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Belleville, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $389,458 (it was $148,500 in 2000)
Belleville:

$389,458
New Jersey:

$428,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $290,452 - $391,156

Total population: 34,877 (All urban)

Houses: 14,144 (13,731 occupied: 6,995 owner occupied, 6,736 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

49%
State:

35%

Housing density: 4,230 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $231,294.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,379 (lower quartile is $1,219, upper quartile is $1,799)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,488


Median gross rent in Belleville, NJ in 2022: $1,532

Housing units in Belleville with a mortgage: 3,107 (295 second mortgage, 302 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,743

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Belleville, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Household type by relationship:

Households: 760,197
  • In family households: 645,040 (104,343 male householders, 84,996 female householders)
    113,673 spouses, 245,726 children (232,723 natural, 5,793 adopted, 7,210 stepchildren), 20,627 grandchildren, 15,422 brothers or sisters, 11,923 parents, foster children, 19,910 other relatives, 22,762 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 115,157 (42,135 male householders (33,262 living alone)), 52,238 female householders (45,266 living alone)), 20,784 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 23,772 (12,126 institutionalized population)

108,634 married couples with children.
65,899 single-parent households (10,059 men, 55,840 women).

57.4% of residents of Belleville speak English at home.
21.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
12.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
8.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 14,273 (37.1%)
(62.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.7
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.1
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Belleville, New Jersey
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Belleville, New Jersey
  • 25no bedroom
  • 4741 bedroom
  • 1,9092 bedrooms
  • 3,1643 bedrooms
  • 1,0934 bedrooms
  • 3305+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Belleville, New Jersey
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Belleville, New Jersey
  • 173no bedroom
  • 3,0601 bedroom
  • 2,6322 bedrooms
  • 7633 bedrooms
  • 864 bedrooms
  • 225+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Belleville in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Belleville in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 664no vehicle
  • 2,2911 vehicle
  • 2,6762 vehicles
  • 9503 vehicles
  • 2914 vehicles
  • 1235+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Belleville in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Belleville in renter-occupied apartments
  • 1,032no vehicle
  • 3,8151 vehicle
  • 1,6462 vehicles
  • 2003 vehicles
  • 194 vehicles
  • 245+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Belleville, New Jersey
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Belleville, New Jersey
  • 181 room
  • 822 rooms
  • 2733 rooms
  • 6824 rooms
  • 1,3555 rooms
  • 1,9726 rooms
  • 1,4807 rooms
  • 5608 rooms
  • 5739+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Belleville, New Jersey
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Belleville, New Jersey
  • 1141 room
  • 6462 rooms
  • 2,0933 rooms
  • 1,8774 rooms
  • 1,3915 rooms
  • 4176 rooms
  • 1017 rooms
  • 528 rooms
  • 459+ rooms
Year house built
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Belleville, NJ
Belleville CDP income, earnings, and wages data

  • Belleville, NJ household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Belleville, NJ in 2022
  • 27,362Less than $10,000
  • 27,791$10,000 to $19,999
  • 24,514$20,000 to $29,999
  • 24,283$30,000 to $39,999
  • 20,391$40,000 to $49,999
  • 19,884$50,000 to $59,999
  • 29,460$60,000 to $74,999
  • 38,163$75,000 to $99,999
  • 27,566$100,000 to $124,999
  • 20,485$125,000 to $149,999
  • 30,966$150,000 to $199,999
  • 56,478$200,000 or more
Work and jobs in Belleville: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Percentage of workers working in this county: 54.4%
Number of people working at home: 3,195 (15.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 384
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,301
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 1,947
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 2,416
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 2,516
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1,043
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 3,031
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 548
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 663
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1,384
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1,097
  • 90 or more minutes: 335

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 12,946 (77.1%)
  • Carpooled: 1,940 (11.6%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 812 (4.8%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 9 (0.1%)
  • Subway or elevated: 223 (1.3%)
  • Railroad: 156 (0.9%)
  • Taxi: 26 (0.2%)
  • Bicycle: 17 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 435 (2.6%)
  • Other means: 101 (0.6%)
  • Worked at home: 126 (0.8%)
Class of Workers in 2000
Races in Belleville detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Belleville, New Jersey
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Belleville, New Jersey
  • 1,9201995 to March 2000
  • 2,1161990 to 1994
  • 1,5931985 to 1989
  • 1,0531980 to 1984
  • 8881975 to 1979
  • 6301970 to 1974
  • 4621965 to 1969
  • 976Before 1965
Ancestries in Belleville, NJ <small>(Other ancestries excluded from the graph)</small>

