Chester township, Morris County, New Jersey (NJ) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 9 (57% naturalized citizens)
| Chester township: | 9.1% |
| Whole state: | 17.5% |
63% of Chester township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in New Jersey.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 4003
- Northeast: 1770
- Midwest: 338
- South: 295
- West: 116
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $625,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.8%
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
People in group quarters in Chester township, New Jersey:
- 59 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 57 people in nursing homes
- 52 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 10 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 9 people in religious group quarters
- 8 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 6 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,337
- Two: 31
- 3 or 4: 9
Housing units in Chester township with a mortgage: 1,571 (166 second mortgage, 333 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 398
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (19%)
- Construction (11%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Chemicals (7%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (5%)
- Health care (5%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Finance and insurance (15%)
- Health care (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
- Chemicals (3%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (3%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (15%)
- Top executives (12%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Lawyers (5%)
- Engineers (5%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Computer specialists (3%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Art and design workers (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Chester township:
- Italian (20.9%)
- German (13.7%)
- Irish (12.7%)
- English (10.2%)
- Polish (6.2%)
- United States or American (5.4%)
- Russian (2.7%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- United Kingdom (17%)
- Canada (12%)
- Germany (11%)
- Italy (7%)
- Austria (4%)
- Other Western Europe (4%)
- Syria (3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 2,692 (80%)
- Carpooled: 180 (5%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 36 (1%)
- Railroad: 104 (3%)
- Walked: 27 (1%)
- Other means: 23 (1%)
- Worked at home: 309 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (49%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (39%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Electricity (5%)
People in group quarters in Chester township, New Jersey:
- 59 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 57 people in nursing homes
- 52 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 10 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 9 people in religious group quarters
- 8 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 6 people in other nonhousehold living situations
88.8% of residents of Chester township speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 17% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
5.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (98% speak English very well, 2% speak English well).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 7,082- In family households: 6,658 (1,674 male householders, 326 female householders)
1,880 spouses, 2,550 children (2,479 natural, 53 adopted, 18 stepchildren), 54 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 91 other relatives, 66 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 424 (159 male householders (121 living alone)), 155 female householders (116 living alone)), 110 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 200 (170 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 703 2-persons, 425 3-persons, 528 4-persons, 239 5-persons, 92 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 237 1-person, 65 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 6 4-persons,
1,973 married couples with children.
127 single-parent households (37 men, 90 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 176
| Here: | 16.7% |
| New Jersey: | 13.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 91
| Here: | 19.8% |
| New Jersey: | 13.0% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 26
| Here: | 18.3% |
| New Jersey: | 30.1% |