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Howell township, NJ map Land area: 60.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 48,903 (88% urban, 12% rural)
Males: 23,864  (48.8%)
Females: 25,039  (51.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 48,814 (44,377 owner occupied, 4,437 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

9%
State:

34%


Races in Howell township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 86.4%
  • Black: 3.4%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
  • Asian: 3.5%
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino: 5.3%
  • Two or more races: 1.1%
  • Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 35.7
Median age of females: 36.2

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Average household size: 3.04

Howell township:

3.0 people
New Jersey:

2.7 people

Average family size: 3.42

Estimated median household income in 2008: $76,391 ($59,858 in 1999)
This township:

$76,391
New Jersey:

$70,378

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $745 (lower quartile is $655, upper quartile is $912)
Here:

$745
State:

$935

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $281,367 (it was $130,300 in 2000)
Howell township:

$281,367
New Jersey:

$364,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $217,130 - $346,377

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $312,996
Here:

$312,996
State:

$449,074

Townhouses or other attached units: $329,478
Here:

$329,478
State:

$303,198

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $155,789
Here:

$155,789
State:

$389,032

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $420,394
Here:

$420,394
State:

$297,264

Mobile homes: $34,751
Here:

$34,751
State:

$53,584
Population density: 803 people per square mile 
 
  (very high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This township:

4.2%
Whole state:

8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This township:

1.7%
Whole state:

4.2%

Cities in this township include: Ramtown, Farmingdale.


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Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable location: Cruz Farm Country Club (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Howell township: Bethel Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Evergreen Cemetery (1), Quaker Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Lake Louise (A), Cascade Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sparrow Creek (A), Pree Swamp Brook (B), Heron Creek (C), Haystack Brook (D), Hawk Creek (E), Crane Creek (F), Dove Creek (G), Squankum Brook (H), Quail Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Howell township include: Echo Lake Park (1), Howell County Park (2), Oak Green Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Number of foreign born residents: 1,149 (44% naturalized citizens)

Howell township:  2.3%
State:  17.5%

53% of Howell township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in New Jersey.

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

  • This state: 22401
  • Northeast: 790
  • Midwest: 2383
  • South: 2256
  • West: 710

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $98,200


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

People in group quarters in Howell township, New Jersey:

  • 32 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 17 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 15 people in other group homes
  • 11 people in nursing homes
  • 8 people in religious group quarters
  • 6 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 7,934
  • One, attached: 628
  • 3 or 4: 273
  • 5 to 9: 772
  • 10 to 19: 1,157
  • 20 to 49: 496
  • 50 or more: 230
  • Mobile homes: 967

Median worth of mobile homes: $31,200


Housing units in Howell township with a mortgage: 5,751 (477 second mortgage, 829 home equity loan, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,743

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 584
  • 1995 to 1998: 1,150
  • 1990 to 1994: 1,074
  • 1980 to 1989: 1,720
  • 1970 to 1979: 3,061
  • 1960 to 1969: 2,710
  • 1950 to 1959: 1,310
  • 1940 to 1949: 456
  • 1939 or earlier: 392

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Howell township, New Jersey:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 123
  • 4 rooms: 439
  • 5 rooms: 1,495
  • 6 rooms: 2,065
  • 7 rooms: 1,789
  • 8 rooms: 1,481
  • 9 or more rooms: 1,326

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Howell township, New Jersey:

  • 1 room: 96
  • 2 rooms: 298
  • 3 rooms: 638
  • 4 rooms: 882
  • 5 rooms: 808
  • 6 rooms: 190
  • 7 rooms: 133
  • 8 rooms: 13
  • 9 or more rooms: 22

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Howell township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 40
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,336
  • 3 bedrooms: 4,665
  • 4 bedrooms: 2,408
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 269

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Howell township:

  • no bedroom: 104
  • 1 bedroom: 1,195
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,488
  • 3 bedrooms: 206
  • 4 bedrooms: 87
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Howell township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 189
  • 1 vehicle: 1,804
  • 2 vehicles: 4,705
  • 3 vehicles: 1,542
  • 4 vehicles: 337
  • 5 or more vehicles: 141

Cars and other vehicles available in Howell township in n renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 123
  • 1 vehicle: 1,654
  • 2 vehicles: 1,141
  • 3 vehicles: 112
  • 4 vehicles: 18
  • 5 or more vehicles: 32

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (22%)
  • Machinery (18%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
  • Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers (10%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Repair and maintenance (7%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Finance and insurance (21%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
  • Computer and electronic products (12%)
  • Food (9%)
  • Social assistance (9%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (18%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Child care workers (16%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
  • Other financial specialists (11%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Secondary school teachers (7%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Howell township:

  • German (17.7%)
  • English (12.7%)
  • Irish (11.5%)
  • United States or American (9.9%)
  • Polish (6.6%)
  • French (except Basque) (4.0%)
  • Italian (2.7%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

  • India (11%)
  • Canada (9%)
  • Iran (6%)
  • Mexico (6%)
  • Greece (5%)
  • Germany (5%)
  • Other Eastern Europe (4%)

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 13,567 (91%)
  • Carpooled: 1,072 (7%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 10 (0%)
  • Walked: 26 (0%)
  • Other means: 36 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 267 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (88%)
  • Electricity (10%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

People in group quarters in Howell township, New Jersey:

  • 32 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 17 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 15 people in other group homes
  • 11 people in nursing homes
  • 8 people in religious group quarters
  • 6 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children

93.0% of residents of Howell township speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (89% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 29,552
  • In family households: 25,204 (6,759 male householders, 1,446 female householders)
    7,010 spouses, 8,946 children (8,188 natural, 183 adopted, 575 stepchildren), 151 grandchildren, 111 brothers or sisters, 143 parents, 254 other relatives, 384 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 4,348 (1,744 male householders (1,406 living alone)), 1,823 female householders (1,532 living alone)), 781 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 325 (241 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,497 2-persons, 1,885 3-persons, 1,835 4-persons, 699 5-persons, 264 6-persons, 25 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 2,938 1-person, 547 2-persons, 52 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 9 5-persons,

12,756 married couples with children.
1,553 single-parent households (309 men, 1,244 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 515
Here:

14.2%
New Jersey:

13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 212
Here:

12.7%
New Jersey:

13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 230
Here:

15.9%
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.)


Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Howell township:

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