Newark, NJ, Housing Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	100,141	100.0
1-unit, detached	10,825	10.8
1-unit, attached	5,478	5.5
2 units	17,260	17.2
3 or 4 units	26,437	26.4
5 to 9 units	10,430	10.4
10 to 19 units	6,795	6.8
20 or more units	22,765	22.7
Mobile home	116	0.1
Boat, RV, van, etc.	35	0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	1,444	1.4
1995 to 1998	3,040	3.0
1990 to 1994	2,841	2.8
1980 to 1989	6,168	6.2
1970 to 1979	9,710	9.7
1960 to 1969	15,592	15.6
1940 to 1959	32,970	32.9
1939 or earlier	28,376	28.3

ROOMS
1 room	4,503	4.5
2 rooms	8,257	8.2
3 rooms	19,981	20.0
4 rooms	22,022	22.0
5 rooms	24,627	24.6
6 rooms	10,193	10.2
7 rooms	3,590	3.6
8 rooms	2,290	2.3
9 or more rooms	4,678	4.7
Median (rooms)	4.3	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	91,382	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	19,438	21.3
1995 to 1998	27,375	30.0
1990 to 1994	14,899	16.3
1980 to 1989	14,074	15.4
1970 to 1979	7,975	8.7
1969 or earlier	7,621	8.3

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	40,360	44.2
1	33,088	36.2
2	13,656	14.9
3 or more	4,278	4.7

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	54,469	59.6
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	4,346	4.8
Electricity	12,164	13.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	17,906	19.6
Coal or coke	102	0.1
Wood	9	0.0
Solar energy	85	0.1
Other fuel	1,213	1.3
No fuel used	1,088	1.2

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	1,280	1.4
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	1,232	1.3
No telephone service	8,115	8.9

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	91,382	100.0
1.00 or less	79,582	87.1
1.01 to 1.50	7,164	7.8
1.51 or more	4,636	5.1

Specified owner-occupied units	8,784	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	493	5.6
$50,000 to $99,999	2,658	30.3
$100,000 to $149,999	3,416	38.9
$150,000 to $199,999	1,463	16.7
$200,000 to $299,999	629	7.2
$300,000 to $499,999	91	1.0
$500,000 to $999,999	34	0.4
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.0
Median (dollars)	119,000	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	6,412	73.0
Less than $300	0	0.0
$300 to $499	41	0.5
$500 to $699	299	3.4
$700 to $999	959	10.9
$1,000 to $1,499	2,822	32.1
$1,500 to $1,999	1,656	18.9
$2,000 or more	635	7.2
Median (dollars)	1,325	(X)
Not mortgaged	2,372	27.0
Median (dollars)	502	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	2,181	24.8
15 to 19 percent	1,074	12.2
20 to 24 percent	1,132	12.9
25 to 29 percent	925	10.5
30 to 34 percent	809	9.2
35 percent or more	2,502	28.5
Not computed	161	1.8

Specified renter-occupied units	69,515	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	9,556	13.7
$200 to $299	4,088	5.9
$300 to $499	11,038	15.9
$500 to $749	28,073	40.4
$750 to $999	12,168	17.5
$1,000 to $1,499	3,147	4.5
$1,500 or more	386	0.6
No cash rent	1,059	1.5
Median (dollars)	586	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	13,992	20.1
15 to 19 percent	8,093	11.6
20 to 24 percent	7,079	10.2
25 to 29 percent	7,070	10.2
30 to 34 percent	5,215	7.5
35 percent or more	23,707	34.1
Not computed	4,359	6.3

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices H1, H7, H20, H23, H24, H30, H34, H38, H40, H43, H44, H48, H51, H62, H63, H69, H74, H76, H90, H91, and H94

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