Ramtown, New Jersey


Ramtown is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located within Howell Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP's population was 6,242.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 2.203 square miles, including 2.192 square miles of land and 0.011 square miles of water.
There are two main roads that run through Ramtown, Newtons Corner Rd and Ramtown-Greenville Rd. Newtowns Corner Rd beings at the southern border of Brick and Howell Township, and runs through Ramtown north, until the road changes to Herbertsville Rd, which brings you into Squankum. Rawmtown-Greenville road runs through the back end of ramtown, starting at the Lakewood and Howell border, passes the 3 public schools, and ends when it meets with Newtowns-Corner Rd. The landscape of Ramtown is fairly flat, consisting of several neighbors of suburban style housing and a handful of family owned farms scattered throughout the area. There are many woodland areas within Ramtown, but many are being cut down to build new neighborhoods for the growing population.

Demographics

Census 2010

Census 2000

As of the 2000 United States Census there were 5,932 people, 1,742 households, and 1,576 families living in the CDP. The population density was 1,111.8/km2. There were 1,788 housing units at an average density of 335.1/km2. The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.99% White, 2.02% African American, 0.02% Native American, 2.19% Asian, 1.48% from other races, and 1.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.20% of the population.
There were 1,742 households out of which 60.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 80.3% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 9.5% were non-families. 7.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 1.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.41 and the average family size was 3.60.
In the CDP the age distribution of the population shows 36.1% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 35.8% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 4.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.9 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $73,339, and the median income for a family was $74,125. Males had a median income of $57,429 versus $38,274 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $23,042. About 2.8% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.5% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Education

There are 3 public schools located within Ramtown, Ramtown Elementary, Greenville Elementary, and Howell Middle School South. Grenville school serves children grades K-2, Ramtown serves children grades 3–5, and Middle School South serves children grades 6–8. All 3 schools are located next to each other and all students are provided transportation. All students are not Ramtown residents, for example, students who live in the Newbury part of Howell are districted to attend Middle School South. After the completion of middle school, all Ramtown students are districted to go to Howell High School, located in Farmingdale, Howell, New Jersey. If HHS is not a favorable option for students and parents, students are given the option to join a program and attend one of the several other high schools apart of the Freehold Regional High School District.