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Commuter service to New York City is available via the Beacon train station, served by Metro-North Railroad.
Beacon is located at 41°30'15" North, 73°57'56" West (41.504243, -73.965576) 1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.7 km˛ (4.9 mi˛This article is about the unit of measure. In England, the Square Mile is a traditional name for the City of London. A square mile (symbol sq. or mi is an imperial unit which is the area of a square whose side is one mile (or 5,280 feet). A square mile is). 12.4 km˛ (4.8 mi˛) of it is land and 0.3 km˛ (0.1 mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 2.25% water.
As of the censusA census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). It can be contrasted with sampling in which information is only obtained from a subset of a population. As such it is a method used f 2 of 2000, there are 13,808 people, 5,091 households, and 3,360 families residing in the city. The population densityIf you were linked from a country article: the density there is based on land area, see below Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. However it is most frequently applied to living organisms. Population density is usually ex is 1,115.3/km˛ (2,891.6/mi˛). There are 5,406 housing units at an average density of 436.7/km˛ (1,132.1/mi˛). The racial makeup of the city is 68.37% White, 19.65% African American, 0.31% Native American, 1.31% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 6.92% from other races, and 3.44% from two or more races. 16.90% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 5,091 households out of which 34.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% are married couples living together, 16.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% are non-families. 28.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.61 and the average family size is 3.23.
In the city the population is spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 86.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $45,236, and the median income for a family is $53,811. Males have a median income of $40,949 versus $29,154 for females. The per capita income for the city is $20,654. 11.0% of the population and 9.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 17.1% of those under the age of 18 and 6.2% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.