Denville township, Morris County, New Jersey (NJ) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 11 (69% naturalized citizens)
Denville township: | 10.6% |
Whole state: | 17.5% |
66% of Denville township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in New Jersey.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 9789
- Northeast: 3298
- Midwest: 410
- South: 415
- West: 180
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $221,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
People in group quarters in Denville township, New Jersey:
- 230 people in nursing homes
- 30 people in religious group quarters
- 15 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 8 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 5 people in homes for the mentally retarded


Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 4,940
- One, attached: 365
- Two: 91
- 3 or 4: 105
- 5 to 9: 92
- 10 to 19: 139
- 20 to 49: 56
- 50 or more: 390
Housing units in Denville township with a mortgage: 3,642 (292 second mortgage, 498 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,148
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
- Construction (11%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Chemicals (5%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Health care (4%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (3%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Finance and insurance (12%)
- Health care (11%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
- Chemicals (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (3%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (3%)
- Computer specialists (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Top executives (5%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Engineers (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Computer specialists (4%)
- Business operations specialists (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Denville township:
- Italian (23.2%)
- Irish (17.7%)
- German (12.8%)
- Polish (5.7%)
- English (5.5%)
- United States or American (4.2%)
- Hungarian (1.9%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- United Kingdom (8%)
- Germany (7%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
- India (7%)
- Canada (6%)
- Italy (6%)
- Taiwan (5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 6,644 (86%)
- Carpooled: 438 (6%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 87 (1%)
- Subway or elevated: 4 (0%)
- Railroad: 222 (3%)
- Walked: 45 (1%)
- Other means: 36 (0%)
- Worked at home: 268 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (54%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (38%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
People in group quarters in Denville township, New Jersey:
- 230 people in nursing homes
- 30 people in religious group quarters
- 15 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 8 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
86.5% of residents of Denville township speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
7.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
2.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 15,534- In family households: 13,546 (3,617 male householders, 695 female householders)
3,937 spouses, 4,750 children (4,546 natural, 99 adopted, 105 stepchildren), 108 grandchildren, 28 brothers or sisters, 99 parents, 189 other relatives, 123 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,988 (722 male householders (562 living alone)), 962 female householders (855 living alone)), 304 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 290 (248 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,761 2-persons, 1,002 3-persons, 991 4-persons, 391 5-persons, 109 6-persons, 58 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 1,417 1-person, 226 2-persons, 37 3-persons, 4 4-persons,
3,263 married couples with children.
326 single-parent households (69 men, 257 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 166
Here: | 9.6% |
New Jersey: | 13.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 128
Here: | 18.5% |
New Jersey: | 13.0% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 164
Here: | 31.4% |
New Jersey: | 30.1% |