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Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District) neighborhood in Plainfield, New Jersey (NJ), 07060 detailed profile

 


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Data type:  
Opacity:
%

Area: 0.280 square miles

Population: 1,717

Population density:
Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District):  6,134 people per square mile
Plainfield:  7,922 people per square mile

House/condo value distribution in Van Wyck Brooks in Plainfield, NJ neighborhood, block, subdivision, or community

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Age and Sex of Residents in Van Wyck Brooks in Plainfield, NJ

Races in Van Wyck Brooks in Plainfield neighborhood in NJ

Zip codes: 07060.

Males:  878
Females:  839

Median age:
Males:
This neighborhood:  25.1 years
Whole city:  32.8 years

Females:
This neighborhood:  28.8 years
Whole city:  34.4 years


Average household size:
Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District):  2.6 people
Plainfield:  3.1 people

Average family size:
Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District):  3.4 members
Plainfield:  3.5 members

Percentage of married-couple families (among all households):
Here:  34.9%
city:  39.3%

Percentage of married-couple families with children (among all households):
Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District):  16.9%
Plainfield:  18.8%

Percentage of single-mother households (among all households):
This neighborhood:  10.0%
Plainfield:  17.1%

1.9% of population in nursing homes

Percentage of never married males 15 years old and over:
Here:  21.3%
Plainfield:  21.3%

Percentage of never married females 15 years old and over:
Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District):  18.3%
city:  18.7%

Percentage of people that speak English not well or not at all:
This neighborhood:  12.4%
Plainfield:  12.3%

Percentage of people born in this state:
Here:  46.8%
Plainfield:  50.2%

Percentage of people born in another U.S. state:
Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District):  23.1%
Plainfield:  23.7%

Percentage of native residents but born outside the U.S.:
Here:  2.1%
city:  2.4%

Percentage of foreign born residents:
Here:  28.0%
Plainfield:  23.7%



Educational Attainment


Rooms in owner-occupied houses/condos in Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District):
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 34
  • 5 rooms: 418
  • 6 rooms: 558
  • 7 rooms: 604
  • 8 rooms: 664
  • 9+ rooms: 918


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District):
  • 1 room: 917
  • 2 rooms: 950
  • 3 rooms: 1,058
  • 4 rooms: 1,184
  • 5 rooms: 642
  • 6 rooms: 121
  • 7 rooms: 132
  • 8 rooms: 25
  • 9+ rooms: 153


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District):
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 195
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,528
  • 4 bedrooms: 946
  • 5+ bedrooms: 528


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District):
  • no bedroom: 1,021
  • 1 bedroom: 2,338
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,141
  • 3 bedrooms: 412
  • 4 bedrooms: 117
  • 5+ bedrooms: 155


Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
This neighborhood:  2.0
Plainfield:  1.9

Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
Here:  1.0
city:  1.0

Percentage of units with a mortgage:
Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District):  85.8%
Plainfield:  79.9%

Housing prices:
Average estimated value of detached houses in 2007 (39.2% of all units):
Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District):  $292,185
Plainfield:  $306,415

Average estimated value of townhouses or other attached units in 2007 (2.8% of all units):
This neighborhood:  $45,525
city:  $114,338

Average estimated value of housing units in 2-unit structures in 2007 (3.7% of all units):
This neighborhood:  $221,840
Plainfield:  $143,116

Average estimated '07 value of housing units in 3-to-4-unit structures (9.8% of all units):
Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District):  $86,682
city:  $364,436

Average estimated '07 value of housing units in 5-or-more-unit structures (44.6% of all units):
Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District):  $18,010
Plainfield:  $220,910



Owners and renters by unit type in %

Mode of transportation to work in Van Wyck Brooks in Plainfield, NJ

Occupations of males:
Percentage of males in management occupations (except farmers):
Here:  6.4%
city:  6.5%

Percentage of males in business and financial operations occupations:
Here:  2.2%
city:  2.8%

Percentage of males in architecture and engineering occupations:
Here:  2.1%
city:  1.4%

Percentage of males in education, training, and library occupations:
Here:  2.8%
city:  2.2%

Percentage of males in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
Here:  1.4%
city:  1.8%

Percentage of males in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
Here:  1.1%
city:  1.1%

Percentage of males in service occupations:
Here:  16.9%
city:  17.4%

Percentage of males in sales and office occupations:
Here:  20.5%
city:  17.8%

Percentage of males in construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations:
Here:  14.9%
city:  15.2%

Percentage of males in production occupations:
Here:  16.9%
city:  15.2%

Percentage of males in transportation and material moving occupations:
Here:  13.1%
city:  14.8%

Occupations of females:
Percentage of females in management occupations (except farmers):
Here:  7.4%
city:  6.5%

Percentage of females in business and financial operations occupations:
Here:  4.7%
city:  5.2%

Percentage of females in computer and mathematical occupations:
Here:  1.3%
city:  1.6%

Percentage of females in architecture and engineering occupations:
Here:  1.9%
city:  0.3%

Percentage of females in community and social services occupations:
Here:  1.3%
city:  1.6%

Percentage of females in education, training, and library occupations:
Here:  4.4%
city:  6.2%

Percentage of females in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
Here:  2.3%
city:  1.5%

Percentage of females in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
Here:  6.0%
city:  4.5%

Percentage of females in service occupations:
Here:  14.9%
city:  17.9%

Percentage of females in sales and office occupations:
Here:  34.8%
city:  37.4%

Percentage of females in construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations:
Here:  2.3%
city:  1.2%

Percentage of females in production occupations:
Here:  12.0%
city:  10.4%

Percentage of females in transportation and material moving occupations:
Here:  5.6%
city:  4.2%

Percentage of people 18-64 in Armed Forces:
Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District):  0.0%
Plainfield:  0.0%

Education in this neighborhood (subdivision or community):
Percentage of people 3 years and older in K-12 schools:
Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District):  21.7%
Plainfield:  21.8%

Percentage of people 3 years and older in undgraduate colleges:
Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District):  3.2%
Plainfield:  4.3%

Percentage of people 3 years and older in grad. or professional schools:
Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District):  1.0%
Plainfield:  0.8%

Percentage of students K-12 enrolled in private schools:
Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District):  16.1%
Plainfield:  13.1%

Percentage of population below poverty level:
Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District):  19.5%
Plainfield:  15.9%

Median year owner moved in (as recorded in 2000):
Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District):  1989
Plainfield:  1986

Median year renter moved in (as recorded in 2000):
Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District):  1997
Plainfield:  1997

Median rent in 2007:
Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District):  $810
Plainfield:  $874

Percentage of married-couple families with both working:
Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District):  75.6%
Plainfield:  68.1%



Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (66%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23%)
  • Electricity (8%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Roads and streets:
W 8th St
Length: 0.62 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 100 to 599
Stelle Ave
Length: 0.51 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 200 to 599
Randolph Rd
Length: 0.50 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 200 to 599
Madison Ave
Length: 0.47 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 800 to 999
Central Ave
Length: 0.41 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 800 to 999
Kenyon Ave
Length: 0.36 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 900 to 999
Field Ave
Length: 0.30 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 800 to 999
W 9th St
Length: 0.28 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 100 to 399
Plainfield Ave
Length: 0.19 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 800 to 999
Arlington Ave
Length: 0.17 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 800 to 999
State Rte 531 (Park Ave)
Length: 0.11 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 801 to 899
College Pl
Length: 0.11 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 800 to 899
Beechwood Ct
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 900 to 999

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