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Sewaren, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $384,880 (it was $151,100 in 2000)
Sewaren:

$384,880
New Jersey:

$428,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $306,316 - $482,536

Total population: 2,756 (All urban)

Houses: 1,145 (1,092 occupied: 798 owner occupied, 302 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

27%
State:

35%

Housing density: 1,203 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $458,901.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,196 (lower quartile is $1,006, upper quartile is $1,389)


Median gross rent in Sewaren, NJ in 2022: $1,331

Housing units in Sewaren with a mortgage: 504 (15 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $114,815

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $105,591

Median monthly housing costs: $1,665

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Sewaren, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1963

Median year apartment built: 1979

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,698
  • Male householders: 514 (221 living alone), Female householders: 570 (189 living alone)
  • 585 spouses (576 opposite-sex spouses), 80 unmarried partners, (80 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 791 children (777 natural, 0 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 45 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 39 parents, 0 foster children, 19 other relatives, 29 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 16

Size of family households: 104 2-persons, 261 3-persons, 134 4-persons, 85 5-persons, 28 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 417 1-person, 60 2-persons.

435 married couples with children.
33 single-parent households (0 men, 33 women).

69.8% of residents of Sewaren speak English at home.
18.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
10.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (39% speak English very well, 61% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 605 (22.4%)
(87.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.9
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.2
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sewaren, New Jersey
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sewaren, New Jersey
  • 0no bedroom
  • 201 bedroom
  • 1062 bedrooms
  • 3353 bedrooms
  • 3134 bedrooms
  • 245+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sewaren, New Jersey
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sewaren, New Jersey
  • 29no bedroom
  • 1221 bedroom
  • 352 bedrooms
  • 1173 bedrooms
  • 04 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Sewaren in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Sewaren in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 16no vehicle
  • 2221 vehicle
  • 3502 vehicles
  • 1263 vehicles
  • 854 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Sewaren in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Sewaren in renter-occupied apartments
  • 51no vehicle
  • 2361 vehicle
  • 162 vehicles
  • 03 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sewaren, New Jersey
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sewaren, New Jersey
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 03 rooms
  • 424 rooms
  • 1045 rooms
  • 1916 rooms
  • 1767 rooms
  • 1048 rooms
  • 1839+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sewaren, New Jersey
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sewaren, New Jersey
  • 291 room
  • 642 rooms
  • 293 rooms
  • 354 rooms
  • 485 rooms
  • 06 rooms
  • 987 rooms
  • 08 rooms
  • 09+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
  • Sewaren, NJ household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Sewaren, NJ in 2022
  • 83Less than $10,000
  • 12$10,000 to $19,999
  • 21$20,000 to $29,999
  • 28$30,000 to $39,999
  • 74$40,000 to $49,999
  • 39$50,000 to $59,999
  • 136$60,000 to $74,999
  • 151$75,000 to $99,999
  • 196$100,000 to $124,999
  • 24$125,000 to $149,999
  • 166$150,000 to $199,999
  • 160$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Sewaren, NJ

  • Distribution of house value in Sewaren, NJ in 2022
  • 11$50,000 to $59,999
  • 30$150,000 to $174,999
  • 20$200,000 to $249,999
  • 136$250,000 to $299,999
  • 241$300,000 to $399,999
  • 209$400,000 to $499,999
  • 110$500,000 to $749,999
  • 4$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Sewaren, NJ

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Sewaren, NJ in 2022
  • 29$100 to $149
  • 13$350 to $399
  • 132$1,000 to $1,249
  • 67$1,250 to $1,499
  • 28$1,500 to $1,999
  • 13$2,500 to $2,999
  • 19No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 69.2%
Number of people working at home: 312 (20.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 19
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 34
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 247
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 154
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 173
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 68
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 173
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 23
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 10
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 162
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 103
  • 90 or more minutes: 23

