Ancestry in Watchung, Somerset County, New Jersey (Borough)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of Somerset County and Watchung
Watchung
Somerset County
0%10%20%30%CountOther1ItalianUnclassified2IrishPolishGermanAmericanRussianPortugueseSwedishGreekDutchFrenchHungarianCanadianEnglishSlavicEastern EuropeanScottishSlovak25.656124%37.475202%25.656124%25.7%1,52517.025572%14.500763%17.025572%17.0%1,01212.533647%13.621015%12.533647%12.5%74512.012113%11.356222%12.012113%12.0%71411.860700%6.586048%11.860700%11.9%70510.649394%10.134585%10.649394%10.6%6335.417227%5.160604%5.417227%5.4%3224.475101%2.145704%4.475101%4.5%2664.290040%0.736238%4.290040%4.3%2553.112382%0.634938%3.112382%3.1%1852.456258%0.856834%2.456258%2.5%1462.388964%1.129080%2.388964%2.4%1422.220727%1.183951%2.220727%2.2%1321.968371%1.409767%1.968371%2.0%1171.261777%0.160996%1.261777%1.3%751.076716%4.561242%1.076716%1.1%641.026245%0.109139%1.026245%1.0%610.740242%0.536049%0.740242%0.7%440.605653%1.132999%0.605653%0.6%360.605653%0.712421%0.605653%0.6%36

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of Somerset County and Watchung
Watchung
Somerset County
0%20%40%60%Count%South AmericanColombianPeruvianOther HispanicPuerto RicanSpaniardEcuadorianMexican60.393258%30.795634%60.393258%60.4%4307.234%7.23%29.213483%10.171407%29.213483%29.2%2083.499%3.50%28.230337%4.071974%28.230337%28.2%2013.382%3.38%21.629213%6.449068%21.629213%21.6%1542.591%2.59%16.573034%20.106170%16.573034%16.6%1181.985%1.99%13.623596%2.699015%13.623596%13.6%971.632%1.63%2.949438%9.307978%2.949438%2.9%210.353%0.35%1.404494%11.092398%1.404494%1.4%100.168%0.17%

Asian Ancestry#3

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of Somerset County and Watchung
Watchung
Somerset County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%ChineseIndianFilipinoKorean51.980198%25.402749%51.980198%52.0%4207.066%7.07%18.069307%51.950487%18.069307%18.1%1462.456%2.46%17.450495%8.770365%17.450495%17.5%1412.372%2.37%12.500000%4.157641%12.500000%12.5%1011.699%1.70%

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the New York Area

There are 480 county subdivisions in the New York Area. This section compares Watchung to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the New York Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Watchung. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 51,765.

