Hackensack, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

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Hackensack Apartments for Rent

Total population: 42,804 (All urban)

Hackensack, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 18,945 (18,113 occupied: 5,873 owner occupied, 12,240 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	68%
State:	34%

Housing density: 4598 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: $1,093 (lower quartile is $885, upper quartile is $1,367)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,410

Median gross rent in Hackensack, NJ in 2007: $1,181

Housing units in Hackensack with a mortgage: 2,282 (255 second mortgage, 219 home equity loan, 19 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 836

Hackensack,NJ index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $337,468 (it was $165,100 in 2000)

Hackensack:	$337,468
New Jersey:	$372,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $317,120 - $431,397

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $386,896
Here: $386,896
State: $452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $394,157
Here: $394,157
State: $310,364

In 2-unit structures: $396,505
Here: $396,505
State: $429,538

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $420,933
Here: $420,933
State: $371,779

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $246,859
Here: $246,859
State: $309,003

Mobile homes: $187,500
Here: $187,500
State: $53,584

Household type by relationship

Households: 41,015

In family households: 30,936 (6,276 male householders, 3,349 female householders)
6,452 spouses, 9,787 children (9,148 natural, 148 adopted, 491 stepchildren), 754 grandchildren, 1,096 brothers or sisters, 813 parents, 1,118 other relatives, 1,291 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 10,079 (3,941 male householders (3,116 living alone)), 4,548 female householders (4,080 living alone)), 1,590 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,662 (1,032 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,998 2-persons, 2,447 3-persons, 1,660 4-persons, 763 5-persons, 477 6-persons, 280 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,196 1-person, 1,127 2-persons, 67 3-persons, 37 4-persons, 40 5-persons, 17 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

4,325 married couples with children.
2,233 single-parent households (424 men, 1,809 women).

60.0% of residents of Hackensack speak English at home.
24.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (42% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
7.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
5.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak other language at home (62% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 14,446 (33.8%)
(37.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.2
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hackensack, New Jersey:
	1 room: 56 2 rooms: 214 3 rooms: 912 4 rooms: 657 5 rooms: 1,066 6 rooms: 909 7 rooms: 867 8 rooms: 597 9 or more rooms: 595

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hackensack, New Jersey:
	1 room: 1,220 2 rooms: 1,950 3 rooms: 4,390 4 rooms: 2,854 5 rooms: 1,273 6 rooms: 319 7 rooms: 84 8 rooms: 67 9 or more rooms: 83

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 164
1995 to 1998: 373
1990 to 1994: 683
1980 to 1989: 2,164
1970 to 1979: 3,323
1960 to 1969: 3,731
1950 to 1959: 3,431
1940 to 1949: 1,863
1939 or earlier: 3,213

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Hackensack:
	no bedroom: 72 1 bedroom: 1,113 2 bedrooms: 1,597 3 bedrooms: 1,885 4 bedrooms: 832 5 or more bedrooms: 374

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hackensack:
	no bedroom: 1,375 1 bedroom: 6,692 2 bedrooms: 3,237 3 bedrooms: 775 4 bedrooms: 93 5 or more bedrooms: 68

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Hackensack in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 398 1 vehicle: 2,520 2 vehicles: 2,173 3 vehicles: 554 4 vehicles: 173 5 or more vehicles: 55

Cars and other vehicles available in Hackensack in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 2,462 1 vehicle: 7,164 2 vehicles: 2,320 3 vehicles: 247 4 vehicles: 29 5 or more vehicles: 18

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Hackensack, 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: 21
$50,000 to $59,999: 3
$60,000 to $69,999: 27
$70,000 to $79,999: 80
$80,000 to $89,999: 45
$90,000 to $99,999: 35
$100,000 to $124,999: 185
$125,000 to $149,999: 204
$150,000 to $174,999: 263
$175,000 to $199,999: 360
$200,000 to $249,999: 488
$250,000 to $299,999: 630
$300,000 to $399,999: 1716
$400,000 to $499,999: 979
$500,000 to $749,999: 638
$750,000 to $999,999: 149
$1,000,000 or more: 67

Hackensack rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Hackensack:

Less than $100: 88 people
$100 to $149: 57
$150 to $199: 99
$200 to $249: 171
$250 to $299: 125
$300 to $349: 58
$350 to $399: 72
$400 to $449: 76
$450 to $499: 82
$500 to $549: 91
$550 to $599: 124
$600 to $649: 124
$650 to $699: 133
$700 to $749: 189
$750 to $799: 275
$800 to $899: 988
$900 to $999: 1,521
$1,000 to $1,249: 3,940
$1,250 to $1,499: 1,805
$1,500 to $1,999: 1,148
$2,000 or more: 893
No cash rent: 218

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 4,315 1990 to 1994: 2,751 1985 to 1989: 2,198 1980 to 1984: 1,607 1975 to 1979: 952 1970 to 1974: 885 1970 to 1974: 844 1965 to 1969: 894

