Summit, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

Back to: Summit, New Jersey main profile, New Jersey, New Jersey smaller cities, New Jersey small towns, New Jersey forum, All US cities.

Summit Apartments for Rent

Total population: 20,557 (All urban)

Summit, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 8,146 (7,897 occupied: 5,371 owner occupied, 2,526 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	32%
State:	34%

Housing density: 1346 houses/condos per square mile

Recent posts about housing in Summit, New Jersey on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users:

	Gangs in summit!!! (39 replies)
	Housing prices in Glen Ridge, Westfield, Millburn, Summit? (33 replies)
	Springfield, Summit, Millburn, Cranford, or Westfield (24 replies)
	Draconian parking measures in Summit, NJ (9 replies)
	Any other towns with shorter commutes to WTC than from Summit? (16 replies)
	Are there any areas in NJ that would allow for a reasonable commute to Summit and Trenton? (6 replies)

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $420,316.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,325 (lower quartile is $1,014, upper quartile is $1,718)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,798

Median gross rent in Summit, NJ in 2007: $1,463

Housing units in Summit with a mortgage: 3,170 (284 second mortgage, 478 home equity loan, 27 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,629

Summit,NJ index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $1,006,081 (it was $440,800 in 2000)

Summit:	$1,006,081
New Jersey:	$372,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $652,779 - $1,541,452

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $1,137,053
Here: $1,137,053
State: $452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $625,306
Here: $625,306
State: $310,364

In 2-unit structures: $582,120
Here: $582,120
State: $429,538

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $1,051,820
Here: $1,051,820
State: $371,779

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $392,507
Here: $392,507
State: $309,003

Mobile homes: $225,000
Here: $225,000
State: $53,584

Household type by relationship

Households: 21,114

In family households: 18,444 (4,385 male householders, 1,262 female householders)
4,910 spouses, 6,765 children (6,431 natural, 193 adopted, 141 stepchildren), 137 grandchildren, 175 brothers or sisters, 115 parents, 337 other relatives, 358 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,670 (790 male householders (620 living alone)), 1,456 female householders (1,258 living alone)), 424 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 17 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,218 2-persons, 1,198 3-persons, 1,223 4-persons, 731 5-persons, 154 6-persons, 123 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,878 1-person, 313 2-persons, 36 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 3 5-persons.

5,006 married couples with children.
515 single-parent households (75 men, 440 women).

79.0% of residents of Summit speak English at home.
10.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
8.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
2.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (84% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 3,869 (18.3%)
(42.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.9
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	3.8

Home Value Estimate
Address:		Unit (optional):
City	State	Zip

Recent Home Sales
Address:
City	State	Zip
Min Price (optional)	Max Price (optional)
Prioritization: Sale Date Distance

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Summit, New Jersey:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 72 4 rooms: 177 5 rooms: 399 6 rooms: 667 7 rooms: 964 8 rooms: 1,118 9 or more rooms: 1,966

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Summit, New Jersey:
	1 room: 58 2 rooms: 97 3 rooms: 575 4 rooms: 615 5 rooms: 550 6 rooms: 349 7 rooms: 165 8 rooms: 67 9 or more rooms: 50

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 14
1995 to 1998: 39
1990 to 1994: 64
1980 to 1989: 483
1970 to 1979: 514
1960 to 1969: 830
1950 to 1959: 1,998
1940 to 1949: 1,089
1939 or earlier: 3,115

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Summit:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 131 2 bedrooms: 563 3 bedrooms: 1,907 4 bedrooms: 1,630 5 or more bedrooms: 1,140

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Summit:
	no bedroom: 78 1 bedroom: 670 2 bedrooms: 1,096 3 bedrooms: 519 4 bedrooms: 123 5 or more bedrooms: 40

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Summit in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 199 1 vehicle: 1,255 2 vehicles: 3,073 3 vehicles: 657 4 vehicles: 179 5 or more vehicles: 8

Cars and other vehicles available in Summit in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 328 1 vehicle: 1,173 2 vehicles: 807 3 vehicles: 103 4 vehicles: 107 5 or more vehicles: 8

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

Less than $10,000: 3
$10,000 to $14,999: 1
$15,000 to $19,999: 1
$20,000 to $24,999: 1
$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: 5
$90,000 to $99,999: 4
$100,000 to $124,999: 5
$125,000 to $149,999: 7
$150,000 to $174,999: 24
$175,000 to $199,999: 21
$200,000 to $249,999: 23
$250,000 to $299,999: 41
$300,000 to $399,999: 142
$400,000 to $499,999: 479
$500,000 to $749,999: 1045
$750,000 to $999,999: 791
$1,000,000 or more: 2632

Summit rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Summit:

Less than $100: 19 people
$100 to $149: 18
$150 to $199: 33
$200 to $249: 18
$250 to $299: 28
$300 to $349: 34
$350 to $399: 37
$400 to $449: 13
$450 to $499: 23
$500 to $549: 25
$550 to $599: 21
$600 to $649: 25
$650 to $699: 19
$700 to $749: 18
$750 to $799: 22
$800 to $899: 135
$900 to $999: 99
$1,000 to $1,249: 421
$1,250 to $1,499: 465
$1,500 to $1,999: 567
$2,000 or more: 312
No cash rent: 109

