West Caldwell, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 11,233 (All urban)

West Caldwell, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 4,044 (3,990 occupied: 3,440 owner occupied, 550 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	14%
State:	34%

Housing density: 801 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $225,000

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $1,875

Median gross rent in West Caldwell, NJ in 2000: $1,193

Housing units in West Caldwell with a mortgage: 2,247 (197 second mortgage, 356 home equity loan, 24 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 939

Household type by relationship

Households: 10,975

In family households: 10,005 (2,435 male householders, 704 female householders)
2,821 spouses, 3,568 children (3,479 natural, 40 adopted, 49 stepchildren), 102 grandchildren, 97 brothers or sisters, 57 parents, 100 other relatives, 121 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 970 (309 male householders (259 living alone)), 554 female householders (511 living alone)), 107 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 258 (253 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,214 2-persons, 716 3-persons, 725 4-persons, 335 5-persons, 121 6-persons, 28 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 770 1-person, 77 2-persons, 16 3-persons.

2,486 married couples with children.
173 single-parent households (46 men, 127 women).

87.1% of residents of West Caldwell speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 28% speak English not well).
6.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
2.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (65% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 971 (8.6%)
(69.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.3
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	3.8

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in West Caldwell, New Jersey:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 6
3 rooms: 49
4 rooms: 93
5 rooms: 236
6 rooms: 615
7 rooms: 955
8 rooms: 822
9 or more rooms: 664

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Caldwell, New Jersey:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 22
3 rooms: 94
4 rooms: 172
5 rooms: 99
6 rooms: 78
7 rooms: 60
8 rooms: 18
9 or more rooms: 7

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 51
1995 to 1998: 215
1990 to 1994: 15
1980 to 1989: 68
1970 to 1979: 412
1960 to 1969: 1,030
1950 to 1959: 931
1940 to 1949: 441
1939 or earlier: 881

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in West Caldwell:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 74
2 bedrooms: 379
3 bedrooms: 1,648
4 bedrooms: 1,080
5 or more bedrooms: 259

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Caldwell:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 159
2 bedrooms: 293
3 bedrooms: 53
4 bedrooms: 38
5 or more bedrooms: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in West Caldwell in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 97
1 vehicle: 667
2 vehicles: 2,021
3 vehicles: 492
4 vehicles: 113
5 or more vehicles: 50

Cars and other vehicles available in West Caldwell in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 52
1 vehicle: 317
2 vehicles: 134
3 vehicles: 37
4 vehicles: 10
5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in West Caldwell, 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: 6
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 7
$50,000 to $59,999: 7
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 21
$125,000 to $149,999: 46
$150,000 to $174,999: 167
$175,000 to $199,999: 235
$200,000 to $249,999: 874
$250,000 to $299,999: 723
$300,000 to $399,999: 856
$400,000 to $499,999: 193
$500,000 to $749,999: 43
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 8

West Caldwell rent paid by renters graph

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in West Caldwell:

Less than $100: 0
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 6
$450 to $499: 0
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 7
$600 to $649: 7
$650 to $699: 8
$700 to $749: 12
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 84
$900 to $999: 56
$1,000 to $1,249: 144
$1,250 to $1,499: 18
$1,500 to $1,999: 69
$2,000 or more: 99
No cash rent: 40

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 91
1990 to 1994: 88
1985 to 1989: 94
1980 to 1984: 188
1975 to 1979: 56
1970 to 1974: 81
1970 to 1974: 114
1965 to 1969: 259

West Caldwell, NJ Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 57.0%
Number of people working at home: 308 (5.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 132
5 to 9 minutes: 719
10 to 14 minutes: 664
15 to 19 minutes: 711
20 to 24 minutes: 704
25 to 29 minutes: 417
30 to 34 minutes: 748
35 to 39 minutes: 139
40 to 44 minutes: 203
45 to 59 minutes: 295
60 to 89 minutes: 391
90 or more minutes: 177

