Spotswood, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 8,145 (All urban)

Spotswood, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,158 (3,099 occupied: 2,465 owner occupied, 634 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	20%
State:	34%

Housing density: 1359 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: $880 (lower quartile is $575, upper quartile is $1,090)

Median gross rent in Spotswood, NJ in 2007: $941

Housing units in Spotswood with a mortgage: 1,465 (156 second mortgage, 243 home equity loan, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 531

Spotswood,NJ index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $328,985 (it was $145,900 in 2000)

Spotswood:	$328,985
New Jersey:	$372,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $270,926 - $391,286

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $354,743
Here: $354,743
State: $452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $254,447
Here: $254,447
State: $310,364

In 2-unit structures: $360,538
Here: $360,538
State: $429,538

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $231,969
Here: $231,969
State: $371,779

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $180,460
Here: $180,460
State: $309,003

Mobile homes: $64,012
Here: $64,012
State: $53,584

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,870

In family households: 6,843 (1,798 male householders, 395 female householders)
1,860 spouses, 2,364 children (2,165 natural, 24 adopted, 175 stepchildren), 117 grandchildren, 45 brothers or sisters, 78 parents, 123 other relatives, 63 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,027 (341 male householders (296 living alone)), 580 female householders (523 living alone)), 106 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 10 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 884 2-persons, 552 3-persons, 457 4-persons, 213 5-persons, 58 6-persons, 29 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 819 1-person, 102 2-persons.

1,401 married couples with children.
232 single-parent households (46 men, 186 women).

87.0% of residents of Spotswood speak English at home.
3.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
6.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
2.0% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 621 (7.9%)
(67.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.2
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Spotswood, New Jersey:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 72 4 rooms: 323 5 rooms: 410 6 rooms: 595 7 rooms: 517 8 rooms: 286 9 or more rooms: 262

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Spotswood, New Jersey:
	1 room: 27 2 rooms: 116 3 rooms: 250 4 rooms: 114 5 rooms: 50 6 rooms: 34 7 rooms: 17 8 rooms: 26 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 13
1995 to 1998: 152
1990 to 1994: 65
1980 to 1989: 431
1970 to 1979: 473
1960 to 1969: 666
1950 to 1959: 812
1940 to 1949: 206
1939 or earlier: 340

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Spotswood:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 89 2 bedrooms: 663 3 bedrooms: 1,133 4 bedrooms: 488 5 or more bedrooms: 92

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Spotswood:
	no bedroom: 41 1 bedroom: 385 2 bedrooms: 124 3 bedrooms: 49 4 bedrooms: 35 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 Spotswood in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 108 1 vehicle: 712 2 vehicles: 1,086 3 vehicles: 383 4 vehicles: 162 5 or more vehicles: 14

Cars and other vehicles available in Spotswood in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 158 1 vehicle: 322 2 vehicles: 133 3 vehicles: 14 4 vehicles: 7 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Spotswood, 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: 1
$35,000 to $39,999: 3
$40,000 to $49,999: 6
$50,000 to $59,999: 10
$60,000 to $69,999: 23
$70,000 to $79,999: 42
$80,000 to $89,999: 39
$90,000 to $99,999: 35
$100,000 to $124,999: 82
$125,000 to $149,999: 59
$150,000 to $174,999: 46
$175,000 to $199,999: 51
$200,000 to $249,999: 206
$250,000 to $299,999: 374
$300,000 to $399,999: 958
$400,000 to $499,999: 398
$500,000 to $749,999: 179
$750,000 to $999,999: 26
$1,000,000 or more: 10

Spotswood rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Spotswood:

Less than $100: 11 people
$100 to $149: 7
$150 to $199: 10
$200 to $249: 38
$250 to $299: 27
$300 to $349: 20
$350 to $399: 17
$400 to $449: 12
$450 to $499: 3
$500 to $549: 4
$550 to $599: 10
$600 to $649: 15
$650 to $699: 39
$700 to $749: 30
$750 to $799: 10
$800 to $899: 88
$900 to $999: 97
$1,000 to $1,249: 85
$1,250 to $1,499: 54
$1,500 to $1,999: 30
$2,000 or more: 11
No cash rent: 29

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 76 1990 to 1994: 77 1985 to 1989: 78 1980 to 1984: 55 1975 to 1979: 64 1970 to 1974: 48 1970 to 1974: 37 1965 to 1969: 186

Spotswood, NJ Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 67.7%
Number of people working at home: 72 (1.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 102
5 to 9 minutes: 317
10 to 14 minutes: 486
15 to 19 minutes: 417
20 to 24 minutes: 426
25 to 29 minutes: 243
30 to 34 minutes: 409
35 to 39 minutes: 149
40 to 44 minutes: 251
45 to 59 minutes: 406
60 to 89 minutes: 446
90 or more minutes: 190

Spotswood mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,191 (82%)
Carpooled: 452 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 147 (4%)
Railroad: 10 (0%)
Bicycle: 18 (0%)
Walked: 18 (0%)
Other means: 6 (0%)
Worked at home: 72 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 218
$10,000 to $14,999: 126
$15,000 to $19,999: 220
$20,000 to $24,999: 133
$25,000 to $29,999: 135
$30,000 to $34,999: 98
$35,000 to $39,999: 155
$40,000 to $44,999: 187
$45,000 to $49,999: 164
$50,000 to $59,999: 217
$60,000 to $74,999: 343
$75,000 to $99,999: 572
$100,000 to $124,999: 308
$125,000 to $149,999: 71
$150,000 to $199,999: 135
$200,000 or more: 32

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 1551

Irish: 1351

Polish: 956

German: 758

Other groups: 675

English: 277

Hungarian: 247

United States or American: 196

Scottish: 147

Portuguese: 130

Russian: 106

Ukrainian: 84

Swedish: 80

Arab:: 79

Egyptian: 75

Greek: 61

Slovak: 57

Dutch: 53

Norwegian: 49

Scotch-Irish: 44

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 34

Jamaican: 34

French Canadian: 32

Austrian: 27

French (except Basque): 27

Czechoslovakian: 24

Bulgarian: 24

Brazilian: 24

British: 24

Danish: 21

Belgian: 20

Lithuanian: 20

European: 9

Pennsylvania German: 8

Scandinavian: 8

Slavic: 8

Armenian: 7

Canadian: 6

Romanian: 6

Slovene: 5

Lebanese: 4

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

Portugal (14%)
Egypt (10%)
India (9%)
Germany (7%)
Philippines (6%)
Cuba (6%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)

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

This state: 5022
Northeast: 1861
Midwest: 141
South: 169
West: 32

63% of Spotswood residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% 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: 19
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 24
7th and 8th grade: 43
9th grade: 53
10th grade: 101
11th grade: 85
12th grade, no diploma: 121
High school graduate (or equivalency): 931
Less than 1 year of college: 270
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 346
Associate degree: 148
Bachelor's degree: 410
Master's degree: 84
Professional school degree: 23
Doctorate degree: 7

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 17
Nursery to 4th grade: 7
5th and 6th grade: 34
7th and 8th grade: 124
9th grade: 24
10th grade: 100
11th grade: 65
12th grade, no diploma: 134
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,250
Less than 1 year of college: 271
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 287
Associate degree: 171
Bachelor's degree: 390
Master's degree: 99
Professional school degree: 12
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.5%

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

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian 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: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 27.3%

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

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $68,298
Black householders: $51,522
Asian householders: $71,933
Some other race householders: $61,544
Two or more races householders: $116,611
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $59,224

Spotswood household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Spotswood household income for Black householders

Spotswood household income for Asian householders

Spotswood household income for Some other race householders

Spotswood household income for Two or more races householders

Spotswood household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Spotswood marital status for males

Spotswood marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $347,700
Black or African American householders: $366,415
Asian householders: $507,344
Some other race householders: $1,014,689
Two or more races householders: $326,053
Hispanic or Latino householders: $376,337

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,066
One, attached: 146
Two: 47
3 or 4: 50
5 to 9: 24
10 to 19: 142
20 to 49: 51
50 or more: 247
Mobile homes: 385

Median worth of mobile homes: $86,461

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Spotswood:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (80%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%) Electricity (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (60%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%) Electricity (15%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Other fuel (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 81

Here:	10.3%
New Jersey:	13.2%

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

Here:	4.0%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 76

Here:	25.6%
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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