Maurice River township, NJ

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 6,179 ( 1,797 from 2010 )
Land area: 93.2 square miles
Population density: 66.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,115	50.41%	25.5%
Black:	1,877	30.38%	31.4%
Indian:	5	0.08%	68.8%
Asian:	10	0.16%	64.3%
2+ races:	46	0.74%	42.5%
Hispanic:	1,107	17.92%	20.5%

Total non-White:	3,064	49.59%	19.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-1,067	-16.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	-730	-11.1

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
7,976
4,182	52.43%
2,737	34.32%
16	0.20%
28	0.35%
80	1.00%
919	11.52%
3,794	47.57%

2000
6,928
3,898	56.26%
2,145	30.96%
27	0.39%
18	0.26%
212	3.06%
628	9.06%
3,030	43.74%

1990
6,648
4,175	62.80%
1,788	26.90%
34	0.51%
4	0.06%
n/a
647	9.73%
2,473	37.20%

1980
4,577
3,840	83.90%
630	13.76%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
107	2.34%
737	16.10%

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

284	4.1
764	11.0

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

-277	-4.2
557	8.4

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

335	7.3
1,736	37.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Maurice River 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
40.9
590	9.5%
5,589	90.5%
655	10.6%

1,144
2.41

760	66.4%
523	68.8%
61	8.0%
384	33.6%

2010
Number	Percent
38.1
760	9.5%
7,216	90.5%
560	7.0%

1,364
2.62

970	71.1%
756	77.9%
55	5.7%
394	28.9%

2000
Number	Percent
36.2
887	12.8%
6,041	87.2%
457	6.6%

1,338
2.67

1,026	76.7%
831	81.0%
50	4.9%
312	23.3%

1990
Number	Percent
33.1
993	14.9%
5,655	85.1%
372	5.6%

1,231
2.96

981	79.7%
770	78.5%
49	5.0%
250	20.3%

1980
Number	Percent
31.1
1,117	24.4%
3,460	75.6%
392	8.6%

1,222
2.96

996	81.5%
800	80.3%
73	7.3%
226	18.5%

2022 Housing Data for Maurice River township, NJ

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	79	6.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	17	1.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	43	3.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	118	10.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	32	2.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	10	0.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	37	3.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	54	4.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	19	1.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	133	11.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	52	4.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	149	13.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	102	8.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	63	5.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	150	13.1%
$200,000 or more	86	7.5%

Median Household Income	70,109
Per Capita Income	32,343

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	108	9.4%
Public Assistance	21	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	112	9.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	963	23.6%
Unemployed	92	2.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,055	25.8%
Not in Labor Force	3,027	74.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		76.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	361	278	56.5%
Non-Profit	1	31	3.1%
Self-Employed	4	0	100.0%

Local Government	113	97	53.8%
State Government	96	113	45.9%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	365	278	56.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	210	241	46.6%
Total	575	519	52.6%

Pct. Govt.	38.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	114	10.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	125	11.4%
Professional, Technical	211	19.3%
Service Occupations	208	19.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	11	1.0%
All others	436	39.9%

White Collar		41.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Public administration	225	20.6%
Health care and social assistance	220	20.1%
Retail trade	178	16.3%
Educational services	118	10.8%
Manufacturing	90	8.2%
Transportation and warehousing	67	6.1%
Construction	47	4.3%
Other services	42	3.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	32	2.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	17	1.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	13	1.2%
Utilities	11	1.0%
Wholesale trade	11	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	9	0.8%
Accommodation and food services	8	0.7%
Finance and insurance	6	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	95	1.54%
Puerto Rican	514	8.32%
Cuban	13	0.21%
Dominican	120	1.94%

Total Central American	46	0.74%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	38	0.61%
Honduran	8	0.13%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
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	319	5.16%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	27	0.44%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,416	88.5%
Spanish	644	10.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	18	0.3%
Arabic	18	0.3%
Other	16	0.3%
Chinese	9	0.1%
Other Indo-European	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	722	11.7%
German	677	11.0%
English	645	10.4%
Italian	312	5.0%
Polish	109	1.8%
American	106	1.7%
Albanian	59	1.0%
Scottish	41	0.7%
French	35	0.6%
Jamaican	21	0.3%
Swedish	18	0.3%
Welsh	17	0.3%
Norwegian	16	0.3%
European	15	0.2%
British	14	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,830	94.4%
Not a citizen	349	5.6%