West Caldwell mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,757 (85%)
Carpooled: 233 (4%)
Bus or trolley bus: 147 (3%)
Subway or elevated: 24 (0%)
Railroad: 43 (1%)
Taxi: 8 (0%)
Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
Walked: 73 (1%)
Other means: 8 (0%)
Worked at home: 308 (5%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 70
$10,000 to $14,999: 120
$15,000 to $19,999: 93
$20,000 to $24,999: 77
$25,000 to $29,999: 130
$30,000 to $34,999: 122
$35,000 to $39,999: 81
$40,000 to $44,999: 152
$45,000 to $49,999: 147
$50,000 to $59,999: 258
$60,000 to $74,999: 493
$75,000 to $99,999: 688
$100,000 to $124,999: 522
$125,000 to $149,999: 339
$150,000 to $199,999: 346
$200,000 or more: 364

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 3623
Irish: 1703
Other groups: 893
German: 836
United States or American: 467
Polish: 392
English: 383
Russian: 226
Eastern European: 146
European: 138
Norwegian: 133
Dutch: 126
Scottish: 111
French (except Basque): 104
Greek: 98
Austrian: 86
Scotch-Irish: 66
Hungarian: 63
Portuguese: 61
Swedish: 60
Brazilian: 56
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 55
Romanian: 51
Swiss: 49
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 49
Arab:: 33
Lebanese: 33
Slovak: 30
Turkish: 26
Estonian: 21
Armenian: 17
Czechoslovakian: 17
Yugoslavian: 16
Canadian: 14
Welsh: 12
Danish: 11
Lithuanian: 9
British: 9
Belgian: 7
Ukrainian: 7
Finnish: 6
Jamaican: 6
Guyanese: 5
Subsaharan African:: 3
African: 3

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

India (10%)
Italy (7%)
Korea (7%)
Cuba (7%)
Philippines (7%)
Brazil (6%)
Guatemala (5%)

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

This state: 7992
Northeast: 1734
Midwest: 164
South: 187
West: 112

75% of West Caldwell residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 5
Nursery to 4th grade: 3
5th and 6th grade: 20
7th and 8th grade: 19
9th grade: 18
10th grade: 20
11th grade: 20
12th grade, no diploma: 58
High school graduate (or equivalency): 699
Less than 1 year of college: 205
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 417
Associate degree: 190
Bachelor's degree: 1,181
Master's degree: 490
Professional school degree: 198
Doctorate degree: 110

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 9
Nursery to 4th grade: 5
5th and 6th grade: 32
7th and 8th grade: 42
9th grade: 73
10th grade: 26
11th grade: 88
12th grade, no diploma: 90
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,094
Less than 1 year of college: 303
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 510
Associate degree: 193
Bachelor's degree: 1,211
Master's degree: 537
Professional school degree: 87
Doctorate degree: 29

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 23.5%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 4.5%

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

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

Median household income in 1999 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $81,732
Black householders: $129,145
Asian householders: $100,000
Some other race householders: $90,957
Two or more races householders: $66,528
Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $112,610

West Caldwell household income for White Non-Hispanic householders

West Caldwell household income for Black or African American householders

West Caldwell household income for Asian householders

West Caldwell household income for some other race householders

West Caldwell household income for two or more races householders

West Caldwell household income for Hispanic or Latino householders

West Caldwell marital status for males

West Caldwell marital status for females

Median house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $266,400
Black or African American householders: $325,000
Asian householders: $238,400
Some other race householders: $162,500
Two or more races householders: $116,300
Hispanic or Latino householders: $283,700

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,365
One, attached: 68
Two: 90
3 or 4: 57
5 to 9: 63
10 to 19: 50
20 to 49: 87
50 or more: 264

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in West Caldwell:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (89%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
Electricity (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (66%)
Electricity (32%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 176

Here:	13.5%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 44

Here:	8.0%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 137

Here:	49.3%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

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