Garfield, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 29,206 (All urban)

Garfield, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 11,698 (11,250 occupied: 4,517 owner occupied, 6,733 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	60%
State:	34%

Housing density: 5489 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: $960 (lower quartile is $781, upper quartile is $1,149)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,098

Median gross rent in Garfield, NJ in 2007: $1,082

Housing units in Garfield with a mortgage: 983 (113 second mortgage, 96 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 730

Garfield,NJ index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $364,653 (it was $178,400 in 2000)

Garfield:	$364,653
New Jersey:	$372,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $276,350 - $355,888

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $318,766
Here: $318,766
State: $452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $353,026
Here: $353,026
State: $310,364

In 2-unit structures: $405,631
Here: $405,631
State: $429,538

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $406,137
Here: $406,137
State: $371,779

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $575,108
Here: $575,108
State: $309,003

Household type by relationship

Households: 29,717

In family households: 25,062 (5,136 male householders, 2,297 female householders)
5,424 spouses, 9,316 children (8,865 natural, 150 adopted, 301 stepchildren), 418 grandchildren, 462 brothers or sisters, 499 parents, 866 other relatives, 644 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,655 (1,670 male householders (1,261 living alone)), 2,115 female householders (1,814 living alone)), 870 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 69 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,592 2-persons, 1,879 3-persons, 1,658 4-persons, 803 5-persons, 296 6-persons, 205 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,075 1-person, 573 2-persons, 97 3-persons, 35 4-persons, 5 5-persons.

4,641 married couples with children.
1,446 single-parent households (308 men, 1,138 women).

44.2% of residents of Garfield speak English at home.
18.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
33.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (45% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak other language at home (55% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 11,636 (39.1%)
(37.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.4
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Garfield, New Jersey:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 20 3 rooms: 180 4 rooms: 860 5 rooms: 1,271 6 rooms: 883 7 rooms: 426 8 rooms: 410 9 or more rooms: 467

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Garfield, New Jersey:
	1 room: 88 2 rooms: 416 3 rooms: 1,776 4 rooms: 2,149 5 rooms: 1,584 6 rooms: 470 7 rooms: 128 8 rooms: 77 9 or more rooms: 45

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 32
1995 to 1998: 141
1990 to 1994: 108
1980 to 1989: 596
1970 to 1979: 553
1960 to 1969: 1,623
1950 to 1959: 2,680
1940 to 1949: 1,672
1939 or earlier: 4,293

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Garfield:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 215 2 bedrooms: 1,886 3 bedrooms: 1,550 4 bedrooms: 594 5 or more bedrooms: 272

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Garfield:
	no bedroom: 142 1 bedroom: 2,282 2 bedrooms: 3,001 3 bedrooms: 1,116 4 bedrooms: 150 5 or more bedrooms: 42

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Garfield in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 520 1 vehicle: 1,464 2 vehicles: 1,629 3 vehicles: 614 4 vehicles: 232 5 or more vehicles: 58

Cars and other vehicles available in Garfield in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,081 1 vehicle: 3,089 2 vehicles: 2,057 3 vehicles: 391 4 vehicles: 85 5 or more vehicles: 30

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Garfield, 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: 7
$50,000 to $59,999: 15
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 10
$80,000 to $89,999: 32
$90,000 to $99,999: 46
$100,000 to $124,999: 130
$125,000 to $149,999: 374
$150,000 to $174,999: 529
$175,000 to $199,999: 253
$200,000 to $249,999: 189
$250,000 to $299,999: 95
$300,000 to $399,999: 12
$400,000 to $499,999: 13
$500,000 to $749,999: 8
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Garfield rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Garfield:

Less than $100: 26 people
$100 to $149: 21
$150 to $199: 47
$200 to $249: 64
$250 to $299: 100
$300 to $349: 133
$350 to $399: 72
$400 to $449: 55
$450 to $499: 48
$500 to $549: 47
$550 to $599: 107
$600 to $649: 109
$650 to $699: 133
$700 to $749: 268
$750 to $799: 291
$800 to $899: 856
$900 to $999: 1,316
$1,000 to $1,249: 1,976
$1,250 to $1,499: 452
$1,500 to $1,999: 252
$2,000 or more: 35
No cash rent: 197

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 2,745 1990 to 1994: 3,043 1985 to 1989: 1,814 1980 to 1984: 1,177 1975 to 1979: 689 1970 to 1974: 669 1970 to 1974: 578 1965 to 1969: 921

