Linden, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 39,372 (All urban)

Linden, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 15,567 (15,052 occupied: 8,841 owner occupied, 6,211 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	41%
State:	34%

Housing density: 1441 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: $949 (lower quartile is $801, upper quartile is $1,137)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,034

Median gross rent in Linden, NJ in 2007: $1,086

Housing units in Linden with a mortgage: 3,847 (473 second mortgage, 452 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,980

Linden,NJ index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $337,210 (it was $152,100 in 2000)

Linden:	$337,210
New Jersey:	$372,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $253,253 - $358,011

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $312,103
Here: $312,103
State: $452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $287,822
Here: $287,822
State: $310,364

In 2-unit structures: $415,220
Here: $415,220
State: $429,538

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $438,174
Here: $438,174
State: $371,779

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $228,409
Here: $228,409
State: $309,003

Mobile homes: $47,803
Here: $47,803
State: $53,584

Household type by relationship

Households: 39,143

In family households: 33,346 (7,126 male householders, 2,997 female householders)
7,409 spouses, 11,730 children (11,015 natural, 292 adopted, 423 stepchildren), 1,128 grandchildren, 731 brothers or sisters, 596 parents, 943 other relatives, 686 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 5,797 (1,935 male householders (1,541 living alone)), 2,971 female householders (2,659 living alone)), 891 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 251 (244 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,681 2-persons, 2,573 3-persons, 2,158 4-persons, 1,026 5-persons, 446 6-persons, 239 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,200 1-person, 625 2-persons, 36 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 8 6-persons.

5,654 married couples with children.
1,999 single-parent households (409 men, 1,590 women).

62.5% of residents of Linden speak English at home.
13.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
22.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 10,351 (26.3%)
(49.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Linden, New Jersey:
	1 room: 10 2 rooms: 41 3 rooms: 280 4 rooms: 856 5 rooms: 1,978 6 rooms: 2,519 7 rooms: 1,719 8 rooms: 810 9 or more rooms: 628

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Linden, New Jersey:
	1 room: 257 2 rooms: 667 3 rooms: 1,056 4 rooms: 1,979 5 rooms: 1,235 6 rooms: 691 7 rooms: 170 8 rooms: 69 9 or more rooms: 87

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 69
1995 to 1998: 333
1990 to 1994: 221
1980 to 1989: 754
1970 to 1979: 1,337
1960 to 1969: 2,441
1950 to 1959: 4,390
1940 to 1949: 2,799
1939 or earlier: 3,223

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Linden:
	no bedroom: 15 1 bedroom: 418 2 bedrooms: 2,103 3 bedrooms: 4,328 4 bedrooms: 1,659 5 or more bedrooms: 318

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Linden:
	no bedroom: 320 1 bedroom: 1,923 2 bedrooms: 2,522 3 bedrooms: 1,290 4 bedrooms: 103 5 or more bedrooms: 53

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Linden in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 914 1 vehicle: 2,912 2 vehicles: 3,480 3 vehicles: 1,095 4 vehicles: 385 5 or more vehicles: 55

Cars and other vehicles available in Linden in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,303 1 vehicle: 2,973 2 vehicles: 1,565 3 vehicles: 287 4 vehicles: 70 5 or more vehicles: 13

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

Less than $10,000: 5
$10,000 to $14,999: 6
$15,000 to $19,999: 7
$20,000 to $24,999: 9
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 10
$40,000 to $49,999: 14
$50,000 to $59,999: 8
$60,000 to $69,999: 13
$70,000 to $79,999: 53
$80,000 to $89,999: 132
$90,000 to $99,999: 200
$100,000 to $124,999: 994
$125,000 to $149,999: 2061
$150,000 to $174,999: 1837
$175,000 to $199,999: 885
$200,000 to $249,999: 419
$250,000 to $299,999: 97
$300,000 to $399,999: 32
$400,000 to $499,999: 23
$500,000 to $749,999: 22
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Linden rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Linden:

Less than $100: 48 people
$100 to $149: 36
$150 to $199: 64
$200 to $249: 114
$250 to $299: 92
$300 to $349: 68
$350 to $399: 44
$400 to $449: 53
$450 to $499: 45
$500 to $549: 47
$550 to $599: 79
$600 to $649: 124
$650 to $699: 179
$700 to $749: 229
$750 to $799: 263
$800 to $899: 995
$900 to $999: 1,122
$1,000 to $1,249: 1,796
$1,250 to $1,499: 450
$1,500 to $1,999: 136
$2,000 or more: 15
No cash rent: 210

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,804 1990 to 1994: 2,408 1985 to 1989: 1,538 1980 to 1984: 1,077 1975 to 1979: 735 1970 to 1974: 1,020 1970 to 1974: 814 1965 to 1969: 955