First ancestries reported:

  • Other: 14,627 (37.8%)
  • Italian: 11,115 (28.7%)
  • Irish: 3,371 (8.7%)
  • German: 2,463 (6.4%)
  • Polish: 1,611 (4.2%)
  • United States: 918 (2.4%)
  • English: 784 (2.0%)
  • Portuguese: 610 (1.6%)
  • Arab: 392 (1.0%)
  • West Indian: 385 (1.0%)
  • French: 294 (0.8%)
  • Russian: 253 (0.7%)
  • Hungarian: 229 (0.6%)
  • Scottish: 228 (0.6%)
  • Subsaharan African: 199 (0.5%)
  • Dutch: 182 (0.5%)
  • Greek: 164 (0.4%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 151 (0.4%)
  • Czech: 139 (0.4%)
  • Ukrainian: 122 (0.3%)
  • Lithuanian: 118 (0.3%)
  • French Canadian: 103 (0.3%)
  • Welsh: 96 (0.2%)
  • Slovak: 47 (0.1%)
  • Norwegian: 41 (0.1%)
  • Swedish: 37 (0.10%)
  • Swiss: 31 (0.08%)
  • Danish: 14 (0.04%)

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

Philippines
Belleville:

17.0% (1,639)
New Jersey:

4.7% (69,773)

Ecuador
Belleville:

14.0% (1,349)
New Jersey:

3.6% (53,482)

Italy
Belleville:

10.2% (983)
New Jersey:

4.0% (58,395)

India
Belleville:

6.2% (597)
New Jersey:

8.1% (119,497)

Cuba
Belleville:

4.3% (415)
New Jersey:

3.7% (55,241)

Vietnam
Belleville:

3.9% (372)
New Jersey:

0.9% (13,337)

Peru
Belleville:

3.8% (366)
New Jersey:

3.1% (45,151)

Colombia
Belleville:

3.3% (314)
New Jersey:

4.7% (69,754)

Dominican Republic
Belleville:

2.8% (274)
New Jersey:

6.2% (91,316)

Portugal
Belleville:

2.8% (271)
New Jersey:

2.5% (37,183)

Brazil
Belleville:

2.4% (228)
New Jersey:

1.5% (22,097)

Pakistan
Belleville:

1.7% (167)
New Jersey:

1.1% (16,052)

Spain
Belleville:

1.7% (160)
New Jersey:

0.6% (8,941)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Belleville:

1.6% (153)
New Jersey:

2.7% (40,092)

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

  • This state: 21,080
  • Other state: 3,871
  • Northeast: 2,842
  • Midwest: 264
  • South: 636
  • West: 129

61% of Belleville residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 122
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 121
  • 5th and 6th grade: 206
  • 7th and 8th grade: 399
  • 9th grade: 245
  • 10th grade: 291
  • 11th grade: 308
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 640
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,046
  • Less than 1 year of college: 788
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,520
  • Associate degree: 374
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,938
  • Master's degree: 541
  • Professional school degree: 205
  • Doctorate degree: 26
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 236
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 126
  • 5th and 6th grade: 222
  • 7th and 8th grade: 697
  • 9th grade: 261
  • 10th grade: 430
  • 11th grade: 423
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 749
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,724
  • Less than 1 year of college: 761
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,354
  • Associate degree: 610
  • Bachelor's degree: 2,030
  • Master's degree: 534
  • Professional school degree: 160
  • Doctorate degree: 27
Educational Attainment for Females
Belleville marital status for males
Belleville marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 5,205
  • One, attached: 538
  • Two: 3,240
  • 3 or 4: 1,593
  • 5 to 9: 896
  • 10 to 19: 1,198
  • 20 to 49: 858
  • 50 or more: 606
  • Mobile homes: 10
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.5%
Year householders moved into residence in Belleville
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Belleville, NJ
  • 71.3%Utility gas
  • 22.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 4.9%Electricity
  • 1.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.2%No fuel used
  • 0.1%Coal or coke
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Belleville, NJ
  • 65.4%Utility gas
  • 21.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 8.3%Electricity
  • 2.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.0%No fuel used
  • 0.3%Other fuel
  • 0.2%Wood
  • 0.1%Coal or coke

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 573
Here:

15.5%
New Jersey:

13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 227
Here:

12.8%
New Jersey:

13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 545
Here:

29.9%
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 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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