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Byram township, Sussex County, New Jersey (NJ)

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Byram township, NJ map Land area: 21.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.1 sq. mi.
Population: 8,254 (93% urban, 7% rural)
Males: 4,098  (49.6%)
Females: 4,156  (50.4%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 8,254 (7,750 owner occupied, 504 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  6%
State:  34%


Races in Byram township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 93.6%
  • Black: 1.0%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
  • Asian: 1.4%
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
  • Hispanic or Latino: 2.9%
  • Two or more races: 1.0%
  • Some other race: 0.0%

Median age of males: 36.3
Median age of females: 36.4

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Average household size: 2.91

Byram township:  2.9 people
New Jersey:  2.7 people

Average family size: 3.24

Estimated median household income in 2007: $98,136 ($81,532 in 1999)
This township:  $98,136
New Jersey:  $67,035

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $1,137 (lower quartile is $898, upper quartile is $1,639)
Here:  $1,137
State:  $905

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $380,498 (it was $175,700 in 2000)
Byram township:  $380,498
New Jersey:  $372,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $281,607 - $474,500

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $391,151
Here:  $391,151
State:  $452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $405,400
Here:  $405,400
State:  $310,364

In 2-unit structures: $842,462
Here:  $842,462
State:  $429,538

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $248,138
Here:  $248,138
State:  $309,003
Population density: 392 people per square mile 
 
  (high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This township:  1.7%
Whole state:  8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This township:  0.9%
Whole state:  4.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 505 (55% naturalized citizens)

Byram township:  6.1%
State:  17.5%

70% of Byram township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in New Jersey.


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 5457
  • Northeast: 1580
  • Midwest: 285
  • South: 254
  • West: 110

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $162,500

Byram township, New Jersey satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 2,961
  • One, attached: 20
  • Two: 37
  • 3 or 4: 18
  • 5 to 9: 16
  • Mobile homes: 5

Housing units in Byram township with a mortgage: 2,111 (163 second mortgage, 421 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 367



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 45
  • 1995 to 1998: 109
  • 1990 to 1994: 130
  • 1980 to 1989: 449
  • 1970 to 1979: 633
  • 1960 to 1969: 704
  • 1950 to 1959: 378
  • 1940 to 1949: 240
  • 1939 or earlier: 369


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Byram township, New Jersey:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 10
  • 3 rooms: 19
  • 4 rooms: 123
  • 5 rooms: 280
  • 6 rooms: 480
  • 7 rooms: 548
  • 8 rooms: 693
  • 9 or more rooms: 455



Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Byram township, New Jersey:
  • 1 room: 5
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 29
  • 4 rooms: 39
  • 5 rooms: 38
  • 6 rooms: 40
  • 7 rooms: 35
  • 8 rooms: 25
  • 9 or more rooms: 6



Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Byram township:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 31
  • 2 bedrooms: 373
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,203
  • 4 bedrooms: 947
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 54



Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Byram township:
  • no bedroom: 5
  • 1 bedroom: 29
  • 2 bedrooms: 75
  • 3 bedrooms: 70
  • 4 bedrooms: 32
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 6



Cars and other vehicles available in Byram township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 32
  • 1 vehicle: 464
  • 2 vehicles: 1,482
  • 3 vehicles: 482
  • 4 vehicles: 105
  • 5 or more vehicles: 43



Cars and other vehicles available in Byram township in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 36
  • 1 vehicle: 78
  • 2 vehicles: 58
  • 3 vehicles: 45
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (12%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Chemicals (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Educational services (3%)
  • Repair and maintenance (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (16%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Chemicals (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Top executives (5%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Business operations specialists (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (3%)



Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Byram township:
  • Italian (23.8%)
  • Irish (16.7%)
  • German (13.2%)
  • Polish (8.0%)
  • English (4.8%)
  • United States or American (3.9%)
  • Dutch (2.2%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • Colombia (11%)
  • United Kingdom (9%)
  • Italy (7%)
  • Romania (7%)
  • Egypt (6%)
  • Philippines (5%)
  • Poland (5%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 3,792 (86%)
  • Carpooled: 378 (9%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 26 (1%)
  • Railroad: 35 (1%)
  • Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
  • Walked: 24 (1%)
  • Other means: 9 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 127 (3%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (75%)
  • Electricity (13%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
  • Wood (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

92.0% of residents of Byram township speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (88% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (93% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 19% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other language at home (49% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship


Households: 8,235
  • In family households: 7,570 (1,993 male householders, 337 female householders)
    2,133 spouses, 2,850 children (2,651 natural, 93 adopted, 106 stepchildren), 75 grandchildren, 39 brothers or sisters, 37 parents, 80 other relatives, 26 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 665 (266 male householders (185 living alone)), 256 female householders (217 living alone)), 143 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 787 2-persons, 597 3-persons, 605 4-persons, 284 5-persons, 54 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 402 1-person, 104 2-persons, 16 3-persons.

2,054 married couples with children.
219 single-parent households (62 men, 157 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 111
Here:  10.2%
New Jersey:  13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 38
Here:  6.3%
New Jersey:  13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 74
Here:  27.2%
New Jersey:  30.1%


Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)




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