Cranford, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

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Cranford, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 8,560 (8,397 occupied: 6,962 owner occupied, 1,435 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	17%
State:	34%

Housing density: 1776 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: $1,053 (lower quartile is $802, upper quartile is $1,332)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,739

Median gross rent in Cranford, NJ in 2007: $1,177

Housing units in Cranford with a mortgage: 4,183 (495 second mortgage, 679 home equity loan, 28 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,053

Cranford,NJ index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $525,636 (it was $230,300 in 2000)

Cranford:	$525,636
New Jersey:	$372,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $422,962 - $618,078

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $522,102
Here: $522,102
State: $452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $340,131
Here: $340,131
State: $310,364

In 2-unit structures: $528,769
Here: $528,769
State: $429,538

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $762,877
Here: $762,877
State: $371,779

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $282,799
Here: $282,799
State: $309,003

Mobile homes: $350,000
Here: $350,000
State: $53,584

Household type by relationship

Households: 22,034

In family households: 19,764 (4,974 male householders, 1,392 female householders)
5,477 spouses, 7,027 children (6,660 natural, 244 adopted, 123 stepchildren), 171 grandchildren, 164 brothers or sisters, 151 parents, 266 other relatives, 142 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,270 (729 male householders (600 living alone)), 1,306 female householders (1,237 living alone)), 235 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 544 (329 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,622 2-persons, 1,452 3-persons, 1,473 4-persons, 611 5-persons, 192 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,837 1-person, 178 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 6 4-persons.

4,555 married couples with children.
474 single-parent households (74 men, 400 women).

87.5% of residents of Cranford speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
7.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 1,965 (8.7%)
(66.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.0
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cranford, New Jersey:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 18 3 rooms: 99 4 rooms: 301 5 rooms: 653 6 rooms: 1,481 7 rooms: 1,885 8 rooms: 1,498 9 or more rooms: 1,027

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cranford, New Jersey:
	1 room: 26 2 rooms: 105 3 rooms: 406 4 rooms: 378 5 rooms: 253 6 rooms: 162 7 rooms: 55 8 rooms: 43 9 or more rooms: 7

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 27
1995 to 1998: 56
1990 to 1994: 144
1980 to 1989: 236
1970 to 1979: 347
1960 to 1969: 738
1950 to 1959: 2,646
1940 to 1949: 1,566
1939 or earlier: 2,800

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cranford:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 167 2 bedrooms: 821 3 bedrooms: 3,382 4 bedrooms: 2,177 5 or more bedrooms: 415

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cranford:
	no bedroom: 26 1 bedroom: 655 2 bedrooms: 502 3 bedrooms: 217 4 bedrooms: 35 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 Cranford in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 204 1 vehicle: 1,904 2 vehicles: 3,343 3 vehicles: 1,102 4 vehicles: 334 5 or more vehicles: 75

Cars and other vehicles available in Cranford in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 176 1 vehicle: 735 2 vehicles: 441 3 vehicles: 76 4 vehicles: 7 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Cranford, 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: 1
$60,000 to $69,999: 4
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 2
$100,000 to $124,999: 9
$125,000 to $149,999: 6
$150,000 to $174,999: 5
$175,000 to $199,999: 28
$200,000 to $249,999: 185
$250,000 to $299,999: 225
$300,000 to $399,999: 962
$400,000 to $499,999: 1609
$500,000 to $749,999: 2595
$750,000 to $999,999: 899
$1,000,000 or more: 430

Cranford rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Cranford:

Less than $100: 10 people
$100 to $149: 5
$150 to $199: 5
$200 to $249: 23
$250 to $299: 11
$300 to $349: 10
$350 to $399: 18
$400 to $449: 5
$450 to $499: 5
$500 to $549: 16
$550 to $599: 33
$600 to $649: 10
$650 to $699: 89
$700 to $749: 85
$750 to $799: 22
$800 to $899: 94
$900 to $999: 116
$1,000 to $1,249: 408
$1,250 to $1,499: 182
$1,500 to $1,999: 202
$2,000 or more: 20
No cash rent: 67

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 238 1990 to 1994: 202 1985 to 1989: 222 1980 to 1984: 171 1975 to 1979: 196 1970 to 1974: 198 1970 to 1974: 196 1965 to 1969: 542

