Alexandria township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey (NJ) detailed profile
Land area: 27.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 4,698 (all rural)
| Males: 2,353 |  (50.1%) |
| Females: 2,345 |  (49.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 4,528 (4,252 owner occupied, 276 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 6% |
| State: | 34% |
Races in Alexandria township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.0%
- Black: 0.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.7%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
- Hispanic or Latino: 1.7%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 40.2
Median age of females: 40.9
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Average household size: 2.95
| Alexandria township: | 3.0 people |
| New Jersey: | 2.7 people |
Average family size: 3.25
| Alexandria township: | $110,457 |
| New Jersey: | $70,165 |
| Here: | $1,241 |
| State: | $1,035 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $380,700 (it was $246,700 in 2000)
| : | $380,700 |
| New Jersey: | $307,700 |
| Population density: 171 people per square mile | (high). |
| This township: | 17.7% |
| Whole state: | 8.5% |
| This township: | 7.6% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Camp Marudy (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Alexandria township: Saint Thomas Episcopal Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Thomas Episcopal Church Yard (1), Alexandria Cemetery (2), Mount Salem Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Camp Marudy Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Harihokake Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
90% of Alexandria township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in New Jersey.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 133
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 15
- South: 2
- West: 6
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
167 people in nursing homes
3 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 41
- Mobile homes: 9
Median worth of mobile homes: $19,200
Housing units in Alexandria township with a mortgage: 3 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (14%)
- Construction (11%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Chemicals (4%)
- Health care (3%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Health care (11%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
- Chemicals (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Top executives (7%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
- Computer specialists (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Engineers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Business operations specialists (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Alexandria township:
- Norwegian (48.6%)
- German (19.6%)
- United States or American (9.4%)
- Scandinavian (5.1%)
- Swedish (4.3%)
- Swiss (4.3%)
- Other Arab (1.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 34 (47%)
- Carpooled: 10 (14%)
- Walked: 2 (3%)
- Worked at home: 26 (36%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (37%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (33%)
- Electricity (22%)
- Wood (9%)
167 people in nursing homes
3 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
95.7% of residents of Alexandria township speak English at home.
4.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 158- In family households: 154 (37 male householders, 4 female householders)
43 spouses, 70 children (70 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 4 (2 male householders (2 living alone)), 2 female householders (2 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 13 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 4 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 4 1-person,
1,207 married couples with children.
73 single-parent households (18 men, 55 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1
| Here: | 5.3% |
| New Jersey: | 13.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 14.3% |
| New Jersey: | 13.0% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
| Here: | 22.2% |
| New Jersey: | 30.1% |