Madison, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 16,009 (All urban)

Madison, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 5,641 (5,520 occupied: 3,700 owner occupied, 1,820 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	33%
State:	34%

Housing density: 1343 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: $1,233 (lower quartile is $1,011, upper quartile is $1,565)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,156

Median gross rent in Madison, NJ in 2007: $1,365

Housing units in Madison with a mortgage: 2,385 (218 second mortgage, 372 home equity loan, 24 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,042

Madison,NJ index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $724,312 (it was $359,500 in 2000)

Madison:	$724,312
New Jersey:	$372,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $553,575 - $929,604

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $835,591
Here: $835,591
State: $452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $609,450
Here: $609,450
State: $310,364

In 2-unit structures: $594,186
Here: $594,186
State: $429,538

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $636,124
Here: $636,124
State: $371,779

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $323,080
Here: $323,080
State: $309,003

Household type by relationship

Households: 13,959

In family households: 11,886 (3,060 male householders, 756 female householders)
3,282 spouses, 4,083 children (3,907 natural, 88 adopted, 88 stepchildren), 100 grandchildren, 80 brothers or sisters, 92 parents, 218 other relatives, 215 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,073 (684 male householders (554 living alone)), 1,022 female householders (868 living alone)), 367 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,571 (80 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,657 2-persons, 862 3-persons, 782 4-persons, 334 5-persons, 141 6-persons, 40 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,422 1-person, 247 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 10 6-persons.

2,847 married couples with children.
390 single-parent households (81 men, 309 women).

80.8% of residents of Madison speak English at home.
6.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
9.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
3.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 2,207 (13.4%)
(41.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.4
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Madison, New Jersey:
	1 room: 4 2 rooms: 23 3 rooms: 33 4 rooms: 92 5 rooms: 291 6 rooms: 651 7 rooms: 802 8 rooms: 774 9 or more rooms: 1,030

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Madison, New Jersey:
	1 room: 13 2 rooms: 151 3 rooms: 487 4 rooms: 595 5 rooms: 284 6 rooms: 158 7 rooms: 82 8 rooms: 31 9 or more rooms: 19

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 7
1995 to 1998: 55
1990 to 1994: 153
1980 to 1989: 613
1970 to 1979: 381
1960 to 1969: 574
1950 to 1959: 1,535
1940 to 1949: 758
1939 or earlier: 1,565

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Madison:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 68 2 bedrooms: 410 3 bedrooms: 1,462 4 bedrooms: 1,238 5 or more bedrooms: 518

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Madison:
	no bedroom: 40 1 bedroom: 706 2 bedrooms: 821 3 bedrooms: 203 4 bedrooms: 43 5 or more bedrooms: 7

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Madison in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 82 1 vehicle: 974 2 vehicles: 1,927 3 vehicles: 610 4 vehicles: 81 5 or more vehicles: 26

Cars and other vehicles available in Madison in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 267 1 vehicle: 832 2 vehicles: 621 3 vehicles: 85 4 vehicles: 7 5 or more vehicles: 8

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Madison, 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: 1
$125,000 to $149,999: 4
$150,000 to $174,999: 0
$175,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 to $249,999: 0
$250,000 to $299,999: 28
$300,000 to $399,999: 152
$400,000 to $499,999: 401
$500,000 to $749,999: 1332
$750,000 to $999,999: 850
$1,000,000 or more: 815

Madison rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Madison:

Less than $100: 17 people
$100 to $149: 14
$150 to $199: 19
$200 to $249: 4
$250 to $299: 18
$300 to $349: 12
$350 to $399: 5
$400 to $449: 5
$450 to $499: 29
$500 to $549: 15
$550 to $599: 7
$600 to $649: 6
$650 to $699: 16
$700 to $749: 20
$750 to $799: 20
$800 to $899: 38
$900 to $999: 134
$1,000 to $1,249: 499
$1,250 to $1,499: 415
$1,500 to $1,999: 302
$2,000 or more: 113
No cash rent: 55

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 633 1990 to 1994: 359 1985 to 1989: 273 1980 to 1984: 238 1975 to 1979: 80 1970 to 1974: 123 1970 to 1974: 107 1965 to 1969: 394

Madison, NJ Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 57.4%
Number of people working at home: 397 (5.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 426
5 to 9 minutes: 1225
10 to 14 minutes: 1108
15 to 19 minutes: 1077
20 to 24 minutes: 749
25 to 29 minutes: 352
30 to 34 minutes: 649
35 to 39 minutes: 185
40 to 44 minutes: 206
45 to 59 minutes: 445
60 to 89 minutes: 696
90 or more minutes: 408

