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South Plainfield, New Jersey Real Estate Census Data

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Geographic Area: South Plainfield, New Jersey      
 
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units  7,302  100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
   
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 7,146 100.0
1-unit, detached 6,370 87.2   1.00 or less 6,907 96.7
1-unit, attached 298 4.1   1.01 to 1.50 165 2.3
2 units 390 5.3   1.51 or more 74 1.0
3 or 4 units 134 1.8        
5 to 9 units 29 0.4             Specified owner-occupied units 6,075 100.0
10 to 19 units 74 1.0   VALUE
20 or more units 7 0.1   Less than $50,000 17 0.3
Mobile home 0 0.0   $50,000 to $99,999 162 2.7
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 1,839 30.3
        $150,000 to $199,000 2,744 45.2
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 1,160 19.1
1999 to March 2000 184 2.5   $300,000 to $499,999 147 2.4
1995 to 1998 172 2.4   $500,000 to $999,999 6 0.1
1990 to 1994 171 2.3   $1,000,000 or more 0 0.0
1980 to 1989 590 8.1   Median (dollars) 165,800 (x)
1970 to 1979 689 9.4        
1960 to 1969 1,355 18.6   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1940 to 1959 3,393 46.5        
1939 or earlier 748 10.2   With a mortgage 4,416 72.7
             Less than $300 0 0.0
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 5 0.1
1 room 5 0.1        $500 to $699 89 1.5
2 rooms 27 0.4        $700 to $999 331 5.4
3 rooms 172 2.4        $1,000 to $1,499 1,754 28.9
4 rooms 516 7.1        $1,500 to $1,999 1,544 25.4
5 rooms 1,279 17.5        $2,000 or more 693 11.4
6 rooms 1,787 24.5        Median (dollars) 1,508 (x)
7 rooms 1,589 21.8   Not mortgaged 1,659 27.3
8 rooms 1,164 15.9        Median (dollars) 525 (x)
9 or more rooms 763 10.4        
Median (rooms) 6.4 (x)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
          Occupied Housing Units

7,146 100.0        
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT Less than 15 percent 1,632 26.9
1999 to March 2000 649 9.1   15 to 19 percent 945 15.6
1995 to 1998 1,487 20.8   20 to 24 percent 981 16.1
1990 to 1994 977 13.7   25 to 29 percent 717 11.8
1980 to 1989 1,403 19.6   30 to 34 percent 556 9.2
1970 to 1979 1,072 15.0   35 percent or more 1,220 20.1
1969 or earlier 1,558 21.8   Not computed 24 0.4
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 791 100.0
None 240 3.4   GROSS RENT    
1 1,671 23.4   Less than $200 0 0.0
2 3,477 48.7   $200 to $299 8 1.0
3 or more 1,758 24.6   $300 to $499 24 3.0
        $500 to $749 92 11.6
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 257 32.5
Utility Gas 5,971 83.6   $1,000 to $1,499 250 31.6
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 5 0.1   $1,500 or more 83 10.5
Electricity 165 2.3   No cash rent 77 9.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 975 13.6   Median (dollars) 976 (x)
Coal or coke 11 0.2        
Wood 13 0.2   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Solar energy 0 0.0        
Other fuel 0 0.0   Less than 15 percent 147 18.6
No fuel used 6 0.1   15 to 19 percent 86 10.9
        20 to 24 percent 120 15.2
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 66 8.3
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 35 0.5   30 to 34 percent 45 5.7
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 21 0.3   35 percent or more 244 30.8
No telephone service 13 0.2   Not computed 83 10.5


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