Montgomery township, Somerset County, New Jersey (NJ) detailed profile
Land area: 32.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 17,481 (83% urban, 17% rural)
| Males: 8,624 |  (49.3%) |
| Females: 8,857 |  (50.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 17,346 (15,694 owner occupied, 1,652 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 10% |
| State: | 34% |
Races in Montgomery township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 83.0%
- Black: 2.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 11.5%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
- Hispanic or Latino: 2.2%
- Two or more races: 1.1%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 36.8
Median age of females: 36.9
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Average household size: 2.99
| Montgomery township: | 3.0 people |
| New Jersey: | 2.7 people |
Average family size: 3.33
| Montgomery township: | $97,219 |
| New Jersey: | $70,165 |
| Here: | $1,222 |
| State: | $1,035 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $400,900 (it was $222,400 in 2000)
| : | $400,900 |
| New Jersey: | $307,700 |
| Population density: 536 people per square mile | (high). |
Cities in this township include: Harlingen, Blawenburg, Skillman, Belle Mead.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Montgomery township: Pine Brook Country Club (A), Route 518 Business Park (B), Bedens Brook Country Club (C), East Mountain Hospital (D), Montgomery Volunteer Fire Company 1 (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Montgomery Shopping Center (1), Princeton North Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Montgomery township include: Saint Charles Borromeo Roman Catholic Church (A), Solid Rock Church (B), Montgomery Evangelical Church (C), Montgomery United Methodist Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Unionville Cemetery (1), Beekman Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Sylvan Lake (A), Bridgepoint Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rock Brook (A), Roaring Brook (B), Cruser Brook (C), Cat Tail Brook (D), Pine Tree Run (E), Pike Run (F), Back Brook (G), Fox Brook (H), Dead Tree Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Montgomery township: Montgomery Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
100% of Montgomery township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 23
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 3
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
People in group quarters in Montgomery township, New Jersey:
- 89 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 34 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 10 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 2 people in religious group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 22
Housing units in Montgomery township with a mortgage: 0 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2
- Construction (15%)
- Metal and metal products (9%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Health care (21%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Gasoline stations (5%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
- Health and personal care, except drug, stores (4%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (17%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Child care workers (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Montgomery township:
- Norwegian (73.1%)
- German (26.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 13 (87%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (50%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (38%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
People in group quarters in Montgomery township, New Jersey:
- 89 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 34 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 10 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 2 people in religious group quarters
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 26- In family households: 20 (9 male householders, 0 female householders)
7 spouses, 4 children (4 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 6 (6 male householders (6 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 5 2-persons, 4 3-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 6 1-person,
5,255 married couples with children.
362 single-parent households (64 men, 298 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| 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% |