Port Reading, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 3,656, Rural population: 0)

Port Reading, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,383 (1,329 occupied: 1,136 owner occupied, 193 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	15%
State:	34%

Housing density: 620 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008 in this state: $412,899.

Median contract rent in 2008: $942 (lower quartile is $841, upper quartile is $1,212)

Median gross rent in Port Reading, NJ in 2008: $1,078

Housing units in Port Reading with a mortgage: 676 (60 second mortgage, 72 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 396

Port Reading,NJ index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $342,654 (it was $155,100 in 2000)

Port Reading:	$342,654
New Jersey:	$364,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $279,495 - $365,896

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $319,075
Here: $319,075
State: $449,074

Townhouses or other attached units: $321,820
Here: $321,820
State: $303,198

In 2-unit structures: $267,018
Here: $267,018
State: $390,437

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $397,649
Here: $397,649
State: $297,264

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,656

In family households: 3,310 (762 male householders, 264 female householders)
769 spouses, 1,239 children (1,146 natural, 65 adopted, 28 stepchildren), 109 grandchildren, 34 brothers or sisters, 23 parents, 90 other relatives, 20 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 346 (76 male householders (47 living alone)), 217 female householders (191 living alone)), 53 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 355 2-persons, 319 3-persons, 194 4-persons, 103 5-persons, 46 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 238 1-person, 51 2-persons, 4 4-persons.

645 married couples with children.
156 single-parent households (41 men, 115 women).

85.7% of residents of Port Reading speak English at home.
5.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
6.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
1.6% of residents speak other language at home (63% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 356 (9.7%)
(68.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.8
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Port Reading, New Jersey:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 25 4 rooms: 72 5 rooms: 200 6 rooms: 176 7 rooms: 342 8 rooms: 228 9 or more rooms: 86

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Port Reading, New Jersey:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 5 3 rooms: 35 4 rooms: 62 5 rooms: 43 6 rooms: 36 7 rooms: 5 8 rooms: 7 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 41
1990 to 1994: 14
1980 to 1989: 21
1970 to 1979: 102
1960 to 1969: 546
1950 to 1959: 398
1940 to 1949: 114
1939 or earlier: 147

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Port Reading:
	no bedroom: 7 1 bedroom: 34 2 bedrooms: 176 3 bedrooms: 544 4 bedrooms: 296 5 or more bedrooms: 79

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Port Reading:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 33 2 bedrooms: 109 3 bedrooms: 43 4 bedrooms: 8 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 Port Reading in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 18 1 vehicle: 338 2 vehicles: 485 3 vehicles: 189 4 vehicles: 65 5 or more vehicles: 41

Cars and other vehicles available in Port Reading in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 14 1 vehicle: 130 2 vehicles: 41 3 vehicles: 8 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2008 in Port Reading, 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: 1
$70,000 to $79,999: 3
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 4
$125,000 to $149,999: 2
$150,000 to $174,999: 29
$175,000 to $199,999: 11
$200,000 to $249,999: 81
$250,000 to $299,999: 184
$300,000 to $399,999: 600
$400,000 to $499,999: 200
$500,000 to $749,999: 19
$750,000 to $999,999: 3
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Port Reading rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Port Reading:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 4
$450 to $499: 3
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 5
$600 to $649: 2
$650 to $699: 2
$700 to $749: 5
$750 to $799: 10
$800 to $899: 28
$900 to $999: 47
$1,000 to $1,249: 53
$1,250 to $1,499: 17
$1,500 to $1,999: 9
$2,000 or more: 1
No cash rent: 7

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 22 1990 to 1994: 40 1985 to 1989: 26 1980 to 1984: 51 1975 to 1979: 31 1970 to 1974: 45 1970 to 1974: 21 1965 to 1969: 120

Port Reading, NJ Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 60.6%
Number of people working at home: 12 (0.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 42
5 to 9 minutes: 211
10 to 14 minutes: 289
15 to 19 minutes: 253
20 to 24 minutes: 243
25 to 29 minutes: 117
30 to 34 minutes: 220
35 to 39 minutes: 68
40 to 44 minutes: 63
45 to 59 minutes: 124
60 to 89 minutes: 104
90 or more minutes: 26

Port Reading mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,520 (86%)
Carpooled: 131 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 13 (1%)
Railroad: 34 (2%)
Taxi: 12 (1%)
Walked: 24 (1%)
Other means: 26 (1%)
Worked at home: 12 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 61
$10,000 to $14,999: 53
$15,000 to $19,999: 15
$20,000 to $24,999: 68
$25,000 to $29,999: 53
$30,000 to $34,999: 83
$35,000 to $39,999: 71
$40,000 to $44,999: 70
$45,000 to $49,999: 59
$50,000 to $59,999: 140
$60,000 to $74,999: 207
$75,000 to $99,999: 162
$100,000 to $124,999: 141
$125,000 to $149,999: 53
$150,000 to $199,999: 61
$200,000 or more: 22

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 1052

Irish: 483

Other groups: 299

Polish: 263

Hungarian: 250

German: 237

Ukrainian: 101

Slovak: 83

Russian: 83

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 75

United States or American: 59

Jamaican: 56

Portuguese: 44

Scottish: 42

English: 35

Lithuanian: 35

French (except Basque): 26

Arab:: 25

Greek: 23

West Indian: 19

Czechoslovakian: 16

Swiss: 14

Arab/Arabic: 14

Norwegian: 14

Czech: 12

Egyptian: 11

Welsh: 10

Scotch-Irish: 8

Guyanese: 7

European: 5

Subsaharan African:: 5

African: 5

Armenian: 5

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

Cuba (18%)
Italy (15%)
Jamaica (13%)
Hungary (10%)
Poland (7%)
Peru (4%)
United Kingdom (4%)

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

This state: 2611
Northeast: 522
Midwest: 53
South: 38
West: 28

76% of Port Reading residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 14
7th and 8th grade: 28
9th grade: 23
10th grade: 53
11th grade: 23
12th grade, no diploma: 57
High school graduate (or equivalency): 545
Less than 1 year of college: 59
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 110
Associate degree: 65
Bachelor's degree: 157
Master's degree: 49
Professional school degree: 19
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 14
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 17
7th and 8th grade: 62
9th grade: 19
10th grade: 27
11th grade: 45
12th grade, no diploma: 86
High school graduate (or equivalency): 714
Less than 1 year of college: 87
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 90
Associate degree: 68
Bachelor's degree: 102
Master's degree: 44
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 6

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.4%

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

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

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 26.1%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 9.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2008 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $73,469
Black householders: $96,292
Asian householders: $271,973
Some other race householders: $50,667
Two or more races householders: $79,153
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $56,713

Port Reading household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Port Reading household income for Black householders

Port Reading household income for Some other race householders

Port Reading household income for Two or more races householders

Port Reading household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Port Reading marital status for males

Port Reading marital status for females

Median 2008 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $343,316
Black or African American householders: $404,954
Asian householders: $497,080
Some other race householders: $414,233
Two or more races householders: $301,782
Hispanic or Latino householders: $351,049

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,099
One, attached: 22
Two: 223
3 or 4: 19
5 to 9: 20

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Port Reading:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (85%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%) Electricity (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (61%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (28%) Electricity (7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 38

Here:	9.8%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 17

Here:	7.5%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 28

Here:	18.1%
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)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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