Mount Laurel township, Burlington County, New Jersey (NJ) detailed profile
Land area: 21.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 40,221 (all urban)
| Males: 18,983 |  (47.2%) |
| Females: 21,238 |  (52.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 39,852 (34,314 owner occupied, 5,538 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 34% |
Races in Mount Laurel township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 85.7%
- Black: 6.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 3.8%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
- Hispanic or Latino: 2.2%
- Two or more races: 1.2%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 38.9
Median age of females: 40.2
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Average household size: 2.41
| Mount Laurel township: | 2.4 people |
| New Jersey: | 2.7 people |
Average family size: 2.98
| Mount Laurel township: | $77,398 |
| New Jersey: | $70,165 |
| Here: | $1,075 |
| State: | $1,035 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $244,500 (it was $134,000 in 2000)
| : | $244,500 |
| New Jersey: | $307,700 |
| Population density: 1844 people per square mile | (very high). |
| This township: | 3.2% |
| Whole state: | 8.5% |
Cities in this township include: Ramblewood.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Mount Laurel township: Mount Laurel Township Emergency Medical Services Station 368 (A), Mount Laurel Township Emergency Medical Services Station 369 (B), Mount Laurel Fire Department (C), Mount Laurel Fire Department Station 2 (D), Mount Laurel Fire Department Headquarters and Administration (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Mount Laurel township include: Jacobs Chapel (A), Cistercian Monastery (B), New Covenant Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Eldridge Cemetery (1), Mount Laurel Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Parkers Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Mount Laurel township: Mount Laurel State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
75% of Mount Laurel township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 88% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% lived in New Jersey.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 58
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 5
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.2%
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 Mount Laurel township, New Jersey:
- 311 people in nursing homes
- 24 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 18 people in other group homes
- 12 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 4 people in religious group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 22
- Mobile homes: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $27,500
Housing units in Mount Laurel township with a mortgage: 0 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Construction (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Health care (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Health care (17%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (3%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
- Computer specialists (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Engineers (5%)
- Top executives (5%)
- Business operations specialists (3%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Business operations specialists (5%)
- Registered nurses (4%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Mount Laurel township:
- German (60.0%)
- Swedish (11.7%)
- United States or American (8.3%)
- Belgian (5.0%)
- Dutch (5.0%)
- French (except Basque) (3.3%)
- Norwegian (3.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 18 (47%)
- Carpooled: 11 (29%)
- Walked: 2 (5%)
- Worked at home: 7 (18%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (50%)
- Electricity (32%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
- No fuel used (9%)
People in group quarters in Mount Laurel township, New Jersey:
- 311 people in nursing homes
- 24 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 18 people in other group homes
- 12 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 4 people in religious group quarters
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 63- In family households: 59 (19 male householders, 0 female householders)
20 spouses, 20 children (14 natural, 6 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 4 (4 male householders (4 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 8 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 9 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 4 1-person,
7,568 married couples with children.
1,311 single-parent households (270 men, 1,041 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
| Here: | 22.2% |
| New Jersey: | 13.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| New Jersey: | 13.0% |