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Scotch Plains, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $696,396 (it was $258,100 in 2000)
Scotch Plains:

$696,396
New Jersey:

$428,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $501,049 - $919,754

Total population: 22,583 (All urban)

Houses: 8,479 (8,349 occupied: 6,569 owner occupied, 1,780 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

21%
State:

35%

Housing density: 934 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $468,662.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,860 (lower quartile is $1,498, upper quartile is over $2,000)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,386


Median gross rent in Scotch Plains, NJ in 2022: over $2,000

Housing units in Scotch Plains with a mortgage: 4,498 (440 second mortgage, 843 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,745

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Scotch Plains, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Household type by relationship:

Households: 529,695
  • In family households: 464,085 (87,269 male householders, 47,405 female householders)
    94,325 spouses, 171,221 children (162,243 natural, 3,299 adopted, 5,679 stepchildren), 11,365 grandchildren, 8,963 brothers or sisters, 8,956 parents, foster children, 13,013 other relatives, 16,322 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 65,610 (23,484 male householders (18,363 living alone)), 29,960 female householders (26,038 living alone)), 12,166 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 6,804 (4,209 institutionalized population)

88,023 married couples with children.
26,686 single-parent households (5,364 men, 21,322 women).

81.9% of residents of Scotch Plains speak English at home.
3.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
8.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
4.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 5,166 (20.8%)
(64.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

8.2
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

5.5
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Scotch Plains, New Jersey
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Scotch Plains, New Jersey
  • 0no bedroom
  • 811 bedroom
  • 6882 bedrooms
  • 2,7873 bedrooms
  • 2,4564 bedrooms
  • 5575+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Scotch Plains, New Jersey
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Scotch Plains, New Jersey
  • 53no bedroom
  • 1,0791 bedroom
  • 4122 bedrooms
  • 1873 bedrooms
  • 234 bedrooms
  • 265+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Scotch Plains in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Scotch Plains in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 222no vehicle
  • 1,2571 vehicle
  • 3,6322 vehicles
  • 1,1193 vehicles
  • 2094 vehicles
  • 1305+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Scotch Plains in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Scotch Plains in renter-occupied apartments
  • 155no vehicle
  • 8751 vehicle
  • 6692 vehicles
  • 743 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 75+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Scotch Plains, New Jersey
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Scotch Plains, New Jersey
  • 01 room
  • 152 rooms
  • 393 rooms
  • 2604 rooms
  • 4605 rooms
  • 1,0626 rooms
  • 1,7387 rooms
  • 1,4998 rooms
  • 1,4969+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Scotch Plains, New Jersey
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Scotch Plains, New Jersey
  • 531 room
  • 532 rooms
  • 3873 rooms
  • 8694 rooms
  • 2095 rooms
  • 1016 rooms
  • 407 rooms
  • 158 rooms
  • 539+ rooms
Year house built
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Scotch Plains, NJ
Scotch Plains CDP income, earnings, and wages data

  • Scotch Plains, NJ household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Scotch Plains, NJ in 2022
  • 6,989Less than $10,000
  • 16,964$10,000 to $19,999
  • 16,449$20,000 to $29,999
  • 19,675$30,000 to $39,999
  • 15,569$40,000 to $49,999
  • 18,246$50,000 to $59,999
  • 24,316$60,000 to $74,999
  • 33,282$75,000 to $99,999
  • 29,429$100,000 to $124,999
  • 21,988$125,000 to $149,999
  • 30,949$150,000 to $199,999
  • 64,847$200,000 or more
Work and jobs in Scotch Plains: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Percentage of workers working in this county: 47.6%
Number of people working at home: 1,878 (13.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 194
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 830
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 1,230
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 1,209
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 1,427
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 691
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 1,299
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 468
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 513
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1,086
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1,263
  • 90 or more minutes: 638

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 8,551 (75.5%)
  • Carpooled: 798 (7.1%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 325 (2.9%)
  • Subway or elevated: 51 (0.5%)
  • Railroad: 975 (8.6%)
  • Taxi: 8 (0.1%)
  • Motorcycle: 17 (0.2%)
  • Bicycle: 15 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 65 (0.6%)
  • Other means: 43 (0.4%)
  • Worked at home: 471 (4.2%)
Class of Workers in 2000
Races in Scotch Plains detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Scotch Plains, New Jersey
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Scotch Plains, New Jersey
  • 6271995 to March 2000
  • 5491990 to 1994
  • 4921985 to 1989
  • 4581980 to 1984
  • 3941975 to 1979
  • 4131970 to 1974
  • 1561965 to 1969
  • 488Before 1965
Ancestries in Scotch Plains, NJ <small>(Other ancestries excluded from the graph)</small>

First ancestries reported:

