Pennsauken, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 35,703, Rural population: 0)

Pennsauken, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 12,938 (12,382 occupied: 9,966 owner occupied, 2,416 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	20%
State:	34%

Housing density: 1228 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: $689 (lower quartile is $521, upper quartile is $811)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $699

Median gross rent in Pennsauken, NJ in 2007: $760

Housing units in Pennsauken with a mortgage: 6,791 (711 second mortgage, 853 home equity loan, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,671

Pennsauken,NJ index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $192,992 (it was $95,200 in 2000)

Pennsauken:	$192,992
New Jersey:	$372,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $147,435 - $240,647

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $203,358
Here: $203,358
State: $452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $143,415
Here: $143,415
State: $310,364

In 2-unit structures: $144,457
Here: $144,457
State: $429,538

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $171,279
Here: $171,279
State: $371,779

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $155,779
Here: $155,779
State: $309,003

Mobile homes: $26,793
Here: $26,793
State: $53,584

Household type by relationship

Households: 35,032

In family households: 31,466 (6,420 male householders, 2,751 female householders)
6,568 spouses, 12,278 children (11,466 natural, 298 adopted, 514 stepchildren), 1,121 grandchildren, 359 brothers or sisters, 427 parents, 774 other relatives, 768 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,566 (1,401 male householders (1,187 living alone)), 1,809 female householders (1,675 living alone)), 356 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 671 (464 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,031 2-persons, 2,205 3-persons, 2,053 4-persons, 1,112 5-persons, 470 6-persons, 300 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,862 1-person, 323 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 3 4-persons.

6,000 married couples with children.
2,472 single-parent households (608 men, 1,864 women).

79.9% of residents of Pennsauken speak English at home.
12.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
3.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
3.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (37% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 32% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 2,822 (7.9%)
(52.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.6
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.8
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Pennsauken, New Jersey:
	1 room: 5 2 rooms: 55 3 rooms: 360 4 rooms: 294 5 rooms: 1,240 6 rooms: 2,887 7 rooms: 2,501 8 rooms: 1,693 9 or more rooms: 931

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pennsauken, New Jersey:
	1 room: 119 2 rooms: 248 3 rooms: 613 4 rooms: 662 5 rooms: 334 6 rooms: 201 7 rooms: 133 8 rooms: 56 9 or more rooms: 50

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 8
1995 to 1998: 135
1990 to 1994: 264
1980 to 1989: 831
1970 to 1979: 1,245
1960 to 1969: 2,501
1950 to 1959: 3,646
1940 to 1949: 1,449
1939 or earlier: 2,859

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Pennsauken:
	no bedroom: 61 1 bedroom: 310 2 bedrooms: 1,177 3 bedrooms: 6,192 4 bedrooms: 1,917 5 or more bedrooms: 309

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pennsauken:
	no bedroom: 152 1 bedroom: 930 2 bedrooms: 859 3 bedrooms: 403 4 bedrooms: 65 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 Pennsauken in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 521 1 vehicle: 3,398 2 vehicles: 4,487 3 vehicles: 1,161 4 vehicles: 373 5 or more vehicles: 26

Cars and other vehicles available in Pennsauken in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 638 1 vehicle: 1,311 2 vehicles: 349 3 vehicles: 105 4 vehicles: 13 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 13
$10,000 to $14,999: 6
$15,000 to $19,999: 6
$20,000 to $24,999: 13
$25,000 to $29,999: 13
$30,000 to $34,999: 7
$35,000 to $39,999: 6
$40,000 to $49,999: 33
$50,000 to $59,999: 9
$60,000 to $69,999: 36
$70,000 to $79,999: 13
$80,000 to $89,999: 64
$90,000 to $99,999: 71
$100,000 to $124,999: 432
$125,000 to $149,999: 1026
$150,000 to $174,999: 1645
$175,000 to $199,999: 2255
$200,000 to $249,999: 2636
$250,000 to $299,999: 1142
$300,000 to $399,999: 460
$400,000 to $499,999: 46
$500,000 to $749,999: 21
$750,000 to $999,999: 3
$1,000,000 or more: 8

Pennsauken rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Pennsauken:

Less than $100: 61 people
$100 to $149: 28
$150 to $199: 31
$200 to $249: 87
$250 to $299: 81
$300 to $349: 49
$350 to $399: 32
$400 to $449: 77
$450 to $499: 47
$500 to $549: 96
$550 to $599: 147
$600 to $649: 191
$650 to $699: 293
$700 to $749: 223
$750 to $799: 188
$800 to $899: 346
$900 to $999: 164
$1,000 to $1,249: 144
$1,250 to $1,499: 22
$1,500 to $1,999: 4
$2,000 or more: 6
No cash rent: 99

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 648 1990 to 1994: 613 1985 to 1989: 387 1980 to 1984: 386 1975 to 1979: 263 1970 to 1974: 128 1970 to 1974: 93 1965 to 1969: 304

