Florence township, NJ

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 12,748 ( 639 from 2010 )
Land area: 9.8 square miles
Population density: 1305.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	8,465	66.40%	7.5%
Black:	1,301	10.21%	8.4%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	1,216	9.54%	98.4%
2+ races:	402	3.15%	29.7%
Hispanic:	1,364	10.70%	136.8%

Total non-White:	4,283	33.60%	44.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-688	-6.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,327	13.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
12,109
9,153	75.59%
1,421	11.74%
9	0.07%
613	5.06%
310	2.56%
576	4.76%
2,956	24.41%

2000
10,746
9,034	84.07%
958	8.91%
0	0.00%
291	2.71%
201	1.87%
257	2.39%
1,712	15.93%

1990
10,273
9,388	91.39%
720	7.01%
36	0.35%
18	0.18%
n/a
111	1.08%
885	8.61%

1980
9,115
8,257	90.59%
701	7.69%
10	0.11%
94	1.03%
n/a
45	0.49%
858	9.41%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

119	1.1
1,244	11.6

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-354	-3.4
827	8.1

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,131	12.4
27	0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Florence township, NJ

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
41.4
2,902	22.8%
9,846	77.2%
2,228	17.5%

4,900
2.60

3,212	65.6%
2,416	75.2%
432	13.4%
1,688	34.4%

2010
Number	Percent
41.0
2,693	22.2%
9,416	77.8%
1,534	12.7%

4,775
2.54

3,285	68.8%
2,470	75.2%
302	9.2%
1,490	31.2%

2000
Number	Percent
37.1
2,715	25.3%
8,031	74.7%
1,279	11.9%

4,155
2.58

2,916	70.2%
2,266	77.7%
255	8.7%
1,239	29.8%

1990
Number	Percent
33.7
2,670	26.0%
7,603	74.0%
1,330	12.9%

3,764
2.73

2,854	75.8%
2,299	80.6%
167	5.9%
910	24.2%

1980
Number	Percent
32.2
2,393	26.3%
6,722	73.7%
1,034	11.3%

3,291
2.76

2,477	75.3%
2,066	83.4%
184	7.4%
814	24.7%

2022 Housing Data for Florence township, NJ

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	88	1.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	83	1.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	105	2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	139	2.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	63	1.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	105	2.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	120	2.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	207	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	163	3.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	378	7.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	354	7.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	570	11.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	538	11.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	496	10.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	548	11.2%
$200,000 or more	943	19.2%

Median Household Income	102,435
Per Capita Income	50,337

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	109	2.2%
Public Assistance	48	1.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	256	5.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	5,773	79.4%
Unemployed	309	4.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	6,082	83.6%
Not in Labor Force	1,192	16.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,823	2,211	56.1%
Non-Profit	81	285	22.1%
Self-Employed	256	143	64.2%

Local Government	184	489	27.3%
State Government	215	299	41.8%
Federal Government	55	33	62.5%

Total Private + Self	3,079	2,354	56.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	535	1,106	32.6%
Total	3,614	3,460	51.1%

Pct. Govt.	18.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,107	15.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,746	24.7%
Professional, Technical	1,684	23.8%
Service Occupations	764	10.8%
All others	1,781	25.1%

White Collar		64.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	1,083	15.3%
Educational services	719	10.2%
Health care and social assistance	696	9.8%
Construction	654	9.2%
Manufacturing	640	9.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	536	7.6%
Public administration	482	6.8%
Transportation and warehousing	410	5.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	398	5.6%
Other services	296	4.2%
Information	277	3.9%
Utilities	206	2.9%
Finance and insurance	190	2.7%
Wholesale trade	187	2.6%
Accommodation and food services	181	2.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	90	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	20	0.3%
Management	17	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	162	1.27%
Puerto Rican	650	5.10%
Cuban	178	1.40%
Dominican	49	0.38%

Total Central American	234	1.84%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	183	1.44%
Honduran	23	0.18%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	28	0.22%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	13	0.10%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	13	0.10%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	78	0.61%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	722	5.66%
Chinese	125	0.98%
Bangladeshi	94	0.74%
Vietnamese	85	0.67%
Filipino	48	0.38%
Taiwanese	31	0.24%
Thai	4	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	10,348	85.5%
Other Indo-European	854	7.1%
Spanish	386	3.2%
Other Asian	123	1.0%
Other	111	0.9%
German, other Germanic	90	0.7%
Chinese	87	0.7%
Vietnamese	63	0.5%
Tagalog	26	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	2,976	23.3%
German	1,993	15.6%
Italian	1,979	15.5%
English	1,418	11.1%
Polish	1,267	9.9%
Slovak	386	3.0%
Hungarian	363	2.8%
European	295	2.3%
American	187	1.5%
Slavic	176	1.4%
Czech	164	1.3%
Lithuanian	114	0.9%
French	105	0.8%
Scottish	97	0.8%
Russian	85	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	12,263	96.2%
Not a citizen	485	3.8%