  • Other: 6,335 (22.2%)
  • Italian: 5,124 (18.0%)
  • Irish: 4,153 (14.6%)
  • German: 3,057 (10.7%)
  • Polish: 2,286 (8.0%)
  • English: 1,426 (5.0%)
  • Russian: 1,211 (4.2%)
  • United States: 671 (2.4%)
  • West Indian: 430 (1.5%)
  • French: 358 (1.3%)
  • Hungarian: 329 (1.2%)
  • Dutch: 309 (1.1%)
  • Arab: 308 (1.1%)
  • Scottish: 268 (0.9%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 250 (0.9%)
  • Swedish: 238 (0.8%)
  • Subsaharan African: 237 (0.8%)
  • Ukrainian: 221 (0.8%)
  • Slovak: 219 (0.8%)
  • Norwegian: 194 (0.7%)
  • Portuguese: 189 (0.7%)
  • Welsh: 151 (0.5%)
  • Lithuanian: 134 (0.5%)
  • Greek: 124 (0.4%)
  • Danish: 118 (0.4%)
  • Czech: 110 (0.4%)
  • French Canadian: 38 (0.1%)
  • Swiss: 31 (0.1%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

India
Scotch Plains:

11.7% (419)
New Jersey:

8.1% (119,497)

Philippines
Scotch Plains:

7.8% (280)
New Jersey:

4.7% (69,773)

Italy
Scotch Plains:

6.8% (242)
New Jersey:

4.0% (58,395)

Trinidad and Tobago
Scotch Plains:

6.6% (237)
New Jersey:

0.9% (13,289)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Scotch Plains:

6.0% (214)
New Jersey:

2.7% (40,092)

United Kingdom
Scotch Plains:

5.3% (188)
New Jersey:

2.1% (30,355)

Cuba
Scotch Plains:

4.2% (149)
New Jersey:

3.7% (55,241)

Germany
Scotch Plains:

3.2% (116)
New Jersey:

2.3% (33,531)

Poland
Scotch Plains:

3.2% (115)
New Jersey:

3.8% (55,466)

Canada
Scotch Plains:

3.2% (114)
New Jersey:

1.1% (16,333)

Egypt
Scotch Plains:

2.9% (105)
New Jersey:

1.4% (20,079)

Korea
Scotch Plains:

2.7% (98)
New Jersey:

3.5% (51,970)

Colombia
Scotch Plains:

2.5% (88)
New Jersey:

4.7% (69,754)

Jamaica
Scotch Plains:

2.4% (85)
New Jersey:

2.5% (36,443)

Brazil
Scotch Plains:

2.4% (85)
New Jersey:

1.5% (22,097)

Hong Kong
Scotch Plains:

1.8% (66)
New Jersey:

0.6% (8,266)

Taiwan
Scotch Plains:

1.8% (64)
New Jersey:

1.2% (18,066)

Argentina
Scotch Plains:

1.8% (63)
New Jersey:

0.6% (9,102)

Other Eastern Europe
Scotch Plains:

1.7% (60)
New Jersey:

1.2% (17,647)

Portugal
Scotch Plains:

1.6% (56)
New Jersey:

2.5% (37,183)

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

  • This state: 12,752
  • Other state: 6,265
  • Northeast: 4,613
  • Midwest: 452
  • South: 973
  • West: 227

67% of Scotch Plains residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% 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: 59
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 15
  • 5th and 6th grade: 18
  • 7th and 8th grade: 77
  • 9th grade: 44
  • 10th grade: 87
  • 11th grade: 66
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 162
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,341
  • Less than 1 year of college: 381
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 984
  • Associate degree: 302
  • Bachelor's degree: 2,262
  • Master's degree: 945
  • Professional school degree: 495
  • Doctorate degree: 259
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 44
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 13
  • 5th and 6th grade: 43
  • 7th and 8th grade: 179
  • 9th grade: 69
  • 10th grade: 122
  • 11th grade: 87
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 180
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,860
  • Less than 1 year of college: 335
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,055
  • Associate degree: 485
  • Bachelor's degree: 2,470
  • Master's degree: 1,062
  • Professional school degree: 249
  • Doctorate degree: 161
Educational Attainment for Females
Scotch Plains marital status for males
Scotch Plains marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 6,426
  • One, attached: 314
  • Two: 424
  • 3 or 4: 255
  • 5 to 9: 178
  • 10 to 19: 330
  • 20 to 49: 133
  • 50 or more: 413
  • Mobile homes: 6

Median worth of mobile homes: $195,882

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.2%
Year householders moved into residence in Scotch Plains
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Scotch Plains, NJ
  • 77.6%Utility gas
  • 18.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 3.9%Electricity
  • 0.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.2%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Scotch Plains, NJ
  • 76.0%Utility gas
  • 11.3%Electricity
  • 9.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 2.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%Other fuel
  • 0.3%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 365
Here:

14.3%
New Jersey:

13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 182
Here:

17.5%
New Jersey:

13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 216
Here:

33.3%
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 Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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