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Dunellen, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $385,200 (it was $156,900 in 2000)
Dunellen:

$385,200
New Jersey:

$428,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $299,713 - $493,737

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $397,028
Here:

$397,028
State:

$537,591

Townhouses or other attached units: $357,499
Here:

$357,499
State:

$381,113

In 2-unit structures: $489,252
Here:

$489,252
State:

$444,476

Total population: 7,417 (Urban population: 6,823, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 2,796 (2,465 occupied: 1,564 owner occupied, 921 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

37%
State:

35%

Housing density: 2,694 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $445,762.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,169 (lower quartile is $804, upper quartile is $1,686)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,791


Median gross rent in Dunellen, NJ in 2022: $1,345

Housing units in Dunellen with a mortgage: 1,221 (223 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 179 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 67

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $114,388

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $109,428

Median monthly housing costs: $1,867

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Dunellen, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1952

Median year apartment built: 1962

Household type by relationship:

Households: 7,609
  • Male householders: 1,232 (278 living alone), Female householders: 1,216 (306 living alone)
  • 1,324 spouses (1,324 opposite-sex spouses), 144 unmarried partners, (144 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,591 children (2,559 natural, 0 adopted, 32 stepchildren), 147 grandchildren, 230 brothers or sisters, 190 parents, 0 foster children, 316 other relatives, 187 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 27

Size of family households: 495 2-persons, 323 3-persons, 370 4-persons, 409 5-persons, 141 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 594 1-person, 97 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 4 4-persons.

1,265 married couples with children.
427 single-parent households (237 men, 190 women).

46.8% of residents of Dunellen speak English at home.
35.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
5.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (27% speak English very well, 47% speak English well, 26% speak English not well).
5.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 45% speak English not well).
5.5% of residents speak other language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 2,859 (37.6%)
(74.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.0
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.7
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Dunellen, New Jersey
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Dunellen, New Jersey
  • 0no bedroom
  • 751 bedroom
  • 1752 bedrooms
  • 9243 bedrooms
  • 3724 bedrooms
  • 185+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dunellen, New Jersey
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dunellen, New Jersey
  • 148no bedroom
  • 1561 bedroom
  • 2312 bedrooms
  • 1863 bedrooms
  • 1804 bedrooms
  • 215+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Dunellen in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Dunellen in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 24no vehicle
  • 3951 vehicle
  • 7802 vehicles
  • 2223 vehicles
  • 914 vehicles
  • 525+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Dunellen in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Dunellen in renter-occupied apartments
  • 124no vehicle
  • 4451 vehicle
  • 2742 vehicles
  • 783 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dunellen, New Jersey
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dunellen, New Jersey
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 753 rooms
  • 654 rooms
  • 3895 rooms
  • 4936 rooms
  • 3347 rooms
  • 968 rooms
  • 1129+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dunellen, New Jersey
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dunellen, New Jersey
  • 1291 room
  • 192 rooms
  • 2143 rooms
  • 384 rooms
  • 1915 rooms
  • 186 rooms
  • 2527 rooms
  • 08 rooms
  • 609+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Dunellen, NJ
  • Dunellen, NJ household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Dunellen, NJ in 2022
  • 229Less than $10,000
  • 132$10,000 to $19,999
  • 87$20,000 to $29,999
  • 169$30,000 to $39,999
  • 86$40,000 to $49,999
  • 117$50,000 to $59,999
  • 187$60,000 to $74,999
  • 449$75,000 to $99,999
  • 330$100,000 to $124,999
  • 193$125,000 to $149,999
  • 171$150,000 to $199,999
  • 315$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Dunellen, NJ

  • Distribution of house value in Dunellen, NJ in 2022
  • 139Less than $10,000
  • 19$150,000 to $174,999
  • 91$200,000 to $249,999
  • 149$250,000 to $299,999
  • 492$300,000 to $399,999
  • 324$400,000 to $499,999
  • 164$500,000 to $749,999
  • 158$750,000 to $999,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Dunellen, NJ

