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Short Hills NJ

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Demographics Millburn/Short Hills, NJ United States PEOPLE     Population 19,854 293,655,400 Pop. Density 2125.9 80 Pop. Change 0.38% 5.88% Median Age 39.5 37.6 Household Size 2.82 2.58 RACE White 91.18% 77.53% Black 0.77% 12.35% Asian 7.55% 3.58% American Indian 0.08% 0.89% Other 0.42% 5.65% Hispanic 2.91% 12.73% FAMILY Married, w/children 39.82% 27.90% Married, no children 31.93% 31.04% Single, w/children 3.95% 9.43% Single, no children 4.21% 30.05% Divorced 4.95% 7.64% Separated 0.98% 2.82% Widowed 5.24% 7.42% Now Married 71.05% 57.73% Never Married 17.78% 24.39%

ECONOMY     Unemployment Rate 5.80% 5.00% Recent Job Growth 1.44% 1.30% Future Job Growth -1.12% 9.06% Sales Taxes 6.00% 6.00% Income Taxes 2.45% 5.02% Household Income $134,444 $44,684 Income per Cap. $78,906 $24,020

HOUSING     Median Home Age 52.1 27.2 Median Home Cost $637,100 $208,500 Home Appreciation 15.84% 13.62% Homes Owned 81.65% 64.07% Housing Vacant 1.49% 14.48% Homes Rented 16.86% 21.45% Apartment Rent $1,070 $653 Property Tax Rate $16.41 $0.00

HEALTH     Air Quality (100=best) 20 48 Water Quality (100=best) 1 55 Superfund Sites (100=best) 10 71 Physicians per Cap. 408.2 169.7

CRIME     Violent Crime 1 3 Property Crime 1 3

CLIMATE     Rainfall (in.) 49 38.8 Snowfall (in.) 20.5 24.4 Precipitation Days 120 112 Sunny Days 202 205 Avg. July High 85.5 86.4 Avg. Jan. Low 21.8 21.6 Comfort Index (higher=better) 47 44 UV Index 3.7 4.3 Elevation ft. 155 1,058

EDUCATION     School Expend. $9,193 $6,058 Pupil/Teacher Ratio 14.5 15.9 Students per Librarian 0 907 Students per Counselor 0 546

TRANSPORTATION     Commute Time 38.1 27.4 COMMUTE MODE Auto (alone) 61.88% 71.32% Carpool 5.99% 14.52% Mass Transit 21.58% 2.00% Work at Home 6.41% 5.46%

COST OF LIVING     Overall 183.8 100 Food 111.7 100 Housing 305.6 100 Utilities 121.7 100 Health 119.3 100 Transportation 118.8 100 Miscellaneous 112.8 100

RELIGION     Percent Religious 56.95% 50.03% Catholic 35.29% 21.92% Protestant 6.52% 19.12% LDS 0.10% 1.57% Other Christian 2.67% 4.66% Jewish 9.60% 2.16% Eastern 0.02% 0.05% Islam 2.74% 0.54%

VOTING     Democrat 70.393% 48.147% Republican 28.814% 50.849% Independent Liberal 0.499% 0.491% Independent Conservative 0.293% 0.450% Independent Other 0.000% 0.063%

New Jersey Town	Town Profile	Demographics	Schools	Map
Short Hills NJ

This Page Last Updated: June 8, 2006