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Geographic Area: Metuchen, New Jersey
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| Subject |
Number |
Percent |
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Subject |
Number |
Percent
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| Total
housing units |
6,080 |
100.0 |
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OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
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| UNITS IN STRUCTURE |
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Occupied
housing units |
5,954 |
100.0 |
| 1-unit, detached |
4,497 |
74.0 |
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1.00 or less |
5,820 |
97.7 |
| 1-unit, attached |
446 |
7.3 |
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1.01 to 1.50 |
47 |
0.8 |
| 2 units |
341 |
5.6 |
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1.51 or more |
87 |
1.5 |
| 3 or 4 units |
193 |
3.2 |
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| 5 to 9 units |
181 |
3.0 |
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Specified
owner-occupied units |
4,499 |
100.0 |
| 10 to 19 units |
106 |
1.7 |
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VALUE |
| 20 or more units |
316 |
5.2 |
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Less than $50,000 |
13 |
0.3 |
| Mobile home |
0 |
0.0 |
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$50,000 to $99,999 |
134 |
3.0 |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. |
0 |
0.0 |
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$100,000 to $149,999 |
903 |
20.1 |
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$150,000 to $199,000 |
1,724 |
38.3 |
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT |
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$200,000 to $299,999 |
1,199 |
26.7 |
| 1999 to March 2000 |
22 |
0.4 |
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$300,000 to $499,999 |
451 |
10.0 |
| 1995 to 1998 |
133 |
2.2 |
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$500,000 to $999,999 |
75 |
1.7 |
| 1990 to 1994 |
89 |
1.5 |
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$1,000,000 or more |
0 |
0.0 |
| 1980 to 1989 |
341 |
5.6 |
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Median (dollars) |
184,000 |
(x) |
| 1970 to 1979 |
419 |
6.9 |
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| 1960 to 1969 |
960 |
15.8 |
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MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
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| 1940 to 1959 |
2,683 |
44.1 |
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| 1939 or earlier |
1,433 |
23.6 |
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With a mortgage |
3,068 |
68.2 |
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Less than
$300 |
7 |
0.2 |
| ROOMS |
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$300 to
$499 |
6 |
0.1 |
| 1 room |
63 |
1.0 |
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$500 to
$699 |
28 |
0.6 |
| 2 rooms |
88 |
1.4 |
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$700 to
$999 |
256 |
5.7 |
| 3 rooms |
433 |
7.1 |
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$1,000 to
$1,499 |
979 |
21.8 |
| 4 rooms |
510 |
8.4 |
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$1,500 to
$1,999 |
1,077 |
23.9 |
| 5 rooms |
970 |
16.0 |
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$2,000 or
more |
715 |
15.9 |
| 6 rooms |
1,336 |
22.0 |
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Median
(dollars) |
1,611 |
(x) |
| 7 rooms |
1,156 |
19.0 |
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Not mortgaged |
1,431 |
31.8 |
| 8 rooms |
881 |
14.5 |
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Median
(dollars) |
571 |
(x) |
| 9 or more rooms |
643 |
10.6 |
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| Median (rooms) |
6.2 |
(x) |
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SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 |
Occupied
Housing Units
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5,954 |
100.0 |
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| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT |
Less than 15 percent |
1,383 |
30.7 |
| 1999 to March 2000 |
570 |
9.6 |
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15 to 19 percent |
890 |
19.8 |
| 1995 to 1998 |
1,501 |
25.2 |
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20 to 24 percent |
702 |
15.6 |
| 1990 to 1994 |
868 |
14.6 |
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25 to 29 percent |
449 |
10.0 |
| 1980 to 1989 |
1,124 |
18.9 |
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30 to 34 percent |
357 |
7.9 |
| 1970 to 1979 |
711 |
11.9 |
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35 percent or more |
680 |
15.1 |
| 1969 or earlier |
1,180 |
19.8 |
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Not computed |
38 |
0.8 |
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| VEHICLES AVAILABLE |
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Specified
renter-occupied units |
1,107 |
100.0 |
| None |
314 |
5.3 |
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GROSS RENT |
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| 1 |
2,098 |
35.2 |
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Less than $200 |
44 |
4.0 |
| 2 |
2,615 |
43.9 |
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$200 to $299 |
39 |
3.5 |
| 3 or more |
927 |
15.6 |
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$300 to $499 |
80 |
7.2 |
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$500 to $749 |
180 |
16.3 |
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL |
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$750 to $999 |
346 |
31.3 |
| Utility Gas |
4,238 |
71.2 |
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$1,000 to $1,499 |
290 |
26.2 |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas |
60 |
1.0 |
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$1,500 or more |
91 |
8.2 |
| Electricity |
156 |
2.6 |
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No cash rent |
37 |
3.3 |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. |
1,490 |
25.0 |
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Median (dollars) |
869 |
(x) |
| Coal or coke |
0 |
0.0 |
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| Wood |
0 |
0.0 |
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GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 |
| Solar energy |
0 |
0.0 |
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| Other fuel |
10 |
0.2 |
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Less than 15 percent |
279 |
25.2 |
| No fuel used |
0 |
0.0 |
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15 to 19 percent |
157 |
14.2 |
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20 to 24 percent |
122 |
11.0 |
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS |
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25 to 29 percent |
175 |
15.8 |
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities |
26 |
0.4 |
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30 to 34 percent |
84 |
7.6 |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities |
17 |
0.3 |
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35 percent or more |
246 |
22.2 |
| No telephone service |
24 |
0.4 |
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Not computed |
44 |
4.0 |
- Represents zero or rounds to zero.
(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the
Census, Census 2000. |
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