Berkeley Heights, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

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Berkeley Heights, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 4,562 (4,479 occupied: 4,116 owner occupied, 363 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	8%
State:	34%

Housing density: 728 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: $1,536 (lower quartile is $1,040, upper quartile is $2,306)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $2,413

Median gross rent in Berkeley Heights, NJ in 2007: $1,704

Housing units in Berkeley Heights with a mortgage: 2,831 (277 second mortgage, 462 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,121

Berkeley Heights,NJ index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $719,647 (it was $324,600 in 2000)

Berkeley Heights:	$719,647
New Jersey:	$372,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $524,101 - $839,315

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $714,382
Here: $714,382
State: $452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $583,619
Here: $583,619
State: $310,364

In 2-unit structures: $895,436
Here: $895,436
State: $429,538

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $462,542
Here: $462,542
State: $371,779

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $578,009
Here: $578,009
State: $309,003

Household type by relationship

Households: 12,959

In family households: 12,130 (3,070 male householders, 679 female householders)
3,439 spouses, 4,367 children (4,240 natural, 85 adopted, 42 stepchildren), 35 grandchildren, 58 brothers or sisters, 191 parents, 143 other relatives, 148 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 829 (323 male householders (284 living alone)), 403 female householders (383 living alone)), 103 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 448 (436 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,392 2-persons, 853 3-persons, 974 4-persons, 376 5-persons, 109 6-persons, 45 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 667 1-person, 46 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 5 4-persons.

3,237 married couples with children.
262 single-parent households (47 men, 215 women).

82.2% of residents of Berkeley Heights speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
9.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
5.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 1,855 (13.8%)
(54.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.6
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.3
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 25 4 rooms: 78 5 rooms: 268 6 rooms: 559 7 rooms: 1,014 8 rooms: 1,116 9 or more rooms: 1,056

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey:
	1 room: 9 2 rooms: 18 3 rooms: 69 4 rooms: 39 5 rooms: 61 6 rooms: 84 7 rooms: 29 8 rooms: 23 9 or more rooms: 31

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 18
1995 to 1998: 360
1990 to 1994: 228
1980 to 1989: 243
1970 to 1979: 470
1960 to 1969: 1,137
1950 to 1959: 1,293
1940 to 1949: 374
1939 or earlier: 439

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Berkeley Heights:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 25 2 bedrooms: 366 3 bedrooms: 1,689 4 bedrooms: 1,616 5 or more bedrooms: 420

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Berkeley Heights:
	no bedroom: 9 1 bedroom: 86 2 bedrooms: 110 3 bedrooms: 112 4 bedrooms: 46 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Berkeley Heights in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 57 1 vehicle: 862 2 vehicles: 2,228 3 vehicles: 698 4 vehicles: 214 5 or more vehicles: 57

Cars and other vehicles available in Berkeley Heights in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 43 1 vehicle: 131 2 vehicles: 103 3 vehicles: 86 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Berkeley Heights, NJ:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 7
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 8
$35,000 to $39,999: 8
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 7
$60,000 to $69,999: 9
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 7
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 16
$125,000 to $149,999: 9
$150,000 to $174,999: 44
$175,000 to $199,999: 217
$200,000 to $249,999: 369
$250,000 to $299,999: 953
$300,000 to $399,999: 1292
$400,000 to $499,999: 600
$500,000 to $749,999: 381
$750,000 to $999,999: 25
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Berkeley Heights rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Berkeley Heights:

Less than $100: 0 people
$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: 0
$450 to $499: 0
$500 to $549: 4
$550 to $599: 19
$600 to $649: 2
$650 to $699: 12
$700 to $749: 21
$750 to $799: 13
$800 to $899: 2
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 39
$1,250 to $1,499: 42
$1,500 to $1,999: 72
$2,000 or more: 100
No cash rent: 36

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 485 1990 to 1994: 174 1985 to 1989: 306 1980 to 1984: 201 1975 to 1979: 111 1970 to 1974: 204 1970 to 1974: 177 1965 to 1969: 197

Berkeley Heights, NJ Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 44.4%
Number of people working at home: 348 (5.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 166
5 to 9 minutes: 707
10 to 14 minutes: 628
15 to 19 minutes: 644
20 to 24 minutes: 655
25 to 29 minutes: 448
30 to 34 minutes: 760
35 to 39 minutes: 160
40 to 44 minutes: 213
45 to 59 minutes: 445
60 to 89 minutes: 619
90 or more minutes: 273

