South Plainfield, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 22,623 (All urban)

South Plainfield, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 7,307 (7,151 occupied: 6,360 owner occupied, 791 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	11%
State:	34%

Housing density: 874 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: $1,161 (lower quartile is $950, upper quartile is $1,559)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,343

Median gross rent in South Plainfield, NJ in 2007: $1,305

Housing units in South Plainfield with a mortgage: 4,416 (445 second mortgage, 918 home equity loan, 22 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,659

South Plainfield,NJ index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $375,661 (it was $166,600 in 2000)

South Plainfield:	$375,661
New Jersey:	$372,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $294,077 - $417,102

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $381,281
Here: $381,281
State: $452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $315,446
Here: $315,446
State: $310,364

In 2-unit structures: $447,853
Here: $447,853
State: $429,538

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $480,206
Here: $480,206
State: $371,779

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $309,755
Here: $309,755
State: $309,003

Household type by relationship

Households: 21,515

In family households: 19,983 (4,658 male householders, 1,207 female householders)
4,875 spouses, 7,323 children (6,794 natural, 131 adopted, 398 stepchildren), 347 grandchildren, 315 brothers or sisters, 331 parents, 715 other relatives, 212 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,532 (580 male householders (450 living alone)), 698 female householders (636 living alone)), 254 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 295 (221 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,960 2-persons, 1,375 3-persons, 1,388 4-persons, 687 5-persons, 307 6-persons, 148 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,086 1-person, 149 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 14 5-persons.

4,365 married couples with children.
644 single-parent households (143 men, 501 women).

80.4% of residents of South Plainfield speak English at home.
7.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
6.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
4.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 3,221 (14.8%)
(62.2% 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:	4.8
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in South Plainfield, New Jersey:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 15 3 rooms: 89 4 rooms: 230 5 rooms: 993 6 rooms: 1,632 7 rooms: 1,512 8 rooms: 1,150 9 or more rooms: 739

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in South Plainfield, New Jersey:
	1 room: 5 2 rooms: 12 3 rooms: 72 4 rooms: 238 5 rooms: 215 6 rooms: 148 7 rooms: 73 8 rooms: 14 9 or more rooms: 14

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 184
1995 to 1998: 177
1990 to 1994: 171
1980 to 1989: 590
1970 to 1979: 689
1960 to 1969: 1,355
1950 to 1959: 2,448
1940 to 1949: 945
1939 or earlier: 748

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in South Plainfield:
	no bedroom: 21 1 bedroom: 74 2 bedrooms: 742 3 bedrooms: 3,430 4 bedrooms: 1,816 5 or more bedrooms: 277

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in South Plainfield:
	no bedroom: 11 1 bedroom: 107 2 bedrooms: 335 3 bedrooms: 272 4 bedrooms: 60 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in South Plainfield in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 164 1 vehicle: 1,349 2 vehicles: 3,224 3 vehicles: 1,070 4 vehicles: 433 5 or more vehicles: 120

Cars and other vehicles available in South Plainfield in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 76 1 vehicle: 322 2 vehicles: 258 3 vehicles: 94 4 vehicles: 41 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 2
$25,000 to $29,999: 3
$30,000 to $34,999: 2
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 2
$50,000 to $59,999: 5
$60,000 to $69,999: 4
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 0
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $174,999: 14
$175,000 to $199,999: 38
$200,000 to $249,999: 329
$250,000 to $299,999: 750
$300,000 to $399,999: 2860
$400,000 to $499,999: 1555
$500,000 to $749,999: 915
$750,000 to $999,999: 103
$1,000,000 or more: 15

South Plainfield rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in South Plainfield:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 2
$150 to $199: 5
$200 to $249: 6
$250 to $299: 5
$300 to $349: 5
$350 to $399: 5
$400 to $449: 5
$450 to $499: 1
$500 to $549: 2
$550 to $599: 4
$600 to $649: 0
$650 to $699: 15
$700 to $749: 16
$750 to $799: 13
$800 to $899: 55
$900 to $999: 82
$1,000 to $1,249: 190
$1,250 to $1,499: 155
$1,500 to $1,999: 142
$2,000 or more: 34
No cash rent: 77

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 534 1990 to 1994: 504 1985 to 1989: 537 1980 to 1984: 507 1975 to 1979: 279 1970 to 1974: 250 1970 to 1974: 160 1965 to 1969: 450

