Housing density: 728 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $468,662.
Median contract rent in 2022: over $2,000 (lower quartile is $1,546, upper quartile is over $2,000)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $3,801
Median gross rent in Berkeley Heights, NJ in 2022: over $2,000
Housing units in Berkeley Heights with a mortgage: 2,831 (277 second mortgage, 462 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,121
Compare current foreclosures near Berkeley Heights, NJ:
In family households: 464,085 (87,269 male householders, 47,405 female householders)
94,325 spouses, 171,221 children (162,243 natural, 3,299 adopted, 5,679 stepchildren), 11,365 grandchildren, 8,963 brothers or sisters, 8,956 parents, foster children, 13,013 other relatives, 16,322 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 65,610 (23,484 male householders (18,363 living alone)), 29,960 female householders (26,038 living alone)), 12,166 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 6,804 (4,209 institutionalized population)
88,023 married couples with children.
26,686 single-parent households (5,364 men, 21,322 women).
82.2% of residents of Berkeley Heights speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
9.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
5.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 2,679 (18.3%)
(60.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey
4851995 to March 2000
1741990 to 1994
3061985 to 1989
2011980 to 1984
1111975 to 1979
2041970 to 1974
1771965 to 1969
197Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Italian: 3,407 (19.9%)
Irish: 3,016 (17.6%)
Other: 2,819 (16.5%)
German: 2,319 (13.5%)
English: 1,206 (7.0%)
Polish: 758 (4.4%)
Russian: 627 (3.7%)
Scottish: 346 (2.0%)
United States: 307 (1.8%)
Hungarian: 295 (1.7%)
French: 276 (1.6%)
Dutch: 189 (1.1%)
Czech: 159 (0.9%)
Scotch-Irish: 151 (0.9%)
Greek: 149 (0.9%)
Portuguese: 142 (0.8%)
Slovak: 124 (0.7%)
Lithuanian: 123 (0.7%)
Danish: 111 (0.6%)
Norwegian: 110 (0.6%)
Swedish: 99 (0.6%)
Arab: 95 (0.6%)
Ukrainian: 94 (0.5%)
Swiss: 71 (0.4%)
French Canadian: 41 (0.2%)
West Indian: 34 (0.2%)
Welsh: 33 (0.2%)
Subsaharan African: 23 (0.1%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
India
Berkeley Heights:
12.0% (223)
New Jersey:
8.1% (119,497)
Taiwan
Berkeley Heights:
9.2% (170)
New Jersey:
1.2% (18,066)
Costa Rica
Berkeley Heights:
8.2% (152)
New Jersey:
0.8% (12,383)
United Kingdom
Berkeley Heights:
7.4% (138)
New Jersey:
2.1% (30,355)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Berkeley Heights:
5.9% (110)
New Jersey:
2.7% (40,092)
Russia
Berkeley Heights:
4.5% (84)
New Jersey:
1.4% (20,243)
Portugal
Berkeley Heights:
3.6% (67)
New Jersey:
2.5% (37,183)
Poland
Berkeley Heights:
3.5% (65)
New Jersey:
3.8% (55,466)
Korea
Berkeley Heights:
3.5% (64)
New Jersey:
3.5% (51,970)
Germany
Berkeley Heights:
3.1% (58)
New Jersey:
2.3% (33,531)
France
Berkeley Heights:
2.9% (54)
New Jersey:
0.5% (6,765)
Ecuador
Berkeley Heights:
2.7% (51)
New Jersey:
3.6% (53,482)
Colombia
Berkeley Heights:
2.6% (48)
New Jersey:
4.7% (69,754)
Other Eastern Europe
Berkeley Heights:
2.3% (43)
New Jersey:
1.2% (17,647)
Other Northern Europe
Berkeley Heights:
2.2% (40)
New Jersey:
0.2% (3,519)
Japan
Berkeley Heights:
2.2% (40)
New Jersey:
0.8% (11,245)
Canada
Berkeley Heights:
2.0% (37)
New Jersey:
1.1% (16,333)
Cuba
Berkeley Heights:
1.9% (36)
New Jersey:
3.7% (55,241)
Other South Eastern Asia
Berkeley Heights:
1.8% (34)
New Jersey:
0.1% (1,504)
Italy
Berkeley Heights:
1.8% (34)
New Jersey:
4.0% (58,395)
Other Western Europe
Berkeley Heights:
1.8% (33)
New Jersey:
0.3% (3,919)
Greece
Berkeley Heights:
1.5% (28)
New Jersey:
0.8% (12,403)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 7,215
Other state: 4,170
Northeast: 3,262
Midwest: 402
South: 305
West: 201
67% of Berkeley Heights residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in New Jersey.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 8
Nursery to 4th grade: 3
5th and 6th grade: 14
7th and 8th grade: 40
9th grade: 24
10th grade: 48
11th grade: 54
12th grade, no diploma: 18
High school graduate (or equivalency): 655
Less than 1 year of college: 180
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 415
Associate degree: 129
Bachelor's degree: 1,437
Master's degree: 740
Professional school degree: 186
Doctorate degree: 299
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 17
Nursery to 4th grade: 25
5th and 6th grade: 56
7th and 8th grade: 161
9th grade: 38
10th grade: 55
11th grade: 77
12th grade, no diploma: 57
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,243
Less than 1 year of college: 216
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 483
Associate degree: 406
Bachelor's degree: 1,262
Master's degree: 673
Professional school degree: 176
Doctorate degree: 72
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 3,960
One, attached: 336
Two: 99
3 or 4: 48
5 to 9: 7
10 to 19: 8
20 to 49: 45
50 or more: 59
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.3%
