Voorhees is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Franklin Township, in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States.[6][7][8][9] As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP's population was 1,959.[10]

Voorhees, New Jersey
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 40.482176°N 74.492506°W / 40.482176; -74.492506[1][2]
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Somerset
Township	Franklin
Area [3]
• Total	0.72 sq mi (1.86 km2)
• Land	0.72 sq mi (1.86 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0.00%
Elevation [4]	125 ft (38 m)
Population  (2020)[5]
• Total	1,517
• Density	2,112.81/sq mi (815.73/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern (EDT))
Area code(s)	609/640 and 732/848
FIPS code	3476250[1][2]
GNIS feature ID	02584039[1][2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Voorhees had a total area of 0.718 square miles (1.860 km²), all of which was land.[1][2]

Demographics

Census 2010

The 2010 United States census counted 976 people, 301 households, and 248 families in the CDP. The population density was 1,359.2 per square mile (524.8/km²). There were 317 housing units at an average density of 441.5 per square mile (170.5/km²). The racial makeup was 16.80% (164) White, 62.91% (614) Black or African American, 1.43% (14) Native American, 5.94% (58) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 8.71% (85) from other races, and 4.20% (41) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 23.98% (234) of the population.[10]

Of the 301 households, 43.9% had children under the age of 18; 41.5% were married couples living together; 32.2% had a female householder with no husband present and 17.6% were non-families. Of all households, 13.3% were made up of individuals and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.24 and the average family size was 3.53.[10]

32.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31.3 years. For every 100 females, the population had 80.1 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 75.4 males.[10]

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