Union, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

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Union, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 20,001 (19,534 occupied: 14,945 owner occupied, 4,589 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	23%
State:	34%

Housing density: 2194 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: $1,029 (lower quartile is $851, upper quartile is $1,294)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $928

Median gross rent in Union, NJ in 2007: $1,145

Housing units in Union with a mortgage: 8,243 (777 second mortgage, 1,232 home equity loan, 40 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,744

Union,NJ index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $395,768 (it was $173,400 in 2000)

Union:	$395,768
New Jersey:	$372,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $340,281 - $411,359

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $354,541
Here: $354,541
State: $452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $324,925
Here: $324,925
State: $310,364

In 2-unit structures: $478,798
Here: $478,798
State: $429,538

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $629,223
Here: $629,223
State: $371,779

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $202,944
Here: $202,944
State: $309,003

Mobile homes: $40,213
Here: $40,213
State: $53,584

Household type by relationship

Households: 52,974

In family households: 46,896 (10,538 male householders, 3,670 female householders)
11,153 spouses, 17,180 children (16,415 natural, 256 adopted, 509 stepchildren), 797 grandchildren, 610 brothers or sisters, 891 parents, 1,345 other relatives, 712 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 6,078 (1,892 male householders (1,486 living alone)), 3,431 female householders (3,162 living alone)), 755 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,431 (398 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,109 2-persons, 3,369 3-persons, 3,323 4-persons, 1,526 5-persons, 573 6-persons, 308 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,648 1-person, 560 2-persons, 109 3-persons, 6 4-persons.

9,195 married couples with children.
1,844 single-parent households (338 men, 1,506 women).

66.7% of residents of Union speak English at home.
8.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
18.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
4.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 13,360 (24.6%)
(60.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.5
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Union, New Jersey:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 109 3 rooms: 312 4 rooms: 885 5 rooms: 2,143 6 rooms: 4,113 7 rooms: 4,190 8 rooms: 2,123 9 or more rooms: 1,070

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union, New Jersey:
	1 room: 67 2 rooms: 463 3 rooms: 1,089 4 rooms: 1,127 5 rooms: 925 6 rooms: 675 7 rooms: 146 8 rooms: 60 9 or more rooms: 37

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 298
1995 to 1998: 202
1990 to 1994: 266
1980 to 1989: 1,153
1970 to 1979: 1,273
1960 to 1969: 2,950
1950 to 1959: 5,673
1940 to 1949: 4,319
1939 or earlier: 3,867

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Union:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 545 2 bedrooms: 2,811 3 bedrooms: 8,345 4 bedrooms: 2,874 5 or more bedrooms: 370

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union:
	no bedroom: 99 1 bedroom: 1,849 2 bedrooms: 1,669 3 bedrooms: 879 4 bedrooms: 63 5 or more bedrooms: 30

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Union in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 976 1 vehicle: 4,530 2 vehicles: 6,534 3 vehicles: 1,918 4 vehicles: 727 5 or more vehicles: 260

Cars and other vehicles available in Union in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 874 1 vehicle: 2,167 2 vehicles: 1,250 3 vehicles: 210 4 vehicles: 61 5 or more vehicles: 27

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

Less than $10,000: 11
$10,000 to $14,999: 6
$15,000 to $19,999: 6
$20,000 to $24,999: 6
$25,000 to $29,999: 6
$30,000 to $34,999: 7
$35,000 to $39,999: 15
$40,000 to $49,999: 32
$50,000 to $59,999: 24
$60,000 to $69,999: 3
$70,000 to $79,999: 23
$80,000 to $89,999: 14
$90,000 to $99,999: 17
$100,000 to $124,999: 72
$125,000 to $149,999: 95
$150,000 to $174,999: 61
$175,000 to $199,999: 119
$200,000 to $249,999: 605
$250,000 to $299,999: 936
$300,000 to $399,999: 5728
$400,000 to $499,999: 4502
$500,000 to $749,999: 2520
$750,000 to $999,999: 118
$1,000,000 or more: 18

Union rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Union:

Less than $100: 6 people
$100 to $149: 15
$150 to $199: 39
$200 to $249: 41
$250 to $299: 103
$300 to $349: 102
$350 to $399: 47
$400 to $449: 59
$450 to $499: 44
$500 to $549: 44
$550 to $599: 58
$600 to $649: 71
$650 to $699: 92
$700 to $749: 106
$750 to $799: 116
$800 to $899: 454
$900 to $999: 601
$1,000 to $1,249: 1,219
$1,250 to $1,499: 645
$1,500 to $1,999: 472
$2,000 or more: 36
No cash rent: 219

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,299 1990 to 1994: 2,362 1985 to 1989: 2,434 1980 to 1984: 1,600 1975 to 1979: 1,437 1970 to 1974: 1,303 1970 to 1974: 961 1965 to 1969: 1,964