Italian Ancestry by County Subdivision#4

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Watchung, selected other county subdivisions in the New York Area, and entities that contain Watchung
0%10%20%30%Count#Town of SmithtownSmithtownToms River TownshipToms RivMiddletown TownshipMiddletownBrick TownshipBrickStaten IslandJackson TownshipJacksonTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenTown of Oyster BayOyster BayHowell TownshipHowellWayne TownshipWayneTown of BabylonBabylonTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonHobokenTown of IslipOld Bridge TownshipOld BrgTown of ClarkstownClarkstownWatchung Hills Regional School DistrictWatchung HlsTown of HempsteadHempsteadWatchungWatchung Borough School DistrictWatchung Boro052300Tract 052300WatchungNew RochelleParsippany-Troy Hills TownshipParsippany-Troy HlsNew JerseyTown of GreenburghGreenburghTown of SouthamptonSouthamptonSomerset CountySomersetTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadYonkersBayonneWhite PlainsNortheastMiddle AtlanticNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeCliftonUnion TownshipUnionEdison TownshipEdisonFranklin TownshipFranklinPiscataway TownshipPiscatawayTown of RamapoRamapoMount VernonManhattanQueensNorth Bergen TownshipN BergenUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBrooklynJersey CityLakewood TownshipLakewoodNew BrunswickTown of West New YorkW New YorkBronxUnion CityElizabethPerth AmboyPatersonPassaicNewarkIrvington TownshipIrvingtonEast Orange35.740185%35.740185%35.7%42,18742.2k132.814677%32.814677%32.8%29,90529.9k232.188802%32.188802%32.2%21,24321.2k331.198229%31.198229%31.2%23,38923.4k431.022302%31.022302%31.0%146,836147k530.739937%30.739937%30.7%17,27417.3k628.670028%28.670028%28.7%139,945140k728.364876%28.364876%28.4%84,39684.4k828.159954%28.159954%28.2%14,57714.6k926.219956%26.219956%26.2%14,40014.4k1025.469628%25.469628%25.5%54,31554.3k1125.468442%25.468442%25.5%51,94951.9k1222.397245%22.397245%22.4%11,90111.9k1321.428316%21.428316%21.4%71,93771.9k1420.790711%20.790711%20.8%13,84113.8k1520.493228%20.493228%20.5%17,80817.8k1618.785863%18.785863%18.8%5,76218.628530%18.628530%18.6%143,199143k1717.025572%17.025572%17.0%1,01217.025572%17.025572%17.0%1,01217.025572%17.025572%17.0%1,01217.025572%17.025572%17.0%1,01216.852672%16.852672%16.9%13,36413.4k1816.769130%16.769130%16.8%8,9741916.124010%16.124010%16.1%1,437,5291.44M14.717965%14.717965%14.7%13,43513.4k2014.561528%14.561528%14.6%8,4172114.500763%14.500763%14.5%48,09748.1k14.342014%14.342014%14.3%32,93532.9k2214.216548%14.216548%14.2%28,39428.4k2314.133674%14.133674%14.1%9,2962413.558912%13.558912%13.6%7,8542513.298551%13.298551%13.3%7,455,9357.46M13.242577%13.242577%13.2%5,482,0155.48M13.096405%13.096405%13.1%2,623,3992.62M13.078087%13.078087%13.1%13,22613.2k2611.534507%11.534507%11.5%9,871279.436347%9.436347%9.4%5,451288.686732%8.686732%8.7%8,849298.662465%8.662465%8.7%5,663306.736662%6.736662%6.7%3,869316.494034%6.494034%6.5%8,627326.447073%6.447073%6.4%4,398336.105362%6.105362%6.1%99,82299.8k345.509108%5.509108%5.5%127,261127k355.448233%5.448233%5.4%3,421365.391399%5.391399%5.4%17,174,74117.2M5.126835%5.126835%5.1%133,649134k374.740394%4.740394%4.7%12,40412.4k384.194797%4.194797%4.2%4,107393.324650%3.324650%3.3%1,876403.262923%3.262923%3.3%1,710413.068935%3.068935%3.1%44,09444.1k423.016023%3.016023%3.0%2,080432.522610%2.522610%2.5%3,230441.781307%1.781307%1.8%931451.717565%1.717565%1.7%2,523461.698424%1.698424%1.7%1,198471.500327%1.500327%1.5%4,203480.580078%0.580078%0.6%315490.485910%0.485910%0.5%31450

Ancestry by County Subdivision in New Jersey

There are 570 county subdivisions in New Jersey. This section compares Watchung to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in New Jersey and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Watchung. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 42,029.

