Living in Watchung Hills Regional School District, New Jersey

Overview

A total of 10,349 households are located in Watchung Hills Regional School District area. Among them, 3,559 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.24 people. The total number of children in the region is 10,067 and 7,737 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

5% (1,449) of residents are non-citizens and 23% (6,832) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Watchung Hills Regional School District, New Jersey
Household	10,349
Population	29,989
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	3,559 (34%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	10,067
Total Students	7,737
Pre-Kindergarten	604
Kindergarten	345
Grade 1-8	3,091
Grade 9-12	1,860
College/Graduate School	1,837
Veterans	23,664
Non-citizen	1,449
Non-English Home Language	6,832
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

24,594 residents are over the age of 16 and 15,562 people are in labor force. Among them, 15,562 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 15,022 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.50%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Watchung Hills Regional School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,863	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	11,637	78.30%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	867	5.83%
Public transportation	1,015	6.83%
Walked	202	1.36%
Other method	175	1.18%
Worked from home	967	6.51%
Average Commute Time	36 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	15,022	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	8,725	58.08%
Service	1,526	10.16%
Sales and office	3,391	22.57%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	681	4.53%
Production, transportation, and material moving	699	4.65%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	15,022	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	7	0.05%
Construction	745	4.96%
Manufacturing	1,355	9.02%
Wholesale trade	496	3.30%
Retail trade	1,489	9.91%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	446	2.97%
Information	567	3.77%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	2,365	15.74%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	2,382	15.86%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,133	20.86%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,066	7.10%
Other services, except public administration	557	3.71%
Public administration	414	2.76%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	15,022	-
Private wage and salary workers	12,614	83.97%
Government workers	1,348	8.97%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,060	7.06%
Unpaid family workers	-	-

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $221,074 for the 10,349 households in Watchung Hills Regional School District area, New Jersey. The average income of a single worker is $71,956. 29,479 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 97.67%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	10,349	-
Less than $10,000	182	1.76%
$10,000 - $14,999	185	1.79%
$15,000 - $24,999	339	3.28%
$25,000 - $34,999	387	3.74%
$35,000 - $49,999	506	4.89%
$50,000 - $74,999	696	6.73%
$75,000 - $99,999	829	8.01%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,822	17.61%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,267	12.24%
More than $200,000	4,136	39.97%
Median Household Income	$156,173	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$221,074	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	8,428	-
Less than $10,000	60	0.71%
$10,000 - $14,999	82	0.97%
$15,000 - $24,999	105	1.25%
$25,000 - $34,999	146	1.73%
$35,000 - $49,999	285	3.38%
$50,000 - $74,999	488	5.79%
$75,000 - $99,999	695	8.25%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,545	18.33%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,131	13.42%
More than $200,000	3,891	46.17%

Median Family Income	$181,900	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$250,777	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$71,956	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$125,704	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$125,704	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	30,181	-
With health insurance coverage	29,479	97.67%
Public coverage	6,307	20.90%
Private health insurance	27,064	89.67%
Without health insurance coverage	702	2.33%

Housing

There are 10,989 housing units in Watchung Hills Regional School District area, New Jersey with 10,349 units (94.18%) occupied. 9,113 houses (88.06%) are occupied by owner and 1,236 houses (11.94%) are rented. The average housing value is $689,400 and the average rental cost is $1,715. 226 houses (2.06%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,706 houses (15.52%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,989	-
Occupied	10,349	94.18%
Owner Occupied	9,113	88.06%
Renter Occupied	1,236	11.94%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	9,297	84.60%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	328	2.98%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,364	12.41%
Mobile Homes	0	0.00%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,989	-
Built 2014 or later	226	2.06%
Built 2010 - 2013	222	2.02%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,089	9.91%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,898	17.27%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,639	14.91%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,319	12.00%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,784	16.23%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,106	10.06%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,706	15.52%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,989	-
1 room	178	1.62%
2 rooms	59	0.54%
3 rooms	328	2.98%
4 rooms	616	5.61%
5 rooms	788	7.17%
6 rooms	1,216	11.07%
7 rooms	1,448	13.18%
8 rooms	2,043	18.59%
9 rooms or more	4,313	39.25%
Median Number of Rooms	7.9 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,989	-
no bedroom	212	1.93%
1 bedroom	470	4.28%
2 bedrooms	1,073	9.76%
3 bedrooms	3,088	28.10%
4 bedrooms	4,487	40.83%
5 bedrooms or more	1,659	15.10%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	9,113	-
Less than $50,000	74	0.81%
$50,000 - $99,999	107	1.17%
$100,000 - $149,999	58	0.64%
$150,000 - $199,999	77	0.84%
$200,000 - $299,999	338	3.71%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,544	16.94%
$500,000 - $999,999	5,223	57.31%
$1,000,000 or more	1,692	18.57%
Median House Value	$689,400	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	1,161	-
Less than $500	-	-
$500 - $999	73	6.29%
$1,000 - $1,499	358	30.84%
$1,500 - $1,999	347	29.89%
$2,000 - $2,499	242	20.84%
$2,500 - $2,999	50	4.31%
$3,000 or more	91	7.84%
Median Rental Costs	$1,715	-

Demographic

A total of 30,349 people lives in Watchung Hills Regional School District area, New Jersey with 14,912 male and 15,437 female. The males to female ratio is 49.14 to 50.86. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	30,349	-
Male	14,912	49.14%
Female	15,437	50.86%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	30,349	-
Under 5 years	1,508	4.97%
5 - 9 years	1,622	5.34%
10 - 14 years	2,169	7.15%
15 - 19 years	2,096	6.91%
20 - 24 years	1,506	4.96%
25 - 34 years	2,443	8.05%
35 - 44 years	3,311	10.91%
45 - 54 years	5,286	17.42%
55 - 59 years	2,487	8.19%
60 - 64 years	2,140	7.05%
65 - 74 years	3,015	9.93%
75 - 84 years	1,788	5.89%
85 years and older	978	3.22%
Median Age	45.9 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	30,349	-
One Race	29,862	98.40%
White	25,104	82.72%
Black or African American	199	0.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%
Asian	4,360	14.37%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	10	0.03%
Other	189	0.62%

Two or more races	487	1.60%
White and Black or African American	45	0.15%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%
White and Asian	362	1.19%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%

Living in Watchung Hills Regional School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic