Little Ferry, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 10,477 (All urban)

Little Ferry, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 4,449 (4,366 occupied: 2,021 owner occupied, 2,345 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	54%
State:	34%

Housing density: 2915 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: $1,062 (lower quartile is $890, upper quartile is $1,297)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,314

Median gross rent in Little Ferry, NJ in 2007: $1,145

Housing units in Little Ferry with a mortgage: 902 (102 second mortgage, 165 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 479

Little Ferry,NJ index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $391,430 (it was $191,500 in 2000)

Little Ferry:	$391,430
New Jersey:	$372,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $331,178 - $446,838

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $390,491
Here: $390,491
State: $452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $334,365
Here: $334,365
State: $310,364

In 2-unit structures: $491,478
Here: $491,478
State: $429,538

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $589,822
Here: $589,822
State: $371,779

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $206,681
Here: $206,681
State: $309,003

Household type by relationship

Households: 10,800

In family households: 8,967 (2,038 male householders, 748 female householders)
2,189 spouses, 3,106 children (2,996 natural, 28 adopted, 82 stepchildren), 163 grandchildren, 129 brothers or sisters, 192 parents, 265 other relatives, 137 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,833 (731 male householders (630 living alone)), 838 female householders (729 living alone)), 264 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 1,045 2-persons, 692 3-persons, 618 4-persons, 290 5-persons, 106 6-persons, 35 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,359 1-person, 188 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 5 4-persons.

1,644 married couples with children.
363 single-parent households (76 men, 287 women).

57.5% of residents of Little Ferry speak English at home.
13.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
15.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
11.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (28% speak English very well, 42% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak other language at home (95% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 3,357 (31.1%)
(45.8% 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:	3.1
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Little Ferry, New Jersey:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 30 3 rooms: 175 4 rooms: 139 5 rooms: 242 6 rooms: 427 7 rooms: 364 8 rooms: 246 9 or more rooms: 398

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Little Ferry, New Jersey:
	1 room: 278 2 rooms: 412 3 rooms: 791 4 rooms: 431 5 rooms: 211 6 rooms: 184 7 rooms: 29 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 9

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 28
1990 to 1994: 116
1980 to 1989: 556
1970 to 1979: 811
1960 to 1969: 838
1950 to 1959: 930
1940 to 1949: 405
1939 or earlier: 765

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Little Ferry:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 234 2 bedrooms: 385 3 bedrooms: 757 4 bedrooms: 530 5 or more bedrooms: 115

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Little Ferry:
	no bedroom: 303 1 bedroom: 1,221 2 bedrooms: 579 3 bedrooms: 196 4 bedrooms: 46 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 Little Ferry in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 108 1 vehicle: 635 2 vehicles: 858 3 vehicles: 250 4 vehicles: 141 5 or more vehicles: 29

Cars and other vehicles available in Little Ferry in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 250 1 vehicle: 1,245 2 vehicles: 715 3 vehicles: 124 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 11

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Little Ferry, 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: 2
$35,000 to $39,999: 3
$40,000 to $49,999: 1
$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: 0
$125,000 to $149,999: 2
$150,000 to $174,999: 62
$175,000 to $199,999: 90
$200,000 to $249,999: 45
$250,000 to $299,999: 147
$300,000 to $399,999: 687
$400,000 to $499,999: 455
$500,000 to $749,999: 401
$750,000 to $999,999: 63
$1,000,000 or more: 3

Little Ferry rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Little Ferry:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 10
$250 to $299: 9
$300 to $349: 5
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 5
$450 to $499: 9
$500 to $549: 13
$550 to $599: 11
$600 to $649: 15
$650 to $699: 31
$700 to $749: 91
$750 to $799: 92
$800 to $899: 196
$900 to $999: 313
$1,000 to $1,249: 837
$1,250 to $1,499: 386
$1,500 to $1,999: 175
$2,000 or more: 15
No cash rent: 54

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 654 1990 to 1994: 668 1985 to 1989: 626 1980 to 1984: 460 1975 to 1979: 175 1970 to 1974: 265 1970 to 1974: 180 1965 to 1969: 329

