Dennis township, Cape May County, New Jersey (NJ) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 2 (57% naturalized citizens)
| Dennis township: | 2.3% |
| Whole state: | 17.5% |
70% of Dennis township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in New Jersey.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 4148
- Northeast: 1819
- Midwest: 47
- South: 264
- West: 41
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $154,200
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
People in group quarters in Dennis township, New Jersey:
- 153 people in nursing homes
- 32 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 15 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 3 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,226
- One, attached: 30
- Two: 10
- 10 to 19: 6
- Mobile homes: 27
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10
Housing units in Dennis township with a mortgage: 1,356 (104 second mortgage, 222 home equity loan, 21 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 448
- Construction (19%)
- Public administration (13%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Health care (19%)
- Educational services (19%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Cashiers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Dennis township:
- Irish (21.4%)
- German (19.9%)
- Italian (17.9%)
- United States or American (11.0%)
- English (7.9%)
- Polish (4.8%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (24%)
- Philippines (24%)
- Ukraine (17%)
- United Kingdom (13%)
- Germany (9%)
- Honduras (5%)
- Ireland (4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 2,677 (85%)
- Carpooled: 252 (8%)
- Motorcycle: 8 (0%)
- Bicycle: 6 (0%)
- Walked: 42 (1%)
- Other means: 13 (0%)
- Worked at home: 146 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (33%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (26%)
- Utility gas (18%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Wood (4%)
People in group quarters in Dennis township, New Jersey:
- 153 people in nursing homes
- 32 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 15 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 3 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
97.3% of residents of Dennis township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 28% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (54% speak English very well, 46% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 6,295- In family households: 5,796 (1,432 male householders, 355 female householders)
1,521 spouses, 2,216 children (1,999 natural, 99 adopted, 118 stepchildren), 54 grandchildren, 33 brothers or sisters, 35 parents, 66 other relatives, 84 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 499 (215 male householders (156 living alone)), 197 female householders (176 living alone)), 87 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 208 (155 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 648 2-persons, 454 3-persons, 408 4-persons, 190 5-persons, 54 6-persons, 33 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 332 1-person, 70 2-persons, 10 3-persons,
1,403 married couples with children.
281 single-parent households (84 men, 197 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 96
| Here: | 10.5% |
| New Jersey: | 13.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 67
| Here: | 16.3% |
| New Jersey: | 13.0% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 21
| Here: | 10.6% |
| New Jersey: | 30.1% |