Manchester township, Ocean County, New Jersey (NJ) detailed profile
Land area: 82.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 38,928 (97% urban, 3% rural)
Males: 16,459 | (42.3%) |
Females: 22,469 | (57.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 38,200 (35,059 owner occupied, 3,141 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 8% |
State: | 34% |
Races in Manchester township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 92.7%
- Black: 3.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.8%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
- Hispanic or Latino: 2.6%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
- Some other race: 0.0%
Median age of males: 67.7
Median age of females: 69.7
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Average household size: 1.85
Manchester township: | 1.9 people |
New Jersey: | 2.7 people |
Average family size: 2.53
Manchester township: | $60,227 |
New Jersey: | $70,165 |
Here: | $1,098 |
State: | $1,035 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $257,700 (it was $128,000 in 2000)
: | $257,700 |
New Jersey: | $307,700 |
Population density: 471 people per square mile | (high). |
This township: | 2.9% |
Whole state: | 8.5% |
This township: | 1.1% |
Whole state: | 4.2% |
Cities in this township include: Leisure Village West-Pine Lake Park, Pine Lake Park, Crestwood Village, Lakehurst, Leisure Knoll, Pine Ridge at Crestwood, Cedar Glen Lakes.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Manchester township: Old Halfway (A), Boyds Hotel (B), Bay Shore Rod and Gun Club (C), East Trenton Rod and Gun Club (D), Field and Stream Gunning Club (E), William Raws Building (F), Hanger Number 1 (G), Whiting Volunteer First Aid Squad (H), Manchester First Aid Squad (I), Naval Air Engineering Station Fire Department (J), Whiting Volunteer Fire Company 1 (K), Ridgeway Volunteer Fire Company 1 Station 34 (L). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Goose Pond (A), Hanover Pond (B), Harry Wrights Lake (C), Pine Lake (D), Cedar Swamp (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Deer Park Branch (A), Green Branch (B), Goodwater Branch (C), Middle Ruckels Branch (D), Forked Brook (E), Deer Branch (F), Ridgeway Branch (G), Manapaqua Branch (H), Little Hurricane Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Manchester township include: William Raws Monument (1), Manchester Wildlife Management Area (2), Pasadena Wildlife Management Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
59% of Manchester township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in New Jersey.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 607
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 106
- South: 22
- West: 19
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
People in group quarters in Manchester township, New Jersey:
- 505 people in nursing homes
- 181 people in military barracks, etc.
- 40 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 2 people in religious group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 273
- Mobile homes: 26
Median worth of mobile homes: $50,000
Housing units in Manchester township with a mortgage: 117 (6 second mortgage, 28 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 62
- Construction (15%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Health care (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)
- Health care (18%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (3%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
- Business operations specialists (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Manchester township:
- German (47.1%)
- Norwegian (13.9%)
- French (except Basque) (7.1%)
- English (5.3%)
- French Canadian (3.9%)
- Swedish (3.7%)
- United States or American (3.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 379 (92%)
- Carpooled: 22 (5%)
- Worked at home: 13 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (60%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Wood (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
People in group quarters in Manchester township, New Jersey:
- 505 people in nursing homes
- 181 people in military barracks, etc.
- 40 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 2 people in religious group quarters
96.6% of residents of Manchester township speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 754- In family households: 695 (222 male householders, 18 female householders)
218 spouses, 186 children (172 natural, 0 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 16 parents, 28 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 59 (36 male householders (36 living alone)), 23 female householders (23 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 109 2-persons, 78 3-persons, 40 4-persons, 13 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 59 1-person,
3,213 married couples with children.
562 single-parent households (159 men, 403 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
Here: | 12.3% |
New Jersey: | 13.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
New Jersey: | 13.0% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
New Jersey: | 30.1% |