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Plainfield, New Jersey Housing Profile

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	Plainfield, New Jersey	United States
State	New Jersey
City	Plainfield
Total population	47,829	281,421,906
Male	23,393	138,053,563
Female	24,436	143,368,343
Median age (years)	32.8	35.3
Total households	15,137	105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)	46,683	41,994

Plainfield, New Jersey Housing

All the Get an idea of household information of Plainfield, New Jersey stated below. Plainfield, New Jersey gross rent between from $750 to $999 ammounts to two thousand, four hundred and sixty-three households which makes nearly thirty-two point five nine percent. Average household size of renter-occupied unit in Plainfield, New Jersey is 3.16 compared to 2.40 in the US. Today's all the other important household statistics of Plainfield, New Jersey, including such significant indices as: average household size of owner-occupied unit, mortgage status and selected monthly owner costs, housing tenure, housing occupancy, etc.

	Plainfield, New Jersey	%, Plainfield, New Jersey	United States
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	15,137		105,480,101
Family households (families)	10,898	72.0%	68.06%
- - With own children under 18 years	5,374	35.5%	32.79%
- Married-couple family	5,952	39.32%	51.66%
- - With own children under 18 years	2,848	18.81%	23.55%
- Female householder, no husband present	3,711	24.52%	12.23%
- - With own children under 18 years	1,964	12.97%	7.17%
Nonfamily households	4,239	28.0%	31.94%
- Householder living alone	3,194	21.1%	25.82%
- - Householder 65 years and over	1,115	7.37%	9.22%

Households with individuals under 18 years	6,748	44.58%	36.05%
Households with individuals 65 years and over	3,195	21.11%	23.39%

Average household size	3.10		2.59
Average family size	3.49		3.14

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	16,180		115,904,641
- Occupied housing units	15,137	93.55%	91.01%
- Vacant housing units	1,043	6.45%	8.99%
- For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	19	0.12%	3.09%

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.3		1.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	5.0		6.8

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	15,137		105,480,101
- - Owner-occupied housing units	7,579	46.84%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	7,558	46.71%	30.77%

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	3.16		2.69
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	3.04		2.40

Total housing units	16,180		115,904,641

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached	7,674	47.43%	60.28%
1-unit, attached	601	3.71%	5.56%
2 units	2,264	13.99%	4.31%
3 or 4 units	1,843	11.39%	4.74%
5 to 9 units	745	4.6%	4.67%
10 to 19 units	653	4.04%	4.0%
20 or more units	2,371	14.65%	8.63%
Mobile home	29	0.18%	7.57%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0		0.23%

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	75	0.46%	2.38%
1995 to 1998	98	0.61%	7.32%
1990 to 1994	94	0.58%	7.31%
1980 to 1989	691	4.27%	15.81%
1970 to 1979	1,472	9.1%	18.5%
1960 to 1969	2,004	12.39%	13.73%
1940 to 1959	6,124	37.85%	19.97%
1939 or earlier	5,622	34.75%	15.0%

ROOMS
1 room	576	3.56%	2.2%
2 rooms	853	5.27%	4.81%
3 rooms	2,355	14.56%	9.84%
4 rooms	2,367	14.63%	15.97%
5 rooms	2,734	16.9%	20.89%
6 rooms	2,601	16.08%	18.45%
7 rooms	1,938	11.98%	12.06%
8 rooms	1,172	7.24%	8.06%
9 or more rooms	1,584	9.79%	7.7%
Median (rooms)	5.2		5.3

Occupied Housing Units	15,137		105,480,101

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	2,657	17.55%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	4,406	29.11%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	2,609	17.24%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	2,395	15.82%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,393	9.2%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,677	11.08%	9.65%

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	2,610	17.24%	10.3%
1	5,763	38.07%	34.25%
2	4,281	28.28%	38.36%
3 or more	2,483	16.4%	17.1%

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	9,895	65.37%	51.22%
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	269	1.78%	6.52%
Electricity	1,348	8.91%	30.35%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	3,499	23.12%	8.97%
Coal or coke	9	0.06%	0.14%
Wood	11	0.07%	1.68%
Solar energy	0		0.04%
Other fuel	65	0.43%	0.39%
No fuel used	41	0.27%	0.69%

	Plainfield, New Jersey	%, Plainfield, New Jersey	United States
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	161		670,986
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	116		715,535
No telephone service	658		2,570,705

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	15,137		105,480,101
1.00 or less	13,179	87.06%	94.26%
1.01 to 1.50	1,096	7.24%	3.02%
1.51 or more	862	5.69%	2.72%

Specified owner-occupied units	6,508		55,212,108

VALUE
Less than $50,000	31	0.48%	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	1,086	16.69%	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,896	44.5%	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,630	25.05%	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	566	8.7%	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	269	4.13%	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	30	0.46%	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0		0.57%
Median (dollars)	137,500		119,600

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	5,203	79.95%	70.03%
- Less than $300	6	0.09%	0.46%
- $300 to $499	0		3.89%
- $500 to $699	104	1.6%	8.95%
- $700 to $999	562	8.64%	17.41%
- $1,000 to $1,499	1,643	25.25%	21.15%
- $1,500 to $1,999	1,750	26.89%	10.06%
- $2,000 or more	1,138	17.49%	8.09%
- Median (dollars)	1,572		1,088
Not mortgaged	1,305	20.05%	29.97%
- Median (dollars)	619		295

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	1,304	20.04%	36.52%
15 to 19 percent	1,028	15.8%	17.5%
20 to 24 percent	1,128	17.33%	13.92%
25 to 29 percent	730	11.22%	9.44%
30 to 34 percent	584	8.97%	6.02%
35 percent or more	1,674	25.72%	15.79%
Not computed	60	0.92%	0.8%

Specified renter-occupied units	7,558		35,199,502

GROSS RENT
Less than $200	480	6.35%	5.24%
$200 to $299	268	3.55%	5.17%
$300 to $499	650	8.6%	21.99%
$500 to $749	2,688	35.56%	33.69%
$750 to $999	2,463	32.59%	17.17%
$1,000 to $1,499	802	10.61%	8.68%
$1,500 or more	127	1.68%	2.91%
No cash rent	80	1.06%	5.15%
Median (dollars)	726		602

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	1,397	18.48%	18.1%
15 to 19 percent	1,068	14.13%	14.31%
20 to 24 percent	1,035	13.69%	12.78%
25 to 29 percent	890	11.78%	10.42%
30 to 34 percent	596	7.89%	7.34%
35 percent or more	2,354	31.15%	29.5%
Not computed	218	2.88%	7.55%

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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.