Paterson, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 145,643 (All urban)

Paterson, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 47,169 (44,710 occupied: 14,075 owner occupied, 30,635 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	69%
State:	34%

Housing density: 5587 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: $859 (lower quartile is $703, upper quartile is $1,017)

Housing units in Paterson with a mortgage: 4,579 (522 second mortgage, 327 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,797

Paterson,NJ index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $345,600 (it was $148,500 in 2000)

Paterson:	$345,600
New Jersey:	$372,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $255,800 - $429,500

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $372,171
Here: $372,171
State: $452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $308,468
Here: $308,468
State: $310,364

In 2-unit structures: $367,873
Here: $367,873
State: $429,538

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $437,277
Here: $437,277
State: $371,779

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $176,640
Here: $176,640
State: $309,003

Mobile homes: $112,500
Here: $112,500
State: $53,584

Median year house/condo built: 1942

Median year apartment built: 1940

Household type by relationship

Households: 145,409

In family households: 132,074 (18,883 male householders, 14,927 female householders)
18,340 spouses, 53,082 children (50,042 natural, 830 adopted, 2,210 stepchildren), 6,599 grandchildren, 3,652 brothers or sisters, 2,717 parents, 6,947 other relatives, 6,927 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 13,335 (5,036 male householders (3,974 living alone)), 5,914 female householders (5,137 living alone)), 2,385 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 3,813 (2,130 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 8,084 2-persons, 7,920 3-persons, 7,479 4-persons, 4,960 5-persons, 2,674 6-persons, 2,693 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 9,111 1-person, 1,502 2-persons, 243 3-persons, 67 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

19,075 married couples with children.
16,217 single-parent households (3,033 men, 13,184 women).

43.9% of residents of Paterson speak English at home.
48.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
4.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other language at home (60% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 48,924 (32.8%)
(35.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Paterson, New Jersey:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 234 3 rooms: 681 4 rooms: 1,993 5 rooms: 4,045 6 rooms: 3,042 7 rooms: 1,571 8 rooms: 1,100 9 or more rooms: 1,409

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Paterson, New Jersey:
	1 room: 1,386 2 rooms: 2,995 3 rooms: 6,441 4 rooms: 8,100 5 rooms: 7,660 6 rooms: 2,931 7 rooms: 565 8 rooms: 335 9 or more rooms: 222

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 224
1995 to 1998: 744
1990 to 1994: 819
1980 to 1989: 2,002
1970 to 1979: 3,776
1960 to 1969: 7,411
1950 to 1959: 8,647
1940 to 1949: 8,651
1939 or earlier: 14,895

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Paterson:
	no bedroom: 52 1 bedroom: 826 2 bedrooms: 4,878 3 bedrooms: 5,089 4 bedrooms: 2,176 5 or more bedrooms: 1,054

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Paterson:
	no bedroom: 1,546 1 bedroom: 8,971 2 bedrooms: 12,454 3 bedrooms: 6,378 4 bedrooms: 1,004 5 or more bedrooms: 282

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Paterson in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 1,369 1 vehicle: 5,122 2 vehicles: 5,076 3 vehicles: 1,697 4 vehicles: 596 5 or more vehicles: 215

Cars and other vehicles available in Paterson in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 11,741 1 vehicle: 12,876 2 vehicles: 4,802 3 vehicles: 855 4 vehicles: 194 5 or more vehicles: 167

Paterson rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Paterson:

Less than $100: 359 people
$100 to $149: 268
$150 to $199: 648
$200 to $249: 674
$250 to $299: 600
$300 to $349: 466
$350 to $399: 281
$400 to $449: 455
$450 to $499: 596
$500 to $549: 604
$550 to $599: 1,019
$600 to $649: 1,130
$650 to $699: 1,082
$700 to $749: 1,756
$750 to $799: 2,024
$800 to $899: 5,052
$900 to $999: 4,891
$1,000 to $1,249: 6,308
$1,250 to $1,499: 941
$1,500 to $1,999: 298
$2,000 or more: 55
No cash rent: 434

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 11,739 1990 to 1994: 11,457 1985 to 1989: 9,329 1980 to 1984: 6,652 1975 to 1979: 3,130 1970 to 1974: 3,271 1970 to 1974: 1,608 1965 to 1969: 1,738

Paterson, NJ Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 54.3%
Number of people working at home: 524 (1.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 683
5 to 9 minutes: 4441
10 to 14 minutes: 7391
15 to 19 minutes: 9760
20 to 24 minutes: 8734
25 to 29 minutes: 2673
30 to 34 minutes: 8475
35 to 39 minutes: 848
40 to 44 minutes: 1029
45 to 59 minutes: 2865
60 to 89 minutes: 2055
90 or more minutes: 1141

