What kinds of homes are in Howell Township, NJ?

Name: Types of homes in Howell Township, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Howell Township, NJ has 19,613 (±549) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 325 homes per square mile of land.

79.4% are detached single-family houses.

0.8% are in buildings of two to four units.

5.7% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 19,613 (±549)
Detached houses: 79.4%
2–4 unit buildings: 0.8%
5+ unit buildings: 5.7%

Homes in Howell Township by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Howell Township	Monmouth County	New Jersey	United States
Single-family, detached	79.4% (±2.1 points)	65.7%	52.6%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	11.3% (±1.7 points)	9.7%	10.0%	6.2%
2 units	0.5% (±0.4 points)	3.0%	8.6%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	0.3% (±0.3 points)	3.5%	6.1%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	2.7% (±1.2 points)	3.5%	4.6%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	0.9% (±0.7 points)	4.1%	4.9%	4.3%
20 or more units	2.1% (±0.8 points)	9.3%	12.3%	10.3%
Mobile home	2.7% (±1.1 points)	1.1%	0.9%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±0.2 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%

In Howell Township, the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is lower than in Monmouth County (16.9%).

It is also lower than in New Jersey (21.8%).

It is lower than the national figure (19.1%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units in places near Howell Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Howell Township
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Howell Township	—	5.7% (±1.6 points)	—
Farmingdale Borough	2.4 mi	32.8% (±9.4 points)	Higher
Wall Township	5.8 mi	9.8% (±2.0 points)	Higher
Lakewood	5.8 mi	20.2% (±3.1 points)	Higher
Freehold Township	5.8 mi	15.2% (±2.5 points)	Higher
West Freehold	5.9 mi	12.8% (±3.0 points)	Higher
Vista Center	6.3 mi	0.0% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Freehold Borough	6.8 mi	20.3% (±4.5 points)	Higher
Lakewood Township	7.0 mi	19.0% (±2.0 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Farmingdale Borough, NJ (32.8%), Wall Township, NJ (9.8%), Lakewood, NJ (20.2%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units across Monmouth County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units
32 (tie)	Middletown Township	9.8% (±1.6 points)
32 (tie)	Wall Township	9.8% (±2.0 points)
34	Shrewsbury Borough	8.9% (±5.3 points)
35	Marlboro Township	7.7% (±2.0 points)
36	Deal Borough	6.2% (±3.8 points)
37	Hazlet Township	5.8% (±2.0 points)
38	Howell Township	5.7% (±1.6 points)
39	Holmdel Township	5.4% (±3.5 points)
40	Spring Lake Borough	5.1% (±4.2 points)
41	Interlaken Borough	2.5% (±15.1 points)
42	Upper Freehold Township	1.8% (±3.1 points)
43 (tie)	Fair Haven Borough	1.7% (±4.0 points)
43 (tie)	Roosevelt Borough	1.7% (±12.3 points)

Showing 13 of 53 places in Monmouth County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Howell Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Ramtown.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Howell Township

How many homes are in Howell Township?

Howell Township, NJ has an estimated 19,613 (±549) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are most homes in Howell Township houses or apartments?

79.4% are detached houses and 11.3% attached houses, while 6.5% are in buildings of two or more units.

How many two-family and small multifamily homes are in Howell Township?

0.8% of homes in Howell Township are in buildings of two to four units, the small rental buildings that are often owner-occupied.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Howell township, Monmouth County, New Jersey

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DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0007PE, DP04_0007PM, DP04_0008PE, DP04_0008PM, DP04_0009PE, DP04_0009PM, DP04_0010PE, DP04_0010PM, DP04_0011PE, DP04_0011PM, DP04_0012PE, DP04_0012PM, DP04_0013PE, DP04_0013PM, DP04_0014PE, DP04_0014PM, DP04_0015PE, DP04_0015PM

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