Dunellen, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 6,993 (All urban)

Dunellen, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,520 (2,451 occupied: 1,692 owner occupied, 759 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	31%
State:	34%

Housing density: 2428 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: $950 (lower quartile is $737, upper quartile is $1,193)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,455

Median gross rent in Dunellen, NJ in 2007: $1,084

Housing units in Dunellen with a mortgage: 1,004 (66 second mortgage, 184 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 446

Dunellen,NJ index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $353,789 (it was $156,900 in 2000)

Dunellen:	$353,789
New Jersey:	$372,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $278,643 - $376,779

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $343,397
Here: $343,397
State: $452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $271,790
Here: $271,790
State: $310,364

In 2-unit structures: $369,623
Here: $369,623
State: $429,538

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $506,447
Here: $506,447
State: $371,779

Household type by relationship

Households: 6,737

In family households: 5,845 (1,329 male householders, 397 female householders)
1,414 spouses, 2,179 children (2,027 natural, 93 adopted, 59 stepchildren), 93 grandchildren, 124 brothers or sisters, 61 parents, 158 other relatives, 90 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 892 (433 male householders (300 living alone)), 282 female householders (274 living alone)), 177 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 86 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 587 2-persons, 403 3-persons, 413 4-persons, 192 5-persons, 90 6-persons, 41 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 574 1-person, 118 2-persons, 23 3-persons.

1,272 married couples with children.
263 single-parent households (65 men, 198 women).

78.9% of residents of Dunellen speak English at home.
13.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
4.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).
3.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 1,108 (16.2%)
(45.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.5
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 Dunellen, New Jersey:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 7 3 rooms: 9 4 rooms: 94 5 rooms: 244 6 rooms: 469 7 rooms: 543 8 rooms: 148 9 or more rooms: 178

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dunellen, New Jersey:
	1 room: 52 2 rooms: 48 3 rooms: 222 4 rooms: 120 5 rooms: 129 6 rooms: 106 7 rooms: 18 8 rooms: 47 9 or more rooms: 17

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 8
1995 to 1998: 39
1990 to 1994: 17
1980 to 1989: 69
1970 to 1979: 204
1960 to 1969: 250
1950 to 1959: 479
1940 to 1949: 424
1939 or earlier: 1,030

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Dunellen:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 34 2 bedrooms: 244 3 bedrooms: 949 4 bedrooms: 395 5 or more bedrooms: 70

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dunellen:
	no bedroom: 52 1 bedroom: 259 2 bedrooms: 298 3 bedrooms: 105 4 bedrooms: 18 5 or more bedrooms: 27

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Dunellen in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 54 1 vehicle: 476 2 vehicles: 763 3 vehicles: 276 4 vehicles: 81 5 or more vehicles: 42

Cars and other vehicles available in Dunellen in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 142 1 vehicle: 350 2 vehicles: 219 3 vehicles: 31 4 vehicles: 17 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Dunellen, 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: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 4
$125,000 to $149,999: 4
$150,000 to $174,999: 27
$175,000 to $199,999: 8
$200,000 to $249,999: 130
$250,000 to $299,999: 261
$300,000 to $399,999: 827
$400,000 to $499,999: 359
$500,000 to $749,999: 113
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Dunellen rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Dunellen:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 1
$400 to $449: 10
$450 to $499: 3
$500 to $549: 16
$550 to $599: 38
$600 to $649: 33
$650 to $699: 45
$700 to $749: 47
$750 to $799: 43
$800 to $899: 72
$900 to $999: 147
$1,000 to $1,249: 167
$1,250 to $1,499: 59
$1,500 to $1,999: 54
$2,000 or more: 17
No cash rent: 26

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 210 1990 to 1994: 237 1985 to 1989: 216 1980 to 1984: 124 1975 to 1979: 51 1970 to 1974: 66 1970 to 1974: 66 1965 to 1969: 138

Dunellen, NJ Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 40.8%
Number of people working at home: 118 (3.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 96
5 to 9 minutes: 250
10 to 14 minutes: 441
15 to 19 minutes: 413
20 to 24 minutes: 535
25 to 29 minutes: 279
30 to 34 minutes: 400
35 to 39 minutes: 115
40 to 44 minutes: 156
45 to 59 minutes: 222
60 to 89 minutes: 252
90 or more minutes: 142

Dunellen mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,572 (75%)
Carpooled: 368 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 50 (1%)
Railroad: 151 (4%)
Taxi: 19 (1%)
Bicycle: 30 (1%)
Walked: 105 (3%)
Other means: 6 (0%)
Worked at home: 118 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 56
$10,000 to $14,999: 89
$15,000 to $19,999: 138
$20,000 to $24,999: 107
$25,000 to $29,999: 53
$30,000 to $34,999: 108
$35,000 to $39,999: 197
$40,000 to $44,999: 140
$45,000 to $49,999: 76
$50,000 to $59,999: 274
$60,000 to $74,999: 322
$75,000 to $99,999: 457
$100,000 to $124,999: 243
$125,000 to $149,999: 77
$150,000 to $199,999: 60
$200,000 or more: 44

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 1490

Irish: 1226

Italian: 1069

German: 504

Polish: 427

English: 391

Scotch-Irish: 123

United States or American: 114

Dutch: 99

Hungarian: 89

Ukrainian: 73

Russian: 66

Slovak: 58

Scottish: 54

French (except Basque): 52

Czechoslovakian: 50

French Canadian: 49

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 45

Jamaican: 45

Swedish: 34

Greek: 33

European: 29

Slavic: 23

Czech: 22

Lithuanian: 18

Canadian: 15

Yugoslavian: 15

Swiss: 13

Brazilian: 10

British: 9

Arab:: 8

Lebanese: 8

Danish: 5

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

Colombia (13%)
Vietnam (10%)
Mexico (8%)
Peru (7%)
Philippines (7%)
El Salvador (5%)
Argentina (5%)

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

This state: 4314
Northeast: 1010
Midwest: 118
South: 151
West: 51

67% of Dunellen residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 11
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 33
9th grade: 80
10th grade: 35
11th grade: 19
12th grade, no diploma: 110
High school graduate (or equivalency): 769
Less than 1 year of college: 153
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 380
Associate degree: 123
Bachelor's degree: 450
Master's degree: 120
Professional school degree: 43
Doctorate degree: 18

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 5
Nursery to 4th grade: 14
5th and 6th grade: 41
7th and 8th grade: 39
9th grade: 18
10th grade: 56
11th grade: 74
12th grade, no diploma: 123
High school graduate (or equivalency): 920
Less than 1 year of college: 203
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 241
Associate degree: 219
Bachelor's degree: 305
Master's degree: 71
Professional school degree: 42
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 8.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.9%

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

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 14.5%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 12.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 8.6%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 11.0%

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: 5.1%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 26.6%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $76,960
Black householders: $41,913
Asian householders: $67,520
Some other race householders: $69,791
Two or more races householders: $106,202
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $64,427

Dunellen household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Dunellen household income for Black householders

Dunellen household income for Asian householders

Dunellen household income for Some other race householders

Dunellen household income for Two or more races householders

Dunellen household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Dunellen marital status for males

Dunellen marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $352,435
Black or African American householders: $422,787
Asian householders: $301,701
Some other race householders: $314,328
Hispanic or Latino householders: $347,023

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,579
One, attached: 143
Two: 450
3 or 4: 208
5 to 9: 68
10 to 19: 57
50 or more: 15

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Dunellen:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (77%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%) Electricity (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (75%) Electricity (12%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Other fuel (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13

Here:	1.7%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 34

Here:	10.4%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 61

Here:	23.9%
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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