West Amwell township, NJ

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,989 ( 851 from 2010 )
Land area: 21.6 square miles
Population density: 138.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,667	89.23%	12.8%
Black:	89	2.98%	82.1%
Indian:	4	0.13%	300.0%
Asian:	98	3.28%	75.0%
2+ races:	75	2.51%	87.5%
Hispanic:	47	1.57%	74.7%

Total non-White:	322	10.77%	58.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-390	-12.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	-461	-14.6

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
3,840
3,057	79.61%
497	12.94%
1	0.03%
56	1.46%
40	1.04%
186	4.84%
783	20.39%

2000
2,383
2,321	97.40%
29	1.22%
0	0.00%
16	0.67%
0	0.00%
17	0.71%
62	2.60%

1990
2,251
2,210	98.18%
10	0.44%
4	0.18%
19	0.84%
n/a
8	0.36%
41	1.82%

1980
2,299
2,234	97.17%
29	1.26%
0	0.00%
25	1.09%
n/a
11	0.48%
65	2.83%

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

736	30.9
721	30.3

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

111	4.9
21	0.9

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

-24	-1.0
-24	-1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for West Amwell 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
50.3
497	16.6%
2,492	83.4%
578	19.3%

1,156
2.59

841	72.8%
696	82.8%
32	3.8%
315	27.2%

2010
Number	Percent
40.8
633	16.5%
3,207	83.5%
437	11.4%

1,102
2.58

839	76.1%
737	87.8%
29	3.5%
263	23.9%

2000
Number	Percent
42.4
502	21.1%
1,881	78.9%
327	13.7%

951
2.50

692	72.8%
625	90.3%
13	1.9%
259	27.2%

1990
Number	Percent
39.9
426	18.9%
1,825	81.1%
316	14.0%

844
2.67

680	80.6%
610	89.7%
18	2.6%
164	19.4%

1980
Number	Percent
34.6
587	25.5%
1,712	74.5%
238	10.4%

774
2.97

642	82.9%
576	89.7%
25	3.9%
132	17.1%

2022 Housing Data for West Amwell township, NJ

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	9	0.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	20	1.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	35	3.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	16	1.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	20	1.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	50	4.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	28	2.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	15	1.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	71	6.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	61	5.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	135	11.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	99	8.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	103	8.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	116	10.0%
$200,000 or more	378	32.7%

Median Household Income	128,380
Per Capita Income	70,998

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	22	1.9%
Public Assistance	12	1.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	27	2.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,563	81.7%
Unemployed	22	1.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,585	82.9%
Not in Labor Force	327	17.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		18.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	590	540	52.2%
Non-Profit	51	81	38.6%
Self-Employed	203	65	75.7%

Local Government	49	81	37.7%
State Government	29	10	74.4%
Federal Government	12	6	66.7%

Total Private + Self	793	605	56.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	141	178	44.2%
Total	934	783	54.4%

Pct. Govt.	10.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	440	25.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	427	24.9%
Professional, Technical	303	17.6%
Service Occupations	237	13.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	4	0.2%
All others	310	18.1%

White Collar		68.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Construction	185	10.8%
Health care and social assistance	181	10.5%
Manufacturing	170	9.9%
Educational services	144	8.4%
Accommodation and food services	143	8.3%
Retail trade	126	7.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	113	6.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	107	6.2%
Finance and insurance	106	6.2%
Wholesale trade	99	5.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	76	4.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	76	4.4%
Public administration	62	3.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	42	2.4%
Other services	30	1.7%
Information	28	1.6%
Transportation and warehousing	26	1.5%
Utilities	3	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	12	0.40%
Puerto Rican	13	0.43%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
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	22	0.74%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Bangladeshi	58	1.94%
Filipino	29	0.97%
Korean	9	0.30%
Chinese	2	0.07%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,649	92.9%
Other Indo-European	78	2.7%
Other	42	1.5%
Tagalog	23	0.8%
German, other Germanic	19	0.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	16	0.6%
Spanish	14	0.5%
Korean	9	0.3%
Chinese	2	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	746	25.0%
English	576	19.3%
Irish	478	16.0%
Italian	441	14.8%
Polish	181	6.1%
Hungarian	118	3.9%
American	80	2.7%
Scotch-Irish	75	2.5%
Jamaican	69	2.3%
Russian	57	1.9%
Portuguese	45	1.5%
Norwegian	43	1.4%
Dutch	35	1.2%
Scottish	33	1.1%
European	23	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,946	98.6%
Not a citizen	43	1.4%