Hackensack, NJ Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 68.0%
Number of people working at home: 351 (1.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 425
5 to 9 minutes: 2481
10 to 14 minutes: 3154
15 to 19 minutes: 3513
20 to 24 minutes: 2855
25 to 29 minutes: 1009
30 to 34 minutes: 2429
35 to 39 minutes: 466
40 to 44 minutes: 654
45 to 59 minutes: 1501
60 to 89 minutes: 1982
90 or more minutes: 653

Hackensack mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 13,601 (63%)
Carpooled: 2,329 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2,916 (14%)
Subway or elevated: 35 (0%)
Railroad: 363 (2%)
Taxi: 26 (0%)
Bicycle: 241 (1%)
Walked: 1,492 (7%)
Other means: 119 (1%)
Worked at home: 351 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1597
$10,000 to $14,999: 714
$15,000 to $19,999: 749
$20,000 to $24,999: 857
$25,000 to $29,999: 980
$30,000 to $34,999: 1215
$35,000 to $39,999: 1043
$40,000 to $44,999: 960
$45,000 to $49,999: 1081
$50,000 to $59,999: 1894
$60,000 to $74,999: 1970
$75,000 to $99,999: 2439
$100,000 to $124,999: 1152
$125,000 to $149,999: 456
$150,000 to $199,999: 527
$200,000 or more: 480

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 19882

Italian: 5162

Irish: 1953

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 1704

United States or American: 1225

German: 1195

Jamaican: 1167

Polish: 1008

Russian: 876

Subsaharan African:: 741

English: 550

Arab:: 488

African: 458

French (except Basque): 281

Greek: 280

Egyptian: 216

Hungarian: 181

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 171

Scottish: 167

Ukrainian: 148

Austrian: 136

British West Indian: 135

Romanian: 115

Nigerian: 114

Iranian: 113

Armenian: 111

Haitian: 106

Macedonian: 106

Portuguese: 103

Norwegian: 100

Dutch: 94

Israeli: 92

Czechoslovakian: 91

Ghanian: 86

Eastern European: 82

British: 82

Brazilian: 79

European: 72

Scotch-Irish: 72

Turkish: 64

Other Arab: 62

Czech: 61

Syrian: 61

Arab/Arabic: 59

Guyanese: 58

West Indian: 55

Finnish: 52

Slavic: 51

Welsh: 49

Yugoslavian: 42

Lithuanian: 41

Lebanese: 40

Swiss: 34

Swedish: 34

Croatian: 32

French Canadian: 30

Bahamian: 30

Sierra Leonean: 29

Danish: 24

Palestinian: 23

Afghan: 20

Albanian: 18

Belizean: 17

Estonian: 17

Slovak: 17

Canadian: 17

Kenyan: 15

Moroccan: 14

Barbadian: 14

Slovene: 13

Jordanian: 13

Celtic: 13

Sudanese: 12

Other Subsaharan African: 9

Bulgarian: 9

Belgian: 9

Bermudan: 9

Liberian: 8

Somalian: 6

Latvian: 6

Ethiopian: 4

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

Ecuador (16%)
Colombia (13%)
Dominican Republic (8%)
Jamaica (7%)
India (6%)
Korea (4%)
Philippines (4%)

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

This state: 16521
Northeast: 7916
Midwest: 510
South: 2391
West: 207

54% of Hackensack 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, 34% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 228
Nursery to 4th grade: 115
5th and 6th grade: 388
7th and 8th grade: 489
9th grade: 283
10th grade: 314
11th grade: 457
12th grade, no diploma: 778
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,974
Less than 1 year of college: 773
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,023
Associate degree: 769
Bachelor's degree: 2,945
Master's degree: 1,090
Professional school degree: 497
Doctorate degree: 174

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 229
Nursery to 4th grade: 133
5th and 6th grade: 470
7th and 8th grade: 624
9th grade: 358
10th grade: 398
11th grade: 358
12th grade, no diploma: 778
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,591
Less than 1 year of college: 960
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,027
Associate degree: 828
Bachelor's degree: 2,865
Master's degree: 1,165
Professional school degree: 357
Doctorate degree: 80

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 10.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 7.4%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.3%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 8.8%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 8.4%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 6.1%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 6.7%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 6.5%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 6.4%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 11.5%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $66,951
Black householders: $50,718
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $9,104
Asian householders: $73,681
Some other race householders: $53,778
Two or more races householders: $52,230
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $54,766

Hackensack household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Hackensack household income for Black householders

Hackensack household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Hackensack household income for Asian householders

Hackensack household income for Some other race householders

Hackensack household income for Two or more races householders

Hackensack household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Hackensack marital status for males

Hackensack marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $390,203
Black or African American householders: $364,448
Asian householders: $388,772
Some other race householders: $355,659
Two or more races householders: $366,288
Hispanic or Latino householders: $378,961

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,673
One, attached: 421
Two: 2,055
3 or 4: 1,053
5 to 9: 820
10 to 19: 1,728
20 to 49: 3,137
50 or more: 6,051
Mobile homes: 7

Median worth of mobile homes: $102,103

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Hackensack:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (56%) Electricity (23%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (51%) Electricity (35%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 400

Here:	12.3%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 237

Here:	12.8%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 610

Here:	31.2%
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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