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,149 1990 to 1994: 535 1985 to 1989: 570 1980 to 1984: 433 1975 to 1979: 191 1970 to 1974: 292 1970 to 1974: 252 1965 to 1969: 447

Summit, NJ Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 39.5%
Number of people working at home: 590 (5.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 376
5 to 9 minutes: 1138
10 to 14 minutes: 1050
15 to 19 minutes: 1029
20 to 24 minutes: 1159
25 to 29 minutes: 500
30 to 34 minutes: 964
35 to 39 minutes: 178
40 to 44 minutes: 278
45 to 59 minutes: 729
60 to 89 minutes: 1678
90 or more minutes: 375

Summit mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 6,375 (63%)
Carpooled: 989 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 206 (2%)
Subway or elevated: 8 (0%)
Railroad: 1,388 (14%)
Ferryboat: 22 (0%)
Taxi: 8 (0%)
Bicycle: 7 (0%)
Walked: 417 (4%)
Other means: 34 (0%)
Worked at home: 590 (6%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 349
$10,000 to $14,999: 264
$15,000 to $19,999: 200
$20,000 to $24,999: 186
$25,000 to $29,999: 187
$30,000 to $34,999: 223
$35,000 to $39,999: 245
$40,000 to $44,999: 210
$45,000 to $49,999: 192
$50,000 to $59,999: 336
$60,000 to $74,999: 752
$75,000 to $99,999: 1026
$100,000 to $124,999: 806
$125,000 to $149,999: 483
$150,000 to $199,999: 608
$200,000 or more: 1826

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 3967

Irish: 3263

Italian: 2737

German: 1813

English: 1740

Polish: 695

United States or American: 527

Scottish: 471

Russian: 414

Scotch-Irish: 316

French (except Basque): 245

British: 212

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 205

Dutch: 182

Swedish: 156

European: 150

Hungarian: 144

Jamaican: 136

Eastern European: 128

Norwegian: 128

Greek: 101

Austrian: 100

Ukrainian: 96

French Canadian: 86

Brazilian: 83

Welsh: 77

Slovak: 64

Swiss: 64

Arab:: 61

Barbadian: 59

Subsaharan African:: 58

Armenian: 54

Danish: 53

Canadian: 51

South African: 49

Romanian: 44

Croatian: 40

Belgian: 39

Czechoslovakian: 37

Portuguese: 36

Estonian: 36

Lithuanian: 32

Guyanese: 26

Turkish: 24

Finnish: 24

Lebanese: 23

Czech: 22

Pennsylvania German: 22

Serbian: 22

Egyptian: 20

Iranian: 19

Slovene: 15

Slavic: 14

Australian: 14

Other Arab: 10

Other West Indian: 10

African: 9

Moroccan: 8

Celtic: 7

Northern European: 7

Bulgarian: 7

Yugoslavian: 5

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

Costa Rica (18%)
Italy (8%)
India (6%)
United Kingdom (6%)
Colombia (5%)
Peru (4%)
Canada (4%)

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

This state: 9315
Northeast: 4765
Midwest: 1151
South: 1396
West: 392

62% of Summit residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 28
Nursery to 4th grade: 26
5th and 6th grade: 25
7th and 8th grade: 88
9th grade: 25
10th grade: 50
11th grade: 42
12th grade, no diploma: 112
High school graduate (or equivalency): 849
Less than 1 year of college: 158
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 606
Associate degree: 231
Bachelor's degree: 2,006
Master's degree: 1,446
Professional school degree: 703
Doctorate degree: 394

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 42
Nursery to 4th grade: 22
5th and 6th grade: 33
7th and 8th grade: 143
9th grade: 104
10th grade: 19
11th grade: 63
12th grade, no diploma: 277
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,324
Less than 1 year of college: 237
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 649
Associate degree: 421
Bachelor's degree: 2,589
Master's degree: 1,264
Professional school degree: 350
Doctorate degree: 191

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.7%

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

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

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 5.9%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 9.0%
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: 10.4%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 2.8%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 3.2%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $127,720
Black householders: $30,418
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $44,809
Asian householders: $95,976
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $103,034
Some other race householders: $45,864
Two or more races householders: $143,978
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $63,372

Summit household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Summit household income for Black householders

Summit household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Summit household income for Asian householders

Summit household income for Some other race householders

Summit household income for Two or more races householders

Summit household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Summit marital status for males

Summit marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $1,108,788
Black or African American householders: $520,614
Asian householders: $1,055,608
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $313,829
Some other race householders: $627,659
Two or more races householders: $724,661
Hispanic or Latino householders: $663,949

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,118
One, attached: 292
Two: 708
3 or 4: 601
5 to 9: 322
10 to 19: 297
20 to 49: 481
50 or more: 318
Mobile homes: 9

Median worth of mobile homes: $379,918

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Summit:

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 (63%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (25%) Electricity (11%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 325

Here:	13.0%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 168

Here:	16.2%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 297

Here:	48.1%
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.)

Back to the top

Discuss this and other local issues on our hugely popular New Jersey forum.

Back to: Summit, NJ (don't miss, contains a wealth of additional information), New Jersey, All US cities.

Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by Onboard Informatics
© 2009 Onboard Informatics. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2009 Advameg, Inc.