Native	2,743	91.8%
Foreign-born	246	8.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
18	0.8%	64	2.9%	550	24.6%	596	26.7%	604	27.0%	402	18.0%
Average years of education: 14.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	18	0.8%
9-12 Years	64	2.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	550	24.6%
Some College	596	26.7%
Bach. Degree	604	27.0%
Grad Degree	402	18.0%
Average years of education: 14.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +104	D +142	D + 9.0%
D +246
2020 vs. 2012	R +175	D +66	D + 4.6%
D +241
2020 vs. 2008	R +124	D +36	D + 2.4%
D +160

2016 vs. 2008	R +20	R +106	R + 6.7%
D -86
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	83%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,002	49.9%	Joe Biden (D)	974	48.5%	31	1.5%	2,007	9	3	0.04%
2016	63%	Donald Trump (R)	898	52.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	728	42.3%	94	5.5%	1,720	11	6	0.04%
2012	52%	Mitt Romney (R)	827	52.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	733	46.3%	23	1.5%	1,583	12	5	0.04%
2008	58%	John McCain (R)	878	51.2%	Barack Obama (D)	814	47.4%	24	1.4%	1,716	10	6	0.04%
2004	67%	George W. Bush* (R)	899	55.5%	John Kerry (D)	698	43.1%	22	1.4%	1,619	9	5	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, West Amwell township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

974

48.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,002

49.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

2,007

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 3

2016 President, West Amwell township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

728

42.3%

Donald Trump (R)

898

52.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.1%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

1,720

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 6

2012 President, West Amwell township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

733

46.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

827

52.2%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

1,583

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 5

2008 President, West Amwell township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

814

47.4%

John McCain (R)

878

51.2%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

1,716

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 6

2004 President, West Amwell township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

899

55.5%

John Kerry (D)

698

43.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.9%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

1,619

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for West Amwell township, NJ

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2021	G	58%	Jack Ciattarelli (R)	799	56.5%	Phil Murphy* (D)	603	42.6%	13 [+]	0.9%	1,415	8	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2021: Other (Write-in) 13 (0.9%);
2020	S2	81%	Rik Mehta (R)	986	50.3%	Cory Booker* (D)	942	48.1%	31 [+]	1.6%	1,959	9	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 25 (1.3%); Veronica Fernandez (Of, By, For) 5 (0.3%); Daniel Burke (LaRouche Was Right) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S1	57%	Bob Hugin (R)	814	55.7%	Robert Menendez* (D)	606	41.5%	42 [+]	2.9%	1,462	13	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 17 (1.2%); Murray Sabrin (Libertarian) 14 (1.0%); Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 11 (0.8%);
2017	G	45%	Kim Guadagno (R)	669	55.9%	Phil Murphy (D)	506	42.3%	22 [+]	1.8%	1,197	14	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2017: Peter Rohrman (Libertarian) 11 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 8 (0.7%); Gina Genovese (Reduce Property Taxes) 3 (0.3%);
2014	S2	30%	Jeffrey Bell (R)	484	55.4%	Cory Booker* (D)	373	42.7%	16 [+]	1.8%	873	13	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Joseph Baratelli (Libertarian) 9 (1.0%); Hank Schroeder (Economic Growth) 3 (0.3%); Antonio Sabas (I) 3 (0.3%); Jeff Boss (NSA Did 9/11) 1 (0.1%); Eugene LaVergne (D-R Party) 0 (0.0%);

*: 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	1,245
Median Value	$525,700

Occupied	1,156	92.9%
Vacant	89	7.1%

Owned	991	85.7%
Rented	165	14.3%
Median Rent	$2,137

Single-Family Units	1,213	97.4%
Detached	1,201	96.5%
Attached	12	1.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	3	0.2%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

West Amwell township, NJ

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for West Amwell township, NJ

2022 Housing Data for West Amwell township, NJ

2022 Income & Employment Data for West Amwell township, NJ

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for West Amwell township, NJ

2022 Educational Attainment Data for West Amwell township, NJ

Historical Presidential Election Results for West Amwell township, NJ

Historical Statewide Election Results for West Amwell township, NJ