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Berlin township, Camden County, New Jersey (NJ) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 5 (27% naturalized citizens)

Berlin township:

5.2%
Whole state:

17.5%

72% of Berlin township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in New Jersey.

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

  • This state: 3273
  • Northeast: 1287
  • Midwest: 87
  • South: 263
  • West: 43

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $74,600


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.3%

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

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

13 people in homes for the mentally ill
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Berlin township, NJ map Berlin township, New Jersey satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Housing units in Berlin township with a mortgage: 1,088 (116 second mortgage, 105 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 339

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 31
  • 1995 to 1998: 141
  • 1990 to 1994: 52
  • 1980 to 1989: 249
  • 1970 to 1979: 417
  • 1960 to 1969: 468
  • 1950 to 1959: 348
  • 1940 to 1949: 102
  • 1939 or earlier: 201

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 6
  • 3 rooms: 30
  • 4 rooms: 40
  • 5 rooms: 242
  • 6 rooms: 288
  • 7 rooms: 295
  • 8 rooms: 307
  • 9 or more rooms: 269

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Berlin township, New Jersey:

  • 1 room: 35
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 178
  • 4 rooms: 76
  • 5 rooms: 60
  • 6 rooms: 30
  • 7 rooms: 37
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

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

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 43
  • 2 bedrooms: 148
  • 3 bedrooms: 853
  • 4 bedrooms: 340
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 93

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Berlin township:

  • no bedroom: 35
  • 1 bedroom: 220
  • 2 bedrooms: 72
  • 3 bedrooms: 79
  • 4 bedrooms: 10
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 57
  • 1 vehicle: 399
  • 2 vehicles: 682
  • 3 vehicles: 238
  • 4 vehicles: 85
  • 5 or more vehicles: 16

Cars and other vehicles available in Berlin township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 116
  • 1 vehicle: 217
  • 2 vehicles: 73
  • 3 vehicles: 10
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

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

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Construction (18%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (23%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Berlin township:

  • Irish (20.1%)
  • Italian (19.1%)
  • German (17.2%)
  • English (7.2%)
  • Polish (7.1%)
  • United States or American (2.1%)
  • Eastern European (1.1%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

  • Mexico (25%)
  • Poland (20%)
  • Italy (11%)
  • India (11%)
  • Bangladesh (8%)
  • Greece (5%)
  • Pakistan (5%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (79%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
  • Electricity (8%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

13 people in homes for the mentally ill
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded

89.8% of residents of Berlin township speak English at home.
4.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (23% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 19% don't speak English at all).
4.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (44% speak English very well, 47% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 5,271

Size of family households: 434 2-persons, 367 3-persons, 319 4-persons, 168 5-persons, 77 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 428 1-person, 94 2-persons, 6 3-persons,

984 married couples with children.
235 single-parent households (55 men, 180 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 56
Here:

9.5%
New Jersey:

13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 109
Here:

34.5%
New Jersey:

13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7
Here:

6.7%
New Jersey:

30.1%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Berlin township:

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