Maplewood, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

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Maplewood, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 8,615 (8,452 occupied: 6,601 owner occupied, 1,851 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	22%
State:	34%

Housing density: 2240 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: $1,150 (lower quartile is $875, upper quartile is $1,511)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,250

Median gross rent in Maplewood, NJ in 2007: $1,311

Housing units in Maplewood with a mortgage: 4,308 (433 second mortgage, 668 home equity loan, 15 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,233

Maplewood,NJ index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $489,452 (it was $218,100 in 2000)

Maplewood:	$489,452
New Jersey:	$372,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $323,822 - $629,131

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $519,542
Here: $519,542
State: $452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $284,257
Here: $284,257
State: $310,364

In 2-unit structures: $469,134
Here: $469,134
State: $429,538

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $432,327
Here: $432,327
State: $371,779

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $385,849
Here: $385,849
State: $309,003

Household type by relationship

Households: 23,751

In family households: 21,226 (4,559 male householders, 1,813 female householders)
4,983 spouses, 8,116 children (7,621 natural, 202 adopted, 293 stepchildren), 376 grandchildren, 207 brothers or sisters, 319 parents, 558 other relatives, 295 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,525 (811 male householders (644 living alone)), 1,264 female householders (1,073 living alone)), 450 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 117 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,132 2-persons, 1,666 3-persons, 1,521 4-persons, 683 5-persons, 193 6-persons, 177 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,717 1-person, 309 2-persons, 37 3-persons, 6 5-persons, 6 6-persons.

5,070 married couples with children.
1,139 single-parent households (196 men, 943 women).

81.2% of residents of Maplewood speak English at home.
4.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
11.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (88% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 4,254 (17.8%)
(56.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.2
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Maplewood, New Jersey:
	1 room: 11 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 205 4 rooms: 172 5 rooms: 572 6 rooms: 1,395 7 rooms: 1,329 8 rooms: 1,406 9 or more rooms: 1,511

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Maplewood, New Jersey:
	1 room: 125 2 rooms: 95 3 rooms: 322 4 rooms: 338 5 rooms: 599 6 rooms: 166 7 rooms: 88 8 rooms: 52 9 or more rooms: 66

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 8
1995 to 1998: 208
1990 to 1994: 105
1980 to 1989: 199
1970 to 1979: 318
1960 to 1969: 594
1950 to 1959: 956
1940 to 1949: 1,419
1939 or earlier: 4,808

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Maplewood:
	no bedroom: 11 1 bedroom: 204 2 bedrooms: 789 3 bedrooms: 2,989 4 bedrooms: 1,696 5 or more bedrooms: 912

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Maplewood:
	no bedroom: 125 1 bedroom: 502 2 bedrooms: 798 3 bedrooms: 349 4 bedrooms: 36 5 or more bedrooms: 41

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Maplewood in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 247 1 vehicle: 2,193 2 vehicles: 3,266 3 vehicles: 686 4 vehicles: 166 5 or more vehicles: 43

Cars and other vehicles available in Maplewood in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 368 1 vehicle: 988 2 vehicles: 403 3 vehicles: 86 4 vehicles: 6 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Maplewood, 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: 1
$35,000 to $39,999: 3
$40,000 to $49,999: 3
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 1
$70,000 to $79,999: 5
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 14
$100,000 to $124,999: 27
$125,000 to $149,999: 70
$150,000 to $174,999: 66
$175,000 to $199,999: 90
$200,000 to $249,999: 152
$250,000 to $299,999: 436
$300,000 to $399,999: 1460
$400,000 to $499,999: 1085
$500,000 to $749,999: 1789
$750,000 to $999,999: 786
$1,000,000 or more: 614

Maplewood rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Maplewood:

Less than $100: 8 people
$100 to $149: 18
$150 to $199: 50
$200 to $249: 8
$250 to $299: 5
$300 to $349: 5
$350 to $399: 5
$400 to $449: 10
$450 to $499: 13
$500 to $549: 18
$550 to $599: 30
$600 to $649: 9
$650 to $699: 18
$700 to $749: 36
$750 to $799: 61
$800 to $899: 156
$900 to $999: 166
$1,000 to $1,249: 430
$1,250 to $1,499: 308
$1,500 to $1,999: 230
$2,000 or more: 165
No cash rent: 95

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 689 1990 to 1994: 776 1985 to 1989: 616 1980 to 1984: 671 1975 to 1979: 464 1970 to 1974: 519 1970 to 1974: 116 1965 to 1969: 403