Linden, NJ Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 57.4%
Number of people working at home: 169 (0.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 429
5 to 9 minutes: 1950
10 to 14 minutes: 3103
15 to 19 minutes: 3258
20 to 24 minutes: 2101
25 to 29 minutes: 874
30 to 34 minutes: 2178
35 to 39 minutes: 432
40 to 44 minutes: 745
45 to 59 minutes: 1459
60 to 89 minutes: 1191
90 or more minutes: 492

Linden mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 13,944 (76%)
Carpooled: 2,152 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 543 (3%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 15 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 110 (1%)
Railroad: 577 (3%)
Taxi: 66 (0%)
Bicycle: 47 (0%)
Walked: 637 (3%)
Other means: 121 (1%)
Worked at home: 169 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1066
$10,000 to $14,999: 806
$15,000 to $19,999: 777
$20,000 to $24,999: 897
$25,000 to $29,999: 1023
$30,000 to $34,999: 1009
$35,000 to $39,999: 680
$40,000 to $44,999: 994
$45,000 to $49,999: 873
$50,000 to $59,999: 1501
$60,000 to $74,999: 1770
$75,000 to $99,999: 1949
$100,000 to $124,999: 942
$125,000 to $149,999: 393
$150,000 to $199,999: 224
$200,000 or more: 125

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 11618

Polish: 6335

Italian: 3402

Irish: 2299

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 1631

German: 1420

Haitian: 1277

Portuguese: 1182

United States or American: 957

Slovak: 736

English: 625

Ukrainian: 497

Subsaharan African:: 472

Russian: 402

African: 386

Lithuanian: 323

Greek: 233

Hungarian: 220

French (except Basque): 189

Arab:: 183

Czechoslovakian: 180

Brazilian: 151

Jamaican: 148

European: 114

Swedish: 101

Guyanese: 100

Scotch-Irish: 91

Scottish: 87

Egyptian: 85

Slavic: 75

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 64

Dutch: 59

Austrian: 56

British West Indian: 53

Barbadian: 49

Arab/Arabic: 48

British: 47

Czech: 45

Danish: 41

French Canadian: 38

Nigerian: 37

West Indian: 33

Bulgarian: 30

Norwegian: 26

Romanian: 25

Moroccan: 24

Yugoslavian: 24

Liberian: 23

Other Arab: 19

Other Subsaharan African: 19

Carpatho Rusyn: 19

Canadian: 18

Turkish: 17

Albanian: 14

Finnish: 12

Eastern European: 9

Syrian: 7

Scandinavian: 7

South African: 7

Swiss: 7

Bermudan: 7

Belgian: 5

Armenian: 5

Pennsylvania German: 5

Slovene: 5

Welsh: 5

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

Poland (29%)
Haiti (10%)
Portugal (8%)
Colombia (6%)
Cuba (5%)
Peru (4%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (3%)

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

This state: 21867
Northeast: 3582
Midwest: 261
South: 2135
West: 232

65% of Linden residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 144
Nursery to 4th grade: 96
5th and 6th grade: 175
7th and 8th grade: 489
9th grade: 218
10th grade: 347
11th grade: 319
12th grade, no diploma: 669
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,958
Less than 1 year of college: 837
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,605
Associate degree: 544
Bachelor's degree: 1,348
Master's degree: 397
Professional school degree: 151
Doctorate degree: 42

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 194
Nursery to 4th grade: 185
5th and 6th grade: 334
7th and 8th grade: 746
9th grade: 346
10th grade: 398
11th grade: 391
12th grade, no diploma: 889
High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,195
Less than 1 year of college: 863
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,600
Associate degree: 854
Bachelor's degree: 1,279
Master's degree: 451
Professional school degree: 127
Doctorate degree: 47

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 12.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 8.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.7%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 5.9%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 11.2%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 1.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 3.2%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 4.1%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 8.2%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $55,206
Black householders: $53,215
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $36,522
Asian householders: $77,566
Some other race householders: $61,209
Two or more races householders: $71,063
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $64,901

Linden household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Linden household income for Black householders

Linden household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Linden household income for Asian householders

Linden household income for Some other race householders

Linden household income for Two or more races householders

Linden household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Linden marital status for males

Linden marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $333,273
Black or African American householders: $297,795
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $360,326
Asian householders: $359,660
Some other race householders: $343,252
Two or more races householders: $337,708
Hispanic or Latino householders: $335,713

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 7,154
One, attached: 723
Two: 3,789
3 or 4: 1,339
5 to 9: 417
10 to 19: 695
20 to 49: 499
50 or more: 909
Mobile homes: 42

Median worth of mobile homes: $43,732

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Linden:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (65%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (32%) Electricity (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (69%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%) Electricity (10%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 567

Here:	13.4%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 295

Here:	13.9%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 330

Here:	18.3%
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)

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