Union, NJ Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 43.4%
Number of people working at home: 507 (2.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 567
5 to 9 minutes: 2571
10 to 14 minutes: 3827
15 to 19 minutes: 4025
20 to 24 minutes: 3548
25 to 29 minutes: 1149
30 to 34 minutes: 3433
35 to 39 minutes: 725
40 to 44 minutes: 861
45 to 59 minutes: 2028
60 to 89 minutes: 1537
90 or more minutes: 928

Union mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 20,023 (78%)
Carpooled: 2,298 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1,014 (4%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 15 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 134 (1%)
Railroad: 539 (2%)
Ferryboat: 13 (0%)
Taxi: 51 (0%)
Motorcycle: 89 (0%)
Bicycle: 10 (0%)
Walked: 950 (4%)
Other means: 63 (0%)
Worked at home: 507 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 933
$10,000 to $14,999: 1052
$15,000 to $19,999: 903
$20,000 to $24,999: 877
$25,000 to $29,999: 929
$30,000 to $34,999: 992
$35,000 to $39,999: 916
$40,000 to $44,999: 914
$45,000 to $49,999: 707
$50,000 to $59,999: 1660
$60,000 to $74,999: 2718
$75,000 to $99,999: 3074
$100,000 to $124,999: 1799
$125,000 to $149,999: 937
$150,000 to $199,999: 751
$200,000 or more: 369

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 14670

Italian: 8301

Polish: 3892

Irish: 3648

Portuguese: 3469

German: 3332

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 1904

United States or American: 1590

Subsaharan African:: 1216

Haitian: 1134

Ukrainian: 807

Russian: 677

English: 669

African: 549

Nigerian: 480

Greek: 461

Jamaican: 413

Hungarian: 376

Slovak: 324

Brazilian: 304

Guyanese: 258

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 224

Arab:: 218

Romanian: 198

Scottish: 198

Scotch-Irish: 162

Czechoslovakian: 157

Austrian: 145

Ghanian: 143

French (except Basque): 108

Swedish: 103

British: 99

Norwegian: 91

Lithuanian: 80

Albanian: 78

Arab/Arabic: 72

Czech: 70

Egyptian: 67

Dutch: 63

European: 62

West Indian: 59

French Canadian: 52

Slavic: 50

Eastern European: 46

Croatian: 41

Afghan: 41

Syrian: 38

Palestinian: 34

Yugoslavian: 33

Danish: 30

Canadian: 29

Welsh: 29

British West Indian: 27

Barbadian: 26

Turkish: 21

Kenyan: 19

Swiss: 19

Alsatian: 17

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 13

South African: 11

U.S. Virgin Islander: 11

Bermudan: 10

Liberian: 7

Cape Verdean: 7

Belgian: 7

Australian: 7

Lebanese: 7

Latvian: 6

Slovene: 6

Northern European: 5

Basque: 5

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

Portugal (14%)
Philippines (11%)
Poland (7%)
Haiti (6%)
India (5%)
Italy (5%)
Colombia (4%)

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

This state: 32312
Northeast: 4880
Midwest: 425
South: 2146
West: 206

66% of Union residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 194
Nursery to 4th grade: 155
5th and 6th grade: 200
7th and 8th grade: 590
9th grade: 293
10th grade: 502
11th grade: 342
12th grade, no diploma: 887
High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,230
Less than 1 year of college: 932
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,008
Associate degree: 759
Bachelor's degree: 3,183
Master's degree: 993
Professional school degree: 356
Doctorate degree: 229

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 404
Nursery to 4th grade: 166
5th and 6th grade: 312
7th and 8th grade: 998
9th grade: 356
10th grade: 508
11th grade: 414
12th grade, no diploma: 858
High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,207
Less than 1 year of college: 1,157
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,102
Associate degree: 1,066
Bachelor's degree: 3,617
Master's degree: 1,115
Professional school degree: 385
Doctorate degree: 77

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 6.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 6.4%

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: 3.1%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 5.2%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 2.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 11.3%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 9.6%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 4.9%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 5.6%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 6.6%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $68,443
Black householders: $47,608
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $71,224
Asian householders: $106,323
Some other race householders: $81,858
Two or more races householders: $98,394
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $87,564

Union household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Union household income for Black householders

Union household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Union household income for Asian householders

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Union household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Union marital status for males

Union marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $397,821
Black or African American householders: $359,021
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $427,949
Asian householders: $414,255
Some other race householders: $399,419
Two or more races householders: $407,179
Hispanic or Latino householders: $408,092

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 13,560
One, attached: 723
Two: 2,766
3 or 4: 1,252
5 to 9: 353
10 to 19: 280
20 to 49: 136
50 or more: 865
Mobile homes: 66

Median worth of mobile homes: $16,883

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Union:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (78%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%) Electricity (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (72%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%) Electricity (11%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 800

Here:	14.0%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 354

Here:	11.4%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 916

Here:	26.1%
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)

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