Poverty in 1999: Warren County
Individuals Individuals 18 and over Related Chlidren under 18
Number for Number Percent Number for Number Percent Number for Number Percent
Whom Poverty Below Below Whom Poverty Below Below Whom Poverty Below Below
Status is Poverty Poverty Status is Poverty Poverty Status is Poverty Poverty
Determined Level Level Determined Level Level Determined Level Level
Warren County 100,938 5,492 5.4 74,669 3,872 5.2 26,185 1,536 5.9
Allamuchy township 3,877 71 1.8 3,173 67 2.1 704 4 0.6
Alpha borough 2,470 187 7.6 1,875 103 5.5 595 84 14.1
Belvidere town 2,764 93 3.4 1,993 90 4.5 771 3 0.4
Blairstown township 5,741 261 4.5 4,286 226 5.3 1,455 35 2.4
Franklin township 2,759 86 3.1 1,965 71 3.6 794 15 1.9
Frelinghuysen township 2,027 46 2.3 1,488 43 2.9 539 3 0.6
Greenwich township 4,365 106 2.4 2,897 70 2.4 1,468 36 2.5
Hackettstown town 9,963 475 4.8 7,619 360 4.7 2,344 115 4.9
Hardwick township 1,459 38 2.6 1,073 34 3.2 384 2 0.5
Harmony township 2,704 122 4.5 2,056 97 4.7 648 25 3.9
Hope township 1,883 36 1.9 1,392 28 2.0 491 8 1.6
Independence township 5,603 158 2.8 4,128 121 2.9 1,467 29 2.0
Knowlton township 2,983 103 3.5 2,150 62 2.9 827 35 4.2
Liberty township 2,721 95 3.5 1,956 69 3.5 765 26 3.4
Lopatcong township 5,465 350 6.4 4,078 236 5.8 1,387 114 8.2
Mansfield township 6,450 251 3.9 4,679 174 3.7 1,763 69 3.9
Oxford township 2,305 92 4.0 1,674 73 4.4 625 13 2.1
Phillipsburg town 15,016 2,009 13.4 11,037 1,332 12.1 3,959 657 16.6
Pohatcong township 3,404 148 4.3 2,618 105 4.0 786 43 5.5
Washington borough 6,690 375 5.6 4,949 233 4.7 1,729 130 7.5
Washington township 6,150 189 3.1 4,379 121 2.8 1,760 57 3.2
White township 4,139 201 4.9 3,204 157 4.9 924 33 3.6
Source:          2000 Census of Population & Housing, Summary File 3.
Prepared by:  New Jersey State Data Center, New Jersey Department of Labor, May, 2002.