Union City, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

Back to: Union City, New Jersey main profile, New Jersey, New Jersey smaller cities, New Jersey small towns, New Jersey forum, All US cities. Total population: 61,954 (All urban) Houses: 23,741 (22,872 occupied: 4,155 owner occupied, 18,717 renter occupied) % of renters here: 82% State: 78% Housing density: 18748 houses/condos per square mile Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2009 in this state: $376,766. Median contract rent in 2009: $843 (lower quartile is $649, upper quartile is $1,073) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2009: $940 Median gross rent in Union City, NJ in 2009: $947 Housing units in Union City with a mortgage: 589 (83 second mortgage, 17 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 358 Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $76,997 Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $47,793 Median monthly housing costs: $1,015 Options X User-defined colors Preset color patterns Border Min value Max value Selected area border Search result border State border Opacity: Opacity % Hide borders Hide US histogram Reset to defaults Most recent value % change since 2k Data: Median house or condo value ($) Median house or condo value ($ change since 2000) Median house or condo value ($) - White Median house or condo value ($) - Black or African American Median house or condo value ($) - Asian Median house or condo value ($) - 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Based on 2005-2010 data Loading data... 123 Hide US histogram Recent posts about housing in Union City, New Jersey on our local forum with over 1,500,000 registered users: Thoughts on The Lenox Condos and its immediate area in Union City  (79 replies) New Condos in West New York or Union City, NJ  (6 replies) Union City: Which street/location better for buying/renting condo  (5 replies) Union City housing market  (2 replies) Apartments near Paramus/Ridgewood?  (25 replies) Thread Condo-Union City  (39 replies) Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $305,500 (it was $159,600 in 2000) Union City: $305,500 New Jersey: $348,300 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $205,600 - $491,400 Mean price in 2009: Detached houses: $638,047 Here: $638,047 State: $429,197 Townhouses or other attached units: $594,997 Here: $594,997 State: $286,566 In 2-unit structures: $604,172 Here: $604,172 State: $397,697 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $265,366 Here: $265,366 State: $336,988 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $201,165 Here: $201,165 State: $292,192 Median year house/condo built: 1953 Median year apartment built: 1956 Household type by relationship: Households: 66,742 In family households: 58,143 (10,475 male householders, 5,765 female householders) 9,702 spouses, 21,465 children (20,163 natural, 253 adopted, 1,049 stepchildren), 1,501 grandchildren, 1,855 brothers or sisters, 1,244 parents, 2,846 other relatives, 3,290 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 8,599 (3,613 male householders (2,723 living alone)), 3,060 female householders (2,539 living alone)), 1,926 nonrelatives In group quarters: 346 (184 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 4,597 2-persons, 4,106 3-persons, 3,626 4-persons, 2,141 5-persons, 1,034 6-persons, 736 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 5,262 1-person, 1,135 2-persons, 179 3-persons, 66 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 18 6-persons. 9,212 married couples with children. 5,450 single-parent households (1,226 men, 4,224 women). 13.9% of residents of Union City speak English at home. 80.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (37% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all). 3.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all). 0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 0.8% of residents speak other language at home (61% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). Foreign born population: 39,378 (58.7%) (36.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2009 in Union City, NJ: Less than $10,000: 3 $10,000 to $14,999: 1 $15,000 to $19,999: 2 $20,000 to $24,999: 4 $25,000 to $29,999: 3 $30,000 to $34,999: 0 $35,000 to $39,999: 0 $40,000 to $49,999: 3 $50,000 to $59,999: 17 $60,000 to $69,999: 19 $70,000 to $79,999: 19 $80,000 to $89,999: 32 $90,000 to $99,999: 35 $100,000 to $124,999: 102 $125,000 to $149,999: 118 $150,000 to $174,999: 133 $175,000 to $199,999: 194 $200,000 to $249,999: 494 $250,000 to $299,999: 881 $300,000 to $399,999: 1416 $400,000 to $499,999: 425 $500,000 to $749,999: 333 $750,000 to $999,999: 39 $1,000,000 or more: 38

Rent paid by renters in 2009 in Union City: Less than $100: 19 people $100 to $149: 34 $150 to $199: 271 $200 to $249: 294 $250 to $299: 136 $300 to $349: 100 $350 to $399: 123 $400 to $449: 181 $450 to $499: 287 $500 to $549: 421 $550 to $599: 570 $600 to $649: 590 $650 to $699: 764 $700 to $749: 769 $750 to $799: 913 $800 to $899: 1,848 $900 to $999: 2,274 $1,000 to $1,249: 3,679 $1,250 to $1,499: 1,910 $1,500 to $1,999: 1,510 $2,000 or more: 99 No cash rent: 280

Percentage of workers working in this county: 55.7%
Number of people working at home: 349 (1.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute) Less than 5 minutes: 372 5 to 9 minutes: 1368 10 to 14 minutes: 3084 15 to 19 minutes: 3534 20 to 24 minutes: 3724 25 to 29 minutes: 1053 30 to 34 minutes: 4447 35 to 39 minutes: 628 40 to 44 minutes: 1068 45 to 59 minutes: 2564 60 to 89 minutes: 1687 90 or more minutes: 934

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 8,298 (33%) Carpooled: 4,511 (18%) Bus or trolley bus: 7,583 (31%) Streetcar or trolley car: 31 (0%) Subway or elevated: 362 (1%) Railroad: 52 (0%) Ferryboat: 21 (0%) Taxi: 183 (1%) Motorcycle: 7 (0%) Bicycle: 53 (0%) Walked: 3,027 (12%) Other means: 335 (1%) Worked at home: 349 (1%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 3494 $10,000 to $14,999: 2126 $15,000 to $19,999: 1804 $20,000 to $24,999: 1950 $25,000 to $29,999: 1816 $30,000 to $34,999: 1818 $35,000 to $39,999: 1498 $40,000 to $44,999: 1380 $45,000 to $49,999: 1090 $50,000 to $59,999: 1642 $60,000 to $74,999: 1603 $75,000 to $99,999: 1411 $100,000 to $124,999: 618 $125,000 to $149,999: 274 $150,000 to $199,999: 217 $200,000 or more: 172

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 50886

Italian: 2589

United States or American: 1647

Irish: 938

German: 716

Arab:: 358

Subsaharan African:: 192

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 190

Greek: 155

French (except Basque): 155

English: 141

Brazilian: 126

African: 122

Scottish: 115

Egyptian: 97

Portuguese: 90

Polish: 89

Palestinian: 88

French Canadian: 82

Danish: 78

Lebanese: 72

Arab/Arabic: 65

Scotch-Irish: 60

Haitian: 55

Swiss: 53

Armenian: 51

European: 50

Guyanese: 49

Romanian: 47

Israeli: 42

Dutch: 40

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 39

Russian: 38

West Indian: 36

Czechoslovakian: 34

Jamaican: 33

Belgian: 29

Slavic: 28

Turkish: 25

Slovak: 24

Welsh: 23

Nigerian: 21

Norwegian: 21

Hungarian: 18

Ukrainian: 17

Yugoslavian: 16

Ghanian: 16

Moroccan: 15

Senegalese: 14

Albanian: 13

Austrian: 13

U.S. Virgin Islander: 13

Jordanian: 12

Swedish: 11

Cape Verdean: 10

Other Arab: 9

British: 9

Other Subsaharan African: 9

Cypriot: 8

Northern European: 8

Belizean: 7

Croatian: 7

Other West Indian: 7

Australian: 7

Lithuanian: 7

Basque: 6

Canadian: 5

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

• This state: 16943
• Northeast: 5100
• Midwest: 460
• South: 672
• West: 263

58% of Union City residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 32% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 1,039
• Nursery to 4th grade: 414
• 5th and 6th grade: 1,607
• 7th and 8th grade: 1,902
• 9th grade: 1,038
• 10th grade: 857
• 11th grade: 630
• 12th grade, no diploma: 2,000
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,131
• Less than 1 year of college: 751
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,025
• Associate degree: 685
• Bachelor's degree: 1,504
• Master's degree: 596
• Professional school degree: 542
• Doctorate degree: 59

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 1,155
• Nursery to 4th grade: 674
• 5th and 6th grade: 1,862
• 7th and 8th grade: 1,955
• 9th grade: 1,209
• 10th grade: 676
• 11th grade: 607
• 12th grade, no diploma: 1,826
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,722
• Less than 1 year of college: 884
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,118
• Associate degree: 595
• Bachelor's degree: 1,525
• Master's degree: 531
• Professional school degree: 477
• Doctorate degree: 81

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 11.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 15.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 10.2%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 24.3%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 7.7%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 7.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 13.5%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 16.1%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 7.9%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 21.7%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 11.6%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 15.3%

Median household income in 2009 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $46,164
• Black householders: $34,177
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $50,030
• Asian householders: $108,704
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $17,598
• Some other race householders: $38,673
• Two or more races householders: $41,716
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $38,111

Median 2009 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $242,524
• Black or African American householders: $265,302
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $311,051
• Asian householders: $261,857
• Some other race householders: $278,893
• Two or more races householders: $246,543
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $284,444

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,163
• One, attached: 973
• Two: 4,468
• 3 or 4: 4,918
• 5 to 9: 4,610
• 10 to 19: 2,756
• 20 to 49: 2,689
• 50 or more: 2,145
• Mobile homes: 13
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

House/condo owner moved in on average 15 years ago

Renter moved in on average 6 years ago

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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