Fords, NJ Demographic Data
Fords, NJ Summary
Fords is located in Middlesex County in New Jersey
- Population: 14,612
- Area: 2.64 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.63 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.00 sq. miles
- Population Density: 5,541.14 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 129.59 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Fords, NJ Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
7,902
51%
50.8
Male
7,619
49%
49.2
Total Population
15,521
323,128,000
Fords, NJ Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,235
8.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
845
5.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
762
4.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
842
5.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
850
5.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,371
15.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,985
12.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,268
14.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,314
8.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,083
7.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,160
7.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
534
3.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
272
1.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
12,087
77.9%
77.2
Female
6,244
51.7%
51.3
Male
5,843
48.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
11,693
75.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,497
16.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,966
12.7%
15.2
Female
1,066
54.2%
55.8
Male
900
45.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0
Fords, NJ Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
15,151
97.6%
96.8
White
9,518
61.3%
72.6
Black or African American
1,680
10.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
71
0.5%
0.8
Asian
3,096
19.9%
5.4
Asian Indian
1,845
11.9%
1.2
Chinese
235
1.5%
1.3
Filipino
535
3.4%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
37
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
33
0.2%
0.6
Other Asian
411
2.6%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
7
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
7
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
779
5.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
370
2.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
3,173
20.4%
17.8
Mexican
107
0.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
1,317
8.5%
1.7
Cuban
354
2.3%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
1,395
9.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
12,348
79.6%
82.2
Fords, NJ Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
560
5.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
479
4.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,724
33.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,785
16.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
874
8.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,411
21.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,154
10.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,039
9.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
9,948
90.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
3,565
32.4%
31.2
Fords, NJ Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
4,156
32.8%
33.7%
Now Married
6,772
53.4%
47.5
Divorced
983
7.8%
11.0%
Separated
141
1.1%
2.0
Widowed
627
4.9
5.8%
Fords, NJ Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
9,063
63.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
5,223
36.6%
21.6%
Spanish
1,780
12.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
1,928
13.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
1,191
8.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
324
2.3%
1.1%
Fords, NJ Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
183
3.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
127
2.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
360
6.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
338
6.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
448
8.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
933
17.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
920
17.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,176
22.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
447
8.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
356
6.7%
6.4
Median household income
82,435
57,617
Per capita income
33,090
31,128
Fords, NJ Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
526
6.7%
9.8
Construction
391
5.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,742
22.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
656
8.3%
6.6
Information
195
2.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
607
7.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
333
4.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
962
12.2%
11.4
Public administration
365
4.6%
4.6
Retail trade
990
12.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
761
9.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
361
4.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
740
9.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,960
37.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,054
13.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,143
27.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
992
12.6%
18.1%
Fords, NJ Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
7,714
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
6,215
80.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
569
7.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
670
8.7%
5.1
Walked
114
1.5%
2.7
Other means
81
1.1%
1.8
Worked at home
65
0.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
28.6
26.6
Fords, NJ Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
212
4.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,738
32.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,914
36.2%
37.1
3 or more
1,424
26.9%
21.0
Fords, NJ Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
5,288
95.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,016
75.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,272
24.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
239
4.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Fords, NJ Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,527
1 room
7
0.1%
2.4
2 rooms
229
4.1%
2.7
3 rooms
458
8.3%
9.1
4 rooms
700
12.7%
16.5
5 rooms
1,037
18.8%
19.8
6 rooms
1,148
20.8%
17.8
7 rooms
985
17.8%
12.0
8 rooms
599
10.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
364
6.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Fords, NJ Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,527
1-unit, detached
3,859
69.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
292
5.3%
5.9
2-units
344
6.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
87
1.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
270
4.9%
4.4
20 or more units
675
12.2%
9.0
Mobile home
0
0.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Fords, NJ Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
955
17.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
661
12.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
2,026
36.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
820
14.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
502
9.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
240
4.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
185
3.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
97
1.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
30
0.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
11
0.2%
1.4%
Fords, NJ Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
4,074
77.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
121
2.3%
4.7
Electricity
318
6.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
748
14.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
8
0.2%
0.1
Other fuel
19
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Fords, NJ Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,704
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$500 to $999
92
3.4%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
316
11.7%
28.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
497
18.4%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
515
19.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
631
23.3%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
653
24.1%
11.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
737
27.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
344
12.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
438
16.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
324
12.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
861
31.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Fords, NJ Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,257
41,631,300
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
16
1.3%
1.9%
Less than $500
54
4.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
149
11.9%
41.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
204
16.2%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
834
66.3%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
15
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,233
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
124
9.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
216
17.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
189
15.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
139
11.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
103
8.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
486
38.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
15
0.0%
0.0%
Fords, NJ Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,016
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
133
3.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
0
0.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
45
1.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
118
2.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,886
47.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,777
44.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
57
1.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
292,000
205,000
