Roselle Park, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 12,802 (All urban)

Roselle Park, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 5,258 (5,137 occupied: 3,022 owner occupied, 2,115 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	41%
State:	34%

Housing density: 4298 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: $990 (lower quartile is $913, upper quartile is $1,133)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $977

Median gross rent in Roselle Park, NJ in 2007: $1,065

Housing units in Roselle Park with a mortgage: 1,629 (147 second mortgage, 203 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 938

Roselle Park,NJ index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $361,075 (it was $158,200 in 2000)

Roselle Park:	$361,075
New Jersey:	$372,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $304,052 - $376,213

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $324,055
Here: $324,055
State: $452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $347,842
Here: $347,842
State: $310,364

In 2-unit structures: $440,074
Here: $440,074
State: $429,538

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $286,871
Here: $286,871
State: $371,779

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $295,813
Here: $295,813
State: $309,003

Household type by relationship

Households: 13,272

In family households: 11,305 (2,611 male householders, 865 female householders)
2,679 spouses, 4,117 children (3,888 natural, 91 adopted, 138 stepchildren), 173 grandchildren, 176 brothers or sisters, 233 parents, 266 other relatives, 185 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,967 (767 male householders (645 living alone)), 901 female householders (786 living alone)), 299 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 9 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,208 2-persons, 873 3-persons, 816 4-persons, 382 5-persons, 149 6-persons, 48 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,431 1-person, 217 2-persons, 20 4-persons.

2,213 married couples with children.
512 single-parent households (114 men, 398 women).

66.0% of residents of Roselle Park speak English at home.
14.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
16.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 3,288 (24.8%)
(45.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.4
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Roselle Park, New Jersey:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 16 3 rooms: 76 4 rooms: 143 5 rooms: 524 6 rooms: 996 7 rooms: 726 8 rooms: 314 9 or more rooms: 227

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Roselle Park, New Jersey:
	1 room: 128 2 rooms: 316 3 rooms: 673 4 rooms: 565 5 rooms: 266 6 rooms: 73 7 rooms: 53 8 rooms: 31 9 or more rooms: 10

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 29
1990 to 1994: 20
1980 to 1989: 61
1970 to 1979: 399
1960 to 1969: 935
1950 to 1959: 1,048
1940 to 1949: 788
1939 or earlier: 1,978

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Roselle Park:
	no bedroom: 7 1 bedroom: 112 2 bedrooms: 496 3 bedrooms: 1,758 4 bedrooms: 578 5 or more bedrooms: 71

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Roselle Park:
	no bedroom: 135 1 bedroom: 1,242 2 bedrooms: 561 3 bedrooms: 127 4 bedrooms: 45 5 or more bedrooms: 5

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Roselle Park in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 192 1 vehicle: 937 2 vehicles: 1,216 3 vehicles: 473 4 vehicles: 168 5 or more vehicles: 36

Cars and other vehicles available in Roselle Park in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 339 1 vehicle: 1,100 2 vehicles: 581 3 vehicles: 79 4 vehicles: 12 5 or more vehicles: 4

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Roselle Park, 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: 10
$125,000 to $149,999: 18
$150,000 to $174,999: 19
$175,000 to $199,999: 58
$200,000 to $249,999: 150
$250,000 to $299,999: 346
$300,000 to $399,999: 1416
$400,000 to $499,999: 609
$500,000 to $749,999: 245
$750,000 to $999,999: 37
$1,000,000 or more: 5

Roselle Park rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Roselle Park:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 8
$150 to $199: 22
$200 to $249: 9
$250 to $299: 3
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 6
$500 to $549: 7
$550 to $599: 5
$600 to $649: 17
$650 to $699: 62
$700 to $749: 59
$750 to $799: 23
$800 to $899: 276
$900 to $999: 561
$1,000 to $1,249: 797
$1,250 to $1,499: 85
$1,500 to $1,999: 67
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 36

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 817 1990 to 1994: 633 1985 to 1989: 512 1980 to 1984: 337 1975 to 1979: 235 1970 to 1974: 310 1970 to 1974: 194 1965 to 1969: 250

