Alpha, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 2,386 (All urban)

Alpha, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,034 (989 occupied: 706 owner occupied, 283 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	29%
State:	34%

Housing density: 609 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $420,316.

Median contract rent in 2007: $795 (lower quartile is $698, upper quartile is $917)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $770

Median gross rent in Alpha, NJ in 2007: $931

Housing units in Alpha with a mortgage: 367 (45 second mortgage, 66 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 281

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $244,779 (it was $119,300 in 2000)

Alpha:	$244,779
New Jersey:	$372,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $187,570 - $272,474

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $257,931
Here: $257,931
State: $452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $159,811
Here: $159,811
State: $310,364

In 2-unit structures: $442,402
Here: $442,402
State: $429,538

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $78,826
Here: $78,826
State: $371,779

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,473

In family households: 2,145 (528 male householders, 160 female householders)
564 spouses, 770 children (730 natural, 18 adopted, 22 stepchildren), 24 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 19 parents, 30 other relatives, 44 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 328 (134 male householders (115 living alone)), 162 female householders (150 living alone)), 32 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 9 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 278 2-persons, 171 3-persons, 144 4-persons, 69 5-persons, 26 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 265 1-person, 31 2-persons.

442 married couples with children.
123 single-parent households (25 men, 98 women).

95.2% of residents of Alpha speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 49 (2.0%)
(83.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Alpha, New Jersey:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 69 5 rooms: 149 6 rooms: 261 7 rooms: 103 8 rooms: 92 9 or more rooms: 32

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alpha, New Jersey:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 4 3 rooms: 80 4 rooms: 75 5 rooms: 50 6 rooms: 38 7 rooms: 17 8 rooms: 9 9 or more rooms: 10

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 6
1995 to 1998: 4
1990 to 1994: 5
1980 to 1989: 43
1970 to 1979: 105
1960 to 1969: 171
1950 to 1959: 186
1940 to 1949: 82
1939 or earlier: 432

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Alpha:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 20 2 bedrooms: 117 3 bedrooms: 464 4 bedrooms: 91 5 or more bedrooms: 14

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alpha:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 95 2 bedrooms: 107 3 bedrooms: 67 4 bedrooms: 14 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Alpha in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 55 1 vehicle: 203 2 vehicles: 314 3 vehicles: 92 4 vehicles: 32 5 or more vehicles: 10

Cars and other vehicles available in Alpha in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 44 1 vehicle: 124 2 vehicles: 98 3 vehicles: 13 4 vehicles: 4 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Alpha, NJ:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 2
$35,000 to $39,999: 2
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 3
$90,000 to $99,999: 4
$100,000 to $124,999: 3
$125,000 to $149,999: 36
$150,000 to $174,999: 49
$175,000 to $199,999: 67
$200,000 to $249,999: 193
$250,000 to $299,999: 149
$300,000 to $399,999: 129
$400,000 to $499,999: 24
$500,000 to $749,999: 14
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 3

Alpha rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Alpha:

Less than $100: 4 people
$100 to $149: 2
$150 to $199: 2
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 4
$300 to $349: 4
$350 to $399: 2
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 0
$500 to $549: 12
$550 to $599: 5
$600 to $649: 10
$650 to $699: 27
$700 to $749: 30
$750 to $799: 30
$800 to $899: 77
$900 to $999: 34
$1,000 to $1,249: 16
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 13

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 8 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 4 1970 to 1974: 6 1970 to 1974: 16 1965 to 1969: 15

Alpha, NJ Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 41.1%
Number of people working at home: 31 (2.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 30
5 to 9 minutes: 147
10 to 14 minutes: 169
15 to 19 minutes: 110
20 to 24 minutes: 139
25 to 29 minutes: 91
30 to 34 minutes: 118
35 to 39 minutes: 36
40 to 44 minutes: 47
45 to 59 minutes: 113
60 to 89 minutes: 95
90 or more minutes: 52

Alpha mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 953 (81%)
Carpooled: 131 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 7 (1%)
Walked: 42 (4%)
Other means: 10 (1%)
Worked at home: 31 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 64
$10,000 to $14,999: 44
$15,000 to $19,999: 71
$20,000 to $24,999: 73
$25,000 to $29,999: 84
$30,000 to $34,999: 67
$35,000 to $39,999: 51
$40,000 to $44,999: 83
$45,000 to $49,999: 47
$50,000 to $59,999: 119
$60,000 to $74,999: 110
$75,000 to $99,999: 103
$100,000 to $124,999: 21
$125,000 to $149,999: 29
$150,000 to $199,999: 6
$200,000 or more: 12

First ancestries reported:

German: 504

Italian: 442

Irish: 248

United States or American: 167

Hungarian: 148

Other groups: 124

Polish: 107

English: 62

Dutch: 51

Pennsylvania German: 32

Ukrainian: 28

Arab:: 21

Lebanese: 21

Scotch-Irish: 21

French Canadian: 19

Scottish: 15

French (except Basque): 13

Slovak: 12

European: 10

Carpatho Rusyn: 8

Norwegian: 8

Russian: 8

Canadian: 6

Greek: 5

Swedish: 5

Czechoslovakian: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (24%)
Hungary (20%)
Spain (16%)
Chile (12%)
Canada (12%)
Italy (8%)
Cuba (6%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 1668
Northeast: 640
Midwest: 20
South: 62
West: 4

65% of Alpha residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 9
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 2
7th and 8th grade: 39
9th grade: 21
10th grade: 29
11th grade: 28
12th grade, no diploma: 40
High school graduate (or equivalency): 360
Less than 1 year of college: 46
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 83
Associate degree: 32
Bachelor's degree: 90
Master's degree: 17
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 9

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 4
7th and 8th grade: 54
9th grade: 5
10th grade: 56
11th grade: 23
12th grade, no diploma: 26
High school graduate (or equivalency): 448
Less than 1 year of college: 47
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 132
Associate degree: 40
Bachelor's degree: 39
Master's degree: 20
Professional school degree: 30
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.5%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 35.7%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $50,215
Black householders: $70,497
Two or more races householders: $21,321
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $20,589

Alpha household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Alpha marital status for males

Alpha marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $241,290
Two or more races householders: $174,402
Hispanic or Latino householders: $230,826

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 626
One, attached: 135
Two: 107
3 or 4: 70
5 to 9: 34
10 to 19: 27
20 to 49: 8
50 or more: 27

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Alpha:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (64%) Utility gas (29%) Electricity (4%) Coal or coke (1%) Wood (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (54%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (34%) Electricity (10%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7

Here:	2.4%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2

Here:	1.6%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 34

Here:	57.6%
New Jersey:	30.1%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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