Bound Brook, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 10,193 (All urban)

Bound Brook, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,817 (3,627 occupied: 1,902 owner occupied, 1,725 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	48%
State:	34%

Housing density: 2238 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: $1,034 (lower quartile is $901, upper quartile is $1,220)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,028

Median gross rent in Bound Brook, NJ in 2007: $1,165

Housing units in Bound Brook with a mortgage: 1,020 (144 second mortgage, 88 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 577

Bound Brook,NJ index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $353,172 (it was $159,300 in 2000)

Bound Brook:	$353,172
New Jersey:	$372,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $259,381 - $395,707

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $352,272
Here: $352,272
State: $452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $263,939
Here: $263,939
State: $310,364

In 2-unit structures: $408,810
Here: $408,810
State: $429,538

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $543,368
Here: $543,368
State: $371,779

Household type by relationship

Households: 10,179

In family households: 8,507 (1,845 male householders, 667 female householders)
1,853 spouses, 2,662 children (2,520 natural, 70 adopted, 72 stepchildren), 175 grandchildren, 250 brothers or sisters, 139 parents, 422 other relatives, 494 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,672 (546 male householders (375 living alone)), 598 female householders (487 living alone)), 528 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 12 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 830 2-persons, 605 3-persons, 536 4-persons, 303 5-persons, 141 6-persons, 97 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 862 1-person, 192 2-persons, 40 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

1,520 married couples with children.
454 single-parent households (128 men, 326 women).

56.2% of residents of Bound Brook speak English at home.
34.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (27% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 30% speak English not well, 20% don't speak English at all).
7.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (78% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (66% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 3,656 (35.9%)
(20.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.8
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bound Brook, New Jersey:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 24 3 rooms: 26 4 rooms: 156 5 rooms: 333 6 rooms: 542 7 rooms: 359 8 rooms: 263 9 or more rooms: 199

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bound Brook, New Jersey:
	1 room: 57 2 rooms: 161 3 rooms: 441 4 rooms: 627 5 rooms: 258 6 rooms: 110 7 rooms: 49 8 rooms: 10 9 or more rooms: 12

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 25
1990 to 1994: 37
1980 to 1989: 167
1970 to 1979: 229
1960 to 1969: 547
1950 to 1959: 818
1940 to 1949: 600
1939 or earlier: 1,394

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bound Brook:
	no bedroom: 6 1 bedroom: 67 2 bedrooms: 386 3 bedrooms: 938 4 bedrooms: 369 5 or more bedrooms: 136

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bound Brook:
	no bedroom: 68 1 bedroom: 685 2 bedrooms: 712 3 bedrooms: 217 4 bedrooms: 24 5 or more bedrooms: 19

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Bound Brook in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 107 1 vehicle: 494 2 vehicles: 915 3 vehicles: 301 4 vehicles: 74 5 or more vehicles: 11

Cars and other vehicles available in Bound Brook in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 343 1 vehicle: 737 2 vehicles: 511 3 vehicles: 93 4 vehicles: 20 5 or more vehicles: 21

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Bound Brook, 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: 6
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 59
$90,000 to $99,999: 62
$100,000 to $124,999: 186
$125,000 to $149,999: 348
$150,000 to $174,999: 452
$175,000 to $199,999: 141
$200,000 to $249,999: 189
$250,000 to $299,999: 92
$300,000 to $399,999: 45
$400,000 to $499,999: 17
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Bound Brook rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Bound Brook:

Less than $100: 26 people
$100 to $149: 9
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 8
$300 to $349: 11
$350 to $399: 5
$400 to $449: 5
$450 to $499: 4
$500 to $549: 8
$550 to $599: 23
$600 to $649: 3
$650 to $699: 12
$700 to $749: 22
$750 to $799: 25
$800 to $899: 251
$900 to $999: 298
$1,000 to $1,249: 694
$1,250 to $1,499: 168
$1,500 to $1,999: 96
$2,000 or more: 2
No cash rent: 45

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,995 1990 to 1994: 674 1985 to 1989: 285 1980 to 1984: 240 1975 to 1979: 111 1970 to 1974: 60 1970 to 1974: 128 1965 to 1969: 163

