Jefferson township, Morris County, New Jersey (NJ)

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Land area: 40.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.4 sq. mi.
Population: 19,717 (82% urban, 18% rural)

Males: 9,775	(49.6%)
Females: 9,942	(50.4%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 19,661 (17,798 owner occupied, 1,863 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	9%
State:	34%

Races in Jefferson township:

White Non-Hispanic: 93.5%
Black: 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic or Latino: 3.4%
Two or more races: 0.9%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 37.2
Median age of females: 37.5

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Average household size: 2.76

Jefferson township:	2.8 people
New Jersey:	2.7 people

Average family size: 3.17

Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,614 ($35,625 in 1999)

This township:	$43,614
New Jersey:	$67,035

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $160 (lower quartile is $142, upper quartile is $186)

Here:	$160
State:	$905

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $149,698 (it was $74,300 in 2000)

Jefferson township:	$149,698
New Jersey:	$372,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $104,693 - $255,342

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $187,451
Here: $187,451
State: $452,919

In 2-unit structures: $148,178
Here: $148,178
State: $429,538

Mobile homes: $13,333
Here: $13,333
State: $53,584

Population density: 485 people per square mile

(high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	7.2%
Whole state:	8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	3.1%
Whole state:	4.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 3 (0% naturalized citizens)

Jefferson township:	0.0%
State:	17.5%

71% of Jefferson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in New Jersey.

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

This state: 131
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 57
South: 2
West: 7

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999

Jefferson township, New Jersey satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

People in group quarters in Jefferson township, New Jersey

29 people in homes for the mentally retarded
19 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
8 people in religious group quarters

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 188
Two: 2
Mobile homes: 50

Median worth of mobile homes: $12,500

Housing units in Jefferson township with a mortgage: 8 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 26

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 7
1995 to 1998: 24
1990 to 1994: 19
1980 to 1989: 38
1970 to 1979: 33
1960 to 1969: 37
1950 to 1959: 31
1940 to 1949: 7
1939 or earlier: 44

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jefferson township, New Jersey:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 2 4 rooms: 15 5 rooms: 12 6 rooms: 15 7 rooms: 12 8 rooms: 11 9 or more rooms: 17

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson township, New Jersey:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 2 5 rooms: 0 6 rooms: 6 7 rooms: 0 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Jefferson township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 4 2 bedrooms: 22 3 bedrooms: 35 4 bedrooms: 12 5 or more bedrooms: 11

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 6 3 bedrooms: 2 4 bedrooms: 0 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 20 2 vehicles: 30 3 vehicles: 16 4 vehicles: 13 5 or more vehicles: 5

Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 6 2 vehicles: 0 3 vehicles: 2 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (14%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (3%)
Chemicals (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (13%)
Educational services (12%)
Finance and insurance (10%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
Chemicals (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Engineers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Jefferson township:

German (42.7%)
Norwegian (16.4%)
Swedish (8.8%)
Irish (7.0%)
United States or American (4.7%)
Danish (4.1%)
Scottish (4.1%)

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

Thailand (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 79 (71%)
Carpooled: 16 (14%)
Other means: 4 (4%)
Worked at home: 13 (12%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (57%) Electricity (21%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%) Wood (4%)

People in group quarters in Jefferson township, New Jersey

29 people in homes for the mentally retarded
19 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
8 people in religious group quarters

97.4% of residents of Jefferson township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
1.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 200

In family households: 172 (50 male householders, 13 female householders)
55 spouses, 43 children (34 natural, 5 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 28 (18 male householders (18 living alone)), 10 female householders (10 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 32 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 1 5-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 28 1-person.

4,466 married couples with children.
596 single-parent households (146 men, 450 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
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 Jefferson township:

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