Rider's Living Circumstances

Lawrence Township School District (Mercer County) Overview

Rider University located in Lawrence Township School District (Mercer County) area. A total of 12,067 households are located in Lawrence Township School District (Mercer County) area. Among them, 3,363 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.12 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 8,837 and 8,489 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

12.06% (3,665) of residents are non-citizens and 29.43% (8,946) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Lawrence Township School District (Mercer County), New Jersey
Household	12,067
Population	30,394
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	3,363 (27.87%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	8,837
Total Students	8,489
Pre-Kindergarten	406
Kindergarten	308
Grade 1-8	2,652
Grade 9-12	1,448
College/Graduate School	3,675
Veterans	26,926
Non-citizen	3,665
Non-English Home Language	8,946
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

27,598 residents are over the age of 16 and 18,406 people are in labor force. Among them, 18,402 people are in civilian labor force and 4 are in armed labor force. 17,519 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.80%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Lawrence Township School District (Mercer County) area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	17,047	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	12,617	74.01%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,303	7.64%
Public transportation	1,249	7.33%
Walked	626	3.67%
Other method	135	0.79%
Worked from home	1,117	6.55%
Average Commute Time	27 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	17,519	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	9,774	55.79%
Service	1,870	10.67%
Sales and office	3,748	21.39%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	929	5.30%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,198	6.84%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	17,519	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	176	1.00%
Construction	849	4.85%
Manufacturing	1,631	9.31%
Wholesale trade	365	2.08%
Retail trade	1,777	10.14%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	412	2.35%
Information	498	2.84%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,697	9.69%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	2,482	14.17%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	4,780	27.28%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,157	6.60%
Other services, except public administration	828	4.73%
Public administration	867	4.95%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	17,519	-
Private wage and salary workers	14,313	81.70%
Government workers	2,403	13.72%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	803	4.58%
Unpaid family workers	-	-

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $122,439 for the 12,067 households in Lawrence Township School District (Mercer County) area, New Jersey. The average income of a single worker is $52,353. 31,040 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 96.61%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	12,067	-
Less than $10,000	521	4.32%
$10,000 - $14,999	199	1.65%
$15,000 - $24,999	629	5.21%
$25,000 - $34,999	668	5.54%
$35,000 - $49,999	594	4.92%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,857	15.39%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,463	12.12%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,847	23.59%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,441	11.94%
More than $200,000	1,848	15.31%
Median Household Income	$103,690	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$122,439	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	7,998	-
Less than $10,000	83	1.04%
$10,000 - $14,999	86	1.08%
$15,000 - $24,999	130	1.63%
$25,000 - $34,999	365	4.56%
$35,000 - $49,999	330	4.13%
$50,000 - $74,999	989	12.37%
$75,000 - $99,999	957	11.97%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,169	27.12%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,286	16.08%
More than $200,000	1,603	20.04%

Median Family Income	$121,977	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$144,720	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$52,353	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$90,303	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$90,303	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	32,129	-
With health insurance coverage	31,040	96.61%
Public coverage	7,347	22.87%
Private health insurance	27,664	86.10%
Without health insurance coverage	1,089	3.39%

Housing

There are 13,166 housing units in Lawrence Township School District (Mercer County) area, New Jersey with 12,067 units (91.65%) occupied. 8,244 houses (68.32%) are occupied by owner and 3,823 houses (31.68%) are rented. The average housing value is $326,400 and the average rental cost is $1,672. 19 houses (0.14%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,652 houses (12.55%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	13,166	-
Occupied	12,067	91.65%
Owner Occupied	8,244	68.32%
Renter Occupied	3,823	31.68%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	6,703	50.91%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	2,344	17.80%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	4,119	31.29%
Mobile Homes	0	0.00%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	13,166	-
Built 2014 or later	19	0.14%
Built 2010 - 2013	69	0.52%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,522	11.56%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,312	9.97%
Built 1980 - 1989	3,414	25.93%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,540	11.70%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,790	13.60%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,848	14.04%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,652	12.55%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	13,166	-
1 room	131	0.99%
2 rooms	196	1.49%
3 rooms	1,067	8.10%
4 rooms	2,154	16.36%
5 rooms	1,736	13.19%
6 rooms	2,579	19.59%
7 rooms	1,613	12.25%
8 rooms	1,534	11.65%
9 rooms or more	2,156	16.38%
Median Number of Rooms	6.0 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	13,166	-
no bedroom	131	0.99%
1 bedroom	1,374	10.44%
2 bedrooms	3,702	28.12%
3 bedrooms	4,287	32.56%
4 bedrooms	2,915	22.14%
5 bedrooms or more	757	5.75%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	8,244	-
Less than $50,000	98	1.19%
$50,000 - $99,999	235	2.85%
$100,000 - $149,999	232	2.81%
$150,000 - $199,999	741	8.99%
$200,000 - $299,999	2,279	27.64%
$300,000 - $499,999	3,399	41.23%
$500,000 - $999,999	1,152	13.97%
$1,000,000 or more	108	1.31%
Median House Value	$326,400	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	3,713	-
Less than $500	85	2.29%
$500 - $999	205	5.52%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,166	31.40%
$1,500 - $1,999	1,166	31.40%
$2,000 - $2,499	807	21.73%
$2,500 - $2,999	243	6.54%
$3,000 or more	41	1.10%
Median Rental Costs	$1,672	-

Demographic

A total of 32,614 people lives in Lawrence Township School District (Mercer County) area, New Jersey with 15,827 male and 16,787 female. The males to female ratio is 48.53 to 51.47. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	32,614	-
Male	15,827	48.53%
Female	16,787	51.47%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	32,614	-
Under 5 years	1,501	4.60%
5 - 9 years	1,380	4.23%
10 - 14 years	1,762	5.40%
15 - 19 years	2,554	7.83%
20 - 24 years	2,769	8.49%
25 - 34 years	4,104	12.58%
35 - 44 years	3,496	10.72%
45 - 54 years	4,776	14.64%
55 - 59 years	2,504	7.68%
60 - 64 years	2,377	7.29%
65 - 74 years	2,724	8.35%
75 - 84 years	1,659	5.09%
85 years and older	1,008	3.09%
Median Age	41.1 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	32,614	-
One Race	32,022	98.18%
White	22,872	70.13%
Black or African American	3,625	11.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%
Asian	4,978	15.26%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	33	0.10%
Other	514	1.58%

Two or more races	592	1.82%
White and Black or African American	294	0.90%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%
White and Asian	155	0.48%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%