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Mahwah township, Bergen County, New Jersey (NJ) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 13 (54% naturalized citizens)

Mahwah township:

13.3%
Whole state:

17.5%

52% of Mahwah township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in New Jersey.

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

  • This state: 11489
  • Northeast: 7615
  • Midwest: 570
  • South: 607
  • West: 407

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $275,000


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.7%

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

  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

1,344 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
21 people in homes for the mentally ill
Mahwah township, NJ map Mahwah township, New Jersey satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $52,300


Housing units in Mahwah township with a mortgage: 4,455 (432 second mortgage, 480 home equity loan, 19 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,441

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 85
  • 1995 to 1998: 1,446
  • 1990 to 1994: 1,409
  • 1980 to 1989: 2,925
  • 1970 to 1979: 803
  • 1960 to 1969: 1,043
  • 1950 to 1959: 768
  • 1940 to 1949: 280
  • 1939 or earlier: 818

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

  • 1 room: 17
  • 2 rooms: 116
  • 3 rooms: 251
  • 4 rooms: 1,119
  • 5 rooms: 1,393
  • 6 rooms: 1,213
  • 7 rooms: 1,203
  • 8 rooms: 1,070
  • 9 or more rooms: 1,469

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

  • 1 room: 74
  • 2 rooms: 99
  • 3 rooms: 417
  • 4 rooms: 337
  • 5 rooms: 348
  • 6 rooms: 124
  • 7 rooms: 20
  • 8 rooms: 23
  • 9 or more rooms: 47

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

  • no bedroom: 33
  • 1 bedroom: 658
  • 2 bedrooms: 2,362
  • 3 bedrooms: 2,336
  • 4 bedrooms: 1,984
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 478

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mahwah township:

  • no bedroom: 94
  • 1 bedroom: 581
  • 2 bedrooms: 566
  • 3 bedrooms: 199
  • 4 bedrooms: 38
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 11

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

  • no vehicle: 165
  • 1 vehicle: 2,521
  • 2 vehicles: 3,831
  • 3 vehicles: 965
  • 4 vehicles: 300
  • 5 or more vehicles: 69

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

  • no vehicle: 180
  • 1 vehicle: 745
  • 2 vehicles: 489
  • 3 vehicles: 64
  • 4 vehicles: 11
  • 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 (%):

  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (13%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Educational services (14%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Computer specialists (9%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Top executives (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)
  • Engineers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Accountants and auditors (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (3%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Mahwah township:

  • Italian (24.0%)
  • Irish (14.5%)
  • German (10.6%)
  • Polish (5.9%)
  • English (4.1%)
  • Russian (3.2%)
  • United States or American (3.0%)

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

  • India (10%)
  • Korea (7%)
  • Germany (6%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
  • Italy (5%)
  • Japan (5%)
  • Poland (4%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (88%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
  • Electricity (4%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

1,344 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
21 people in homes for the mentally ill

81.1% of residents of Mahwah township speak English at home.
4.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
9.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
4.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 28% speak English well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 22,684

Size of family households: 2,871 2-persons, 1,416 3-persons, 1,282 4-persons, 539 5-persons, 143 6-persons, 64 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 2,610 1-person, 388 2-persons, 42 3-persons,

4,486 married couples with children.
651 single-parent households (103 men, 548 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 331
Here:

14.6%
New Jersey:

13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 114
Here:

11.6%
New Jersey:

13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 237
Here:

12.4%
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 Mahwah township:

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