Westwood, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

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Westwood Apartments for Rent

Total population: 10,699 (All urban)

Westwood, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 4,610 (4,485 occupied: 2,779 owner occupied, 1,706 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	38%
State:	34%

Housing density: 1989 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: $1,274 (lower quartile is $923, upper quartile is $1,638)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $877

Median gross rent in Westwood, NJ in 2007: $1,387

Housing units in Westwood with a mortgage: 1,847 (146 second mortgage, 321 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 653

Westwood,NJ index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $487,908 (it was $238,700 in 2000)

Westwood:	$487,908
New Jersey:	$372,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $415,128 - $537,410

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $482,782
Here: $482,782
State: $452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $472,720
Here: $472,720
State: $310,364

In 2-unit structures: $549,990
Here: $549,990
State: $429,538

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $265,065
Here: $265,065
State: $309,003

Household type by relationship

Households: 10,867

In family households: 8,995 (2,223 male householders, 657 female householders)
2,462 spouses, 3,053 children (2,909 natural, 16 adopted, 128 stepchildren), 83 grandchildren, 182 brothers or sisters, 118 parents, 135 other relatives, 82 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,872 (652 male householders (527 living alone)), 956 female householders (871 living alone)), 264 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 132 (110 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,173 2-persons, 693 3-persons, 656 4-persons, 253 5-persons, 90 6-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,398 1-person, 176 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 9 4-persons.

1,943 married couples with children.
285 single-parent households (64 men, 221 women).

81.0% of residents of Westwood speak English at home.
5.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 32% don't speak English at all).
9.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
3.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 1,682 (15.3%)
(54.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.8
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 Westwood, New Jersey:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 22 3 rooms: 89 4 rooms: 118 5 rooms: 234 6 rooms: 675 7 rooms: 772 8 rooms: 505 9 or more rooms: 357

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Westwood, New Jersey:
	1 room: 40 2 rooms: 185 3 rooms: 733 4 rooms: 370 5 rooms: 179 6 rooms: 85 7 rooms: 68 8 rooms: 39 9 or more rooms: 7

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 109
1995 to 1998: 48
1990 to 1994: 114
1980 to 1989: 542
1970 to 1979: 414
1960 to 1969: 661
1950 to 1959: 853
1940 to 1949: 547
1939 or earlier: 1,322

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Westwood:
	no bedroom: 7 1 bedroom: 132 2 bedrooms: 323 3 bedrooms: 1,357 4 bedrooms: 838 5 or more bedrooms: 122

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Westwood:
	no bedroom: 49 1 bedroom: 992 2 bedrooms: 462 3 bedrooms: 163 4 bedrooms: 31 5 or more bedrooms: 9

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Westwood in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 78 1 vehicle: 782 2 vehicles: 1,404 3 vehicles: 367 4 vehicles: 139 5 or more vehicles: 9

Cars and other vehicles available in Westwood in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 281 1 vehicle: 821 2 vehicles: 555 3 vehicles: 36 4 vehicles: 13 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Westwood, 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: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$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: 0
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $174,999: 8
$175,000 to $199,999: 12
$200,000 to $249,999: 33
$250,000 to $299,999: 104
$300,000 to $399,999: 391
$400,000 to $499,999: 920
$500,000 to $749,999: 961
$750,000 to $999,999: 229
$1,000,000 or more: 45

Westwood rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Westwood:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 9
$150 to $199: 39
$200 to $249: 26
$250 to $299: 26
$300 to $349: 26
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 16
$450 to $499: 16
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 16
$600 to $649: 19
$650 to $699: 24
$700 to $749: 37
$750 to $799: 18
$800 to $899: 52
$900 to $999: 115
$1,000 to $1,249: 305
$1,250 to $1,499: 373
$1,500 to $1,999: 345
$2,000 or more: 127
No cash rent: 74

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 368 1990 to 1994: 151 1985 to 1989: 162 1980 to 1984: 205 1975 to 1979: 145 1970 to 1974: 115 1970 to 1974: 46 1965 to 1969: 490