Cranford, NJ Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 49.1%
Number of people working at home: 407 (3.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 329
5 to 9 minutes: 1103
10 to 14 minutes: 1310
15 to 19 minutes: 1523
20 to 24 minutes: 1468
25 to 29 minutes: 518
30 to 34 minutes: 1155
35 to 39 minutes: 438
40 to 44 minutes: 609
45 to 59 minutes: 979
60 to 89 minutes: 1287
90 or more minutes: 345

Cranford mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 8,969 (78%)
Carpooled: 618 (5%)
Bus or trolley bus: 255 (2%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 6 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 53 (0%)
Railroad: 968 (8%)
Bicycle: 14 (0%)
Walked: 162 (1%)
Other means: 19 (0%)
Worked at home: 407 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 256
$10,000 to $14,999: 170
$15,000 to $19,999: 288
$20,000 to $24,999: 317
$25,000 to $29,999: 262
$30,000 to $34,999: 280
$35,000 to $39,999: 280
$40,000 to $44,999: 341
$45,000 to $49,999: 244
$50,000 to $59,999: 564
$60,000 to $74,999: 1113
$75,000 to $99,999: 1504
$100,000 to $124,999: 1049
$125,000 to $149,999: 655
$150,000 to $199,999: 654
$200,000 or more: 424

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 4667

Irish: 3802

German: 2512

Other groups: 2060

Polish: 1805

English: 757

United States or American: 662

Russian: 599

Scottish: 335

Hungarian: 305

Lithuanian: 282

Ukrainian: 254

Portuguese: 250

French (except Basque): 201

Scotch-Irish: 195

Swedish: 188

Greek: 158

Arab:: 151

Slovak: 129

Austrian: 122

Welsh: 117

Eastern European: 115

French Canadian: 115

Czechoslovakian: 105

Lebanese: 91

Dutch: 75

Danish: 71

Norwegian: 70

Egyptian: 38

British: 38

Swiss: 37

Canadian: 33

Czech: 32

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 30

Subsaharan African:: 30

Scandinavian: 25

Romanian: 24

Slavic: 24

African: 24

European: 19

Pennsylvania German: 17

Brazilian: 16

Israeli: 15

Slovene: 14

Syrian: 14

Haitian: 14

Australian: 12

West Indian: 11

Armenian: 10

Croatian: 9

Northern European: 9

Palestinian: 8

Yugoslavian: 8

Guyanese: 7

Estonian: 7

Carpatho Rusyn: 6

Serbian: 6

South African: 6

British West Indian: 5

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

Italy (14%)
Cuba (7%)
United Kingdom (6%)
Poland (6%)
Philippines (5%)
Portugal (4%)
Germany (4%)

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

This state: 15301
Northeast: 3975
Midwest: 459
South: 520
West: 213

71% of Cranford residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 12
Nursery to 4th grade: 5
5th and 6th grade: 52
7th and 8th grade: 87
9th grade: 71
10th grade: 150
11th grade: 57
12th grade, no diploma: 102
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,753
Less than 1 year of college: 412
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 862
Associate degree: 313
Bachelor's degree: 2,193
Master's degree: 867
Professional school degree: 292
Doctorate degree: 153

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 34
Nursery to 4th grade: 15
5th and 6th grade: 54
7th and 8th grade: 203
9th grade: 114
10th grade: 129
11th grade: 87
12th grade, no diploma: 204
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,602
Less than 1 year of college: 497
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 800
Associate degree: 626
Bachelor's degree: 2,175
Master's degree: 1,044
Professional school degree: 158
Doctorate degree: 81

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 4.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 11.7%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 6.8%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

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

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 5.7%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 6.7%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 5.5%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $93,251
Black householders: $38,919
Asian householders: $110,402
Some other race householders: $86,800
Two or more races householders: $158,448
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $94,134

Cranford household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Cranford household income for Black householders

Cranford household income for Asian householders

Cranford household income for Some other race householders

Cranford household income for Two or more races householders

Cranford household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Cranford marital status for males

Cranford marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $536,591
Black or African American householders: $388,920
Asian householders: $601,639
Some other race householders: $397,137
Two or more races householders: $970,018
Hispanic or Latino householders: $484,324

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 6,523
One, attached: 232
Two: 816
3 or 4: 192
5 to 9: 120
10 to 19: 108
20 to 49: 253
50 or more: 310
Mobile homes: 6

Median worth of mobile homes: $590,983

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Cranford:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (68%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (29%) Electricity (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (60%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%) Electricity (14%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 228

Here:	9.4%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 139

Here:	13.0%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 222

Here:	27.5%
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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