Union City, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 62,183 (All urban)

Union City, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 23,741 (22,872 occupied: 4,155 owner occupied, 18,717 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	82%
State:	34%

Housing density: 18748 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: $817 (lower quartile is $619, upper quartile is $1,010)

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

Union City,NJ index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $448,300 (it was $159,600 in 2000)

Union City:	$448,300
New Jersey:	$372,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $327,700 - $585,400

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $595,536
Here: $595,536
State: $452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $473,303
Here: $473,303
State: $310,364

In 2-unit structures: $468,948
Here: $468,948
State: $429,538

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $427,158
Here: $427,158
State: $371,779

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $331,181
Here: $331,181
State: $309,003

Median year house/condo built: 1939

Median year apartment built: 1944

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)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.0
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.4
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Union City, New Jersey:
	1 room: 45 2 rooms: 228 3 rooms: 591 4 rooms: 765 5 rooms: 970 6 rooms: 594 7 rooms: 272 8 rooms: 182 9 or more rooms: 508

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union City, New Jersey:
	1 room: 1,707 2 rooms: 2,750 3 rooms: 5,239 4 rooms: 5,381 5 rooms: 2,597 6 rooms: 751 7 rooms: 117 8 rooms: 71 9 or more rooms: 104

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 164
1995 to 1998: 206
1990 to 1994: 304
1980 to 1989: 1,308
1970 to 1979: 2,154
1960 to 1969: 3,133
1950 to 1959: 3,014
1940 to 1949: 3,350
1939 or earlier: 10,108

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Union City:
	no bedroom: 109 1 bedroom: 803 2 bedrooms: 1,341 3 bedrooms: 1,145 4 bedrooms: 433 5 or more bedrooms: 324

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union City:
	no bedroom: 1,990 1 bedroom: 7,292 2 bedrooms: 6,834 3 bedrooms: 2,219 4 bedrooms: 292 5 or more bedrooms: 90

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Union City in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 965 1 vehicle: 1,854 2 vehicles: 1,033 3 vehicles: 220 4 vehicles: 60 5 or more vehicles: 23

Cars and other vehicles available in Union City in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 9,615 1 vehicle: 7,150 2 vehicles: 1,662 3 vehicles: 231 4 vehicles: 4 5 or more vehicles: 55

Union City rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Union City:

Less than $100: 102 people
$100 to $149: 80
$150 to $199: 161
$200 to $249: 214
$250 to $299: 211
$300 to $349: 197
$350 to $399: 160
$400 to $449: 370
$450 to $499: 417
$500 to $549: 452
$550 to $599: 971
$600 to $649: 822
$650 to $699: 1,015
$700 to $749: 1,517
$750 to $799: 1,389
$800 to $899: 2,793
$900 to $999: 2,531
$1,000 to $1,249: 2,548
$1,250 to $1,499: 656
$1,500 to $1,999: 378
$2,000 or more: 127
No cash rent: 213

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 9,371 1990 to 1994: 8,305 1985 to 1989: 6,326 1980 to 1984: 5,312 1975 to 1979: 2,056 1970 to 1974: 2,992 1970 to 1974: 2,899 1965 to 1969: 2,117

Union City, NJ Time Leaving Home for Work

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

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

Union City mode of transportation to work chart

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

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

Cuba (22%)
Dominican Republic (19%)
Ecuador (13%)
El Salvador (10%)
Colombia (7%)
Peru (5%)
Mexico (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

Educational Attainment for Males

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

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

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 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $68,098
Black householders: $36,509
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $28,597
Asian householders: $102,142
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $25,065
Some other race householders: $28,927
Two or more races householders: $37,183
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $34,914

Union City household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Union City household income for Black householders

Union City household income for Asian householders

Union City household income for Some other race householders

Union City household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Union City marital status for males

Union City marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $355,887
Black or African American householders: $389,313
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $456,445
Asian householders: $384,257
Some other race householders: $409,256
Two or more races householders: $361,785
Hispanic or Latino householders: $417,402

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Union City:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (72%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%) Electricity (9%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (65%) Electricity (16%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%) 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): 896

Here:	11.3%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 472

Here:	10.6%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 955

Here:	35.3%
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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