Little Ferry, NJ Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 60.3%
Number of people working at home: 55 (1.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 154
5 to 9 minutes: 637
10 to 14 minutes: 818
15 to 19 minutes: 836
20 to 24 minutes: 660
25 to 29 minutes: 386
30 to 34 minutes: 777
35 to 39 minutes: 144
40 to 44 minutes: 248
45 to 59 minutes: 370
60 to 89 minutes: 407
90 or more minutes: 133

Little Ferry mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,250 (76%)
Carpooled: 655 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 464 (8%)
Ferryboat: 9 (0%)
Taxi: 6 (0%)
Motorcycle: 6 (0%)
Bicycle: 7 (0%)
Walked: 161 (3%)
Other means: 12 (0%)
Worked at home: 55 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 188
$10,000 to $14,999: 224
$15,000 to $19,999: 175
$20,000 to $24,999: 170
$25,000 to $29,999: 310
$30,000 to $34,999: 242
$35,000 to $39,999: 290
$40,000 to $44,999: 293
$45,000 to $49,999: 287
$50,000 to $59,999: 463
$60,000 to $74,999: 496
$75,000 to $99,999: 501
$100,000 to $124,999: 326
$125,000 to $149,999: 252
$150,000 to $199,999: 104
$200,000 or more: 34

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 3479

Italian: 2637

Irish: 997

German: 797

Polish: 394

United States or American: 308

Subsaharan African:: 192

English: 114

Czech: 109

Arab:: 98

Ghanian: 91

African: 79

Croatian: 78

French (except Basque): 74

Dutch: 72

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 69

Greek: 65

Iranian: 59

Russian: 54

Egyptian: 46

Hungarian: 44

Portuguese: 39

Jamaican: 38

Czechoslovakian: 36

Guyanese: 31

Swedish: 30

Moroccan: 30

Albanian: 27

British: 24

Armenian: 23

Scottish: 23

Other Subsaharan African: 22

Palestinian: 22

Ukrainian: 20

Yugoslavian: 19

Turkish: 17

French Canadian: 14

Swiss: 12

Barbadian: 11

West Indian: 9

Eastern European: 9

Slovak: 8

Pennsylvania German: 8

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 8

Finnish: 8

Norwegian: 7

Lithuanian: 6

Scotch-Irish: 6

British West Indian: 3

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

Korea (20%)
Italy (10%)
India (10%)
Philippines (9%)
Colombia (9%)
Ghana (3%)
Dominican Republic (3%)

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

This state: 5512
Northeast: 1505
Midwest: 68
South: 133
West: 20

61% of Little Ferry 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, 50% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 19
Nursery to 4th grade: 15
5th and 6th grade: 57
7th and 8th grade: 81
9th grade: 128
10th grade: 122
11th grade: 105
12th grade, no diploma: 158
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,210
Less than 1 year of college: 234
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 367
Associate degree: 147
Bachelor's degree: 613
Master's degree: 263
Professional school degree: 62
Doctorate degree: 33

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 35
Nursery to 4th grade: 38
5th and 6th grade: 75
7th and 8th grade: 119
9th grade: 78
10th grade: 124
11th grade: 101
12th grade, no diploma: 184
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,528
Less than 1 year of college: 239
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 427
Associate degree: 299
Bachelor's degree: 637
Master's degree: 175
Professional school degree: 89
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 13.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 1.3%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 15.3%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 24.3%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 12.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 6.3%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $64,009
Black householders: $53,233
Asian householders: $60,816
Some other race householders: $76,897
Two or more races householders: $72,215
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $53,561

Little Ferry household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Little Ferry household income for Black householders

Little Ferry household income for Asian householders

Little Ferry household income for Some other race householders

Little Ferry household income for Two or more races householders

Little Ferry household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Little Ferry marital status for males

Little Ferry marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $401,445
Black or African American householders: $332,153
Asian householders: $382,844
Some other race householders: $360,360
Two or more races householders: $482,593
Hispanic or Latino householders: $377,530

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,456
One, attached: 152
Two: 919
3 or 4: 332
5 to 9: 126
10 to 19: 636
20 to 49: 463
50 or more: 365

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Little Ferry:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (78%) Electricity (13%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (65%) Electricity (25%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 100

Here:	10.4%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 64

Here:	15.9%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 225

Here:	32.9%
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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