Tenafly, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

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Tenafly Apartments for Rent

Total population: 14,662 (All urban)

Tenafly, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 4,897 (4,774 occupied: 3,848 owner occupied, 926 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	19%
State:	34%

Housing density: 1062 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: $1,472 (lower quartile is $1,052, upper quartile is $2,201)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $2,168

Median gross rent in Tenafly, NJ in 2007: $1,652

Housing units in Tenafly with a mortgage: 2,355 (223 second mortgage, 348 home equity loan, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,184

Tenafly,NJ index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $804,526 (it was $393,600 in 2000)

Tenafly:	$804,526
New Jersey:	$372,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $581,420 - $1,217,364

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $950,769
Here: $950,769
State: $452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $663,706
Here: $663,706
State: $310,364

In 2-unit structures: $537,443
Here: $537,443
State: $429,538

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $255,148
Here: $255,148
State: $371,779

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $286,104
Here: $286,104
State: $309,003

Mobile homes: $608,088
Here: $608,088
State: $53,584

Household type by relationship

Households: 13,650

In family households: 12,644 (3,037 male householders, 844 female householders)
3,194 spouses, 4,874 children (4,711 natural, 100 adopted, 63 stepchildren), 27 grandchildren, 106 brothers or sisters, 152 parents, 246 other relatives, 164 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,006 (291 male householders (258 living alone)), 609 female householders (544 living alone)), 106 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 156 (67 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,384 2-persons, 886 3-persons, 1,028 4-persons, 432 5-persons, 126 6-persons, 25 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 802 1-person, 85 2-persons, 13 3-persons.

3,411 married couples with children.
386 single-parent households (64 men, 322 women).

64.0% of residents of Tenafly speak English at home.
5.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
10.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
17.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (42% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
3.6% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 3,944 (28.6%)
(47.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.4
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.8
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Tenafly, New Jersey:
	1 room: 15 2 rooms: 19 3 rooms: 61 4 rooms: 127 5 rooms: 280 6 rooms: 670 7 rooms: 818 8 rooms: 708 9 or more rooms: 1,150

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tenafly, New Jersey:
	1 room: 16 2 rooms: 100 3 rooms: 274 4 rooms: 230 5 rooms: 81 6 rooms: 83 7 rooms: 72 8 rooms: 55 9 or more rooms: 15

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 62
1995 to 1998: 78
1990 to 1994: 63
1980 to 1989: 275
1970 to 1979: 206
1960 to 1969: 499
1950 to 1959: 1,250
1940 to 1949: 861
1939 or earlier: 1,603

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Tenafly:
	no bedroom: 15 1 bedroom: 106 2 bedrooms: 267 3 bedrooms: 1,661 4 bedrooms: 1,109 5 or more bedrooms: 690

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tenafly:
	no bedroom: 16 1 bedroom: 360 2 bedrooms: 269 3 bedrooms: 196 4 bedrooms: 85 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 Tenafly in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 125 1 vehicle: 1,062 2 vehicles: 1,887 3 vehicles: 638 4 vehicles: 106 5 or more vehicles: 30

Cars and other vehicles available in Tenafly in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 117 1 vehicle: 420 2 vehicles: 325 3 vehicles: 58 4 vehicles: 6 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Tenafly, 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: 18
$50,000 to $59,999: 10
$60,000 to $69,999: 1
$70,000 to $79,999: 8
$80,000 to $89,999: 5
$90,000 to $99,999: 4
$100,000 to $124,999: 12
$125,000 to $149,999: 18
$150,000 to $174,999: 5
$175,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 to $249,999: 22
$250,000 to $299,999: 56
$300,000 to $399,999: 167
$400,000 to $499,999: 394
$500,000 to $749,999: 1088
$750,000 to $999,999: 858
$1,000,000 or more: 1423

Tenafly rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Tenafly:

Less than $100: 5 people
$100 to $149: 3
$150 to $199: 5
$200 to $249: 14
$250 to $299: 14
$300 to $349: 10
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 0
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 0
$600 to $649: 8
$650 to $699: 17
$700 to $749: 32
$750 to $799: 7
$800 to $899: 14
$900 to $999: 76
$1,000 to $1,249: 51
$1,250 to $1,499: 204
$1,500 to $1,999: 173
$2,000 or more: 271
No cash rent: 75

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,298 1990 to 1994: 466 1985 to 1989: 475 1980 to 1984: 428 1975 to 1979: 328 1970 to 1974: 215 1970 to 1974: 183 1965 to 1969: 551

