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Chester, New Jersey Real Estate Census Data

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Geographic Area: Chester, New Jersey      
 
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units  2,689  100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
   
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 2,635 100.0
1-unit, detached 2,459 91.4   1.00 or less 2,606 98.9
1-unit, attached 25 0.9   1.01 to 1.50 17 0.6
2 units 50 1.9   1.51 or more 12 0.5
3 or 4 units 53 2.0        
5 to 9 units 8 0.3             Specified owner-occupied units 2,129 100.0
10 to 19 units 0 0.0   VALUE
20 or more units 43 1.6   Less than $50,000 2 0.1
Mobile home 51 1.9   $50,000 to $99,999 0 0.0
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 34 1.6
        $150,000 to $199,000 114 5.4
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 438 20.6
1999 to March 2000 97 3.6   $300,000 to $499,999 834 39.2
1995 to 1998 186 6.9   $500,000 to $999,999 637 29.9
1990 to 1994 250 9.3   $1,000,000 or more 70 3.3
1980 to 1989 499 18.6   Median (dollars) 394,700 (x)
1970 to 1979 410 15.2        
1960 to 1969 428 15.9   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1940 to 1959 433 16.1        
1939 or earlier 386 14.4   With a mortgage 1,700 79.8
             Less than $300 0 0.0
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 0 0.0
1 room 0 0.0        $500 to $699 0 0.0
2 rooms 40 1.5        $700 to $999 16 0.8
3 rooms 73 2.7        $1,000 to $1,499 144 6.8
4 rooms 102 3.8        $1,500 to $1,999 328 15.4
5 rooms 158 5.9        $2,000 or more 1,212 56.9
6 rooms 248 9.2        Median (dollars) 2,698 (x)
7 rooms 325 12.1   Not mortgaged 429 20.2
8 rooms 565 21.0        Median (dollars) 717 (x)
9 or more rooms 1,178 43.8        
Median (rooms) 8.2 (x)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
          Occupied Housing Units

2,635 100.0        
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT Less than 15 percent 709 33.3
1999 to March 2000 349 13.2   15 to 19 percent 315 14.8
1995 to 1998 688 26.1   20 to 24 percent 218 10.2
1990 to 1994 412 15.6   25 to 29 percent 249 11.7
1980 to 1989 576 21.9   30 to 34 percent 165 7.8
1970 to 1979 353 13.4   35 percent or more 473 22.2
1969 or earlier 257 9.8   Not computed 0 0.0
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 256 100.0
None 106 4.0   GROSS RENT    
1 381 14.5   Less than $200 12 4.7
2 1,395 52.9   $200 to $299 5 2.0
3 or more 753 28.6   $300 to $499 36 14.1
        $500 to $749 24 9.4
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 65 25.4
Utility Gas 1,394 52.9   $1,000 to $1,499 69 27.0
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 93 3.5   $1,500 or more 26 10.2
Electricity 156 5.9   No cash rent 19 7.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 984 37.3   Median (dollars) 891 (x)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 8 0.3   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Solar energy 0 0.0        
Other fuel 0 0.0   Less than 15 percent 47 18.4
No fuel used 0 0.0   15 to 19 percent 50 19.5
        20 to 24 percent 36 14.1
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 27 10.5
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 0 0.0   30 to 34 percent 3 1.2
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 3 0.1   35 percent or more 69 27.0
No telephone service 5 0.2   Not computed 24 9.4


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