Union Beach, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 6,666 (All urban)

Union Beach, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,229 (2,143 occupied: 1,800 owner occupied, 343 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	16%
State:	34%

Housing density: 1188 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: $1,083 (lower quartile is $926, upper quartile is $1,337)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,909

Median gross rent in Union Beach, NJ in 2007: $1,425

Housing units in Union Beach with a mortgage: 1,374 (151 second mortgage, 175 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 339

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $301,818 (it was $132,800 in 2000)

Union Beach:	$301,818
New Jersey:	$372,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $239,712 - $334,650

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $283,668
Here: $283,668
State: $452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $359,162
Here: $359,162
State: $310,364

In 2-unit structures: $582,184
Here: $582,184
State: $429,538

Household type by relationship

Households: 6,630

In family households: 6,134 (1,319 male householders, 413 female householders)
1,291 spouses, 2,422 children (2,191 natural, 42 adopted, 189 stepchildren), 198 grandchildren, 81 brothers or sisters, 96 parents, 160 other relatives, 154 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 496 (191 male householders (163 living alone)), 224 female householders (170 living alone)), 81 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 19 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 482 2-persons, 420 3-persons, 484 4-persons, 229 5-persons, 64 6-persons, 53 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 333 1-person, 75 2-persons, 7 3-persons.

1,388 married couples with children.
335 single-parent households (104 men, 231 women).

88.5% of residents of Union Beach speak English at home.
7.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
3.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (41% speak English very well, 59% speak English well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (21% speak English very well, 64% speak English well, 14% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 339 (5.1%)
(51.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.7
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Union Beach, New Jersey:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 30 4 rooms: 198 5 rooms: 517 6 rooms: 460 7 rooms: 273 8 rooms: 188 9 or more rooms: 134

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union Beach, New Jersey:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 44 4 rooms: 112 5 rooms: 68 6 rooms: 80 7 rooms: 39 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 104
1990 to 1994: 58
1980 to 1989: 217
1970 to 1979: 131
1960 to 1969: 215
1950 to 1959: 670
1940 to 1949: 313
1939 or earlier: 521

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Union Beach:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 37 2 bedrooms: 453 3 bedrooms: 919 4 bedrooms: 303 5 or more bedrooms: 88

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union Beach:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 44 2 bedrooms: 184 3 bedrooms: 104 4 bedrooms: 0 5 or more bedrooms: 11

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Union Beach in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 81 1 vehicle: 448 2 vehicles: 792 3 vehicles: 394 4 vehicles: 79 5 or more vehicles: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Union Beach in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 49 1 vehicle: 129 2 vehicles: 145 3 vehicles: 20 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Union Beach, 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: 7
$60,000 to $69,999: 18
$70,000 to $79,999: 14
$80,000 to $89,999: 84
$90,000 to $99,999: 94
$100,000 to $124,999: 466
$125,000 to $149,999: 555
$150,000 to $174,999: 251
$175,000 to $199,999: 138
$200,000 to $249,999: 46
$250,000 to $299,999: 16
$300,000 to $399,999: 24
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Union Beach rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Union Beach:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 2
$150 to $199: 7
$200 to $249: 1
$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: 10
$600 to $649: 5
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 3
$800 to $899: 42
$900 to $999: 40
$1,000 to $1,249: 120
$1,250 to $1,499: 50
$1,500 to $1,999: 35
$2,000 or more: 6
No cash rent: 18

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 51 1990 to 1994: 76 1985 to 1989: 31 1980 to 1984: 11 1975 to 1979: 28 1970 to 1974: 27 1970 to 1974: 76 1965 to 1969: 39

Union Beach, NJ Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 56.8%
Number of people working at home: 41 (1.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 137
5 to 9 minutes: 258
10 to 14 minutes: 394
15 to 19 minutes: 424
20 to 24 minutes: 346
25 to 29 minutes: 108
30 to 34 minutes: 462
35 to 39 minutes: 111
40 to 44 minutes: 123
45 to 59 minutes: 325
60 to 89 minutes: 290
90 or more minutes: 145

Union Beach mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,443 (77%)
Carpooled: 373 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 117 (4%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 6 (0%)
Railroad: 83 (3%)
Taxi: 17 (1%)
Bicycle: 11 (0%)
Walked: 62 (2%)
Other means: 11 (0%)
Worked at home: 41 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 82
$10,000 to $14,999: 73
$15,000 to $19,999: 52
$20,000 to $24,999: 117
$25,000 to $29,999: 83
$30,000 to $34,999: 71
$35,000 to $39,999: 107
$40,000 to $44,999: 121
$45,000 to $49,999: 76
$50,000 to $59,999: 293
$60,000 to $74,999: 291
$75,000 to $99,999: 418
$100,000 to $124,999: 223
$125,000 to $149,999: 68
$150,000 to $199,999: 63
$200,000 or more: 9

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 1449

Irish: 1249

Other groups: 702

German: 678

Polish: 448

English: 230

United States or American: 103

Scottish: 99

Scotch-Irish: 56

Dutch: 53

Portuguese: 48

Ukrainian: 48

Norwegian: 39

Slovak: 36

Arab:: 33

Swedish: 30

Egyptian: 26

Greek: 23

Czechoslovakian: 20

Hungarian: 19

French (except Basque): 18

Czech: 17

Lithuanian: 16

Danish: 14

Yugoslavian: 11

Russian: 10

Finnish: 10

Brazilian: 10

British: 10

Guyanese: 9

Romanian: 7

Swiss: 7

Moroccan: 7

European: 4

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

Cuba (15%)
Mexico (13%)
Poland (9%)
Egypt (8%)
Colombia (8%)
United Kingdom (7%)
Other Western Europe (5%)

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

This state: 4749
Northeast: 1155
Midwest: 42
South: 243
West: 54

68% of Union Beach residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 14
Nursery to 4th grade: 5
5th and 6th grade: 20
7th and 8th grade: 56
9th grade: 94
10th grade: 61
11th grade: 121
12th grade, no diploma: 125
High school graduate (or equivalency): 946
Less than 1 year of college: 152
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 166
Associate degree: 102
Bachelor's degree: 126
Master's degree: 20
Professional school degree: 23
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 5
Nursery to 4th grade: 16
5th and 6th grade: 34
7th and 8th grade: 50
9th grade: 67
10th grade: 67
11th grade: 90
12th grade, no diploma: 50
High school graduate (or equivalency): 975
Less than 1 year of college: 255
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 239
Associate degree: 102
Bachelor's degree: 144
Master's degree: 42
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.7%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
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: 35.7%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 7.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 10.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $72,426
Black householders: $124,795
Asian householders: $71,201
Some other race householders: $106,324
Two or more races householders: $43,242
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $71,470

Union Beach household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Union Beach household income for Asian householders

Union Beach household income for Some other race householders

Union Beach household income for Two or more races householders

Union Beach household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Union Beach marital status for males

Union Beach marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $301,136
Black or African American householders: $193,181
Asian householders: $331,363
Some other race householders: $305,454
Two or more races householders: $302,954
Hispanic or Latino householders: $301,136

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,066
One, attached: 45
Two: 88
3 or 4: 20
5 to 9: 10

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Union Beach:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (87%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%) Electricity (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (94%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 48

Here:	5.5%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 79

Here:	15.1%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 55

Here:	22.1%
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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