Fanwood, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 7,143 (All urban)

Fanwood, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,615 (2,574 occupied: 2,368 owner occupied, 206 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	8%
State:	34%

Housing density: 1955 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: $1,450 (lower quartile is $1,048, upper quartile is $2,333)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $2,188

Median gross rent in Fanwood, NJ in 2007: $1,471

Housing units in Fanwood with a mortgage: 1,668 (91 second mortgage, 279 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 598

Fanwood,NJ index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $498,831 (it was $225,000 in 2000)

Fanwood:	$498,831
New Jersey:	$372,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $375,629 - $544,618

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $460,029
Here: $460,029
State: $452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $401,358
Here: $401,358
State: $310,364

In 2-unit structures: $751,403
Here: $751,403
State: $429,538

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,093

In family households: 6,511 (1,614 male householders, 430 female householders)
1,840 spouses, 2,353 children (2,279 natural, 74 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 73 grandchildren, 40 brothers or sisters, 60 parents, 80 other relatives, 21 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 582 (230 male householders (204 living alone)), 290 female householders (263 living alone)), 62 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 81 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 765 2-persons, 503 3-persons, 541 4-persons, 171 5-persons, 64 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 467 1-person, 44 2-persons, 9 4-persons.

1,648 married couples with children.
126 single-parent households (24 men, 102 women).

85.5% of residents of Fanwood speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
7.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
2.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 48% speak English well).
1.9% of residents speak other language at home (65% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 858 (12.0%)
(61.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.0
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.7
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fanwood, New Jersey:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 9 3 rooms: 18 4 rooms: 23 5 rooms: 141 6 rooms: 601 7 rooms: 827 8 rooms: 522 9 or more rooms: 227

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fanwood, New Jersey:
	1 room: 47 2 rooms: 15 3 rooms: 16 4 rooms: 7 5 rooms: 12 6 rooms: 40 7 rooms: 69 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 8
1995 to 1998: 21
1990 to 1994: 9
1980 to 1989: 44
1970 to 1979: 89
1960 to 1969: 331
1950 to 1959: 1,200
1940 to 1949: 241
1939 or earlier: 672

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fanwood:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 9 2 bedrooms: 165 3 bedrooms: 1,554 4 bedrooms: 596 5 or more bedrooms: 44

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fanwood:
	no bedroom: 47 1 bedroom: 24 2 bedrooms: 22 3 bedrooms: 62 4 bedrooms: 41 5 or more bedrooms: 10

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Fanwood in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 24 1 vehicle: 603 2 vehicles: 1,240 3 vehicles: 380 4 vehicles: 101 5 or more vehicles: 20

Cars and other vehicles available in Fanwood in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 56 1 vehicle: 42 2 vehicles: 84 3 vehicles: 24 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Fanwood, 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: 9
$80,000 to $89,999: 26
$90,000 to $99,999: 6
$100,000 to $124,999: 58
$125,000 to $149,999: 68
$150,000 to $174,999: 184
$175,000 to $199,999: 359
$200,000 to $249,999: 872
$250,000 to $299,999: 513
$300,000 to $399,999: 144
$400,000 to $499,999: 27
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Fanwood rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Fanwood:

Less than $100: 5 people
$100 to $149: 2
$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: 0
$550 to $599: 0
$600 to $649: 0
$650 to $699: 11
$700 to $749: 17
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 2
$900 to $999: 4
$1,000 to $1,249: 40
$1,250 to $1,499: 15
$1,500 to $1,999: 28
$2,000 or more: 61
No cash rent: 21

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 139 1990 to 1994: 119 1985 to 1989: 82 1980 to 1984: 69 1975 to 1979: 50 1970 to 1974: 55 1970 to 1974: 92 1965 to 1969: 252

Fanwood, NJ Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 43.7%
Number of people working at home: 133 (3.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 67
5 to 9 minutes: 263
10 to 14 minutes: 324
15 to 19 minutes: 385
20 to 24 minutes: 405
25 to 29 minutes: 116
30 to 34 minutes: 439
35 to 39 minutes: 169
40 to 44 minutes: 188
45 to 59 minutes: 379
60 to 89 minutes: 501
90 or more minutes: 183

Fanwood mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,786 (78%)
Carpooled: 166 (5%)
Bus or trolley bus: 32 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 5 (0%)
Railroad: 344 (10%)
Taxi: 11 (0%)
Walked: 68 (2%)
Other means: 7 (0%)
Worked at home: 133 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 22
$10,000 to $14,999: 73
$15,000 to $19,999: 66
$20,000 to $24,999: 81
$25,000 to $29,999: 55
$30,000 to $34,999: 66
$35,000 to $39,999: 103
$40,000 to $44,999: 66
$45,000 to $49,999: 78
$50,000 to $59,999: 223
$60,000 to $74,999: 280
$75,000 to $99,999: 362
$100,000 to $124,999: 399
$125,000 to $149,999: 265
$150,000 to $199,999: 296
$200,000 or more: 129

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 1376

Irish: 1202

Other groups: 896

German: 728

Polish: 306

English: 219

Russian: 185

United States or American: 181

Arab:: 167

Scottish: 132

Egyptian: 119

Ukrainian: 105

Dutch: 93

French (except Basque): 79

Hungarian: 79

Greek: 73

British: 66

Norwegian: 62

European: 58

Lebanese: 48

Scotch-Irish: 48

Northern European: 41

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 41

Swedish: 39

Romanian: 38

Macedonian: 34

Welsh: 34

Slovak: 33

Lithuanian: 31

French Canadian: 29

Jamaican: 28

Swiss: 27

Austrian: 23

Canadian: 20

Croatian: 19

Slavic: 15

Portuguese: 14

Finnish: 13

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 13

Eastern European: 11

Scandinavian: 6

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

Germany (20%)
Italy (12%)
Egypt (9%)
India (8%)
Philippines (7%)
Canada (5%)
United Kingdom (4%)

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

This state: 3809
Northeast: 1835
Midwest: 218
South: 312
West: 47

68% of Fanwood residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 10
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 18
7th and 8th grade: 9
9th grade: 7
10th grade: 10
11th grade: 7
12th grade, no diploma: 32
High school graduate (or equivalency): 374
Less than 1 year of college: 72
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 319
Associate degree: 97
Bachelor's degree: 851
Master's degree: 302
Professional school degree: 83
Doctorate degree: 117

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 36
7th and 8th grade: 22
9th grade: 11
10th grade: 26
11th grade: 22
12th grade, no diploma: 40
High school graduate (or equivalency): 623
Less than 1 year of college: 212
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 292
Associate degree: 212
Bachelor's degree: 783
Master's degree: 319
Professional school degree: 64
Doctorate degree: 29

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 9.0%

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

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 16.8%
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: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 40.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $103,936
Black householders: $125,956
Asian householders: $137,993
Some other race householders: $64,891
Two or more races householders: $87,877
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $79,771

Fanwood household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Fanwood household income for Black householders

Fanwood household income for Asian householders

Fanwood household income for Two or more races householders

Fanwood household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Fanwood marital status for males

Fanwood marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $501,352
Black or African American householders: $452,347
Asian householders: $464,986
Some other race householders: $498,913
Hispanic or Latino householders: $458,778

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,427
One, attached: 27
Two: 76
3 or 4: 23
20 to 49: 15
50 or more: 47

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Fanwood:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (76%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Electricity (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (86%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%) Electricity (5%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 103

Here:	12.6%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 84

Here:	26.7%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 23

Here:	12.5%
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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