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Hoboken Apartments for Rent

Total population: 40,577 (All urban)

Hoboken, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 19,990 (19,507 occupied: 4,484 owner occupied, 15,023 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  77%
State:  34%

Housing density: 15669 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: $1,338 (lower quartile is $731, upper quartile is $2,178)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,263


Median gross rent in Hoboken, NJ in 2007: $1,411


Housing units in Hoboken with a mortgage: 469 (53 second mortgage, 40 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 101





Hoboken,NJ index of house prices



Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $642,238 (it was $249,300 in 2000)
Hoboken:  $642,238
New Jersey:  $372,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $627,249 - $1,871,614

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $981,391
Here:  $981,391
State:  $452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $1,281,043
Here:  $1,281,043
State:  $310,364

In 2-unit structures: $1,037,257
Here:  $1,037,257
State:  $429,538

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $709,138
Here:  $709,138
State:  $371,779

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $599,700
Here:  $599,700
State:  $309,003

Household type by relationship

Households: 37,383
  • In family households: 19,388 (4,209 male householders, 2,777 female householders)
    4,860 spouses, 5,705 children (5,519 natural, 114 adopted, 72 stepchildren), 367 grandchildren, 430 brothers or sisters, 183 parents, 405 other relatives, 452 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 17,995 (6,422 male householders (3,892 living alone)), 6,054 female householders (4,219 living alone)), 5,519 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 1,286 (160 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,878 2-persons, 1,536 3-persons, 966 4-persons, 405 5-persons, 110 6-persons, 91 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,111 1-person, 3,489 2-persons, 721 3-persons, 135 4-persons, 20 5-persons.

1,976 married couples with children.
1,512 single-parent households (179 men, 1,333 women).

71.3% of residents of Hoboken speak English at home.
17.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
8.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (69% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 5,588 (14.5%)
(47.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  4.1
State:  6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  3.5
State:  3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hoboken, New Jersey:
  • 1 room: 58
  • 2 rooms: 462
  • 3 rooms: 922
  • 4 rooms: 1,349
  • 5 rooms: 626
  • 6 rooms: 450
  • 7 rooms: 181
  • 8 rooms: 198
  • 9 or more rooms: 238



Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hoboken, New Jersey:
  • 1 room: 1,003
  • 2 rooms: 1,867
  • 3 rooms: 4,749
  • 4 rooms: 4,487
  • 5 rooms: 2,104
  • 6 rooms: 607
  • 7 rooms: 133
  • 8 rooms: 57
  • 9 or more rooms: 16



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 851
  • 1995 to 1998: 859
  • 1990 to 1994: 670
  • 1980 to 1989: 1,479
  • 1970 to 1979: 2,059
  • 1960 to 1969: 1,817
  • 1950 to 1959: 1,832
  • 1940 to 1949: 1,628
  • 1939 or earlier: 8,795


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Hoboken:
  • no bedroom: 64
  • 1 bedroom: 1,435
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,954
  • 3 bedrooms: 621
  • 4 bedrooms: 307
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 103



Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hoboken:
  • no bedroom: 1,232
  • 1 bedroom: 6,575
  • 2 bedrooms: 5,251
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,661
  • 4 bedrooms: 288
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 16



Owners and renters by unit type in %


Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Cars and other vehicles available in Hoboken in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 881
  • 1 vehicle: 2,864
  • 2 vehicles: 628
  • 3 vehicles: 89
  • 4 vehicles: 7
  • 5 or more vehicles: 15



Cars and other vehicles available in Hoboken in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 6,589
  • 1 vehicle: 6,624
  • 2 vehicles: 1,630
  • 3 vehicles: 135
  • 4 vehicles: 14
  • 5 or more vehicles: 31


Hoboken, NJ house values


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Hoboken, 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: 7
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 16
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 2
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 0
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 11
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 45
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 112
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 423
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 801
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 1512
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 778
  • $1,000,000 or more: 1009
 


Hoboken rent paid by renters for apartments graph
Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Hoboken:

  • Less than $100: 110 people
  • $100 to $149: 106
  • $150 to $199: 322
  • $200 to $249: 399
  • $250 to $299: 356
  • $300 to $349: 253
  • $350 to $399: 241
  • $400 to $449: 231
  • $450 to $499: 230
  • $500 to $549: 258
  • $550 to $599: 265
  • $600 to $649: 287
  • $650 to $699: 324
  • $700 to $749: 385
  • $750 to $799: 314
  • $800 to $899: 599
  • $900 to $999: 669
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 1,762
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 1,746
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 2,574
  • $2,000 or more: 4,192
  • No cash rent: 169
 



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 1,461
  • 1990 to 1994: 713
  • 1985 to 1989: 512
  • 1980 to 1984: 544
  • 1975 to 1979: 430
  • 1970 to 1974: 745
  • 1970 to 1974: 404
  • 1965 to 1969: 779

Hoboken, NJ Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 25.6%
Number of people working at home: 715 (2.8% of all workers)


Hoboken travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 461
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1121
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 1348
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 1387
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 1754
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1046
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 4732
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 1426
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 2958
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 6047
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1984
  • 90 or more minutes: 327
 


