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South Orange, New Jersey Housing Profile



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 South Orange, New Jersey United States
StateNew Jersey
CitySouth Orange
Total population16,964 281,421,906
Male8,142138,053,563
Female8,822143,368,343
Median age (years)34.735.3
Total households5,522105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)83,61141,994

South Orange, New Jersey Housing

Actual all the most View household information of South Orange, New Jersey, stated below. Housing tenure in South Orange, New Jersey can be described by the following figures: owner-occupied housing units ammount to approximately 3,982, which makes 97.37%, while renter-occupied housing units figure is one thousand, five hundred and forty that is twenty-seven point one six percent from total amount.

 South Orange, New Jersey %, South Orange, New Jersey United States
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households5,522  105,480,101
Family households (families)3,768 68.24%68.06%
- - With own children under 18 years1,865 33.77%32.79%
- Married-couple family3,049 55.22%51.66%
- - With own children under 18 years1,529 27.69%23.55%
- Female householder, no husband present553 10.01%12.23%
- - With own children under 18 years260 4.71%7.17%
Nonfamily households1,754 31.76%31.94%
- Householder living alone1,393 25.23%25.82%
- - Householder 65 years and over543 9.83%9.22%
 
Households with individuals under 18 years2,010 36.4%36.05%
Households with individuals 65 years and over1,464 26.51%23.39%
 
Average household size2.69  2.59
Average family size3.26  3.14
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units5,671  115,904,641
- Occupied housing units5,522 97.37%91.01%
- Vacant housing units149 2.63%8.99%
- For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use24 0.42%3.09%
 
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)1.2  1.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent)2.7  6.8
 
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units5,522  105,480,101
- - Owner-occupied housing units3,982 70.22%60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units1,540 27.16%30.77%
 
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.99  2.69
Average household size of renter-occupied unit1.93  2.40
 
Total housing units5,671  115,904,641
 
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached3,841 67.73%60.28%
1-unit, attached104 1.83%5.56%
2 units292 5.15%4.31%
3 or 4 units131 2.31%4.74%
5 to 9 units91 1.6%4.67%
10 to 19 units253 4.46%4.0%
20 or more units946 16.68%8.63%
Mobile home13 0.23%7.57%
Boat, RV, van, etc.0  0.23%
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 20008 0.14%2.38%
1995 to 199869 1.22%7.32%
1990 to 1994173 3.05%7.31%
1980 to 1989255 4.5%15.81%
1970 to 1979138 2.43%18.5%
1960 to 1969380 6.7%13.73%
1940 to 19591,537 27.1%19.97%
1939 or earlier3,111 54.86%15.0%
 
ROOMS
1 room243 4.28%2.2%
2 rooms295 5.2%4.81%
3 rooms430 7.58%9.84%
4 rooms302 5.33%15.97%
5 rooms478 8.43%20.89%
6 rooms540 9.52%18.45%
7 rooms669 11.8%12.06%
8 rooms878 15.48%8.06%
9 or more rooms1,836 32.38%7.7%
Median (rooms)7.3  5.3
 
Occupied Housing Units5,522  105,480,101
 
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000843 15.27%19.95%
1995 to 19981,553 28.12%28.9%
1990 to 1994894 16.19%16.07%
1980 to 19891,010 18.29%15.58%
1970 to 1979535 9.69%9.86%
1969 or earlier687 12.44%9.65%
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None634 11.48%10.3%
11,844 33.39%34.25%
22,197 39.79%38.36%
3 or more847 15.34%17.1%
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas3,793 68.69%51.22%
Bottled, tank, or LP gas30 0.54%6.52%
Electricity287 5.2%30.35%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.1,376 24.92%8.97%
Coal or coke0  0.14%
Wood0  1.68%
Solar energy0  0.04%
Other fuel23 0.42%0.39%
No fuel used13 0.24%0.69%
 
 South Orange, New Jersey %, South Orange, New Jersey United States
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities14  670,986
Lacking complete kitchen facilities22  715,535
No telephone service35  2,570,705
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units5,522  105,480,101
1.00 or less5,432 98.37%94.26%
1.01 to 1.5064 1.16%3.02%
1.51 or more26 0.47%2.72%
 
Specified owner-occupied units3,597  55,212,108
 
VALUE
Less than $50,00011 0.31%9.89%
$50,000 to $99,99940 1.11%30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999283 7.87%23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999750 20.85%14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999928 25.8%11.92%
$300,000 to $499,9991,078 29.97%6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999501 13.93%2.37%
$1,000,000 or more6 0.17%0.57%
Median (dollars)274,600  119,600
 
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage2,786 77.45%70.03%
- Less than $3000  0.46%
- $300 to $4990  3.89%
- $500 to $6990  8.95%
- $700 to $99934 0.95%17.41%
- $1,000 to $1,499302 8.4%21.15%
- $1,500 to $1,999578 16.07%10.06%
- $2,000 or more1,872 52.04%8.09%
- Median (dollars)2,409  1,088
Not mortgaged811 22.55%29.97%
- Median (dollars)1,000+  295
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent1,004 27.91%36.52%
15 to 19 percent666 18.52%17.5%
20 to 24 percent459 12.76%13.92%
25 to 29 percent394 10.95%9.44%
30 to 34 percent273 7.59%6.02%
35 percent or more793 22.05%15.79%
Not computed8 0.22%0.8%
 
Specified renter-occupied units1,537  35,199,502
 
GROSS RENT
Less than $20020 1.3%5.24%
$200 to $29940 2.6%5.17%
$300 to $49928 1.82%21.99%
$500 to $749291 18.93%33.69%
$750 to $999541 35.2%17.17%
$1,000 to $1,499383 24.92%8.68%
$1,500 or more173 11.26%2.91%
No cash rent61 3.97%5.15%
Median (dollars)879  602
 
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent225 14.64%18.1%
15 to 19 percent191 12.43%14.31%
20 to 24 percent213 13.86%12.78%
25 to 29 percent159 10.34%10.42%
30 to 34 percent135 8.78%7.34%
35 percent or more531 34.55%29.5%
Not computed83 5.4%7.55%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.