Pennsauken, NJ Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 54.4%
Number of people working at home: 350 (2.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 470
5 to 9 minutes: 1552
10 to 14 minutes: 2564
15 to 19 minutes: 2771
20 to 24 minutes: 2331
25 to 29 minutes: 983
30 to 34 minutes: 1761
35 to 39 minutes: 278
40 to 44 minutes: 426
45 to 59 minutes: 1039
60 to 89 minutes: 646
90 or more minutes: 393

Pennsauken mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 11,750 (75%)
Carpooled: 1,961 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 661 (4%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 13 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 193 (1%)
Railroad: 104 (1%)
Taxi: 14 (0%)
Bicycle: 55 (0%)
Walked: 309 (2%)
Other means: 154 (1%)
Worked at home: 350 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 780
$10,000 to $14,999: 640
$15,000 to $19,999: 646
$20,000 to $24,999: 841
$25,000 to $29,999: 696
$30,000 to $34,999: 727
$35,000 to $39,999: 793
$40,000 to $44,999: 713
$45,000 to $49,999: 710
$50,000 to $59,999: 1350
$60,000 to $74,999: 1587
$75,000 to $99,999: 1670
$100,000 to $124,999: 701
$125,000 to $149,999: 257
$150,000 to $199,999: 165
$200,000 or more: 105

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 12412

Italian: 4440

Irish: 3814

German: 3142

English: 1489

Polish: 1153

United States or American: 934

Subsaharan African:: 400

African: 279

Scotch-Irish: 274

Russian: 218

Scottish: 202

Greek: 198

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 188

French (except Basque): 158

Swedish: 146

Hungarian: 132

Jamaican: 131

Ukrainian: 127

Dutch: 122

Lithuanian: 94

Sierra Leonean: 90

Norwegian: 88

Welsh: 82

European: 81

Danish: 64

Czech: 56

Arab:: 45

Austrian: 39

Afghan: 36

Moroccan: 36

British: 33

Pennsylvania German: 32

Swiss: 29

Slavic: 28

Eastern European: 25

Canadian: 25

French Canadian: 24

Latvian: 21

West Indian: 21

Finnish: 21

Haitian: 16

Armenian: 15

Iranian: 14

Slovak: 14

Belgian: 14

U.S. Virgin Islander: 14

Nigerian: 13

Portuguese: 12

Czechoslovakian: 11

Ghanian: 10

Other Subsaharan African: 8

Estonian: 7

Croatian: 7

Israeli: 6

Bermudan: 6

Romanian: 5

Lebanese: 5

Albanian: 4

Palestinian: 4

Yugoslavian: 4

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

Vietnam (25%)
Philippines (8%)
Dominican Republic (5%)
Mexico (5%)
Nicaragua (5%)
Jamaica (5%)
India (3%)

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

This state: 18408
Northeast: 10582
Midwest: 327
South: 2114
West: 194

66% of Pennsauken 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, 43% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 162
Nursery to 4th grade: 32
5th and 6th grade: 113
7th and 8th grade: 370
9th grade: 404
10th grade: 482
11th grade: 465
12th grade, no diploma: 578
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,603
Less than 1 year of college: 747
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,413
Associate degree: 457
Bachelor's degree: 1,269
Master's degree: 295
Professional school degree: 196
Doctorate degree: 80

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 120
Nursery to 4th grade: 99
5th and 6th grade: 187
7th and 8th grade: 339
9th grade: 367
10th grade: 568
11th grade: 442
12th grade, no diploma: 509
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,754
Less than 1 year of college: 954
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,585
Associate degree: 697
Bachelor's degree: 1,157
Master's degree: 439
Professional school degree: 83
Doctorate degree: 17

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 9.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 4.9%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 44.4%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 6.5%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 5.8%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 9.3%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 9.2%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 3.2%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 12.5%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 7.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 10.1%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $61,377
Black householders: $53,851
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $65,174
Asian householders: $49,283
Some other race householders: $64,100
Two or more races householders: $47,183
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $65,840

Pennsauken household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Pennsauken household income for Black householders

Pennsauken household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Pennsauken household income for Asian householders

Pennsauken household income for Some other race householders

Pennsauken household income for Two or more races householders

Pennsauken household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Pennsauken marital status for males

Pennsauken marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $200,289
Black or African American householders: $176,976
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $155,488
Asian householders: $198,870
Some other race householders: $177,382
Two or more races householders: $163,191
Hispanic or Latino householders: $176,773

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 9,254
One, attached: 1,489
Two: 601
3 or 4: 527
5 to 9: 107
10 to 19: 105
20 to 49: 33
50 or more: 733
Mobile homes: 72
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 17

Median worth of mobile homes: $14,491

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Pennsauken:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (76%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%) Electricity (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (50%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (32%) Electricity (13%) 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): 1,076

Here:	21.3%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 365

Here:	15.1%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 239

Here:	16.1%
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)

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