Montague township, NJ

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 3,800 ( 47 from 2010 )
Land area: 45.2 square miles
Population density: 84.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,262	85.84%	3.8%
Black:	15	0.39%	81.9%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	223	5.87%	471.8%
2+ races:	17	0.45%	77.3%
Hispanic:	239	6.29%	2.8%

Total non-White:	538	14.16%	18.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-130	-4.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	83	2.6

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
3,847
3,392	88.17%
83	2.16%
6	0.16%
39	1.01%
75	1.95%
246	6.39%
455	11.83%

2000
3,412
3,178	93.14%
80	2.34%
5	0.15%
40	1.17%
26	0.76%
83	2.43%
234	6.86%

1990
2,832
2,686	94.84%
78	2.75%
3	0.11%
9	0.32%
n/a
56	1.98%
146	5.16%

1980
2,066
1,992	96.42%
27	1.31%
4	0.19%
13	0.63%
n/a
35	1.69%
74	3.58%

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

214	6.3
221	6.5

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

492	17.4
88	3.1

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

694	33.6
72	3.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Montague 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
41.8
775	20.4%
3,025	79.6%
765	20.1%

1,488
2.53

1,012	68.0%
877	86.7%
17	1.7%
476	32.0%

2010
Number	Percent
42.3
876	22.8%
2,971	77.2%
536	13.9%

1,535
2.50

1,045	68.1%
814	77.9%
72	6.9%
490	31.9%

2000
Number	Percent
36.7
928	27.2%
2,484	72.8%
383	11.2%

1,278
2.66

904	70.7%
746	82.5%
56	6.2%
374	29.3%

1990
Number	Percent
31.7
784	27.7%
2,048	72.3%
291	10.3%

995
2.76

760	76.4%
671	88.3%
39	5.1%
235	23.6%

1980
Number	Percent
32.0
580	28.1%
1,486	71.9%
222	10.7%

777
2.59

565	72.7%
501	88.7%
31	5.5%
212	27.3%

2022 Housing Data for Montague township, NJ

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	105	7.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	15	1.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	85	5.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	28	1.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	37	2.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	71	4.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	12	0.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	107	7.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	110	7.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	173	11.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	127	8.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	233	15.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	219	14.7%
$200,000 or more	166	11.2%

Median Household Income	102,727
Per Capita Income	48,007

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	130	8.7%
Public Assistance	35	2.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	47	3.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,469	67.7%
Unemployed	127	5.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,596	73.6%
Not in Labor Force	573	26.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	855	409	67.6%
Non-Profit	74	96	43.5%
Self-Employed	67	133	33.5%

Local Government	27	69	28.1%
State Government	36	32	52.9%
Federal Government	0	1	0.0%

Total Private + Self	922	542	63.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	137	198	40.9%
Total	1,059	740	58.9%

Pct. Govt.	9.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	182	10.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	348	19.3%
Professional, Technical	545	30.3%
Service Occupations	196	10.9%
All others	528	29.3%

White Collar		59.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	289	16.1%
Health care and social assistance	248	13.8%
Retail trade	182	10.1%
Educational services	170	9.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	166	9.2%
Construction	148	8.2%
Wholesale trade	93	5.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	78	4.3%
Other services	71	3.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	64	3.6%
Finance and insurance	59	3.3%
Public administration	47	2.6%
Utilities	45	2.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	45	2.5%
Information	40	2.2%
Transportation and warehousing	34	1.9%
Accommodation and food services	20	1.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	35	0.92%
Puerto Rican	32	0.84%
Cuban	14	0.37%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	100	2.63%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	14	0.37%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	86	2.26%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	32	0.84%
Argentinean	32	0.84%
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	26	0.68%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	52	1.37%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,308	92.9%
Spanish	111	3.1%
Other Indo-European	100	2.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	33	0.9%
German, other Germanic	9	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	814	21.4%
German	724	19.1%
Italian	556	14.6%
Polish	358	9.4%
American	277	7.3%
Dutch	255	6.7%
English	201	5.3%
French	70	1.8%
Russian	52	1.4%
Ukrainian	48	1.3%
Hungarian	34	0.9%
Canadian	33	0.9%
Austrian	25	0.7%
Portuguese	24	0.6%
Swedish	21	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,769	99.2%
Not a citizen	31	0.8%