Hoboken mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 6,299 (25%)
  • Carpooled: 1,052 (4%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 4,793 (19%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 84 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 8,292 (33%)
  • Railroad: 517 (2%)
  • Ferryboat: 739 (3%)
  • Taxi: 41 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 21 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 38 (0%)
  • Walked: 2,597 (10%)
  • Other means: 118 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 715 (3%)
 


Hoboken, NJ household income

Household income:

  • Less than $10,000: 1903
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 1006
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 740
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 644
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 690
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 618
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 820
  • $40,000 to $44,999: 674
  • $45,000 to $49,999: 718
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 1429
  • $60,000 to $74,999: 1942
  • $75,000 to $99,999: 2774
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 1965
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 1012
  • $150,000 to $199,999: 1211
  • $200,000 or more: 1316
 


First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 9622
 Italian: 6933
 Irish: 5147
 German: 2369
 English: 1340
 Polish: 1182
 United States or American: 1125
 Russian: 870
 Scottish: 432
 French (except Basque): 356
 British: 258
 European: 249
 Eastern European: 249
 Dutch: 238
 Scotch-Irish: 233
 Hungarian: 228
 Greek: 217
 Norwegian: 185
 Subsaharan African:: 175
 Arab:: 162
 French Canadian: 151
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 148
 Croatian: 146
 Ukrainian: 137
 Austrian: 132
 Swedish: 129
 African: 111
 Welsh: 100
 Slovak: 86
 Czech: 85
 Danish: 85
 Brazilian: 82
 Czechoslovakian: 82
 Lithuanian: 80
 Romanian: 77
 Swiss: 75
 Turkish: 66
 Canadian: 65
 Iranian: 64
 Egyptian: 64
 Jamaican: 56
 Israeli: 49
 Armenian: 45
 Lebanese: 40
 Portuguese: 36
 Yugoslavian: 34
 West Indian: 33
 Albanian: 31
 Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 30
 Arab/Arabic: 29
 Syrian: 29
 Australian: 28
 Nigerian: 22
 Latvian: 22
 South African: 21
 Barbadian: 21
 Bulgarian: 20
 New Zealander: 19
 Estonian: 17
 Scandinavian: 17
 Serbian: 12
 Zimbabwean: 11
 Senegalese: 10
 Belgian: 10
 Basque: 10
 Guyanese: 9
 Pennsylvania German: 8
 Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 8
 Other West Indian: 8
 Finnish: 7
 Slovene: 7
 Maltese: 6
 Northern European: 5
 Slavic: 5


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



  • Italy (14%)
  • Cuba (8%)
  • United Kingdom (8%)
  • Dominican Republic (7%)
  • India (7%)
  • Ireland (4%)
  • Mexico (4%)


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

  • This state: 15374
  • Northeast: 10463
  • Midwest: 1636
  • South: 2117
  • West: 1048

45% of Hoboken residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 37% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 207
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 108
  • 5th and 6th grade: 189
  • 7th and 8th grade: 350
  • 9th grade: 181
  • 10th grade: 300
  • 11th grade: 204
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 316
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,523
  • Less than 1 year of college: 405
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 917
  • Associate degree: 399
  • Bachelor's degree: 6,272
  • Master's degree: 2,036
  • Professional school degree: 614
  • Doctorate degree: 300


Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 394
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 146
  • 5th and 6th grade: 501
  • 7th and 8th grade: 522
  • 9th grade: 299
  • 10th grade: 273
  • 11th grade: 277
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 528
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,932
  • Less than 1 year of college: 387
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 831
  • Associate degree: 441
  • Bachelor's degree: 5,388
  • Master's degree: 1,886
  • Professional school degree: 383
  • Doctorate degree: 128


Educational Attainment for Females



Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.8%


Unemployment rate for Black males: 18.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 13.7%


Unemployment rate for Asian males: 6.4%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 5.8%


Unemployment rate for other race males: 11.8%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 15.2%


Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 3.3%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 4.0%


Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 14.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 10.9%


Median household income in 2007 for:

  • White non-Hispanic householders: $103,658
  • Black householders: $38,760
  • American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $20,717
  • Asian householders: $100,228
  • Some other race householders: $26,138
  • Two or more races householders: $25,308
  • Hispanic or Latino race householders: $27,539

Hoboken household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Hoboken household income for Black householders

Hoboken household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Hoboken household income for Asian householders

Hoboken household income for Some other race householders

Hoboken household income for Two or more races householders

Hoboken household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Hoboken marital status for males

Hoboken marital status for females


Median 2007 house value for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $1,128,103
  • Black or African American householders: $2,254,146
  • Asian householders: $579,637
  • Some other race householders: $1,091,006
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $1,094,871

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 207
  • One, attached: 681
  • Two: 1,245
  • 3 or 4: 3,987
  • 5 to 9: 4,651
  • 10 to 19: 2,613
  • 20 to 49: 2,867
  • 50 or more: 3,739

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Hoboken:

  


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
  • Utility gas (68%)
  • Electricity (22%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • Utility gas (56%)
  • Electricity (27%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
  • Other fuel (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 456
Here:  25.6%
New Jersey:  13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 270
Here:  28.2%
New Jersey:  13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,391
Here:  61.2%
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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