Irvington, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 60,615, Rural population: 0)

Irvington, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 24,122 (22,025 occupied: 6,532 owner occupied, 15,493 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	70%
State:	34%

Housing density: 8159 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: $843 (lower quartile is $690, upper quartile is $997)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $842

Median gross rent in Irvington, NJ in 2007: $936

Housing units in Irvington with a mortgage: 2,780 (316 second mortgage, 205 home equity loan, 27 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 542

Irvington,NJ index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $281,193 (it was $125,300 in 2000)

Irvington:	$281,193
New Jersey:	$372,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $190,713 - $269,204

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $235,399
Here: $235,399
State: $452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $261,318
Here: $261,318
State: $310,364

In 2-unit structures: $324,675
Here: $324,675
State: $429,538

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $343,177
Here: $343,177
State: $371,779

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $385,578
Here: $385,578
State: $309,003

Median year house/condo built: 1949

Median year apartment built: 1955

Household type by relationship

Households: 60,350

In family households: 51,397 (6,629 male householders, 7,830 female householders)
6,868 spouses, 20,402 children (19,178 natural, 469 adopted, 755 stepchildren), 2,468 grandchildren, 1,826 brothers or sisters, 915 parents, 2,233 other relatives, 2,226 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 8,953 (3,666 male householders (3,015 living alone)), 3,863 female householders (3,390 living alone)), 1,424 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 265 (220 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,484 2-persons, 3,733 3-persons, 2,900 4-persons, 1,763 5-persons, 818 6-persons, 761 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,405 1-person, 926 2-persons, 158 3-persons, 29 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

6,211 married couples with children.
7,199 single-parent households (1,247 men, 5,952 women).

74.6% of residents of Irvington speak English at home.
7.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
14.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (53% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.7% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 14,678 (24.2%)
(46.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.6
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Irvington, New Jersey:
	1 room: 32 2 rooms: 69 3 rooms: 262 4 rooms: 592 5 rooms: 1,817 6 rooms: 1,718 7 rooms: 831 8 rooms: 482 9 or more rooms: 729

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Irvington, New Jersey:
	1 room: 1,542 2 rooms: 1,678 3 rooms: 4,029 4 rooms: 3,395 5 rooms: 3,227 6 rooms: 1,174 7 rooms: 251 8 rooms: 77 9 or more rooms: 120

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 76
1995 to 1998: 144
1990 to 1994: 447
1980 to 1989: 1,141
1970 to 1979: 2,351
1960 to 1969: 4,494
1950 to 1959: 5,335
1940 to 1949: 4,987
1939 or earlier: 5,147

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Irvington:
	no bedroom: 52 1 bedroom: 411 2 bedrooms: 2,041 3 bedrooms: 2,797 4 bedrooms: 662 5 or more bedrooms: 569

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Irvington:
	no bedroom: 1,732 1 bedroom: 6,075 2 bedrooms: 5,384 3 bedrooms: 1,881 4 bedrooms: 285 5 or more bedrooms: 136

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Irvington in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 724 1 vehicle: 2,360 2 vehicles: 2,353 3 vehicles: 919 4 vehicles: 107 5 or more vehicles: 69

Cars and other vehicles available in Irvington in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 5,972 1 vehicle: 6,970 2 vehicles: 2,087 3 vehicles: 326 4 vehicles: 63 5 or more vehicles: 75

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Irvington, NJ:

Less than $10,000: 4
$10,000 to $14,999: 2
$15,000 to $19,999: 2
$20,000 to $24,999: 8
$25,000 to $29,999: 14
$30,000 to $34,999: 12
$35,000 to $39,999: 6
$40,000 to $49,999: 6
$50,000 to $59,999: 7
$60,000 to $69,999: 13
$70,000 to $79,999: 2
$80,000 to $89,999: 14
$90,000 to $99,999: 20
$100,000 to $124,999: 73
$125,000 to $149,999: 102
$150,000 to $174,999: 177
$175,000 to $199,999: 469
$200,000 to $249,999: 1413
$250,000 to $299,999: 1386
$300,000 to $399,999: 2102
$400,000 to $499,999: 500
$500,000 to $749,999: 131
$750,000 to $999,999: 19
$1,000,000 or more: 50

Irvington rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Irvington:

Less than $100: 161 people
$100 to $149: 114
$150 to $199: 195
$200 to $249: 187
$250 to $299: 190
$300 to $349: 191
$350 to $399: 183
$400 to $449: 225
$450 to $499: 176
$500 to $549: 188
$550 to $599: 453
$600 to $649: 715
$650 to $699: 951
$700 to $749: 1,160
$750 to $799: 1,233
$800 to $899: 3,314
$900 to $999: 2,742
$1,000 to $1,249: 2,460
$1,250 to $1,499: 337
$1,500 to $1,999: 124
$2,000 or more: 23
No cash rent: 173