Italian Ancestry by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Watchung, selected other county subdivisions in New Jersey, and entities that contain Watchung
0%10%20%30%Count#Washington TownshipWashingtonToms River TownshipToms RivMiddletown TownshipMiddletownBrick TownshipBrickJackson TownshipJacksonHowell TownshipHowellManchester TownshipManchesterWayne TownshipWayneGloucester TownshipGloucesterEvesham TownshipEveshamHamilton TownshipHamiltonHobokenOld Bridge TownshipOld BrgVinelandMonroe TownshipMonroeWatchung Hills Regional School DistrictWatchung HlsBridgewater TownshipBridgewaterEgg Harbor TownshipEgg HbrBloomfield TownshipBloomfieldWatchungWatchung Borough School DistrictWatchung Boro052300Tract 052300WatchungParsippany-Troy Hills TownshipParsippany-Troy HlsNew JerseySayrevilleSomerset CountySomersetBayonneCherry Hill TownshipCherry HlNortheastMiddle AtlanticNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeCliftonEast Brunswick TownshipE BrunswickWest Orange TownshipW OrangeSouth Brunswick TownshipS BrunswickTown of KearnyKearnyUnion TownshipUnionEdison TownshipEdisonFranklin TownshipFranklinNorth Brunswick TownshipN BrunswickHackensackPiscataway TownshipPiscatawayNorth Bergen TownshipN BergenUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesJersey CityLakewood TownshipLakewoodNew BrunswickTown of West New YorkW New YorkTrentonUnion CityElizabethCamdenPerth AmboyPatersonPassaicNewarkPlainfieldIrvington TownshipIrvingtonEast Orange35.152481%35.152481%35.2%16,97917.0k132.814677%32.814677%32.8%29,90529.9k232.188802%32.188802%32.2%21,24321.2k331.198229%31.198229%31.2%23,38923.4k430.739937%30.739937%30.7%17,27417.3k528.159954%28.159954%28.2%14,57714.6k626.503690%26.503690%26.5%11,49211.5k726.219956%26.219956%26.2%14,40014.4k825.410233%25.410233%25.4%16,27516.3k923.816315%23.816315%23.8%10,85510.9k1022.802238%22.802238%22.8%20,25520.3k1122.397245%22.397245%22.4%11,90111.9k1220.790711%20.790711%20.8%13,84113.8k1319.856758%19.856758%19.9%12,08812.1k1419.596313%19.596313%19.6%8,3981518.785863%18.785863%18.8%5,76218.187463%18.187463%18.2%8,2021617.692642%17.692642%17.7%7,7401717.479471%17.479471%17.5%8,3871817.025572%17.025572%17.0%1,01217.025572%17.025572%17.0%1,01217.025572%17.025572%17.0%1,01217.025572%17.025572%17.0%1,01216.769130%16.769130%16.8%8,9741916.124010%16.124010%16.1%1,437,5291.44M15.151378%15.151378%15.2%6,7062014.500763%14.500763%14.5%48,09748.1k14.133674%14.133674%14.1%9,2962114.089270%14.089270%14.1%10,00010.0k2213.298551%13.298551%13.3%7,455,9357.46M13.242577%13.242577%13.2%5,482,0155.48M13.096405%13.096405%13.1%2,623,3992.62M13.078087%13.078087%13.1%13,22613.2k2311.534507%11.534507%11.5%9,8712411.490786%11.490786%11.5%5,5622511.108276%11.108276%11.1%5,225269.867619%9.867619%9.9%4,450279.748031%9.748031%9.7%4,097289.436347%9.436347%9.4%5,451298.686732%8.686732%8.7%8,849308.662465%8.662465%8.7%5,663318.593603%8.593603%8.6%3,643328.145287%8.145287%8.1%3,606336.736662%6.736662%6.7%3,869345.448233%5.448233%5.4%3,421355.391399%5.391399%5.4%17,174,74117.2M4.740394%4.740394%4.7%12,40412.4k364.194797%4.194797%4.2%4,107373.324650%3.324650%3.3%1,876383.262923%3.262923%3.3%1,710393.114985%3.114985%3.1%2,634403.016023%3.016023%3.0%2,080412.522610%2.522610%2.5%3,230421.951187%1.951187%2.0%1,483431.781307%1.781307%1.8%931441.717565%1.717565%1.7%2,523451.698424%1.698424%1.7%1,198461.500327%1.500327%1.5%4,203471.413658%1.413658%1.4%715480.580078%0.580078%0.6%315490.485910%0.485910%0.5%31450