Westwood, NJ Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 67.5%
Number of people working at home: 164 (2.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 195
5 to 9 minutes: 741
10 to 14 minutes: 648
15 to 19 minutes: 775
20 to 24 minutes: 824
25 to 29 minutes: 276
30 to 34 minutes: 545
35 to 39 minutes: 152
40 to 44 minutes: 158
45 to 59 minutes: 427
60 to 89 minutes: 538
90 or more minutes: 202

Westwood mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,381 (78%)
Carpooled: 276 (5%)
Bus or trolley bus: 316 (6%)
Railroad: 183 (3%)
Bicycle: 45 (1%)
Walked: 261 (5%)
Other means: 19 (0%)
Worked at home: 164 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 261
$10,000 to $14,999: 143
$15,000 to $19,999: 144
$20,000 to $24,999: 238
$25,000 to $29,999: 184
$30,000 to $34,999: 240
$35,000 to $39,999: 131
$40,000 to $44,999: 232
$45,000 to $49,999: 310
$50,000 to $59,999: 366
$60,000 to $74,999: 506
$75,000 to $99,999: 628
$100,000 to $124,999: 491
$125,000 to $149,999: 242
$150,000 to $199,999: 178
$200,000 or more: 194

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 2361

Other groups: 1724

Irish: 1571

German: 1133

United States or American: 464

Polish: 361

English: 322

Russian: 249

Austrian: 203

Armenian: 142

Greek: 107

French (except Basque): 105

Hungarian: 99

Scottish: 98

Norwegian: 94

Arab:: 83

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 83

Lithuanian: 81

Portuguese: 65

Scotch-Irish: 63

Swedish: 62

French Canadian: 57

European: 57

Syrian: 54

Slovak: 41

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 37

Dutch: 35

Estonian: 35

Turkish: 34

Iranian: 32

Czech: 32

Welsh: 31

Eastern European: 29

Croatian: 28

Romanian: 27

Danish: 25

West Indian: 24

Other Arab: 22

Albanian: 19

Czechoslovakian: 19

Jamaican: 14

Ukrainian: 12

Alsatian: 10

Canadian: 9

Northern European: 8

Subsaharan African:: 8

Nigerian: 8

Bermudan: 8

Lebanese: 7

Swiss: 7

Finnish: 5

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

Mexico (13%)
India (10%)
Germany (10%)
Korea (8%)
Italy (4%)
United Kingdom (4%)
Turkey (4%)

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

This state: 5296
Northeast: 3281
Midwest: 196
South: 319
West: 78

65% of Westwood 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, 37% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 82
Nursery to 4th grade: 5
5th and 6th grade: 41
7th and 8th grade: 78
9th grade: 41
10th grade: 53
11th grade: 32
12th grade, no diploma: 125
High school graduate (or equivalency): 934
Less than 1 year of college: 232
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 398
Associate degree: 162
Bachelor's degree: 971
Master's degree: 329
Professional school degree: 107
Doctorate degree: 75

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 49
Nursery to 4th grade: 24
5th and 6th grade: 21
7th and 8th grade: 86
9th grade: 61
10th grade: 117
11th grade: 40
12th grade, no diploma: 102
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,430
Less than 1 year of college: 225
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 453
Associate degree: 246
Bachelor's degree: 1,100
Master's degree: 343
Professional school degree: 68
Doctorate degree: 22

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 11.5%

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

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

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 17.3%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 4.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $73,548
Black householders: $69,056
Asian householders: $83,847
Some other race householders: $218,335
Two or more races householders: $36,759
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $93,890

Westwood household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Westwood household income for Black householders

Westwood household income for Asian householders

Westwood household income for Some other race householders

Westwood household income for Two or more races householders

Westwood household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Westwood marital status for males

Westwood marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $491,995
Black or African American householders: $476,052
Asian householders: $454,998
Some other race householders: $459,904
Two or more races householders: $715,406
Hispanic or Latino householders: $475,643

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,706
One, attached: 123
Two: 505
3 or 4: 351
5 to 9: 212
10 to 19: 155
20 to 49: 105
50 or more: 453

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Westwood:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (78%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%) Electricity (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (71%) Electricity (13%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 169

Here:	17.4%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 88

Here:	20.0%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 130

Here:	37.5%
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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