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 3,522 1990 to 1994: 3,004 1985 to 1989: 2,282 1980 to 1984: 2,416 1975 to 1979: 1,214 1970 to 1974: 1,204 1970 to 1974: 569 1965 to 1969: 467

Irvington, NJ Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 50.6%
Number of people working at home: 285 (1.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 214
5 to 9 minutes: 701
10 to 14 minutes: 1973
15 to 19 minutes: 3361
20 to 24 minutes: 4092
25 to 29 minutes: 1526
30 to 34 minutes: 5424
35 to 39 minutes: 515
40 to 44 minutes: 875
45 to 59 minutes: 2917
60 to 89 minutes: 1950
90 or more minutes: 1571

Irvington mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 14,836 (58%)
Carpooled: 3,741 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 4,946 (19%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 5 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 292 (1%)
Railroad: 335 (1%)
Taxi: 118 (0%)
Bicycle: 9 (0%)
Walked: 667 (3%)
Other means: 170 (1%)
Worked at home: 285 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 2791
$10,000 to $14,999: 1592
$15,000 to $19,999: 1448
$20,000 to $24,999: 1484
$25,000 to $29,999: 1506
$30,000 to $34,999: 1499
$35,000 to $39,999: 1660
$40,000 to $44,999: 1145
$45,000 to $49,999: 1338
$50,000 to $59,999: 1877
$60,000 to $74,999: 2271
$75,000 to $99,999: 1939
$100,000 to $124,999: 806
$125,000 to $149,999: 317
$150,000 to $199,999: 148
$200,000 or more: 167

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 33985

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 9403

Haitian: 5745

Jamaican: 2532

Subsaharan African:: 2371

African: 1377

United States or American: 1149

Guyanese: 920

Italian: 572

Polish: 568

Nigerian: 561

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 479

Irish: 361

German: 309

Ghanian: 308

West Indian: 289

British West Indian: 153

Greek: 132

English: 122

Portuguese: 116

Ukrainian: 116

Barbadian: 104

Lithuanian: 92

Turkish: 66

Liberian: 59

Slovak: 59

Russian: 48

Bermudan: 33

Bahamian: 28

French (except Basque): 27

Other Subsaharan African: 25

French Canadian: 25

Belizean: 24

Scottish: 20

Sierra Leonean: 19

Hungarian: 19

Austrian: 16

U.S. Virgin Islander: 16

European: 15

Norwegian: 14

Kenyan: 14

Arab:: 13

Lebanese: 13

Estonian: 10

Brazilian: 9

Pennsylvania German: 9

Czech: 8

Romanian: 8

Sudanese: 8

Dutch: 8

Australian: 7

Serbian: 6

Scotch-Irish: 6

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

Haiti (33%)
Jamaica (16%)
Guyana (10%)
Nigeria (5%)
Trinidad and Tobago (4%)
Ghana (4%)
Ecuador (3%)

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

This state: 31656
Northeast: 3716
Midwest: 439
South: 8500
West: 149

59% of Irvington residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 253
Nursery to 4th grade: 78
5th and 6th grade: 292
7th and 8th grade: 652
9th grade: 349
10th grade: 513
11th grade: 616
12th grade, no diploma: 1,823
High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,699
Less than 1 year of college: 1,168
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,277
Associate degree: 735
Bachelor's degree: 1,470
Master's degree: 323
Professional school degree: 119
Doctorate degree: 34

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 370
Nursery to 4th grade: 181
5th and 6th grade: 305
7th and 8th grade: 687
9th grade: 525
10th grade: 803
11th grade: 835
12th grade, no diploma: 2,120
High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,431
Less than 1 year of college: 1,627
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,238
Associate degree: 1,083
Bachelor's degree: 1,997
Master's degree: 394
Professional school degree: 132
Doctorate degree: 14

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 10.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 14.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 10.5%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 10.5%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 21.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 7.9%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 12.8%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 10.1%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 13.5%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 19.5%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 16.8%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 17.9%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $35,136
Black householders: $45,244
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $45,589
Asian householders: $65,682
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $150,504
Some other race householders: $37,064
Two or more races householders: $48,130
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $33,765

Irvington household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Irvington household income for Black householders

Irvington household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Irvington household income for Asian householders

Irvington household income for Some other race householders

Irvington household income for Two or more races householders

Irvington household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Irvington marital status for males

Irvington marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $237,881
Black or African American householders: $255,161
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $213,195
Asian householders: $295,780
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $1,009,872
Some other race householders: $252,468
Two or more races householders: $242,593
Hispanic or Latino householders: $233,392

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,113
One, attached: 473
Two: 5,304
3 or 4: 5,521
5 to 9: 1,766
10 to 19: 1,987
20 to 49: 2,003
50 or more: 2,955

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Irvington:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (60%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (33%) Electricity (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (59%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%) Electricity (16%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,458

Here:	19.3%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 681

Here:	16.4%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 815

Here:	25.4%
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)

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