Shrewsbury township, Monmouth County, New Jersey (NJ)

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Land area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,098 (all urban)

Males: 530	(48.3%)
Females: 568	(51.7%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,096 (510 owner occupied, 586 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	53%
State:	34%

Races in Shrewsbury township:

White Non-Hispanic: 63.5%
Black: 16.0%
Asian: 9.9%
Two or more races: 3.6%
Some other race: 0.4%

Median age of males: 34.9
Median age of females: 37.3

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Average household size: 2.10

Shrewsbury township:	2.1 people
New Jersey:	2.7 people

Average family size: 2.89

Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,893 ($36,875 in 1999)

This township:	$44,893
New Jersey:	$67,035

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $1,066 (lower quartile is $935, upper quartile is $1,227)

Here:	$1,066
State:	$905

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $138,182 (it was $60,800 in 2000)

Shrewsbury township:	$138,182
New Jersey:	$372,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $100,149 - $168,515

Mean price in 2007:

Townhouses or other attached units: $141,010
Here: $141,010
State: $310,364

In 2-unit structures: $131,030
Here: $131,030
State: $429,538

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $135,908
Here: $135,908
State: $371,779

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $147,756
Here: $147,756
State: $309,003

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $65,000
Here: $65,000
State: $87,707

Population density: 11625 people per square mile

(very high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	8.8%
Whole state:	8.5%

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

This township:	2.5%
Whole state:	4.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 193 (37% naturalized citizens)

Shrewsbury township:	17.6%
State:	17.5%

52% of Shrewsbury township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in New Jersey.

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

This state: 629
Northeast: 140
Midwest: 25
South: 73
West: 16

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $57,500

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 8.6%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
Gay men: 0.6% of all households

2 people in homes for the mentally ill

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4
One, attached: 280
Two: 30
3 or 4: 46
5 to 9: 114
10 to 19: 32
20 to 49: 19
50 or more: 19
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Housing units in Shrewsbury township with a mortgage: 101 (2 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 82

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 2
1995 to 1998: 6
1990 to 1994: 0
1980 to 1989: 112
1970 to 1979: 47
1960 to 1969: 65
1950 to 1959: 70
1940 to 1949: 208
1939 or earlier: 36

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Shrewsbury township, New Jersey:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 7 3 rooms: 24 4 rooms: 153 5 rooms: 71 6 rooms: 4 7 rooms: 2 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 0

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Shrewsbury township, New Jersey:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 15 3 rooms: 78 4 rooms: 120 5 rooms: 29 6 rooms: 8 7 rooms: 2 8 rooms: 1 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Shrewsbury township:
	no bedroom: 3 1 bedroom: 26 2 bedrooms: 172 3 bedrooms: 60 4 bedrooms: 0 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Shrewsbury township:
	no bedroom: 7 1 bedroom: 91 2 bedrooms: 136 3 bedrooms: 25 4 bedrooms: 1 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Shrewsbury township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 29 1 vehicle: 151 2 vehicles: 64 3 vehicles: 15 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Shrewsbury township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 30 1 vehicle: 147 2 vehicles: 73 3 vehicles: 10 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):

Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Construction (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Public administration (9%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Educational services (8%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Health care (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Computer specialists (10%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Customer service representatives (8%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Cashiers (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Computer specialists (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Shrewsbury township:

Italian (18.3%)
Irish (14.8%)
German (9.7%)
English (4.5%)
Polish (3.2%)
African (2.4%)
Portuguese (2.0%)

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

India (20%)
Brazil (8%)
Korea (7%)
Trinidad and Tobago (7%)
Vietnam (4%)
Jamaica (4%)
Costa Rica (4%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 468 (74%)
Carpooled: 60 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 10 (2%)
Railroad: 15 (2%)
Taxi: 10 (2%)
Motorcycle: 4 (1%)
Bicycle: 5 (1%)
Walked: 38 (6%)
Other means: 2 (0%)
Worked at home: 19 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (48%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (42%) Electricity (7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Coal or coke (1%) Other fuel (1%) No fuel used (1%)

2 people in homes for the mentally ill

79.3% of residents of Shrewsbury township speak English at home.
6.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
8.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
5.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (29% speak English very well, 45% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,096

In family households: 775 (156 male householders, 106 female householders)
153 spouses, 263 children (252 natural, 5 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 25 grandchildren, 19 brothers or sisters, 12 parents, 20 other relatives, 21 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 321 (114 male householders (99 living alone)), 140 female householders (105 living alone)), 67 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 107 2-persons, 90 3-persons, 44 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 204 1-person, 47 2-persons, 2 4-persons, 1 6-persons.

118 married couples with children.
84 single-parent households (13 men, 71 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2

Here:	2.2%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2

Here:	3.6%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9

Here:	19.1%
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 Shrewsbury township:

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