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| City: | Carteret |
| State: | New Jersey |
| Area Code: | 732 |
| Latitude: | 40.581602 |
| Longitude: | -74.232666 |
| Time Zone: | Eastern GMT -5 |
| City Alias(es): | West Carteret |
| Population: | 21,416 |
| 2000 Population: | 20,709 |
| White Population: | 14,239 |
| Black Population: | 1,975 |
| Hispanic Population: | 4,839 |
| Asian Population: | 1,722 |
| Hawaiian Population: | 49 |
| Indian Population: | 7 |
| Other Population: | 1,918 |
| Male Population: | 10,050 |
| Female Population: | 10,659 |
| Median Age: | 37.00 |
| Male Median Age: | 35.70 |
| Female Median Age: | 38.30 |
| Households: | 7,320 |
| Average Household Size: | 2.88 |
| Average House Value: | $135,500 |
| Average Household Income: | $47,148 |
| Number of Businesses: | 351 |
| Number of Employees: | 8,117 |
| Annual Payroll: | $349,173,000 |
| Land Area: | 4.371 sq mi |
Port Reading, NJ ( 1.2 miles)
Avenel, NJ ( 2.0 miles)
Sewaren, NJ ( 2.3 miles)
Linden, NJ ( 3.1 miles)
Rahway, NJ ( 3.1 miles)
Woodbridge, NJ ( 3.6 miles)
Colonia, NJ ( 4.4 miles)
Iselin, NJ ( 4.4 miles)
Roselle, NJ ( 5.0 miles)