Berkeley Heights mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,676 (77%)
Carpooled: 240 (4%)
Bus or trolley bus: 75 (1%)
Railroad: 555 (9%)
Motorcycle: 8 (0%)
Bicycle: 8 (0%)
Walked: 130 (2%)
Other means: 26 (0%)
Worked at home: 348 (6%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 108
$10,000 to $14,999: 100
$15,000 to $19,999: 61
$20,000 to $24,999: 80
$25,000 to $29,999: 118
$30,000 to $34,999: 81
$35,000 to $39,999: 116
$40,000 to $44,999: 73
$45,000 to $49,999: 90
$50,000 to $59,999: 307
$60,000 to $74,999: 328
$75,000 to $99,999: 569
$100,000 to $124,999: 569
$125,000 to $149,999: 484
$150,000 to $199,999: 611
$200,000 or more: 780

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 2787

Irish: 2007

Other groups: 1735

German: 1198

English: 841

Russian: 497

Polish: 484

United States or American: 307

Scottish: 238

British: 224

Hungarian: 221

French (except Basque): 176

Eastern European: 158

Greek: 143

Portuguese: 122

Scotch-Irish: 107

Slovak: 97

Arab:: 86

Dutch: 79

Lithuanian: 73

European: 68

Austrian: 65

Ukrainian: 63

Norwegian: 54

Canadian: 53

Swedish: 53

Danish: 52

Albanian: 41

Syrian: 41

Lebanese: 37

Czech: 34

Welsh: 33

Brazilian: 32

Swiss: 31

Czechoslovakian: 29

Subsaharan African:: 23

African: 23

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 22

Jamaican: 22

Armenian: 20

Latvian: 17

Belgian: 15

Pennsylvania German: 11

Yugoslavian: 11

French Canadian: 9

Croatian: 9

Arab/Arabic: 8

Iranian: 8

Estonian: 7

New Zealander: 7

Romanian: 6

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 6

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

India (12%)
Taiwan (9%)
Costa Rica (8%)
United Kingdom (7%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
Russia (5%)
Portugal (4%)

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

This state: 7215
Northeast: 3262
Midwest: 402
South: 305
West: 201

67% of Berkeley Heights residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 8
Nursery to 4th grade: 3
5th and 6th grade: 14
7th and 8th grade: 40
9th grade: 24
10th grade: 48
11th grade: 54
12th grade, no diploma: 18
High school graduate (or equivalency): 655
Less than 1 year of college: 180
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 415
Associate degree: 129
Bachelor's degree: 1,437
Master's degree: 740
Professional school degree: 186
Doctorate degree: 299

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 17
Nursery to 4th grade: 25
5th and 6th grade: 56
7th and 8th grade: 161
9th grade: 38
10th grade: 55
11th grade: 77
12th grade, no diploma: 57
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,243
Less than 1 year of college: 216
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 483
Associate degree: 406
Bachelor's degree: 1,262
Master's degree: 673
Professional school degree: 176
Doctorate degree: 72

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.6%

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

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 2.9%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 7.8%

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: 0.0%

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

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $131,429
Black householders: $137,062
Asian householders: $170,197
Some other race householders: $95,832
Two or more races householders: $286,948
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $113,146

Berkeley Heights household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Berkeley Heights household income for Black householders

Berkeley Heights household income for Asian householders

Berkeley Heights household income for Some other race householders

Berkeley Heights household income for Two or more races householders

Berkeley Heights household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Berkeley Heights marital status for males

Berkeley Heights marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $718,656
Black or African American householders: $406,447
Asian householders: $804,691
Some other race householders: $776,086
Two or more races householders: $997,826
Hispanic or Latino householders: $745,265

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,960
One, attached: 336
Two: 99
3 or 4: 48
5 to 9: 7
10 to 19: 8
20 to 49: 45
50 or more: 59

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Berkeley Heights:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (88%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%) Electricity (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (85%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%) Electricity (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 105

Here:	6.3%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 63

Here:	10.7%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 120

Here:	32.3%
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 (Noninst.)

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