Native	11,189	87.8%
Foreign-born	1,559	12.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
157	1.8%	560	6.3%	2,548	28.8%	2,933	33.1%	1,941	21.9%	721	8.1%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	157	1.8%
9-12 Years	560	6.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,548	28.8%
Some College	2,933	33.1%
Bach. Degree	1,941	21.9%
Grad Degree	721	8.1%
Average years of education: 13.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +345	D +621	D + 7.9%
D +966
2020 vs. 2012	R +638	D +28	R + 2.1%
D +666
2020 vs. 2008	R +521	D +264	D + 1.9%
D +785

2016 vs. 2008	R +176	R +357	R + 6.1%
D -181
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	72%	Joe Biden (D)	4,020	55.1%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,177	43.5%	101	1.4%	7,298	2	-3	0.16%
2016	63%	Hillary Clinton (D)	3,054	49.3%	Donald Trump (R)	2,832	45.8%	304	4.9%	6,190	5	0	0.16%
2012	63%	Barack Obama* (D)	3,354	56.0%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,539	42.4%	98	1.6%	5,991	2	-5	0.16%
2008	65%	Barack Obama (D)	3,235	54.2%	John McCain (R)	2,656	44.5%	73	1.2%	5,964	3	-1	0.15%
2004	63%	John Kerry (D)	2,703	49.9%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,682	49.5%	32	0.6%	5,417	3	-1	0.15%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Florence township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

4,020

55.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

3,177

43.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

7,298

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -3

2016 President, Florence township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

3,054

49.3%

Donald Trump (R)

2,832

45.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

135

2.2%

Other

169

2.7%

TOTAL

6,190

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 0

2012 President, Florence township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

3,354

56.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,539

42.4%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

5,991

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -5

2008 President, Florence township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

3,235

54.2%

John McCain (R)

2,656

44.5%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

5,964

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): -1

2004 President, Florence township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,682

49.5%

John Kerry (D)

2,703

49.9%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

5,417

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): -1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Florence township, NJ

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2021	G	45%	Jack Ciattarelli (R)	2,275	49.9%	Phil Murphy* (D)	2,252	49.4%	30 [+]	0.7%	4,557	2	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2021: Other (Write-in) 30 (0.7%);
2020	S2	70%	Cory Booker* (D)	3,915	55.2%	Rik Mehta (R)	3,043	42.9%	133 [+]	1.9%	7,091	2	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 65 (0.9%); Veronica Fernandez (Of, By, For) 44 (0.6%); Daniel Burke (LaRouche Was Right) 24 (0.3%);
2018	S1	51%	Bob Hugin (R)	2,505	49.1%	Robert Menendez* (D)	2,414	47.4%	179 [+]	3.5%	5,098	6	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 88 (1.7%); Other (Write-in) 73 (1.4%); Murray Sabrin (Libertarian) 18 (0.4%);
2017	G	40%	Phil Murphy (D)	1,996	50.4%	Kim Guadagno (R)	1,883	47.5%	83 [+]	2.1%	3,962	7	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2017: Other (Write-in) 49 (1.2%); Peter Rohrman (Libertarian) 21 (0.5%); Gina Genovese (Reduce Property Taxes) 13 (0.3%);
2014	S2	34%	Jeffrey Bell (R)	1,644	50.3%	Cory Booker* (D)	1,562	47.8%	64 [+]	2.0%	3,270	8	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Joseph Baratelli (Libertarian) 36 (1.1%); Eugene LaVergne (D-R Party) 9 (0.3%); Hank Schroeder (Economic Growth) 9 (0.3%); Jeff Boss (NSA Did 9/11) 7 (0.2%); Antonio Sabas (I) 3 (0.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	5,098
Median Value	$273,200

Occupied	4,900	96.1%
Vacant	198	3.9%

Owned	4,010	81.8%
Rented	890	18.2%
Median Rent	$1,292

Single-Family Units	4,344	85.2%
Detached	2,832	55.6%
Attached	1,512	29.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	420	8.2%
Mobile Homes	8	0.2%

Florence township, NJ

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Florence township, NJ

2022 Housing Data for Florence township, NJ

2022 Income & Employment Data for Florence township, NJ

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Florence township, NJ

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Florence township, NJ

Historical Presidential Election Results for Florence township, NJ

Historical Statewide Election Results for Florence township, NJ