Lower, NJ

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Lower, New Jersey

The population of Lower is 22,945.

The People and Families of Lower

In Lower, about 56% of adults are married.

Seniors are common in Lower.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Lower had a median family income of $45,058.

Lower Housing

Of the housing in Lower, approximately 81% is occupied by their owners. A good bit of the housing in the town is used seasonally or for leisure or vacation purposes. Property taxes in Lower are low by New Jersey standards.

Commuting

In Lower, 93% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

Lower strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New Jersey):

Category	Trophy
Affordability of Property Taxes (vs. State)	Top 4%
Short Commute Times (vs. State)	Top 11%

Comparative Profile of Lower, NJ

Comparing Lower to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in New Jersey (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Age of the Population
Senior Citizens
Female Share of the Population
Well-Paid Single Men
Male Share of the Population
Racial Diversity
Children Under 5 Years Old

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People Above Poverty
People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Public Transportation Use
Walking and Biking to Work
Short Commute Times
Working at Home

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Housing Recently Built
People Living Alone
Affordability of Property Taxes
Affordability of Rents
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Property Crime
Low Violent Crime

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Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	22,945	100%
Male	10,888	47.5%
Female	12,057	52.5%
Under 18	5,441	23.7%
18+	17,504	76.3%
65+	4,740	20.7%
Median Age	41.8
Average Family Size	2.95
White	22,088	96.3%
African-American	319	1.4%
Asian	121	0.5%
American Indian & Alaskan	52	0.2%
Other	150	0.7%
Mixed Race	210	0.9%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	432	1.9%
Median Family Income (1999)	$45,058
Population In Poverty	1,742	7.7%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	21,442
Growth	-1,503
Growth %	-6.59%

Ancestry	Percent
Irish	25.6%
German	19%
Italian	16.3%
English	9.5%
Polish	5%
US/American	4.8%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	4.5%
Scotch-Irish	2.2%
French (except Basque)	1.4%
Norwegian	1.2%
Scottish	1.1%
Greek	1.1%
Swedish	1%
Ukrainian	0.9%
Welsh	0.9%
Dutch	0.8%
Lithuanian	0.6%
Hungarian	0.5%
Russian	0.5%
French Canadian	0.4%
British	0.4%
Portuguese	0.3%
Slovak	0.3%
Albanian	0.2%
Jamaican	0.2%
African	0.2%
Danish	0.2%
Austrian	0.2%

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