South Plainfield, NJ Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 51.6%
Number of people working at home: 200 (1.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 277
5 to 9 minutes: 1479
10 to 14 minutes: 1512
15 to 19 minutes: 1563
20 to 24 minutes: 1404
25 to 29 minutes: 614
30 to 34 minutes: 1358
35 to 39 minutes: 327
40 to 44 minutes: 370
45 to 59 minutes: 847
60 to 89 minutes: 589
90 or more minutes: 289

South Plainfield mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 9,147 (84%)
Carpooled: 837 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 26 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 6 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 16 (0%)
Railroad: 277 (3%)
Taxi: 5 (0%)
Bicycle: 31 (0%)
Walked: 173 (2%)
Other means: 111 (1%)
Worked at home: 200 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 190
$10,000 to $14,999: 260
$15,000 to $19,999: 193
$20,000 to $24,999: 290
$25,000 to $29,999: 236
$30,000 to $34,999: 310
$35,000 to $39,999: 244
$40,000 to $44,999: 301
$45,000 to $49,999: 222
$50,000 to $59,999: 814
$60,000 to $74,999: 1047
$75,000 to $99,999: 1283
$100,000 to $124,999: 913
$125,000 to $149,999: 403
$150,000 to $199,999: 312
$200,000 or more: 125

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 4732

Other groups: 4602

German: 2023

Irish: 1983

Polish: 1693

English: 586

United States or American: 570

Hungarian: 384

Guyanese: 342

Russian: 336

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 325

Ukrainian: 301

Arab:: 284

Slovak: 230

Scottish: 208

Jamaican: 199

Scotch-Irish: 135

French (except Basque): 131

French Canadian: 117

Dutch: 107

Portuguese: 88

Arab/Arabic: 87

Norwegian: 82

Lebanese: 76

Lithuanian: 75

Subsaharan African:: 71

Barbadian: 64

Greek: 60

Danish: 59

Egyptian: 56

Afghan: 53

African: 52

Romanian: 49

Swedish: 47

Czech: 44

Welsh: 37

Finnish: 29

Palestinian: 27

Pennsylvania German: 25

Austrian: 25

Haitian: 22

West Indian: 22

Canadian: 21

British: 21

Moroccan: 20

Slavic: 19

Czechoslovakian: 19

Nigerian: 19

Swiss: 19

Syrian: 18

Turkish: 17

Icelander: 16

Bulgarian: 15

Eastern European: 13

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 11

European: 8

British West Indian: 7

Belgian: 6

Latvian: 5

Slovene: 5

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

India (12%)
Philippines (10%)
Guyana (9%)
Vietnam (9%)
Colombia (7%)
Italy (4%)
Jamaica (4%)

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

This state: 14079
Northeast: 3053
Midwest: 263
South: 745
West: 120

69% of South Plainfield residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 76
Nursery to 4th grade: 16
5th and 6th grade: 46
7th and 8th grade: 187
9th grade: 137
10th grade: 133
11th grade: 178
12th grade, no diploma: 260
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,579
Less than 1 year of college: 492
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 795
Associate degree: 456
Bachelor's degree: 1,242
Master's degree: 380
Professional school degree: 104
Doctorate degree: 65

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 67
Nursery to 4th grade: 40
5th and 6th grade: 115
7th and 8th grade: 260
9th grade: 142
10th grade: 239
11th grade: 166
12th grade, no diploma: 286
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,790
Less than 1 year of college: 501
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 881
Associate degree: 508
Bachelor's degree: 1,352
Master's degree: 314
Professional school degree: 90
Doctorate degree: 43

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 5.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 4.8%

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

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 4.4%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 3.8%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 11.2%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 4.8%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 15.8%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 6.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $80,891
Black householders: $82,974
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $347,071
Asian householders: $98,541
Some other race householders: $80,199
Two or more races householders: $95,861
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $74,284

South Plainfield household income for White non-Hispanic householders

South Plainfield household income for Black householders

South Plainfield household income for Asian householders

South Plainfield household income for Some other race householders

South Plainfield household income for Two or more races householders

South Plainfield household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

South Plainfield marital status for males

South Plainfield marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $371,601
Black or African American householders: $377,915
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $253,672
Asian householders: $402,268
Some other race householders: $359,200
Two or more races householders: $412,640
Hispanic or Latino householders: $370,249

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 6,370
One, attached: 298
Two: 390
3 or 4: 134
5 to 9: 34
10 to 19: 74
20 to 49: 7

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in South Plainfield:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (85%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%) Electricity (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (75%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%) Electricity (5%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 245

Here:	9.0%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 113

Here:	9.5%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 200

Here:	24.5%
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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