Voorhees township, Camden County, New Jersey (NJ)

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Land area: 11.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 28,126 (all urban)

Males: 13,505	(48.0%)
Females: 14,621	(52.0%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 27,227 (20,832 owner occupied, 6,395 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	23%
State:	34%

Races in Voorhees township:

White Non-Hispanic: 76.6%
Black: 7.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 11.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic or Latino: 2.5%
Two or more races: 1.4%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 37.2
Median age of females: 38.3

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Average household size: 2.60

Voorhees township:	2.6 people
New Jersey:	2.7 people

Average family size: 3.23

Estimated median household income in 2007: $84,317 ($68,402 in 1999)

This township:	$84,317
New Jersey:	$67,035

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $1,003 (lower quartile is $842, upper quartile is $1,190)

Here:	$1,003
State:	$905

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $354,359 (it was $174,800 in 2000)

Voorhees township:	$354,359
New Jersey:	$372,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $234,729 - $524,914

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $453,579
Here: $453,579
State: $452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $234,601
Here: $234,601
State: $310,364

In 2-unit structures: $181,323
Here: $181,323
State: $429,538

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $99,884
Here: $99,884
State: $371,779

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $182,510
Here: $182,510
State: $309,003

Mobile homes: $240,882
Here: $240,882
State: $53,584

Population density: 2424 people per square mile

(very high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	5.7%
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: 3,762 (64% naturalized citizens)

Voorhees township:	13.4%
State:	17.5%

59% of Voorhees township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in New Jersey.

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

This state: 11113
Northeast: 10278
Midwest: 824
South: 1458
West: 347

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $130,400

Voorhees township, New Jersey satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.5%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

People in group quarters in Voorhees township, New Jersey

605 people in nursing homes
165 people in homes for the mentally retarded
104 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
7 people in homes for the mentally ill
6 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
4 people in unknown juvenile institutions
4 people in other group homes
4 people in religious group quarters

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,853
One, attached: 1,485
Two: 61
3 or 4: 320
5 to 9: 798
10 to 19: 1,023
20 to 49: 565
50 or more: 952
Mobile homes: 17
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10

Median worth of mobile homes: $315,000

Housing units in Voorhees township with a mortgage: 5,373 (581 second mortgage, 711 home equity loan, 49 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,077

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 78
1995 to 1998: 1,111
1990 to 1994: 928
1980 to 1989: 4,776
1970 to 1979: 2,300
1960 to 1969: 1,093
1950 to 1959: 448
1940 to 1949: 119
1939 or earlier: 231

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Voorhees township, New Jersey:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 51 3 rooms: 119 4 rooms: 263 5 rooms: 577 6 rooms: 934 7 rooms: 1,131 8 rooms: 1,668 9 or more rooms: 2,351

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Voorhees township, New Jersey:
	1 room: 242 2 rooms: 382 3 rooms: 919 4 rooms: 996 5 rooms: 460 6 rooms: 226 7 rooms: 70 8 rooms: 53 9 or more rooms: 39

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Voorhees township:
	no bedroom: 13 1 bedroom: 260 2 bedrooms: 598 3 bedrooms: 2,429 4 bedrooms: 3,475 5 or more bedrooms: 327

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Voorhees township:
	no bedroom: 301 1 bedroom: 1,529 2 bedrooms: 1,045 3 bedrooms: 447 4 bedrooms: 65 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Voorhees township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 102 1 vehicle: 1,389 2 vehicles: 3,947 3 vehicles: 1,273 4 vehicles: 289 5 or more vehicles: 102

Cars and other vehicles available in Voorhees township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 606 1 vehicle: 1,798 2 vehicles: 876 3 vehicles: 73 4 vehicles: 23 5 or more vehicles: 11

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 (14%)
Health care (10%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Construction (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Public administration (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (17%)
Educational services (14%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Personal and laundry services (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Computer specialists (7%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
Top executives (5%)
Physicians and surgeons (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Engineers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Business operations specialists (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Voorhees township:

Italian (19.0%)
Irish (13.0%)
German (9.3%)
English (6.0%)
United States or American (4.0%)
Russian (3.9%)
Polish (3.6%)

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

India (32%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (9%)
Philippines (7%)
Russia (4%)
Israel (3%)
Greece (3%)
Taiwan (3%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 10,697 (75%)
Carpooled: 1,074 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 167 (1%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 8 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 731 (5%)
Railroad: 609 (4%)
Taxi: 21 (0%)
Walked: 206 (1%)
Other means: 155 (1%)
Worked at home: 552 (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (75%) Electricity (15%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

People in group quarters in Voorhees township, New Jersey

605 people in nursing homes
165 people in homes for the mentally retarded
104 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
7 people in homes for the mentally ill
6 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
4 people in unknown juvenile institutions
4 people in other group homes
4 people in religious group quarters

81.7% of residents of Voorhees township speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
9.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
4.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other language at home (69% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

Household type by relationship

Households: 27,228

In family households: 23,288 (5,712 male householders, 1,492 female householders)
6,119 spouses, 8,791 children (8,146 natural, 253 adopted, 392 stepchildren), 249 grandchildren, 132 brothers or sisters, 236 parents, 267 other relatives, 290 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,940 (1,430 male householders (1,158 living alone)), 1,871 female householders (1,666 living alone)), 639 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 898 (747 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,533 2-persons, 1,785 3-persons, 1,889 4-persons, 706 5-persons, 213 6-persons, 78 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,824 1-person, 386 2-persons, 64 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 6 5-persons.

6,037 married couples with children.
954 single-parent households (187 men, 767 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 205

Here:	5.9%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 211

Here:	13.0%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 373

Here:	31.9%
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 Voorhees township:

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