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 991 (72.7%)
  • Carpooled: 122 (8.9%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 26 (1.9%)
  • Subway or elevated: 4 (0.3%)
  • Railroad: 113 (8.3%)
  • Taxi: 11 (0.8%)
  • Walked: 14 (1.0%)
  • Other means: 11 (0.8%)
  • Worked at home: 72 (5.3%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 1.3%Males
  • 2.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 16.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 3.8%Males
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 21.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 1.3%Males
  • 14.1%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Sewaren, New Jersey
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Sewaren, New Jersey
  • 712010 or later
  • 272000 to 2009
  • 1921990 to 1999
  • 911980 to 1989
  • 711970 to 1979
  • 48Before 1970
Ancestries in Sewaren, NJ

First ancestries reported:

  • Polish: 73 (6.5%)
  • Irish: 69 (6.1%)
  • Jamaican: 64 (5.7%)
  • American: 43 (3.8%)
  • Italian: 34 (3.0%)
  • European: 29 (2.6%)
  • German: 29 (2.6%)
  • English: 28 (2.5%)
  • Ukrainian: 28 (2.5%)
  • Hungarian: 26 (2.3%)
  • Eastern European: 25 (2.2%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 25 (2.2%)
  • Greek: 17 (1.5%)
  • West Indian: 16 (1.4%)
  • Russian: 15 (1.3%)
  • Portuguese: 12 (1.1%)
  • Egyptian: 10 (0.9%)
  • Carpatho Rusyn: 10 (0.9%)
  • Haitian: 8 (0.7%)
  • French Canadian: 7 (0.6%)

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

Sri Lanka
Sewaren:

34.1% (201)
New Jersey:

0.2% (3,488)

Colombia
Sewaren:

11.4% (67)
New Jersey:

4.2% (90,817)

Dominican Republic
Sewaren:

10.4% (61)
New Jersey:

9.7% (209,055)

Poland
Sewaren:

8.7% (51)
New Jersey:

2.3% (48,811)

Honduras
Sewaren:

8.0% (47)
New Jersey:

1.7% (37,335)

Jamaica
Sewaren:

7.0% (41)
New Jersey:

2.2% (47,365)

El Salvador
Sewaren:

4.9% (29)
New Jersey:

2.3% (48,885)

Mexico
Sewaren:

4.8% (28)
New Jersey:

4.8% (102,527)

Peru
Sewaren:

3.4% (20)
New Jersey:

2.7% (58,563)

Pakistan
Sewaren:

3.2% (19)
New Jersey:

1.3% (27,580)

Cuba
Sewaren:

2.9% (17)
New Jersey:

2.1% (45,435)

India
Sewaren:

2.7% (16)
New Jersey:

12.8% (274,609)

Russia
Sewaren:

2.5% (15)
New Jersey:

0.9% (20,371)

Trinidad and Tobago
Sewaren:

2.2% (13)
New Jersey:

0.7% (15,533)

Egypt
Sewaren:

1.5% (9)
New Jersey:

1.6% (33,678)

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

  • This state: 1,794
  • Other state: 236
  • Northeast: 182
  • Midwest: 3
  • South: 44
  • West: 0

98.9% of Sewaren residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34.8% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 100.0% lived in New Jersey.


Sewaren:

98.9%
State average:

90.4%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 54
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 32
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 11
  • 11th grade: 3
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 0
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 459
  • Less than 1 year of college: 72
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 80
  • Associate degree: 185
  • Bachelor's degree: 155
  • Master's degree: 56
  • Professional school degree: 8
  • Doctorate degree: 9
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 31
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 8
  • 11th grade: 37
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 60
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 395
  • Less than 1 year of college: 82
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 32
  • Associate degree: 37
  • Bachelor's degree: 114
  • Master's degree: 144
  • Professional school degree: 38
  • Doctorate degree: 27
Educational Attainment for Females
Sewaren marital status for males
Sewaren marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 796
  • One, attached: 62
  • Two: 12
  • 3 or 4: 80
  • 5 to 9: 28
  • 10 to 19: 29
  • 20 to 49: 74
  • 50 or more: 61
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 2.5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.5%

House/condo owner moved in on average 18 years ago

Renter moved in on average 5 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Sewaren
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Sewaren, NJ
  • 76.8%Utility gas
  • 17.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 5.9%Electricity
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Sewaren, NJ
  • 52.3%Utility gas
  • 47.7%Electricity

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here:

0.0%
New Jersey:

12.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
New Jersey:

13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 12
Here:

14.6%
New Jersey:

33.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability