Washington township, Bergen County, New Jersey (NJ) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 14 (69% naturalized citizens)
| Washington township: | 14.2% |
| Whole state: | 17.5% |
73% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in New Jersey.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 4553
- Northeast: 2721
- Midwest: 100
- South: 159
- West: 74
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.8%
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
8 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,888
- One, attached: 306
- Two: 12
- 3 or 4: 6
- 5 to 9: 33
Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 1,949 (196 second mortgage, 217 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,014
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
- Construction (9%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Health care (4%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (4%)
- Health care (18%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores (5%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (3%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (9%)
- Top executives (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Accountants and auditors (5%)
- Computer specialists (4%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Computer specialists (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:
- Italian (27.7%)
- Irish (16.5%)
- German (11.4%)
- Polish (3.4%)
- English (3.1%)
- Russian (2.8%)
- United States or American (2.7%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Korea (19%)
- Syria (6%)
- Germany (6%)
- Italy (5%)
- Iran (4%)
- Japan (4%)
- Lebanon (4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 3,727 (82%)
- Carpooled: 285 (6%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 199 (4%)
- Railroad: 51 (1%)
- Bicycle: 4 (0%)
- Walked: 37 (1%)
- Other means: 13 (0%)
- Worked at home: 205 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (85%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
- Electricity (4%)
8 people in homes for the mentally retarded
81.2% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
7.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
6.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
3.0% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 8,930- In family households: 8,262 (2,195 male householders, 478 female householders)
2,460 spouses, 2,670 children (2,549 natural, 63 adopted, 58 stepchildren), 93 grandchildren, 65 brothers or sisters, 78 parents, 173 other relatives, 50 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 668 (181 male householders (116 living alone)), 368 female householders (350 living alone)), 119 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 8 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,104 2-persons, 630 3-persons, 604 4-persons, 249 5-persons, 66 6-persons, 20 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 466 1-person, 56 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 15 4-persons,
1,803 married couples with children.
132 single-parent households (29 men, 103 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 159
| Here: | 17.5% |
| New Jersey: | 13.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 135
| Here: | 38.4% |
| New Jersey: | 13.0% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 90
| Here: | 36.1% |
| New Jersey: | 30.1% |