Deerfield township, Cumberland County, New Jersey (NJ) detailed profile
Land area: 16.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 2,927 (29% urban, 71% rural)
| Males: 1,425 |  (48.7%) |
| Females: 1,502 |  (51.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,893 (2,477 owner occupied, 416 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 34% |
Races in Deerfield township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 76.8%
- Black: 12.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.3%
- Asian: 1.0%
- Two or more races: 2.3%
Median age of males: 38.8
Median age of females: 39.8
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Average household size: 2.86
| Deerfield township: | 2.9 people |
| New Jersey: | 2.7 people |
Average family size: 3.22
| Deerfield township: | $45,978 |
| New Jersey: | $70,165 |
| Here: | $765 |
| State: | $1,035 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $158,800 (it was $89,200 in 2000)
| : | $158,800 |
| New Jersey: | $307,700 |
| Population density: 174 people per square mile | (high). |
| This township: | 7.6% |
| Whole state: | 8.5% |
| This township: | 7.6% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Cities in this township include: Rosenhayn.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Carmel Volunteer Fire Company (A). Display/hide its location on the map
84% of Deerfield township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% 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: 107
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 9
- South: 2
- West: 23
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
23 people in homes for the mentally retarded
11 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 59
Housing units in Deerfield township with a mortgage: 2 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (38%)
- Construction (10%)
- Health care (10%)
- Social assistance (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Health care (30%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Finance and insurance (13%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (7%)
- Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (29%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (17%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (10%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
- Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (5%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (13%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
- Accountants and auditors (7%)
- Media and communication equipment workers (7%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Child care workers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Deerfield township:
- German (32.1%)
- Dutch (21.7%)
- Swedish (7.5%)
- Russian (5.7%)
- British (3.8%)
- Danish (2.8%)
- French (except Basque) (2.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 44 (61%)
- Walked: 4 (6%)
- Worked at home: 24 (33%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (50%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (31%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Wood (4%)
23 people in homes for the mentally retarded
11 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
95.5% of residents of Deerfield township speak English at home.
4.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 148- In family households: 138 (41 male householders, 0 female householders)
32 spouses, 53 children (52 natural, 1 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 10 (6 male householders (5 living alone)), 2 female householders (2 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 18 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 7 1-person, 1 2-persons,
473 married couples with children.
174 single-parent households (60 men, 114 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1
| Here: | 3.6% |
| 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: 4
| Here: | 100.0% |
| New Jersey: | 30.1% |