Avenel, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

Back to: Avenel, New Jersey main profile, New Jersey, New Jersey smaller cities, New Jersey small towns, New Jersey forum, All US cities. (All urban) Houses: 5,353 (5,233 occupied: 2,849 owner occupied, 2,384 renter occupied) % of renters here: 46% State: 41% Housing density: 1555 houses/condos per square mile Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2009 in this state: $376,766. Median contract rent in 2009: $1,073 (lower quartile is $931, upper quartile is $1,292) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2009: $1,152 Median gross rent in Avenel, NJ in 2009: $1,178 Housing units in Avenel with a mortgage: 1,532 (161 second mortgage, 197 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 737 Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $89,500 Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $49,715 Median monthly housing costs: $1,272 Options X User-defined colors Preset color patterns Border Min value Max value Selected area border Search result border State border Opacity: Opacity % Hide borders Hide US histogram Reset to defaults Most recent value % change since 2k Data: Median house or condo value ($) Median house or condo value ($ change since 2000) Median house or condo value ($) - White Median house or condo value ($) - Black or African American Median house or condo value ($) - Asian Median house or condo value ($) - 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Based on 2005-2010 data Loading data... 123 Hide US histogram Recent posts about housing in Avenel, New Jersey on our local forum with over 1,500,000 registered users: Info on Park Place Townhomes in Avenel  (3 replies) How are Iselin, Avenel city to buy a house in NJ  (22 replies) Townhouse in avenel, nj  (22 replies) Rent an apartment  (1 reply) Current / Future NJT Projects & ridership projections....Misc Junk  (134 replies) Looking for apartment to rent (midway between Manhattan and Kendall Park, NJ)  (1 reply) Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $308,539 (it was $138,600 in 2000) Avenel: $308,539 New Jersey: $348,300 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $229,197 - $385,929 Mean price in 2009: Detached houses: $282,863 Here: $282,863 State: $429,197 Townhouses or other attached units: $177,667 Here: $177,667 State: $286,566 In 2-unit structures: $642,770 Here: $642,770 State: $397,697 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $316,347 Here: $316,347 State: $336,988 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $275,410 Here: $275,410 State: $292,192 Mobile homes: $46,920 Here: $46,920 State: $53,584 Household type by relationship: Households: 14,303 In family households: 12,484 (2,937 male householders, 831 female householders) 3,045 spouses, 4,750 children (4,502 natural, 113 adopted, 135 stepchildren), 126 grandchildren, 151 brothers or sisters, 185 parents, 272 other relatives, 187 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 1,819 (738 male householders (512 living alone)), 690 female householders (619 living alone)), 391 nonrelatives In group quarters: 3,249 (2,651 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 1,308 2-persons, 1,000 3-persons, 859 4-persons, 385 5-persons, 161 6-persons, 55 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 1,131 1-person, 243 2-persons, 33 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons. 2,669 married couples with children. 673 single-parent households (141 men, 532 women). 62.5% of residents of Avenel speak English at home. 9.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 16.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all). 7.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 4.3% of residents speak other language at home (54% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 15% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 4,554 (25.9%) (31.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2009 in Avenel, NJ: Less than $10,000: 17 $10,000 to $14,999: 9 $15,000 to $19,999: 9 $20,000 to $24,999: 7 $25,000 to $29,999: 7 $30,000 to $34,999: 19 $35,000 to $39,999: 22 $40,000 to $49,999: 40 $50,000 to $59,999: 53 $60,000 to $69,999: 44 $70,000 to $79,999: 24 $80,000 to $89,999: 20 $90,000 to $99,999: 20 $100,000 to $124,999: 41 $125,000 to $149,999: 64 $150,000 to $174,999: 34 $175,000 to $199,999: 75 $200,000 to $249,999: 333 $250,000 to $299,999: 816 $300,000 to $399,999: 957 $400,000 to $499,999: 181 $500,000 to $749,999: 50 $750,000 to $999,999: 2 $1,000,000 or more: 6

Rent paid by renters in 2009 in Avenel: Less than $100: 0 people $100 to $149: 0 $150 to $199: 0 $200 to $249: 0 $250 to $299: 18 $300 to $349: 0 $350 to $399: 22 $400 to $449: 0 $450 to $499: 0 $500 to $549: 0 $550 to $599: 13 $600 to $649: 29 $650 to $699: 33 $700 to $749: 0 $750 to $799: 12 $800 to $899: 77 $900 to $999: 244 $1,000 to $1,249: 745 $1,250 to $1,499: 431 $1,500 to $1,999: 272 $2,000 or more: 61 No cash rent: 102