Maplewood, NJ Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 42.9%
Number of people working at home: 693 (5.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 164
5 to 9 minutes: 788
10 to 14 minutes: 909
15 to 19 minutes: 1231
20 to 24 minutes: 1485
25 to 29 minutes: 723
30 to 34 minutes: 1560
35 to 39 minutes: 347
40 to 44 minutes: 746
45 to 59 minutes: 1184
60 to 89 minutes: 1712
90 or more minutes: 560

Maplewood mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 7,714 (64%)
Carpooled: 831 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 530 (4%)
Subway or elevated: 154 (1%)
Railroad: 1,884 (16%)
Ferryboat: 6 (0%)
Taxi: 12 (0%)
Motorcycle: 8 (0%)
Bicycle: 11 (0%)
Walked: 206 (2%)
Other means: 53 (0%)
Worked at home: 693 (6%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 284
$10,000 to $14,999: 228
$15,000 to $19,999: 202
$20,000 to $24,999: 203
$25,000 to $29,999: 280
$30,000 to $34,999: 335
$35,000 to $39,999: 251
$40,000 to $44,999: 375
$45,000 to $49,999: 342
$50,000 to $59,999: 512
$60,000 to $74,999: 946
$75,000 to $99,999: 1300
$100,000 to $124,999: 985
$125,000 to $149,999: 597
$150,000 to $199,999: 741
$200,000 or more: 866

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 6628

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 2277

Italian: 2011

Irish: 1993

German: 1286

Haitian: 1153

Polish: 1066

English: 946

Russian: 847

United States or American: 712

Jamaican: 683

Subsaharan African:: 611

African: 281

Ukrainian: 261

Scottish: 241

Eastern European: 237

European: 218

Guyanese: 216

Nigerian: 212

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 198

British: 172

Scotch-Irish: 144

French (except Basque): 143

Brazilian: 129

Greek: 126

West Indian: 117

Norwegian: 115

Austrian: 113

Hungarian: 112

Dutch: 97

Lithuanian: 76

Ghanian: 67

British West Indian: 62

French Canadian: 60

Swedish: 53

Slovak: 48

Portuguese: 47

Welsh: 46

Barbadian: 45

Czech: 40

Kenyan: 35

Danish: 30

Israeli: 29

Iranian: 29

Turkish: 24

Romanian: 22

Swiss: 22

Scandinavian: 21

Sierra Leonean: 16

Slavic: 15

Latvian: 13

Finnish: 13

Czechoslovakian: 13

Celtic: 13

Belizean: 13

Armenian: 12

Cypriot: 12

Canadian: 10

Bulgarian: 9

Afghan: 6

Albanian: 6

Slovene: 6

U.S. Virgin Islander: 6

Lebanese: 5

Arab:: 5

Yugoslavian: 5

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

Haiti (19%)
Jamaica (11%)
Guyana (6%)
United Kingdom (5%)
Poland (5%)
Trinidad and Tobago (4%)
Nigeria (4%)

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

This state: 11181
Northeast: 5083
Midwest: 827
South: 1679
West: 502

61% of Maplewood residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 43% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 13
Nursery to 4th grade: 21
5th and 6th grade: 43
7th and 8th grade: 64
9th grade: 78
10th grade: 48
11th grade: 83
12th grade, no diploma: 151
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,129
Less than 1 year of college: 370
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,065
Associate degree: 260
Bachelor's degree: 2,188
Master's degree: 995
Professional school degree: 675
Doctorate degree: 194

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 39
Nursery to 4th grade: 15
5th and 6th grade: 58
7th and 8th grade: 141
9th grade: 51
10th grade: 164
11th grade: 74
12th grade, no diploma: 258
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,828
Less than 1 year of college: 359
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,035
Associate degree: 523
Bachelor's degree: 2,418
Master's degree: 1,153
Professional school degree: 445
Doctorate degree: 49

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 6.4%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 4.6%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 4.1%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 6.9%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 6.9%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 8.2%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 2.5%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 2.6%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $110,131
Black householders: $85,055
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $24,527
Asian householders: $139,131
Some other race householders: $78,066
Two or more races householders: $87,567
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $88,939

Maplewood household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Maplewood household income for Black householders

Maplewood household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Maplewood household income for Asian householders

Maplewood household income for Some other race householders

Maplewood household income for Two or more races householders

Maplewood household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Maplewood marital status for males

Maplewood marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $578,095
Black or African American householders: $350,313
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $145,870
Asian householders: $474,640
Some other race householders: $381,283
Two or more races householders: $381,731
Hispanic or Latino householders: $435,816

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,908
One, attached: 209
Two: 1,109
3 or 4: 513
5 to 9: 123
10 to 19: 94
20 to 49: 100
50 or more: 559

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Maplewood:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (68%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (27%) Electricity (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (53%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (30%) Electricity (13%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 419

Here:	12.7%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 138

Here:	11.2%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 377

Here:	37.6%
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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