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Scotch Plains, New Jersey Real Estate Census Data

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Geographic Area: Scotch Plains, New Jersey      
 
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units  7,362  100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
   
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 7,244 100.0
1-unit, detached 5,330 72.4   1.00 or less 7,148 98.7
1-unit, attached 306 4.2   1.01 to 1.50 56 0.8
2 units 424 5.8   1.51 or more 40 0.6
3 or 4 units 248 3.4        
5 to 9 units 178 2.4             Specified owner-occupied units 5,186 100.0
10 to 19 units 330 4.5   VALUE
20 or more units 546 7.4   Less than $50,000 33 0.6
Mobile home 0 0.0   $50,000 to $99,999 107 2.1
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 433 8.3
        $150,000 to $199,000 1,048 20.2
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 1,556 30.0
1999 to March 2000 9 0.1   $300,000 to $499,999 1,579 30.4
1995 to 1998 352 4.8   $500,000 to $999,999 420 8.1
1990 to 1994 600 8.1   $1,000,000 or more 10 0.2
1980 to 1989 544 7.4   Median (dollars) 259,000 (x)
1970 to 1979 722 9.8        
1960 to 1969 1,517 20.6   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1940 to 1959 2,708 36.8        
1939 or earlier 910 12.4   With a mortgage 3,709 71.5
             Less than $300 0 0.0
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 0 0.0
1 room 53 0.7        $500 to $699 37 0.7
2 rooms 68 0.9        $700 to $999 172 3.3
3 rooms 438 5.9        $1,000 to $1,499 758 14.6
4 rooms 1,118 15.2        $1,500 to $1,999 1,027 19.8
5 rooms 633 8.6        $2,000 or more 1,715 33.1
6 rooms 989 13.4        Median (dollars) 1,930 (x)
7 rooms 1,504 20.4   Not mortgaged 1,477 28.5
8 rooms 1,302 17.7        Median (dollars) 709 (x)
9 or more rooms 1,257 17.1        
Median (rooms) 6.8 (x)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
          Occupied Housing Units

7,244 100.0        
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT Less than 15 percent 1,588 30.6
1999 to March 2000 883 12.2   15 to 19 percent 713 13.7
1995 to 1998 1,997 27.6   20 to 24 percent 790 15.2
1990 to 1994 1,258 17.4   25 to 29 percent 567 10.9
1980 to 1989 1,110 15.3   30 to 34 percent 462 8.9
1970 to 1979 854 11.8   35 percent or more 1,044 20.1
1969 or earlier 1,142 15.8   Not computed 22 0.4
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 1,752 100.0
None 350 4.8   GROSS RENT    
1 1,852 25.6   Less than $200 24 1.4
2 3,725 51.4   $200 to $299 0 0.0
3 or more 1,317 18.2   $300 to $499 14 0.8
        $500 to $749 144 8.2
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 738 42.1
Utility Gas 5,577 77.0   $1,000 to $1,499 691 39.4
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 41 0.6   $1,500 or more 104 5.9
Electricity 445 6.1   No cash rent 37 2.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 1,151 15.9   Median (dollars) 983 (x)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 11 0.2   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Solar energy 0 0.0        
Other fuel 7 0.1   Less than 15 percent 376 21.5
No fuel used 12 0.2   15 to 19 percent 345 19.7
        20 to 24 percent 303 17.3
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 161 9.2
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 0 0.0   30 to 34 percent 84 4.8
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 8 0.1   35 percent or more 431 24.6
No telephone service 30 0.4   Not computed 52 3.0


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