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares Watchung to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Watchung. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Italian Ancestry by County Subdivision#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Watchung, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain Watchung
0%10%20%30%Count#Town of SmithtownSmithtownToms River TownshipToms RivStaten IslandTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenTown of Oyster BayOyster BayTown of GreeceGreeceTown of BabylonBabylonTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonTown of IslipTown of AmherstAmherstWatchung Hills Regional School DistrictWatchung HlsTown of HempsteadHempsteadWatchungWatchung Borough School DistrictWatchung Boro052300Tract 052300WatchungNew JerseyTown of GreenburghGreenburghTown of StamfordStamfordSomerset CountySomersetTown of WaterburyWaterburyTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadYonkersNortheastMiddle AtlanticNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeErieAlbanyPittsburghSyracuseBuffaloWorcesterQuincyProvidenceManchesterEdison TownshipEdisonTown of New HavenNew HvnLynnRochesterBostonCambridgePhiladelphiaBrocktonSpringfieldTown of RamapoRamapoLowellManhattanQueensUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of BridgeportBridgeportBrooklynJersey CityAllentownLakewood TownshipLakewoodTown of HartfordHartfordNew BedfordBronxElizabethPatersonNewark35.740185%35.740185%35.7%42,18742.2k132.814677%32.814677%32.8%29,90529.9k231.022302%31.022302%31.0%146,836147k328.670028%28.670028%28.7%139,945140k428.364876%28.364876%28.4%84,39684.4k526.153671%26.153671%26.2%25,27725.3k625.469628%25.469628%25.5%54,31554.3k725.468442%25.468442%25.5%51,94951.9k821.428316%21.428316%21.4%71,93771.9k919.128419%19.128419%19.1%23,84323.8k1018.785863%18.785863%18.8%5,76218.628530%18.628530%18.6%143,199143k1117.025572%17.025572%17.0%1,01217.025572%17.025572%17.0%1,01217.025572%17.025572%17.0%1,01217.025572%17.025572%17.0%1,01216.124010%16.124010%16.1%1,437,5291.44M14.717965%14.717965%14.7%13,43513.4k1214.650341%14.650341%14.7%18,66618.7k1314.500763%14.500763%14.5%48,09748.1k14.417962%14.417962%14.4%15,74615.7k1414.342014%14.342014%14.3%32,93532.9k1514.216548%14.216548%14.2%28,39428.4k1613.298551%13.298551%13.3%7,455,9357.46M13.242577%13.242577%13.2%5,482,0155.48M13.096405%13.096405%13.1%2,623,3992.62M13.078087%13.078087%13.1%13,22613.2k1712.437473%12.437473%12.4%12,45712.5k1812.412497%12.412497%12.4%12,21712.2k1912.264129%12.264129%12.3%37,44337.4k2012.193973%12.193973%12.2%17,60217.6k2110.949500%10.949500%10.9%28,35828.4k2210.523364%10.523364%10.5%19,32919.3k2310.253993%10.253993%10.3%9,572249.044400%9.044400%9.0%16,17616.2k258.833268%8.833268%8.8%9,737268.686732%8.686732%8.7%8,849278.574825%8.574825%8.6%11,18211.2k288.546387%8.546387%8.5%7,869298.464461%8.464461%8.5%17,80017.8k308.132114%8.132114%8.1%53,53253.5k317.936960%7.936960%7.9%8,632327.615687%7.615687%7.6%118,800119k337.363969%7.363969%7.4%6,982346.913391%6.913391%6.9%10,64610.6k356.494034%6.494034%6.5%8,627366.115353%6.115353%6.1%6,719376.105362%6.105362%6.1%99,82299.8k385.509108%5.509108%5.5%127,261127k395.391399%5.391399%5.4%17,174,74117.2M5.363143%5.363143%5.4%7,885405.126835%5.126835%5.1%133,649134k414.740394%4.740394%4.7%12,40412.4k424.609443%4.609443%4.6%5,514434.194797%4.194797%4.2%4,107443.562580%3.562580%3.6%4,429453.458332%3.458332%3.5%3,285463.068935%3.068935%3.1%44,09444.1k472.522610%2.522610%2.5%3,230481.717565%1.717565%1.7%2,523491.500327%1.500327%1.5%4,20350