Native	5,772	93.4%
Foreign-born	407	6.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
164	3.0%	752	13.9%	2,959	54.9%	1,171	21.7%	242	4.5%	106	2.0%
Average years of education: 12.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	164	3.0%
9-12 Years	752	13.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,959	54.9%
Some College	1,171	21.7%
Bach. Degree	242	4.5%
Grad Degree	106	2.0%
Average years of education: 12.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +221	R +113	D + 1.4%
D +108
2020 vs. 2012	R +411	R +517	R + 27.4%
D -106
2020 vs. 2008	R +315	R +436	R + 23.1%
D -121

2016 vs. 2008	R +94	R +323	R + 24.5%
D -229
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	38%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,221	68.6%	Joe Biden (D)	521	29.3%	38	2.1%	1,780	27	22	0.04%
2016	26%	Donald Trump (R)	1,000	67.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	413	28.0%	62	4.2%	1,475	27	22	0.04%
2012	22%	Mitt Romney (R)	810	55.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	627	42.9%	26	1.8%	1,463	15	8	0.04%
2008	23%	John McCain (R)	906	57.3%	Barack Obama (D)	642	40.6%	33	2.1%	1,581	16	12	0.04%
2004	24%	George W. Bush* (R)	889	57.9%	John Kerry (D)	614	40.0%	32	2.1%	1,535	12	7	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Maurice River township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

521

29.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,221

68.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.4%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

1,780

Turnout: 38%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 22

2016 President, Maurice River township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

413

28.0%

Donald Trump (R)

1,000

67.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.0%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

1,475

Turnout: 26%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 22

2012 President, Maurice River township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

627

42.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

810

55.4%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

1,463

Turnout: 22%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 8

2008 President, Maurice River township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

642

40.6%

John McCain (R)

906

57.3%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

1,581

Turnout: 23%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 12

2004 President, Maurice River township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

889

57.9%

John Kerry (D)

614

40.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.6%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

1,535

Turnout: 24%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Maurice River township, NJ

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2021	G	23%	Jack Ciattarelli (R)	796	73.9%	Phil Murphy* (D)	277	25.7%	4 [+]	0.4%	1,077	26	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2021: Other (Write-in) 4 (0.4%);
2020	S2	37%	Rik Mehta (R)	1,138	65.9%	Cory Booker* (D)	536	31.1%	52 [+]	3.0%	1,726	25	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Veronica Fernandez (Of, By, For) 21 (1.2%); Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 19 (1.1%); Daniel Burke (LaRouche Was Right) 12 (0.7%);
2018	S1	24%	Bob Hugin (R)	865	70.0%	Robert Menendez* (D)	339	27.4%	32 [+]	2.6%	1,236	27	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 18 (1.5%); Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 7 (0.6%); Murray Sabrin (Libertarian) 7 (0.6%);
2017	G	17%	Kim Guadagno (R)	516	57.0%	Phil Murphy (D)	357	39.4%	33 [+]	3.6%	906	15	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2017: Other (Write-in) 23 (2.5%); Gina Genovese (Reduce Property Taxes) 7 (0.8%); Peter Rohrman (Libertarian) 3 (0.3%);
2014	S2	13%	Jeffrey Bell (R)	432	54.8%	Cory Booker* (D)	338	42.8%	19 [+]	2.4%	789	12	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Joseph Baratelli (Libertarian) 5 (0.6%); Eugene LaVergne (D-R Party) 5 (0.6%); Hank Schroeder (Economic Growth) 3 (0.4%); Jeff Boss (NSA Did 9/11) 3 (0.4%); Antonio Sabas (I) 3 (0.4%);

*: 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	1,294
Median Value	$191,800

Occupied	1,144	88.4%
Vacant	150	11.6%

Owned	880	76.9%
Rented	264	23.1%
Median Rent	$1,358

Single-Family Units	1,146	88.6%
Detached	1,077	83.2%
Attached	69	5.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	80	6.2%

Maurice River township, NJ

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Maurice River township, NJ

2022 Housing Data for Maurice River township, NJ

2022 Income & Employment Data for Maurice River township, NJ

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Maurice River township, NJ

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Maurice River township, NJ

Historical Presidential Election Results for Maurice River township, NJ

Historical Statewide Election Results for Maurice River township, NJ