Paterson mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 29,344 (58%)
Carpooled: 10,616 (21%)
Bus or trolley bus: 5,740 (11%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 64 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 63 (0%)
Railroad: 194 (0%)
Taxi: 131 (0%)
Motorcycle: 17 (0%)
Bicycle: 102 (0%)
Walked: 2,989 (6%)
Other means: 835 (2%)
Worked at home: 524 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 6908
$10,000 to $14,999: 3379
$15,000 to $19,999: 3365
$20,000 to $24,999: 3356
$25,000 to $29,999: 3499
$30,000 to $34,999: 2914
$35,000 to $39,999: 2784
$40,000 to $44,999: 2334
$45,000 to $49,999: 2333
$50,000 to $59,999: 3681
$60,000 to $74,999: 3855
$75,000 to $99,999: 3228
$100,000 to $124,999: 1614
$125,000 to $149,999: 643
$150,000 to $199,999: 494
$200,000 or more: 373

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 100384

Italian: 6307

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 5338

United States or American: 4732

Jamaican: 4698

Arab:: 2524

Subsaharan African:: 1881

Irish: 1758

African: 1684

Arab/Arabic: 1115

German: 1071

Turkish: 829

Polish: 681

English: 672

Palestinian: 544

Dutch: 348

Syrian: 294

Macedonian: 269

Albanian: 255

Haitian: 237

Russian: 235

Yugoslavian: 208

Guyanese: 184

Lebanese: 181

Ukrainian: 167

Jordanian: 165

Scottish: 125

Romanian: 118

French (except Basque): 116

Moroccan: 115

Hungarian: 114

British West Indian: 113

West Indian: 107

Greek: 101

European: 92

Brazilian: 83

Serbian: 82

Lithuanian: 81

Armenian: 78

Scotch-Irish: 77

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 76

Swiss: 61

Norwegian: 60

Liberian: 56

Other Arab: 56

Swedish: 55

Canadian: 55

Egyptian: 54

Nigerian: 53

Barbadian: 47

Ghanian: 47

Austrian: 43

Portuguese: 43

Belgian: 33

French Canadian: 31

British: 27

Bahamian: 25

Kenyan: 23

Israeli: 23

Slovak: 23

Czechoslovakian: 21

Ethiopian: 18

Croatian: 17

U.S. Virgin Islander: 17

Welsh: 14

Australian: 13

Czech: 11

Pennsylvania German: 11

Eastern European: 10

Danish: 7

Belizean: 7

Dutch West Indian: 7

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 6

Bermudan: 4

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

Dominican Republic (29%)
Peru (16%)
Colombia (10%)
Mexico (8%)
Jamaica (8%)
Bangladesh (3%)
Italy (2%)

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

This state: 69228
Northeast: 6340
Midwest: 458
South: 11832
West: 313

59% of Paterson residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 86% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 1,279
Nursery to 4th grade: 767
5th and 6th grade: 1,873
7th and 8th grade: 3,458
9th grade: 1,974
10th grade: 2,129
11th grade: 2,174
12th grade, no diploma: 3,763
High school graduate (or equivalency): 13,388
Less than 1 year of college: 2,324
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,702
Associate degree: 1,133
Bachelor's degree: 2,186
Master's degree: 673
Professional school degree: 395
Doctorate degree: 122

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 1,772
Nursery to 4th grade: 954
5th and 6th grade: 2,249
7th and 8th grade: 3,564
9th grade: 1,751
10th grade: 2,000
11th grade: 2,440
12th grade, no diploma: 4,395
High school graduate (or equivalency): 15,126
Less than 1 year of college: 2,822
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,237
Associate degree: 1,588
Bachelor's degree: 2,552
Master's degree: 830
Professional school degree: 392
Doctorate degree: 65

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 8.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 9.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 18.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 13.1%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 32.1%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 20.2%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 7.1%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 12.1%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 10.6%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 13.6%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 13.6%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 13.7%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 11.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 14.5%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $26,505
Black householders: $33,811
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $19,131
Asian householders: $35,178
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $34,476
Some other race householders: $36,287
Two or more races householders: $41,136
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $34,944

Paterson household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Paterson household income for Black householders

Paterson household income for Asian householders

Paterson household income for Some other race householders

Paterson household income for Two or more races householders

Paterson household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Paterson marital status for males

Paterson marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $320,000
Black or African American householders: $325,120
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $261,818
Asian householders: $324,421
Some other race householders: $312,552
Two or more races householders: $332,800
Hispanic or Latino householders: $312,552

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 7,705
One, attached: 1,755
Two: 15,456
3 or 4: 9,722
5 to 9: 3,975
10 to 19: 2,636
20 to 49: 1,861
50 or more: 4,022
Mobile homes: 37

Median worth of mobile homes: $189,959

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Paterson:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (74%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%) Electricity (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (68%) Electricity (15%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) No fuel used (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,922

Here:	13.8%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,474

Here:	14.5%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,765

Here:	29.2%
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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