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Lebanon township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey (NJ) detailed profile

Land area: 31.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 5,816 (6% urban, 94% rural)

Males: 2,869  (49.3%)
Females: 2,947  (50.7%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 5,474 (4,895 owner occupied, 579 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

11%
State:

34%


Races in Lebanon township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 95.9%
  • Black: 0.8%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
  • Asian: 0.9%
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino: 1.7%
  • Two or more races: 0.6%
  • Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 40.3
Median age of females: 40.6

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Average household size: 2.79

Lebanon township:

2.8 people
New Jersey:

2.7 people

Average family size: 3.15

Estimated median household income in 2013: ($15,625 in 1999)
Lebanon township:

$110,457
New Jersey:

$70,165
Median contract rent in 2013: $1,241 (lower quartile is $632, upper quartile is $941)
Here:

$1,241
State:

$1,035

Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $380,700 (it was $246,700 in 2000)
:

$380,700
New Jersey:

$307,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $276,000 - $533,600
Population density: 184 people per square mile 
 
 (high).
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

13.5%
Whole state:

8.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

13.5%
Whole state:

4.2%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable locations in Lebanon township: Butlers Park (A), Camp Beisler (B), Camp Watchung (C), Mountain Top Orchard (D), Tidewater Oil Pump Station (E), Lebanon Township Volunteer Fire Department (F), Lebanon Township First Aid Squad (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Lebanon township include: Spruce Run Lutheran Church (A), Changewater United Methodist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Union Cemetery (1), Mount Lebanon Cemetery (2), Spruce Run Lutheran Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Beisler Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Willoughby Brook (A), Rocky Run (B), Little Brook (C), Spruce Run (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Lebanon township include: Voorhees State Park (1), Ken Lockwood Gorge Wildlife Management Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

74% of Lebanon township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% lived in this county.

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

  • This state: 34
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 2
  • South: 0
  • West: 0

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


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.2%

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

  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

People in group quarters in Lebanon township, New Jersey:

  • 248 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 52 people in nursing homes
  • 28 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 14 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Lebanon township, NJ map Lebanon township, New Jersey satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Housing units in Lebanon township with a mortgage: 6 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 2
  • 1990 to 1994: 0
  • 1980 to 1989: 4
  • 1970 to 1979: 2
  • 1960 to 1969: 2
  • 1950 to 1959: 0
  • 1940 to 1949: 2
  • 1939 or earlier: 11

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 0
  • 5 rooms: 2
  • 6 rooms: 2
  • 7 rooms: 0
  • 8 rooms: 2
  • 9 or more rooms: 8

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

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 0
  • 3 bedrooms: 8
  • 4 bedrooms: 4
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 2

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

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 0
  • 2 vehicles: 4
  • 3 vehicles: 8
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 2

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Construction (14%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (5%)
  • Chemicals (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Educational services (13%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (5%)
  • Chemicals (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Computer specialists (5%)
  • Engineers (4%)
  • Electricians (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Lebanon township:

  • German (73.0%)
  • Norwegian (18.9%)
  • Scotch-Irish (5.4%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Electricity (29%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (29%)
  • Utility gas (14%)
  • Coal or coke (14%)
  • Other fuel (14%)

People in group quarters in Lebanon township, New Jersey:

  • 248 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 52 people in nursing homes
  • 28 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 14 people in other nonhousehold living situations

All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship:

Households: 37

Size of family households: 4 2-persons, 2 4-persons, 4 5-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 5 1-person,

1,300 married couples with children.
107 single-parent households (25 men, 82 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%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Lebanon township:

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