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Howell township, Monmouth County, NJ

51,958 Population
60.3 square miles 862.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.2 ±0.9 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Monmouth County: 43.2 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in New Jersey: 39.8 ±0.1

Economics

$42,491 ±$1,767 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Monmouth County: $48,959 ±$656
  • a little higher than the amount in New Jersey: $40,895 ±$197
$102,867 ±$3,715 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Monmouth County: $95,699 ±$1,134
  • about 1.3 times the amount in New Jersey: $79,363 ±$386

5% ±1.5% (2,610  ±765) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Monmouth County: 7.4% 45,873 (±0.4% / ±2,342)
  • about half the rate in New Jersey: 10.4% 904,132 (±0.2% / ±13,835)

35.4 minutes ±1 (910,135  ±37,958) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Monmouth County: 34.3 10,038,400 (±0.4 / ±148,869)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 31.8 130,635,610 (±0.1 / ±519,284)

Families

17,763 ±344 Number of households
  • Monmouth County: 233,874 ±1,154
  • New Jersey: 3,213,362 ±6,651
2.9 ±0.1 (51,839  ±69) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Monmouth County: 2.6 617,171 (±0 / ±545)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 2.7 8,697,059 (±0)

4.5% ±1.3% (562  ±164) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Monmouth County: 4.3% 5,841 (±0.4% / ±480)
  • a little less than the rate in New Jersey: 4.8% 99,729 (±0.1% / ±2,120)

Housing

18,681 ±413 Number of housing units
  • Monmouth County: 261,139 ±282
  • New Jersey: 3,605,401 ±471

$331,500 ±$4,778 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Monmouth County: $408,400 ±$3,732
  • about the same as the amount in New Jersey: $327,900 ±$841

5.8% ±1.2% (2,962  ±622.3) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Monmouth County: 9.4% 57,922 (±0.4% / ±2,298.3)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 10.1% 891,243 (±0.1% / ±10,510.3)

Social

95.2% ±2.5% (33,540  ±1,046.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Monmouth County: 93.2% 405,325 (±0.9% / ±3,737.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in New Jersey: 89.5% 5,488,429 (±0.3% / ±15,972)
39.4% ±1.8% (13,893  ±656.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Monmouth County: 44.9% 195,373 (±0.6% / ±2,547.7)
  • about the same as the rate in New Jersey: 38.9% 2,384,056 (±0.2% / ±9,440.3)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

12% ±1.2% (6,235  ±602) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Monmouth County: 13.3% 83,067 (±0.4% / ±2,180)
  • about half the rate in New Jersey: 22.2% 1,968,060 (±0.1% / ±9,950)

5.3% ±0.6% (2,104  ±246) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Monmouth County: 5.3% 25,948 (±0.2% / ±988)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 4.8% 333,835 (±0.1% / ±3,178)
2,104 Total veterans ±246 1,977 Male ±237 127 Female ±59

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