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares Watchung to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Watchung. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Italian Ancestry by County Subdivision#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Watchung, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Watchung
0%5%10%15%Count#Watchung Hills Regional School DistrictWatchung HlsTown of HempsteadHempsteadWatchungWatchung Borough School DistrictWatchung Boro052300Tract 052300WatchungNew JerseySomerset CountySomersetNortheastMiddle AtlanticNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaBostonPhiladelphiaManhattanTampaQueensUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLas VegasBrooklynColumbusSan FranciscoTucsonOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…DenverPhoenixSacramentoSan DiegoChicagoSeattleWashingtonSan JoseOrlandoNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattle EastOntarioFresnoSan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlyBronxPlanoAlbuquerqueSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisAustinBaltimoreLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodMilwaukeeAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…Los AngelesTulsaEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlyAtlantaMiamiSan BernardinoNortheast DallasNE DallasHoustonFort WorthSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlEl PasoSouthwest DallasSW DallasDetroit18.785863%18.785863%18.8%5,76218.628530%18.628530%18.6%143,199143k117.025572%17.025572%17.0%1,01217.025572%17.025572%17.0%1,01217.025572%17.025572%17.0%1,01217.025572%17.025572%17.0%1,01216.124010%16.124010%16.1%1,437,5291.44M14.500763%14.500763%14.5%48,09748.1k13.298551%13.298551%13.3%7,455,9357.46M13.242577%13.242577%13.2%5,482,0155.48M13.096405%13.096405%13.1%2,623,3992.62M8.132114%8.132114%8.1%53,53253.5k27.615687%7.615687%7.6%118,800119k36.105362%6.105362%6.1%99,82299.8k45.649996%5.649996%5.6%37,64737.6k55.509108%5.509108%5.5%127,261127k65.391399%5.391399%5.4%17,174,74117.2M5.318355%5.318355%5.3%99,45199.5k75.126835%5.126835%5.1%133,649134k85.060766%5.060766%5.1%41,45041.5k94.899551%4.899551%4.9%41,66041.7k104.573689%4.573689%4.6%39,96740.0k114.553814%4.553814%4.6%30,00930.0k124.329846%4.329846%4.3%28,72028.7k134.238815%4.238815%4.2%135,048135k144.202601%4.202601%4.2%47,08347.1k154.144603%4.144603%4.1%98,64398.6k163.952960%3.952960%4.0%107,284107k173.885710%3.885710%3.9%40,55940.6k183.882800%3.882800%3.9%25,58825.6k193.774898%3.774898%3.8%66,31566.3k203.711435%3.711435%3.7%21,62021.6k213.574041%3.574041%3.6%20,47520.5k223.546092%3.546092%3.5%28,68228.7k233.510088%3.510088%3.5%20,58420.6k243.487783%3.487783%3.5%22,45422.5k253.485285%3.485285%3.5%24,12524.1k263.136458%3.136458%3.1%57,74257.7k273.068935%3.068935%3.1%44,09444.1k282.968390%2.968390%3.0%16,24616.2k292.965425%2.965425%3.0%19,04519.0k302.956673%2.956673%3.0%29,11429.1k312.895920%2.895920%2.9%21,66821.7k322.808628%2.808628%2.8%24,12324.1k332.731401%2.731401%2.7%16,96217.0k342.694357%2.694357%2.7%15,57515.6k352.681435%2.681435%2.7%16,05316.1k362.679266%2.679266%2.7%45,47445.5k372.650778%2.650778%2.7%68,25068.3k382.291495%2.291495%2.3%13,57213.6k392.232176%2.232176%2.2%21,35421.4k402.168801%2.168801%2.2%12,58112.6k412.136430%2.136430%2.1%20,57020.6k422.026546%2.026546%2.0%16,99817.0k431.781523%1.781523%1.8%27,56127.6k441.585586%1.585586%1.6%52,37952.4k451.535668%1.535668%1.5%13,08313.1k461.146171%1.146171%1.1%8,041470.961407%0.961407%1.0%5,273480.881878%0.881878%0.9%8,519490.690475%0.690475%0.7%4,71950

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of Watchung. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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