Washington township, Morris County, New Jersey (NJ) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 6 (62% naturalized citizens)
| Washington township: | 6.0% |
| Whole state: | 17.5% |
66% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in New Jersey.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 10635
- Northeast: 3614
- Midwest: 1004
- South: 896
- West: 234
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $59,300
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
People in group quarters in Washington township, New Jersey:
- 161 people in nursing homes
- 27 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 10 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 5,087
- One, attached: 291
- Two: 48
- 3 or 4: 186
- 5 to 9: 40
- 10 to 19: 153
- 20 to 49: 34
- 50 or more: 9
- Mobile homes: 42
Median worth of mobile homes: $52,500
Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 4,010 (470 second mortgage, 713 home equity loan, 28 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 766
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
- Construction (9%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Chemicals (6%)
- Computer and electronic products (5%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (5%)
- Health care (5%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Health care (14%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Chemicals (5%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
- Computer specialists (5%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
- Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (4%)
- Top executives (4%)
- Engineers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Business operations specialists (5%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:
- Italian (20.9%)
- Irish (17.7%)
- German (14.4%)
- English (8.3%)
- Polish (5.6%)
- United States or American (4.8%)
- Scottish (2.3%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Canada (10%)
- Germany (9%)
- Italy (7%)
- Peru (5%)
- Egypt (5%)
- Colombia (5%)
- India (4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 7,238 (84%)
- Carpooled: 540 (6%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 77 (1%)
- Subway or elevated: 12 (0%)
- Railroad: 96 (1%)
- Motorcycle: 6 (0%)
- Walked: 120 (1%)
- Other means: 89 (1%)
- Worked at home: 480 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (47%)
- Utility gas (41%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Wood (1%)
People in group quarters in Washington township, New Jersey:
- 161 people in nursing homes
- 27 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 10 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
93.0% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
4.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (76% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (64% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 17,392- In family households: 16,417 (4,153 male householders, 773 female householders)
4,470 spouses, 6,445 children (6,031 natural, 226 adopted, 188 stepchildren), 43 grandchildren, 75 brothers or sisters, 209 parents, 119 other relatives, 130 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 975 (349 male householders (281 living alone)), 497 female householders (430 living alone)), 129 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 200 (163 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,585 2-persons, 1,199 3-persons, 1,331 4-persons, 588 5-persons, 192 6-persons, 31 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 711 1-person, 131 2-persons, 4 5-persons,
4,743 married couples with children.
419 single-parent households (95 men, 324 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 60
| Here: | 2.3% |
| New Jersey: | 13.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 57
| Here: | 4.7% |
| New Jersey: | 13.0% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 130
| Here: | 21.2% |
| New Jersey: | 30.1% |