Bound Brook, NJ Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 56.2%
Number of people working at home: 68 (1.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 216
5 to 9 minutes: 437
10 to 14 minutes: 952
15 to 19 minutes: 815
20 to 24 minutes: 959
25 to 29 minutes: 285
30 to 34 minutes: 661
35 to 39 minutes: 115
40 to 44 minutes: 69
45 to 59 minutes: 320
60 to 89 minutes: 256
90 or more minutes: 168

Bound Brook mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,412 (64%)
Carpooled: 1,026 (19%)
Bus or trolley bus: 127 (2%)
Subway or elevated: 6 (0%)
Railroad: 113 (2%)
Taxi: 15 (0%)
Bicycle: 56 (1%)
Walked: 224 (4%)
Other means: 274 (5%)
Worked at home: 68 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 175
$10,000 to $14,999: 183
$15,000 to $19,999: 147
$20,000 to $24,999: 232
$25,000 to $29,999: 215
$30,000 to $34,999: 281
$35,000 to $39,999: 228
$40,000 to $44,999: 283
$45,000 to $49,999: 204
$50,000 to $59,999: 323
$60,000 to $74,999: 403
$75,000 to $99,999: 428
$100,000 to $124,999: 226
$125,000 to $149,999: 155
$150,000 to $199,999: 93
$200,000 or more: 80

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 3854

Italian: 1660

Irish: 806

Polish: 591

German: 561

United States or American: 264

English: 235

Scottish: 95

Arab:: 77

Russian: 68

Hungarian: 65

Scotch-Irish: 62

Portuguese: 62

Greek: 57

French (except Basque): 48

Ukrainian: 47

European: 47

Slovak: 40

Subsaharan African:: 39

Egyptian: 36

Swedish: 35

Macedonian: 34

Dutch: 32

Palestinian: 28

Yugoslavian: 25

British West Indian: 25

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 25

Austrian: 24

Ghanian: 24

Norwegian: 21

Eastern European: 21

Swiss: 19

Brazilian: 17

French Canadian: 17

South African: 15

Guyanese: 14

Lithuanian: 13

Serbian: 12

British: 11

Czech: 8

Slavic: 8

Other Arab: 7

Welsh: 7

Acadian/Cajun: 6

Slovene: 6

Arab/Arabic: 6

Armenian: 6

Canadian: 6

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

Costa Rica (41%)
Mexico (11%)
Colombia (6%)
Peru (5%)
El Salvador (4%)
India (3%)
Italy (3%)

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

This state: 4650
Northeast: 1243
Midwest: 163
South: 203
West: 50

59% of Bound Brook residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 42
Nursery to 4th grade: 57
5th and 6th grade: 234
7th and 8th grade: 208
9th grade: 48
10th grade: 128
11th grade: 103
12th grade, no diploma: 119
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,056
Less than 1 year of college: 229
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 317
Associate degree: 192
Bachelor's degree: 568
Master's degree: 174
Professional school degree: 49
Doctorate degree: 37

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 71
Nursery to 4th grade: 31
5th and 6th grade: 172
7th and 8th grade: 128
9th grade: 82
10th grade: 67
11th grade: 37
12th grade, no diploma: 158
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,182
Less than 1 year of college: 178
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 341
Associate degree: 154
Bachelor's degree: 581
Master's degree: 185
Professional school degree: 73
Doctorate degree: 5

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 9.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 4.1%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 12.7%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 11.9%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 6.4%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 22.5%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 5.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 8.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $62,988
Black householders: $41,088
Asian householders: $70,715
Some other race householders: $60,490
Two or more races householders: $47,077
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $44,222

Bound Brook household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Bound Brook household income for Black householders

Bound Brook household income for Asian householders

Bound Brook household income for Some other race householders

Bound Brook household income for Two or more races householders

Bound Brook household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Bound Brook marital status for males

Bound Brook marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $351,456
Black or African American householders: $304,891
Asian householders: $609,782
Some other race householders: $295,578
Two or more races householders: $397,356
Hispanic or Latino householders: $331,721

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,565
One, attached: 312
Two: 920
3 or 4: 589
5 to 9: 109
10 to 19: 56
20 to 49: 100
50 or more: 166

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Bound Brook:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (87%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Electricity (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (85%) Electricity (8%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Other fuel (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 96

Here:	9.9%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 47

Here:	11.3%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 41

Here:	11.1%
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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