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Colts Neck, New Jersey, in Monmouth county, is 7 miles S of Middletown, New Jersey (center to center) and 31 miles S of Newark, New Jersey. The town is included in the Monmouth - Ocean metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 12,331 people lived in Colts Neck.
In Colts Neck, about 67% of adults are married. Colts Neck is one of those places you go to when you're already married, not to find someone. It seems that everyone in town is married (though of course they're not). Large families and residences are common here. Watch out for that stroller! It's hard to swing a rattle in Colts Neck without hitting a preschooler.
The town is noted for its large share of males.
In 2000, Colts Neck had a median family income of $117,980. Many people in Colts Neck make a good living. The town doesn't have a large share of its people below the poverty line. Significantly, more adults in Colts Neck have earned college degrees than have people in most other towns in New Jersey. In the town, a noticeable number of people work from home rather than commuting every day.
Colts Neck residents donated more money ($47,675) to George W. Bush than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Democratic party attracted the most donations from the town.
A low crime rate is one of the plusses in Colts Neck.
An estimated 82% of living spaces in Colts Neck are occupied by their owners, not by renters. The housing stock in the town is younger than in most places. Optimists try to see the higher property taxes in Colts Neck as a sign of wealth and desirability.
In Colts Neck, 73% of commuters drive to work.
Colts Neck strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New Jersey):
| Category | Trophy | |
|---|---|---|
| Median Family Income (vs. Peers) | Top 2% | ![]() ![]() |
| Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers) | Top 8% | ![]() |
| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers) | Top 9% | ![]() |
| Low Property Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 9% | ![]() |
| College Educated Adults (vs. Peers) | Top 10% | ![]() |
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers) | Top 14% | ![]() |
| Low Violent Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 16% | ![]() |
Comparing Colts Neck to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in New Jersey (State):
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| Working at Home | ![]() | ![]() |
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| Walking and Biking to Work | ![]() | ![]() |
| Short Commute Times | ![]() | ![]() |
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| Affordability of Property Taxes | ![]() | ![]() |
| People Living Alone | ![]() | ![]() |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Low Property Crime | ![]() | ![]() |
| Low Violent Crime | ![]() | ![]() |
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