Union township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey (NJ)

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Land area: 19.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.6 sq. mi.
Population: 6,160 (42% urban, 58% rural)

Males: 2,557	(41.5%)
Females: 3,603	(58.5%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 4,351 (3,831 owner occupied, 520 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	12%
State:	34%

Races in Union township:

White Non-Hispanic: 79.3%
Black: 12.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Asian: 1.6%
Two or more races: 1.0%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 37.6
Median age of females: 36.7

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Average household size: 2.61

Union township:	2.6 people
New Jersey:	2.7 people

Average family size: 3.18

Estimated median household income in 2007: $101,835 ($81,089 in 1999)

This township:	$101,835
New Jersey:	$67,035

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $1,046 (lower quartile is $843, upper quartile is $1,241)

Here:	$1,046
State:	$905

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $503,272 (it was $262,600 in 2000)

Union township:	$503,272
New Jersey:	$372,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $390,896 - $756,697

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $613,008
Here: $613,008
State: $452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $211,173
Here: $211,173
State: $310,364

In 2-unit structures: $119,229
Here: $119,229
State: $429,538

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $210,784
Here: $210,784
State: $371,779

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $206,213
Here: $206,213
State: $309,003

Mobile homes: $20,192
Here: $20,192
State: $53,584

Population density: 325 people per square mile

(high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	1.6%
Whole state:	8.5%

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

This township:	0.7%
Whole state:	4.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 342 (56% naturalized citizens)

Union township:	5.6%
State:	17.5%

54% of Union township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in New Jersey.

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

This state: 3636
Northeast: 1379
Midwest: 248
South: 381
West: 94

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $212,500

Union 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: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

People in group quarters in Union township, New Jersey

1098 people in state prisons
635 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
59 people in other types of correctional institutions
10 people in homes for the mentally retarded
7 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,143
One, attached: 146
Two: 40
3 or 4: 53
5 to 9: 52
10 to 19: 238
20 to 49: 28
50 or more: 7
Mobile homes: 18

Median worth of mobile homes: $20,400

Housing units in Union township with a mortgage: 840 (59 second mortgage, 178 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 236

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 79
1995 to 1998: 161
1990 to 1994: 89
1980 to 1989: 476
1970 to 1979: 475
1960 to 1969: 100
1950 to 1959: 84
1940 to 1949: 63
1939 or earlier: 198

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Union township, New Jersey:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 20 3 rooms: 25 4 rooms: 127 5 rooms: 243 6 rooms: 103 7 rooms: 185 8 rooms: 263 9 or more rooms: 452

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union township, New Jersey:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 17 3 rooms: 34 4 rooms: 54 5 rooms: 100 6 rooms: 10 7 rooms: 16 8 rooms: 11 9 or more rooms: 6

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Union township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 222 2 bedrooms: 228 3 bedrooms: 315 4 bedrooms: 529 5 or more bedrooms: 124

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 157 2 bedrooms: 48 3 bedrooms: 26 4 bedrooms: 5 5 or more bedrooms: 12

Cars and other vehicles available in Union township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 27 1 vehicle: 309 2 vehicles: 612 3 vehicles: 368 4 vehicles: 64 5 or more vehicles: 38

Cars and other vehicles available in Union township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 22 1 vehicle: 88 2 vehicles: 111 3 vehicles: 15 4 vehicles: 6 5 or more vehicles: 6

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (13%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
Finance and insurance (11%)
Chemicals (7%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (18%)
Health care (11%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Public administration (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (14%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
Top executives (6%)
Computer specialists (6%)
Engineers (4%)
Lawyers (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Business operations specialists (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Union township:

Italian (19.3%)
German (16.5%)
Irish (13.2%)
English (9.1%)
Polish (6.3%)
United States or American (3.4%)
Scottish (1.7%)

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

United Kingdom (11%)
Germany (10%)
Poland (9%)
Dominican Republic (7%)
India (6%)
Italy (6%)
Ireland (6%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,921 (84%)
Carpooled: 133 (6%)
Bus or trolley bus: 22 (1%)
Railroad: 12 (1%)
Motorcycle: 6 (0%)
Walked: 51 (2%)
Other means: 12 (1%)
Worked at home: 131 (6%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (40%) Electricity (29%) Utility gas (17%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%) Wood (1%) Other fuel (1%)

People in group quarters in Union township, New Jersey

1098 people in state prisons
635 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
59 people in other types of correctional institutions
10 people in homes for the mentally retarded
7 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

90.3% of residents of Union township speak English at home.
4.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
3.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 47% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,361

In family households: 3,742 (1,059 male householders, 115 female householders)
1,054 spouses, 1,347 children (1,291 natural, 29 adopted, 27 stepchildren), 47 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 56 other relatives, 45 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 619 (264 male householders (213 living alone)), 232 female householders (192 living alone)), 123 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,799 (1,767 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 445 2-persons, 234 3-persons, 333 4-persons, 124 5-persons, 25 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 405 1-person, 85 2-persons, 6 5-persons.

1,035 married couples with children.
104 single-parent households (39 men, 65 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 95

Here:	15.4%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 31

Here:	9.0%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5

Here:	5.0%
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 Union township:

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