Madison mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,424 (68%)
Carpooled: 565 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 65 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 49 (1%)
Railroad: 605 (8%)
Ferryboat: 13 (0%)
Motorcycle: 11 (0%)
Bicycle: 34 (0%)
Walked: 741 (9%)
Other means: 19 (0%)
Worked at home: 397 (5%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 154
$10,000 to $14,999: 166
$15,000 to $19,999: 190
$20,000 to $24,999: 200
$25,000 to $29,999: 199
$30,000 to $34,999: 159
$35,000 to $39,999: 193
$40,000 to $44,999: 229
$45,000 to $49,999: 129
$50,000 to $59,999: 368
$60,000 to $74,999: 508
$75,000 to $99,999: 780
$100,000 to $124,999: 594
$125,000 to $149,999: 452
$150,000 to $199,999: 537
$200,000 or more: 664

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 3354

Irish: 2210

Other groups: 2006

German: 1270

English: 1140

Polish: 677

United States or American: 457

Scottish: 304

Scotch-Irish: 260

Russian: 216

British: 188

Hungarian: 182

French (except Basque): 170

Swedish: 169

Norwegian: 166

Dutch: 131

Greek: 101

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 89

European: 85

Ukrainian: 79

Swiss: 72

Czech: 72

Welsh: 70

Northern European: 70

Portuguese: 67

Lithuanian: 58

Danish: 58

Canadian: 54

Yugoslavian: 54

Austrian: 49

Jamaican: 48

French Canadian: 48

Turkish: 45

Arab:: 41

Iranian: 38

Finnish: 35

Latvian: 30

Eastern European: 23

Haitian: 23

Luxemburger: 22

Lebanese: 20

Croatian: 20

Barbadian: 18

Syrian: 17

Slovak: 14

Subsaharan African:: 11

Slovene: 11

African: 11

Armenian: 9

Scandinavian: 8

Celtic: 7

Bulgarian: 7

Basque: 7

Romanian: 6

Czechoslovakian: 6

Belgian: 6

Brazilian: 5

Australian: 5

Alsatian: 4

Arab/Arabic: 4

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

Colombia (16%)
Italy (9%)
United Kingdom (7%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
India (5%)
Korea (5%)
Germany (4%)

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

This state: 8336
Northeast: 4082
Midwest: 751
South: 763
West: 298

58% of Madison residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 11
Nursery to 4th grade: 18
5th and 6th grade: 70
7th and 8th grade: 66
9th grade: 61
10th grade: 44
11th grade: 52
12th grade, no diploma: 80
High school graduate (or equivalency): 717
Less than 1 year of college: 156
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 355
Associate degree: 179
Bachelor's degree: 1,431
Master's degree: 897
Professional school degree: 312
Doctorate degree: 318

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 47
Nursery to 4th grade: 16
5th and 6th grade: 76
7th and 8th grade: 79
9th grade: 61
10th grade: 54
11th grade: 85
12th grade, no diploma: 113
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,062
Less than 1 year of college: 213
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 542
Associate degree: 238
Bachelor's degree: 1,706
Master's degree: 812
Professional school degree: 177
Doctorate degree: 130

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 11.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 12.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 7.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 23.5%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 8.7%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 7.8%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 22.4%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 24.3%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 13.4%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 16.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 24.2%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $105,886
Black householders: $44,134
Asian householders: $102,980
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $20,801
Some other race householders: $96,470
Two or more races householders: $185,437
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $52,331

Madison household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Madison household income for Black householders

Madison household income for Asian householders

Madison household income for Some other race householders

Madison household income for Two or more races householders

Madison household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Madison marital status for males

Madison marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $735,997
Black or African American householders: $474,278
Asian householders: $601,007
Some other race householders: $906,649
Two or more races householders: $805,910
Hispanic or Latino householders: $772,263

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,485
One, attached: 402
Two: 577
3 or 4: 358
5 to 9: 274
10 to 19: 179
20 to 49: 214
50 or more: 145
Mobile homes: 7

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Madison:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (91%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%) Electricity (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (73%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%) Electricity (10%) 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): 233

Here:	15.8%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 87

Here:	14.3%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,368

Here:	89.5%
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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