Native	3,578	94.2%
Foreign-born	222	5.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
19	0.7%	41	1.5%	856	30.5%	903	32.2%	661	23.5%	328	11.7%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	19	0.7%
9-12 Years	41	1.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	856	30.5%
Some College	903	32.2%
Bach. Degree	661	23.5%
Grad Degree	328	11.7%
Average years of education: 14.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +189	D +1	D + 8.0%
D +190
2020 vs. 2012	R +330	R +203	R + 3.1%
D +127
2020 vs. 2008	R +181	R +116	R + 1.9%
D +65

2016 vs. 2008	R -8	R +117	R + 9.9%
D -125
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	67%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,331	65.6%	Joe Biden (D)	657	32.4%	42	2.1%	2,030	24	19	0.04%
2016	56%	Donald Trump (R)	1,142	67.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	467	27.6%	84	5.0%	1,693	26	22	0.04%
2012	53%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,001	63.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	530	33.8%	38	2.4%	1,569	23	17	0.04%
2008	62%	John McCain (R)	1,150	64.7%	Barack Obama (D)	592	33.3%	35	2.0%	1,777	23	19	0.05%
2004	58%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,072	68.8%	John Kerry (D)	466	29.9%	20	1.3%	1,558	23	18	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Montague township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

657

32.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,331

65.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

2,030

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 19

2016 President, Montague township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

467

27.6%

Donald Trump (R)

1,142

67.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.0%

Other

3.0%

TOTAL

1,693

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 22

2012 President, Montague township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

530

33.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,001

63.8%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

1,569

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 17

2008 President, Montague township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

592

33.3%

John McCain (R)

1,150

64.7%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

1,777

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 19

2004 President, Montague township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,072

68.8%

John Kerry (D)

466

29.9%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.6%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,558

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 18

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Montague township, NJ

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2021	G	39%	Jack Ciattarelli (R)	901	75.1%	Phil Murphy* (D)	282	23.5%	17 [+]	1.4%	1,200	27	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2021: Other (Write-in) 17 (1.4%);
2020	S2	65%	Rik Mehta (R)	1,265	63.4%	Cory Booker* (D)	651	32.6%	78 [+]	3.9%	1,994	23	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 42 (2.1%); Veronica Fernandez (Of, By, For) 26 (1.3%); Daniel Burke (LaRouche Was Right) 10 (0.5%);
2018	S1	47%	Bob Hugin (R)	977	68.3%	Robert Menendez* (D)	377	26.4%	76 [+]	5.3%	1,430	26	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 44 (3.1%); Murray Sabrin (Libertarian) 20 (1.4%); Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 12 (0.8%);
2017	G	32%	Kim Guadagno (R)	603	63.1%	Phil Murphy (D)	302	31.6%	51 [+]	5.3%	956	21	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2017: Other (Write-in) 23 (2.4%); Peter Rohrman (Libertarian) 14 (1.5%); Gina Genovese (Reduce Property Taxes) 14 (1.5%);
2014	S2	33%	Jeffrey Bell (R)	640	64.9%	Cory Booker* (D)	299	30.3%	47 [+]	4.8%	986	23	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Joseph Baratelli (Libertarian) 29 (2.9%); Hank Schroeder (Economic Growth) 11 (1.1%); Antonio Sabas (I) 3 (0.3%); Jeff Boss (NSA Did 9/11) 2 (0.2%); Eugene LaVergne (D-R Party) 2 (0.2%);

*: 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	1,802
Median Value	$276,400

Occupied	1,488	82.6%
Vacant	314	17.4%

Owned	1,359	91.3%
Rented	129	8.7%
Median Rent	$1,342

Single-Family Units	1,389	77.1%
Detached	1,356	75.2%
Attached	33	1.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	46	2.6%
Mobile Homes	46	2.6%

Montague township, NJ

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Montague township, NJ

2022 Housing Data for Montague township, NJ

2022 Income & Employment Data for Montague township, NJ

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Montague township, NJ

Historical Presidential Election Results for Montague township, NJ

Historical Statewide Election Results for Montague township, NJ