Percentage of workers working in this county: 47.0%
Number of people working at home: 72 (1.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute) Less than 5 minutes: 145 5 to 9 minutes: 813 10 to 14 minutes: 933 15 to 19 minutes: 975 20 to 24 minutes: 820 25 to 29 minutes: 312 30 to 34 minutes: 878 35 to 39 minutes: 260 40 to 44 minutes: 371 45 to 59 minutes: 636 60 to 89 minutes: 807 90 or more minutes: 275

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 5,461 (75%) Carpooled: 710 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 68 (1%) Subway or elevated: 56 (1%) Railroad: 483 (7%) Taxi: 20 (0%) Bicycle: 12 (0%) Walked: 353 (5%) Other means: 62 (1%) Worked at home: 72 (1%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 272 $10,000 to $14,999: 245 $15,000 to $19,999: 178 $20,000 to $24,999: 229 $25,000 to $29,999: 254 $30,000 to $34,999: 278 $35,000 to $39,999: 241 $40,000 to $44,999: 329 $45,000 to $49,999: 312 $50,000 to $59,999: 529 $60,000 to $74,999: 693 $75,000 to $99,999: 756 $100,000 to $124,999: 547 $125,000 to $149,999: 143 $150,000 to $199,999: 155 $200,000 or more: 35

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 6268

Italian: 1847

Irish: 1401

Polish: 864

German: 717

Subsaharan African:: 596

Hungarian: 429

United States or American: 428

African: 380

Arab:: 363

English: 340

Egyptian: 259

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 226

Russian: 223

Ukrainian: 145

Nigerian: 116

Portuguese: 116

Slovak: 98

Lithuanian: 88

Arab/Arabic: 63

Haitian: 59

Scottish: 57

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 57

French (except Basque): 53

Jamaican: 49

Scotch-Irish: 46

Dutch: 43

Danish: 39

Afghan: 37

Greek: 37

Other Subsaharan African: 37

West Indian: 35

French Canadian: 34

Other Arab: 29

Austrian: 28

Sudanese: 25

Scandinavian: 20

Ugandan: 20

European: 19

Welsh: 18

Turkish: 18

Liberian: 18

Norwegian: 18

Guyanese: 16

Swedish: 16

British West Indian: 15

Swiss: 13

U.S. Virgin Islander: 11

Czech: 10

Canadian: 9

Eastern European: 9

Finnish: 9

Maltese: 8

Czechoslovakian: 8

Moroccan: 7

Brazilian: 7

Iranian: 7

Armenian: 6

Slavic: 6

Jordanian: 5

British: 5

Romanian: 2

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

• This state: 9462
• Northeast: 1834
• Midwest: 177
• South: 879
• West: 96

59% of Avenel residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 120
• Nursery to 4th grade: 28
• 5th and 6th grade: 81
• 7th and 8th grade: 177
• 9th grade: 246
• 10th grade: 323
• 11th grade: 296
• 12th grade, no diploma: 401
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,450
• Less than 1 year of college: 452
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 866
• Associate degree: 245
• Bachelor's degree: 1,250
• Master's degree: 420
• Professional school degree: 106
• Doctorate degree: 77

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 68
• Nursery to 4th grade: 27
• 5th and 6th grade: 50
• 7th and 8th grade: 157
• 9th grade: 121
• 10th grade: 177
• 11th grade: 186
• 12th grade, no diploma: 178
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,825
• Less than 1 year of college: 297
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 520
• Associate degree: 294
• Bachelor's degree: 915
• Master's degree: 404
• Professional school degree: 39
• Doctorate degree: 30

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 8.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 8.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 7.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 8.6%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.8%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 11.1%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 7.4%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 2.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 15.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 6.1%

Median household income in 2009 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $63,485
• Black householders: $70,988
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $33,481
• Asian householders: $94,551
• Some other race householders: $65,156
• Two or more races householders: $86,613
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $60,679

Median 2009 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $315,217
• Black or African American householders: $319,224
• Asian householders: $348,163
• Some other race householders: $317,220
• Two or more races householders: $321,227
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $326,124

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,293
• One, attached: 161
• Two: 516
• 3 or 4: 342
• 5 to 9: 340
• 10 to 19: 891
• 20 to 49: 207
• 50 or more: 238
• Mobile homes: 365

Median worth of mobile homes: $34,400

House/condo owner moved in on average 15 years ago

Renter moved in on average 5 years ago

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