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New Jersey state Housing Profile



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 New Jersey United States
StateNew Jersey
Total population8,414,350 281,421,906
Male4,082,813138,053,563
Female4,331,537143,368,343
Median age (years)36.735.3
Total households3,064,645105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)55,14641,994

New Jersey state Housing

Current all the most Learn household information of New Jersey, stated below. Housing tenure in New Jersey can be described by the following figures: owner-occupied housing units ammount to approximately 2,011,473, which makes 92.58%, while renter-occupied housing units figure is 1,053,172 that is thirty-one point eight two percent from total amount.

 New Jersey %, New Jersey United States
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households3,064,645  105,480,101
Family households (families)2,154,539 70.3%68.06%
- - With own children under 18 years1,025,556 33.46%32.79%
- Married-couple family1,638,322 53.46%51.66%
- - With own children under 18 years776,205 25.33%23.55%
- Female householder, no husband present387,012 12.63%12.23%
- - With own children under 18 years196,809 6.42%7.17%
Nonfamily households910,106 29.7%31.94%
- Householder living alone751,287 24.51%25.82%
- - Householder 65 years and over300,688 9.81%9.22%
 
Households with individuals under 18 years1,122,728 36.63%36.05%
Households with individuals 65 years and over793,781 25.9%23.39%
 
Average household size2.68  2.59
Average family size3.21  3.14
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units3,310,275  115,904,641
- Occupied housing units3,064,645 92.58%91.01%
- Vacant housing units245,630 7.42%8.99%
- For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use109,075 3.3%3.09%
 
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)1.2  1.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent)4.5  6.8
 
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units3,064,645  105,480,101
- - Owner-occupied housing units2,011,473 60.76%60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units1,053,172 31.82%30.77%
 
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.81  2.69
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.43  2.40
 
Total housing units3,310,275  115,904,641
 
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached1,794,967 54.22%60.28%
1-unit, attached285,268 8.62%5.56%
2 units331,393 10.01%4.31%
3 or 4 units223,580 6.75%4.74%
5 to 9 units160,249 4.84%4.67%
10 to 19 units161,666 4.88%4.0%
20 or more units318,765 9.63%8.63%
Mobile home33,600 1.02%7.57%
Boat, RV, van, etc.787 0.02%0.23%
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 200048,124 1.45%2.38%
1995 to 1998139,421 4.21%7.32%
1990 to 1994158,581 4.79%7.31%
1980 to 1989409,978 12.39%15.81%
1970 to 1979462,740 13.98%18.5%
1960 to 1969526,732 15.91%13.73%
1940 to 1959898,653 27.15%19.97%
1939 or earlier666,046 20.12%15.0%
 
ROOMS
1 room62,183 1.88%2.2%
2 rooms127,499 3.85%4.81%
3 rooms354,967 10.72%9.84%
4 rooms478,257 14.45%15.97%
5 rooms563,712 17.03%20.89%
6 rooms563,331 17.02%18.45%
7 rooms432,850 13.08%12.06%
8 rooms366,169 11.06%8.06%
9 or more rooms361,307 10.91%7.7%
Median (rooms)5.6  5.3
 
Occupied Housing Units3,064,645  105,480,101
 
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000478,715 15.62%19.95%
1995 to 1998848,022 27.67%28.9%
1990 to 1994500,125 16.32%16.07%
1980 to 1989533,287 17.4%15.58%
1970 to 1979328,059 10.7%9.86%
1969 or earlier376,437 12.28%9.65%
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None388,950 12.69%10.3%
11,066,089 34.79%34.25%
21,160,440 37.87%38.36%
3 or more449,166 14.66%17.1%
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas2,048,048 66.83%51.22%
Bottled, tank, or LP gas73,539 2.4%6.52%
Electricity316,379 10.32%30.35%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.595,094 19.42%8.97%
Coal or coke1,277 0.04%0.14%
Wood6,989 0.23%1.68%
Solar energy447 0.01%0.04%
Other fuel12,896 0.42%0.39%
No fuel used9,976 0.33%0.69%
 
 New Jersey %, New Jersey United States
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities16,530  670,986
Lacking complete kitchen facilities17,531  715,535
No telephone service56,202  2,570,705
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units3,064,645  105,480,101
1.00 or less2,911,462 95.0%94.26%
1.01 to 1.5088,410 2.88%3.02%
1.51 or more64,773 2.11%2.72%
 
Specified owner-occupied units1,701,732  55,212,108
 
VALUE
Less than $50,00030,058 1.77%9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999229,354 13.48%30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999415,190 24.4%23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999379,890 22.32%14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999354,359 20.82%11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999213,099 12.52%6.49%
$500,000 to $999,99967,913 3.99%2.37%
$1,000,000 or more11,869 0.7%0.57%
Median (dollars)170,800  119,600
 
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage1,215,974 71.46%70.03%
- Less than $300652 0.04%0.46%
- $300 to $4998,119 0.48%3.89%
- $500 to $69937,467 2.2%8.95%
- $700 to $999136,751 8.04%17.41%
- $1,000 to $1,499381,124 22.4%21.15%
- $1,500 to $1,999321,562 18.9%10.06%
- $2,000 or more330,299 19.41%8.09%
- Median (dollars)1,560  1,088
Not mortgaged485,758 28.54%29.97%
- Median (dollars)567  295
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent459,669 27.01%36.52%
15 to 19 percent290,484 17.07%17.5%
20 to 24 percent264,744 15.56%13.92%
25 to 29 percent196,726 11.56%9.44%
30 to 34 percent130,862 7.69%6.02%
35 percent or more349,502 20.54%15.79%
Not computed9,745 0.57%0.8%
 
Specified renter-occupied units1,049,127  35,199,502
 
GROSS RENT
Less than $20049,700 4.74%5.24%
$200 to $29933,558 3.2%5.17%
$300 to $49989,707 8.55%21.99%
$500 to $749333,465 31.78%33.69%
$750 to $999314,000 29.93%17.17%
$1,000 to $1,499149,173 14.22%8.68%
$1,500 or more45,726 4.36%2.91%
No cash rent33,798 3.22%5.15%
Median (dollars)751  602
 
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent193,841 18.48%18.1%
15 to 19 percent153,607 14.64%14.31%
20 to 24 percent135,777 12.94%12.78%
25 to 29 percent112,519 10.73%10.42%
30 to 34 percent79,665 7.59%7.34%
35 percent or more314,146 29.94%29.5%
Not computed59,572 5.68%7.55%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.