Garfield, NJ Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 58.1%
Number of people working at home: 192 (1.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 331
5 to 9 minutes: 1435
10 to 14 minutes: 1911
15 to 19 minutes: 2546
20 to 24 minutes: 2374
25 to 29 minutes: 758
30 to 34 minutes: 2269
35 to 39 minutes: 188
40 to 44 minutes: 401
45 to 59 minutes: 675
60 to 89 minutes: 550
90 or more minutes: 473

Garfield mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 10,606 (75%)
Carpooled: 2,015 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 497 (4%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 18 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 10 (0%)
Railroad: 107 (1%)
Taxi: 13 (0%)
Bicycle: 16 (0%)
Walked: 514 (4%)
Other means: 115 (1%)
Worked at home: 192 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 838
$10,000 to $14,999: 828
$15,000 to $19,999: 710
$20,000 to $24,999: 791
$25,000 to $29,999: 559
$30,000 to $34,999: 664
$35,000 to $39,999: 730
$40,000 to $44,999: 752
$45,000 to $49,999: 571
$50,000 to $59,999: 1126
$60,000 to $74,999: 1315
$75,000 to $99,999: 1274
$100,000 to $124,999: 585
$125,000 to $149,999: 258
$150,000 to $199,999: 138
$200,000 or more: 79

First ancestries reported:

Polish: 6901

Other groups: 6683

Italian: 5273

Irish: 1277

German: 1009

Macedonian: 822

United States or American: 785

Arab:: 620

Russian: 408

Albanian: 370

Slovak: 354

Ukrainian: 320

English: 286

Portuguese: 280

Yugoslavian: 277

Hungarian: 253

Dutch: 241

Greek: 214

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 185

Arab/Arabic: 153

Egyptian: 148

French (except Basque): 131

Palestinian: 121

Croatian: 106

Turkish: 90

Scottish: 89

Jordanian: 82

Czechoslovakian: 81

Syrian: 79

Jamaican: 74

Austrian: 56

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 50

African: 50

Subsaharan African:: 50

West Indian: 47

Swiss: 43

French Canadian: 39

Slavic: 39

Serbian: 39

Lebanese: 37

Armenian: 36

Scotch-Irish: 33

Brazilian: 31

Czech: 30

Bulgarian: 29

Lithuanian: 23

Romanian: 20

Carpatho Rusyn: 19

Bahamian: 14

Iranian: 13

Norwegian: 12

Guyanese: 11

British: 8

Belgian: 8

Danish: 8

Welsh: 8

Australian: 7

Swedish: 6

Latvian: 6

Canadian: 4

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

Poland (37%)
Other Eastern Europe (10%)
Peru (7%)
Italy (7%)
Colombia (5%)
Dominican Republic (4%)
Mexico (2%)

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

This state: 14036
Northeast: 2594
Midwest: 212
South: 508
West: 86

60% of Garfield residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 103
Nursery to 4th grade: 85
5th and 6th grade: 255
7th and 8th grade: 667
9th grade: 276
10th grade: 350
11th grade: 301
12th grade, no diploma: 639
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,644
Less than 1 year of college: 451
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,022
Associate degree: 358
Bachelor's degree: 1,118
Master's degree: 281
Professional school degree: 117
Doctorate degree: 21

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 181
Nursery to 4th grade: 142
5th and 6th grade: 403
7th and 8th grade: 900
9th grade: 290
10th grade: 407
11th grade: 409
12th grade, no diploma: 603
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,700
Less than 1 year of college: 505
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,064
Associate degree: 677
Bachelor's degree: 956
Master's degree: 223
Professional school degree: 88
Doctorate degree: 35

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 8.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 12.7%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 12.8%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 4.1%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 9.7%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 12.3%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 3.2%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 2.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 7.8%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 12.6%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $51,470
Black householders: $63,688
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $41,440
Asian householders: $63,206
Some other race householders: $65,543
Two or more races householders: $46,086
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $57,636

Garfield household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Garfield household income for Black householders

Garfield household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Garfield household income for Asian householders

Garfield household income for Some other race householders

Garfield household income for Two or more races householders

Garfield household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Garfield marital status for males

Garfield marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $327,860
Black or African American householders: $322,341
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $281,052
Asian householders: $281,052
Some other race householders: $343,599
Two or more races householders: $332,153
Hispanic or Latino householders: $349,527

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,143
One, attached: 238
Two: 6,173
3 or 4: 1,508
5 to 9: 716
10 to 19: 335
20 to 49: 249
50 or more: 329
Mobile homes: 7

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Garfield:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (72%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (25%) Electricity (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (76%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%) Electricity (8%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 531

Here:	16.2%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 259

Here:	16.3%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 392

Here:	26.9%
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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