New Hanover township, Burlington County, New Jersey (NJ) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 3 (50% naturalized citizens)
| New Hanover township: | 3.4% |
| Whole state: | 17.5% |
30% of New Hanover township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 3% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 34% lived in New Jersey.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 5018
- Northeast: 1118
- Midwest: 585
- South: 1745
- West: 646
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $112,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
People in group quarters in New Hanover township, New Jersey:
- 4,217 people in federal prisons and detention centers
- 1,219 people in military barracks, etc.
- 619 people in state prisons
- 40 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 4 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 543
- One, attached: 269
- 3 or 4: 186
- 5 to 9: 199
- 10 to 19: 28
- 20 to 49: 25
- 50 or more: 147
Housing units in New Hanover township with a mortgage: 164 (0 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 44
- Public administration (24%)
- Health care (14%)
- Construction (8%)
- Plastics and rubber products (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Health care (20%)
- Educational services (19%)
- Social assistance (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
- Other financial specialists (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Child care workers (10%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Customer service representatives (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in New Hanover township:
- German (12.0%)
- Irish (11.4%)
- Italian (8.6%)
- English (6.1%)
- United States or American (2.8%)
- Polish (2.7%)
- European (2.1%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Guyana (8%)
- Philippines (7%)
- Mexico (6%)
- Guatemala (6%)
- Honduras (6%)
- Canada (6%)
- Argentina (6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 2,278 (76%)
- Carpooled: 423 (14%)
- Motorcycle: 5 (0%)
- Bicycle: 24 (1%)
- Walked: 228 (8%)
- Other means: 20 (1%)
- Worked at home: 12 (0%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (31%)
- Utility gas (29%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)
- No fuel used (9%)
- Other fuel (8%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
People in group quarters in New Hanover township, New Jersey:
- 4,217 people in federal prisons and detention centers
- 1,219 people in military barracks, etc.
- 619 people in state prisons
- 40 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 4 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
70.0% of residents of New Hanover township speak English at home.
24.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
1.9% of residents speak other language at home (60% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 3,710- In family households: 3,563 (915 male householders, 121 female householders)
931 spouses, 1,547 children (1,431 natural, 44 adopted, 72 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 9 other relatives, 34 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 147 (107 male householders (93 living alone)), 24 female householders (24 living alone)), 16 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 6,124 (4,846 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 268 2-persons, 298 3-persons, 268 4-persons, 136 5-persons, 52 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 117 1-person, 14 2-persons,
1,266 married couples with children.
111 single-parent households (50 men, 61 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 16
| Here: | 2.3% |
| New Jersey: | 13.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 60
| Here: | 10.2% |
| New Jersey: | 13.0% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 240
| Here: | 29.1% |
| New Jersey: | 30.1% |