,310 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 677.9 per square mile (261.7/km²). There were 2,141 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 74.60% (3,327) White, 9.19% (410) Black or African American, 0.04% (2) Native American, 13.07% (583) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 1.55% (69) from other races, and 1.55% (69) from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 5.94% (265) of the population.

There were 1,907 households, of which 13.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.7% were married couples living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.57.

In the CDP, 11.0% of the population were under the age of 18, 12.0% from 18 to 24, 15.5% from 25 to 44, 29.6% from 45 to 64, and 32.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 55.6 years. For every 100 females there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.