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South Orange, New Jersey Real Estate Census Data

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Geographic Area: South Orange, New Jersey      
 
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units  5,708  100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
   
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 5,559 100.0
1-unit, detached 3,855 67.5   1.00 or less 5,469 98.4
1-unit, attached 111 1.9   1.01 to 1.50 64 1.2
2 units 301 5.3   1.51 or more 26 0.5
3 or 4 units 138 2.4        
5 to 9 units 91 1.6             Specified owner-occupied units 3,618 100.0
10 to 19 units 253 4.4   VALUE
20 or more units 946 16.6   Less than $50,000 11 0.3
Mobile home 13 0.2   $50,000 to $99,999 40 1.1
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 283 7.8
        $150,000 to $199,000 757 20.9
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 928 25.6
1999 to March 2000 8 0.1   $300,000 to $499,999 1,086 30.0
1995 to 1998 69 1.2   $500,000 to $999,999 507 14.0
1990 to 1994 173 3.0   $1,000,000 or more 6 0.2
1980 to 1989 255 4.5   Median (dollars) 275,100 (x)
1970 to 1979 138 2.4        
1960 to 1969 380 6.7   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1940 to 1959 1,537 26.9        
1939 or earlier 3,148 55.2   With a mortgage 2,793 77.2
             Less than $300 0 0.0
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 0 0.0
1 room 243 4.3        $500 to $699 0 0.0
2 rooms 295 5.2        $700 to $999 34 0.9
3 rooms 430 7.5        $1,000 to $1,499 309 8.5
4 rooms 302 5.3        $1,500 to $1,999 578 16.0
5 rooms 487 8.5        $2,000 or more 1,872 51.7
6 rooms 547 9.6        Median (dollars) 2,406 (x)
7 rooms 675 11.8   Not mortgaged 825 22.8
8 rooms 885 15.5        Median (dollars) 1,000+ (x)
9 or more rooms 1,844 32.3        
Median (rooms) 7.3 (x)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
          Occupied Housing Units

5,559 100.0        
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT Less than 15 percent 1,004 27.8
1999 to March 2000 843 15.2   15 to 19 percent 666 18.4
1995 to 1998 1,568 28.2   20 to 24 percent 459 12.7
1990 to 1994 903 16.2   25 to 29 percent 400 11.1
1980 to 1989 1,016 18.3   30 to 34 percent 273 7.5
1970 to 1979 542 9.7   35 percent or more 801 22.1
1969 or earlier 687 12.4   Not computed 15 0.4
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 1,544 100.0
None 634 11.4   GROSS RENT    
1 1,868 33.6   Less than $200 20 1.3
2 2,203 39.6   $200 to $299 40 2.6
3 or more 854 15.4   $300 to $499 28 1.8
        $500 to $749 291 18.8
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 548 35.5
Utility Gas 3,830 68.9   $1,000 to $1,499 383 24.8
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 30 0.5   $1,500 or more 173 11.2
Electricity 287 5.2   No cash rent 61 4.0
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 1,376 24.8   Median (dollars) 881 (x)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 0 0.0   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Solar energy 0 0.0        
Other fuel 23 0.4   Less than 15 percent 225 14.6
No fuel used 13 0.2   15 to 19 percent 198 12.8
        20 to 24 percent 213 13.8
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 159 10.3
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 14 0.3   30 to 34 percent 135 8.7
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 22 0.4   35 percent or more 531 34.4
No telephone service 35 0.6   Not computed 83 5.4


- Represents zero or rounds to zero.          (X) Not applicable.          Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.