Roselle Park, NJ Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 56.1%
Number of people working at home: 92 (1.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 343
5 to 9 minutes: 903
10 to 14 minutes: 946
15 to 19 minutes: 1003
20 to 24 minutes: 831
25 to 29 minutes: 378
30 to 34 minutes: 972
35 to 39 minutes: 134
40 to 44 minutes: 279
45 to 59 minutes: 441
60 to 89 minutes: 503
90 or more minutes: 229

Roselle Park mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,279 (75%)
Carpooled: 685 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 126 (2%)
Subway or elevated: 61 (1%)
Railroad: 409 (6%)
Taxi: 7 (0%)
Motorcycle: 3 (0%)
Bicycle: 46 (1%)
Walked: 332 (5%)
Other means: 14 (0%)
Worked at home: 92 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 174
$10,000 to $14,999: 226
$15,000 to $19,999: 248
$20,000 to $24,999: 292
$25,000 to $29,999: 282
$30,000 to $34,999: 280
$35,000 to $39,999: 361
$40,000 to $44,999: 314
$45,000 to $49,999: 168
$50,000 to $59,999: 481
$60,000 to $74,999: 818
$75,000 to $99,999: 737
$100,000 to $124,999: 381
$125,000 to $149,999: 184
$150,000 to $199,999: 139
$200,000 or more: 59

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 3567

Italian: 3005

Irish: 1640

German: 886

Polish: 724

United States or American: 343

English: 268

Portuguese: 208

Russian: 198

Ukrainian: 172

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 123

Greek: 115

Haitian: 114

Scottish: 113

Slovak: 104

Scotch-Irish: 103

French (except Basque): 87

Arab:: 82

Hungarian: 76

Albanian: 72

Egyptian: 64

Dutch: 61

Lithuanian: 59

Yugoslavian: 41

French Canadian: 40

Norwegian: 40

Austrian: 39

Swedish: 36

Subsaharan African:: 28

European: 26

British: 25

Romanian: 24

Armenian: 23

Welsh: 20

Czechoslovakian: 20

Canadian: 19

Ghanian: 19

Croatian: 16

Danish: 14

Arab/Arabic: 11

African: 9

Barbadian: 9

Slovene: 7

Jordanian: 7

Basque: 6

Guyanese: 6

Swiss: 5

Serbian: 4

Finnish: 4

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

India (20%)
Colombia (9%)
Cuba (6%)
Philippines (6%)
Poland (5%)
Mexico (5%)
Italy (4%)

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

This state: 8092
Northeast: 1318
Midwest: 118
South: 219
West: 53

65% of Roselle Park residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 25
Nursery to 4th grade: 12
5th and 6th grade: 34
7th and 8th grade: 124
9th grade: 82
10th grade: 115
11th grade: 100
12th grade, no diploma: 152
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,419
Less than 1 year of college: 308
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 444
Associate degree: 248
Bachelor's degree: 876
Master's degree: 231
Professional school degree: 74
Doctorate degree: 36

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 68
Nursery to 4th grade: 28
5th and 6th grade: 77
7th and 8th grade: 135
9th grade: 106
10th grade: 120
11th grade: 101
12th grade, no diploma: 275
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,754
Less than 1 year of college: 258
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 493
Associate degree: 287
Bachelor's degree: 757
Master's degree: 276
Professional school degree: 65
Doctorate degree: 15

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 13.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 5.2%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 4.8%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 8.1%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 13.9%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 5.3%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 11.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 8.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $66,868
Black householders: $33,517
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $2,635
Asian householders: $64,785
Some other race householders: $60,016
Two or more races householders: $62,874
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $69,020

Roselle Park household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Roselle Park household income for Black householders

Roselle Park household income for Asian householders

Roselle Park household income for Some other race householders

Roselle Park household income for Two or more races householders

Roselle Park household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Roselle Park marital status for males

Roselle Park marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $360,390
Black or African American householders: $334,599
Asian householders: $406,266
Some other race householders: $322,046
Two or more races householders: $313,829
Hispanic or Latino householders: $340,533

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,713
One, attached: 90
Two: 656
3 or 4: 429
5 to 9: 160
10 to 19: 305
20 to 49: 659
50 or more: 246

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Roselle Park:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (67%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (31%) Electricity (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (62%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%) Electricity (10%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) 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): 123

Here:	9.2%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 18

Here:	2.9%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 256

Here:	33.5%
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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