Brooklawn, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

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Brooklawn Apartments for Rent

Total population: 2,262 (All urban)

Brooklawn, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,025 (961 occupied: 596 owner occupied, 365 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	38%
State:	34%

Housing density: 2179 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: $700 (lower quartile is $583, upper quartile is $796)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $735

Median gross rent in Brooklawn, NJ in 2007: $810

Housing units in Brooklawn with a mortgage: 324 (43 second mortgage, 24 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 239

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $161,772 (it was $79,800 in 2000)

Brooklawn:	$161,772
New Jersey:	$372,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $118,458 - $194,521

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $183,556
Here: $183,556
State: $452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $137,959
Here: $137,959
State: $310,364

In 2-unit structures: $176,756
Here: $176,756
State: $429,538

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,353

In family households: 1,904 (404 male householders, 187 female householders)
398 spouses, 773 children (692 natural, 33 adopted, 48 stepchildren), 33 grandchildren, 38 brothers or sisters, 16 parents, 15 other relatives, 40 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 449 (174 male householders (119 living alone)), 189 female householders (179 living alone)), 86 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 215 2-persons, 147 3-persons, 163 4-persons, 41 5-persons, 20 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 298 1-person, 57 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 2 4-persons.

371 married couples with children.
188 single-parent households (27 men, 161 women).

93.5% of residents of Brooklawn speak English at home.
4.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 71 (3.0%)
(62.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Brooklawn, New Jersey:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 4 4 rooms: 36 5 rooms: 180 6 rooms: 188 7 rooms: 121 8 rooms: 54 9 or more rooms: 7

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brooklawn, New Jersey:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 17 3 rooms: 116 4 rooms: 115 5 rooms: 48 6 rooms: 44 7 rooms: 10 8 rooms: 7 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 4
1990 to 1994: 7
1980 to 1989: 7
1970 to 1979: 41
1960 to 1969: 217
1950 to 1959: 98
1940 to 1949: 199
1939 or earlier: 452

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Brooklawn:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 17 2 bedrooms: 218 3 bedrooms: 299 4 bedrooms: 57 5 or more bedrooms: 5

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brooklawn:
	no bedroom: 11 1 bedroom: 153 2 bedrooms: 147 3 bedrooms: 41 4 bedrooms: 13 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 Brooklawn in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 35 1 vehicle: 261 2 vehicles: 234 3 vehicles: 62 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Brooklawn in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 92 1 vehicle: 195 2 vehicles: 59 3 vehicles: 13 4 vehicles: 6 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Brooklawn, 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: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$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: 4
$90,000 to $99,999: 5
$100,000 to $124,999: 96
$125,000 to $149,999: 129
$150,000 to $174,999: 120
$175,000 to $199,999: 144
$200,000 to $249,999: 61
$250,000 to $299,999: 6
$300,000 to $399,999: 5
$400,000 to $499,999: 3
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Brooklawn rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Brooklawn:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 2
$300 to $349: 1
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 5
$500 to $549: 16
$550 to $599: 43
$600 to $649: 84
$650 to $699: 21
$700 to $749: 17
$750 to $799: 44
$800 to $899: 87
$900 to $999: 14
$1,000 to $1,249: 11
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 6

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 19 1990 to 1994: 3 1985 to 1989: 20 1980 to 1984: 9 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 20

Brooklawn, NJ Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 58.0%
Number of people working at home: 13 (1.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 54
5 to 9 minutes: 143
10 to 14 minutes: 198
15 to 19 minutes: 221
20 to 24 minutes: 211
25 to 29 minutes: 78
30 to 34 minutes: 130
35 to 39 minutes: 0
40 to 44 minutes: 24
45 to 59 minutes: 51
60 to 89 minutes: 34
90 or more minutes: 30

Brooklawn mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 831 (70%)
Carpooled: 193 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 13 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 34 (3%)
Railroad: 11 (1%)
Taxi: 6 (1%)
Walked: 69 (6%)
Other means: 17 (1%)
Worked at home: 13 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 50
$10,000 to $14,999: 59
$15,000 to $19,999: 59
$20,000 to $24,999: 77
$25,000 to $29,999: 86
$30,000 to $34,999: 78
$35,000 to $39,999: 76
$40,000 to $44,999: 64
$45,000 to $49,999: 50
$50,000 to $59,999: 105
$60,000 to $74,999: 132
$75,000 to $99,999: 79
$100,000 to $124,999: 28
$125,000 to $149,999: 7
$150,000 to $199,999: 2
$200,000 or more: 2

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 532

Italian: 447

German: 331

Other groups: 190

Polish: 155

English: 141

United States or American: 46

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 32

Scotch-Irish: 30

Scottish: 29

Jamaican: 20

Slovak: 19

Ukrainian: 19

French (except Basque): 13

Russian: 13

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 10

Greek: 9

Austrian: 7

Hungarian: 7

Czechoslovakian: 6

Finnish: 6

Lithuanian: 6

Swedish: 6

Romanian: 5

Welsh: 5

Czech: 4

Pennsylvania German: 3

European: 2

West Indian: 2

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

Bangladesh (20%)
Romania (13%)
Guatemala (11%)
Jamaica (10%)
Trinidad and Tobago (8%)
France (7%)
United Kingdom (6%)

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

This state: 1595
Northeast: 585
Midwest: 13
South: 57
West: 11

63% of Brooklawn residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 5
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 6
7th and 8th grade: 25
9th grade: 13
10th grade: 25
11th grade: 39
12th grade, no diploma: 15
High school graduate (or equivalency): 326
Less than 1 year of college: 49
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 69
Associate degree: 24
Bachelor's degree: 41
Master's degree: 22
Professional school degree: 7
Doctorate degree: 3

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 5
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 7
7th and 8th grade: 20
9th grade: 28
10th grade: 55
11th grade: 25
12th grade, no diploma: 35
High school graduate (or equivalency): 463
Less than 1 year of college: 64
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 76
Associate degree: 31
Bachelor's degree: 25
Master's degree: 18
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 4

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 7.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

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

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $51,199
Black householders: $41,717
Asian householders: $57,579
Some other race householders: $32,299
Two or more races householders: $14,837
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $30,257

Brooklawn household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Brooklawn household income for Black householders

Brooklawn household income for Asian householders

Brooklawn household income for Some other race householders

Brooklawn household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Brooklawn marital status for males

Brooklawn marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $159,542
Black or African American householders: $268,607

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 339
One, attached: 386
Two: 36
3 or 4: 52
5 to 9: 30
10 to 19: 40
20 to 49: 35
50 or more: 107

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Brooklawn:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (73%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (25%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Electricity (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (49%) Electricity (31%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%) No fuel used (2%) Other fuel (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 53

Here:	17.3%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 36

Here:	26.5%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 22

Here:	26.8%
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)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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