Tenafly, NJ Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 52.5%
Number of people working at home: 392 (6.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 143
5 to 9 minutes: 543
10 to 14 minutes: 606
15 to 19 minutes: 554
20 to 24 minutes: 571
25 to 29 minutes: 292
30 to 34 minutes: 562
35 to 39 minutes: 242
40 to 44 minutes: 315
45 to 59 minutes: 719
60 to 89 minutes: 1131
90 or more minutes: 181

Tenafly mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,257 (68%)
Carpooled: 753 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 584 (9%)
Subway or elevated: 44 (1%)
Railroad: 6 (0%)
Ferryboat: 12 (0%)
Taxi: 8 (0%)
Bicycle: 15 (0%)
Walked: 170 (3%)
Other means: 10 (0%)
Worked at home: 392 (6%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 198
$10,000 to $14,999: 116
$15,000 to $19,999: 121
$20,000 to $24,999: 123
$25,000 to $29,999: 135
$30,000 to $34,999: 123
$35,000 to $39,999: 137
$40,000 to $44,999: 117
$45,000 to $49,999: 138
$50,000 to $59,999: 286
$60,000 to $74,999: 436
$75,000 to $99,999: 599
$100,000 to $124,999: 470
$125,000 to $149,999: 345
$150,000 to $199,999: 375
$200,000 or more: 1062

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 3928

Irish: 1114

United States or American: 1092

Italian: 1060

Russian: 1023

Polish: 616

German: 602

European: 321

English: 248

Greek: 239

Eastern European: 234

Armenian: 221

Israeli: 181

French (except Basque): 155

Hungarian: 117

Ukrainian: 111

Romanian: 109

Turkish: 91

Austrian: 85

Arab:: 83

Swiss: 76

Dutch: 73

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 71

Egyptian: 56

French Canadian: 54

Swedish: 49

Scottish: 47

Haitian: 45

Czech: 42

Danish: 41

Lithuanian: 29

Basque: 26

Scotch-Irish: 26

Canadian: 25

British: 25

Latvian: 22

Czechoslovakian: 21

Soviet Union: 21

Iranian: 21

Welsh: 18

Portuguese: 17

Iraqi: 12

Norwegian: 12

African: 10

Subsaharan African:: 10

Alsatian: 9

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 9

West Indian: 9

Syrian: 8

Australian: 8

Scandinavian: 8

Serbian: 8

Croatian: 8

Jamaican: 8

Lebanese: 7

Slavic: 7

Brazilian: 6

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

Korea (24%)
Japan (7%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
Israel (7%)
Philippines (4%)
Germany (4%)
Taiwan (4%)

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

This state: 3514
Northeast: 5425
Midwest: 314
South: 256
West: 237

68% of Tenafly residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 15% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 35
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 29
7th and 8th grade: 31
9th grade: 45
10th grade: 50
11th grade: 15
12th grade, no diploma: 81
High school graduate (or equivalency): 348
Less than 1 year of college: 94
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 463
Associate degree: 159
Bachelor's degree: 1,218
Master's degree: 750
Professional school degree: 658
Doctorate degree: 250

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 25
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 47
7th and 8th grade: 66
9th grade: 28
10th grade: 48
11th grade: 22
12th grade, no diploma: 71
High school graduate (or equivalency): 816
Less than 1 year of college: 174
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 505
Associate degree: 320
Bachelor's degree: 1,422
Master's degree: 1,009
Professional school degree: 246
Doctorate degree: 148

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.1%

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

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.5%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 9.3%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 37.5%

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

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 11.5%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $130,006
Black householders: $234,257
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $3,767
Asian householders: $87,651
Some other race householders: $108,012
Two or more races householders: $64,449
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $99,500

Tenafly household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Tenafly household income for Black householders

Tenafly household income for Asian householders

Tenafly household income for Some other race householders

Tenafly household income for Two or more races householders

Tenafly household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Tenafly marital status for males

Tenafly marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $858,283
Black or African American householders: $940,249
Asian householders: $662,262
Some other race householders: $643,866
Two or more races householders: $851,743
Hispanic or Latino householders: $562,105

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,966
One, attached: 140
Two: 332
3 or 4: 88
5 to 9: 98
10 to 19: 110
20 to 49: 50
50 or more: 96
Mobile homes: 17

Median worth of mobile homes: $21,618

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Tenafly:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (85%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%) Electricity (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (66%) Electricity (15%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 152

Here:	8.3%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 67

Here:	6.7%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 214

Here:	43.9%
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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