Parsippany-Troy Hills township, Morris County, New Jersey (NJ) detailed profile
Land area: 23.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.5 sq. mi.
Population: 50,649 (all urban)
| Males: 25,039 |  (49.4%) |
| Females: 25,610 |  (50.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 49,664 (34,094 owner occupied, 15,570 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 31% |
| State: | 34% |
Races in Parsippany-Troy Hills township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 69.7%
- Black: 3.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 18.0%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
- Hispanic or Latino: 7.0%
- Two or more races: 2.0%
- Some other race: 0.2%
Median age of males: 37.6
Median age of females: 38.7
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Average household size: 2.53
| Parsippany-Troy Hills township: | 2.5 people |
| New Jersey: | 2.7 people |
Average family size: 3.13
| Parsippany-Troy Hills township: | $100,176 |
| New Jersey: | $70,165 |
| Here: | $1,183 |
| State: | $1,035 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $414,000 (it was $250,400 in 2000)
| : | $414,000 |
| New Jersey: | $307,700 |
| Population density: 2115 people per square mile | (very high). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Parsippany-Troy Hills township: Mazda Brook Golf Course (A), Morris Corporate Center (B), The Knolls Golf Course (C), Fox Hill Industrial Park (D), Prudential Business Campus (E), Mount Tabor Golf Course (F), Rockaway Neck First Aid Squad (G), Parsippany Volunteer Ambulance Service (H), Parsippany - Troy Hills Township Paid Ambulance Service (I), Mount Tabor Fire Department Powder Mill Firehouse (J), Lake Hiawatha Volunteer Fire Department (K), Mount Tabor Fire Department Tarn Firehouse (L), Mount Tabor Fire Department Simpson Firehouse (M), Parsippany Troy Hills Department Station 2 (N), Morris County Fire Fighter and Police Training Academy (O), Rainbow Lakes Volunteer Fire Department District 2 (P), Parsippany Troy Hills District 6 Volunteer Fire Department (Q), Greystone Park Fire Department (R), Lake Parsippany Volunteer Company 3 (S), Parsippany Troy Hills Fire Department Station 1 (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Parsippany-Troy Hills township: Parsippany Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Vail Memorial Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Forge Pond (A), Lake Intervale (B), Rainbow Lakes (C), Lake Parsippany (D), Mount Tabor Lake (E), Powder Mill Pond (F), Manor Lake (G), Boonton Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Whippany River (A), West Brook (B), Eastmans Brook (C), Troy Brook (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Parsippany-Troy Hills township include: Reservoir Park (1), Manor Park (2), Normandy Park (3), Old Troy Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
82% of Parsippany-Troy Hills township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% lived in this county.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 59
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 0
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.2%
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 Parsippany-Troy Hills township, New Jersey:
- 618 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 217 people in nursing homes
- 45 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 38 people in religious group quarters
- 36 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 16 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 7 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 5 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 3 people in homes for the mentally ill
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 22
Housing units in Parsippany-Troy Hills township with a mortgage: 1 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Construction (6%)
- Chemicals (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Health care (4%)
- Health care (12%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Chemicals (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Computer specialists (10%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Engineers (4%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Business operations specialists (3%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Business operations specialists (5%)
- Computer specialists (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Parsippany-Troy Hills township:
- German (64.2%)
- United States or American (13.2%)
- Irish (9.4%)
- Swiss (9.4%)
- Norwegian (3.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 23 (66%)
- Carpooled: 4 (11%)
- Worked at home: 8 (23%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (44%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (33%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Wood (11%)
People in group quarters in Parsippany-Troy Hills township, New Jersey:
- 618 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 217 people in nursing homes
- 45 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 38 people in religious group quarters
- 36 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 16 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 7 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 5 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 3 people in homes for the mentally ill
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 59- In family households: 55 (15 male householders, 2 female householders)
17 spouses, 21 children (21 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 4 (2 male householders (0 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 6 2-persons, 11 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 2 2-persons,
8,696 married couples with children.
1,178 single-parent households (326 men, 852 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% |