New Jersey Housing Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	3,310,275	100.0
1-unit, detached	1,794,967	54.2
1-unit, attached	285,268	8.6
2 units	331,393	10.0
3 or 4 units	223,580	6.8
5 to 9 units	160,249	4.8
10 to 19 units	161,666	4.9
20 or more units	318,765	9.6
Mobile home	33,600	1.0
Boat, RV, van, etc.	787	0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	48,124	1.5
1995 to 1998	139,421	4.2
1990 to 1994	158,581	4.8
1980 to 1989	409,978	12.4
1970 to 1979	462,740	14.0
1960 to 1969	526,732	15.9
1940 to 1959	898,653	27.1
1939 or earlier	666,046	20.1

ROOMS
1 room	62,183	1.9
2 rooms	127,499	3.9
3 rooms	354,967	10.7
4 rooms	478,257	14.4
5 rooms	563,712	17.0
6 rooms	563,331	17.0
7 rooms	432,850	13.1
8 rooms	366,169	11.1
9 or more rooms	361,307	10.9
Median (rooms)	5.6	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	3,064,645	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	478,715	15.6
1995 to 1998	848,022	27.7
1990 to 1994	500,125	16.3
1980 to 1989	533,287	17.4
1970 to 1979	328,059	10.7
1969 or earlier	376,437	12.3

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	388,950	12.7
1	1,066,089	34.8
2	1,160,440	37.9
3 or more	449,166	14.7

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	2,048,048	66.8
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	73,539	2.4
Electricity	316,379	10.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	595,094	19.4
Coal or coke	1,277	0.0
Wood	6,989	0.2
Solar energy	447	0.0
Other fuel	12,896	0.4
No fuel used	9,976	0.3

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	16,530	0.5
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	17,531	0.6
No telephone service	56,202	1.8

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	3,064,645	100.0
1.00 or less	2,911,462	95.0
1.01 to 1.50	88,410	2.9
1.51 or more	64,773	2.1

Specified owner-occupied units	1,701,732	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	30,058	1.8
$50,000 to $99,999	229,354	13.5
$100,000 to $149,999	415,190	24.4
$150,000 to $199,999	379,890	22.3
$200,000 to $299,999	354,359	20.8
$300,000 to $499,999	213,099	12.5
$500,000 to $999,999	67,913	4.0
$1,000,000 or more	11,869	0.7
Median (dollars)	170,800	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	1,215,974	71.5
Less than $300	652	0.0
$300 to $499	8,119	0.5
$500 to $699	37,467	2.2
$700 to $999	136,751	8.0
$1,000 to $1,499	381,124	22.4
$1,500 to $1,999	321,562	18.9
$2,000 or more	330,299	19.4
Median (dollars)	1,560	(X)
Not mortgaged	485,758	28.5
Median (dollars)	567	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	459,669	27.0
15 to 19 percent	290,484	17.1
20 to 24 percent	264,744	15.6
25 to 29 percent	196,726	11.6
30 to 34 percent	130,862	7.7
35 percent or more	349,502	20.5
Not computed	9,745	0.6

Specified renter-occupied units	1,049,127	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	49,700	4.7
$200 to $299	33,558	3.2
$300 to $499	89,707	8.6
$500 to $749	333,465	31.8
$750 to $999	314,000	29.9
$1,000 to $1,499	149,173	14.2
$1,500 or more	45,726	4.4
No cash rent	33,798	3.2
Median (dollars)	751	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	193,841	18.5
15 to 19 percent	153,607	14.6
20 to 24 percent	135,777	12.9
25 to 29 percent	112,519	10.7
30 to 34 percent	79,665	7.6
35 percent or more	314,146	29.9
Not computed	59,572	5.7

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices H1, H7, H20, H23, H24, H30, H34, H38, H40, H43, H44, H48, H51, H62, H63, H69, H74, H76, H90, H91, and H94

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