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Dunellen, NJ in 2022
  • 104$200 to $249
  • 50$700 to $749
  • 164$800 to $899
  • 189$1,000 to $1,249
  • 31$1,250 to $1,499
  • 305$1,500 to $1,999
  • 20$2,000 to $2,499
  • 16$2,500 to $2,999
  • 58No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 42.2%
Number of people working at home: 232 (6.5% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 63
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 354
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 169
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 822
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 521
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 301
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 338
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 134
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 117
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 140
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 181
  • 90 or more minutes: 157
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Dunellen

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 971 (72.2%)
  • Carpooled: 63 (4.7%)
  • Taxi: 49 (3.6%)
  • Walked: 16 (1.2%)
  • Worked at home: 232 (17.2%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 4.3%Males
  • 0.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 15.9%Males
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 7.6%Males
  • 1.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 6.9%Males
  • 1.4%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Dunellen, New Jersey
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Dunellen, New Jersey
  • 3712010 or later
  • 8692000 to 2009
  • 7941990 to 1999
  • 3401980 to 1989
  • 1171970 to 1979
  • 204Before 1970
Ancestries in Dunellen, NJ

First ancestries reported:

  • Italian: 391 (8.6%)
  • Egyptian: 361 (7.9%)
  • American: 230 (5.1%)
  • Jamaican: 128 (2.8%)
  • Polish: 118 (2.6%)
  • Slovak: 37 (0.8%)
  • Irish: 28 (0.6%)
  • Guyanese: 21 (0.5%)
  • German: 20 (0.4%)
  • African: 20 (0.4%)
  • English: 12 (0.3%)
  • Russian: 12 (0.3%)

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

Colombia
Dunellen:

30.8% (858)
New Jersey:

4.2% (90,817)

El Salvador
Dunellen:

13.8% (383)
New Jersey:

2.3% (48,885)

Peru
Dunellen:

13.1% (364)
New Jersey:

2.7% (58,563)

India
Dunellen:

7.4% (205)
New Jersey:

12.8% (274,609)

Korea
Dunellen:

5.9% (165)
New Jersey:

3.3% (70,512)

Mexico
Dunellen:

4.7% (130)
New Jersey:

4.8% (102,527)

Ecuador
Dunellen:

4.5% (126)
New Jersey:

4.4% (95,275)

Jamaica
Dunellen:

3.6% (101)
New Jersey:

2.2% (47,365)

Vietnam
Dunellen:

3.5% (96)
New Jersey:

0.7% (15,644)

Georgia
Dunellen:

2.6% (73)
New Jersey:

0.1% (2,747)

Poland
Dunellen:

2.6% (72)
New Jersey:

2.3% (48,811)

Nicaragua
Dunellen:

2.5% (70)
New Jersey:

0.3% (5,500)

Philippines
Dunellen:

2.2% (62)
New Jersey:

4.0% (85,934)

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

  • This state: 4,017
  • Other state: 748
  • Northeast: 448
  • Midwest: 23
  • South: 107
  • West: 173

92.5% of Dunellen residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39.9% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 99.4% lived in New Jersey.


Dunellen:

92.5%
State average:

90.4%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 32
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 11
  • 9th grade: 199
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 25
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 0
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 952
  • Less than 1 year of college: 6
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 190
  • Associate degree: 165
  • Bachelor's degree: 821
  • Master's degree: 71
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 48
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 64
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 101
  • 10th grade: 18
  • 11th grade: 2
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 46
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 902
  • Less than 1 year of college: 100
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 218
  • Associate degree: 231
  • Bachelor's degree: 432
  • Master's degree: 261
  • Professional school degree: 32
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Dunellen marital status for males
Dunellen marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,849
  • One, attached: 48
  • Two: 437
  • 3 or 4: 190
  • 5 to 9: 128
  • 10 to 19: 52
  • 50 or more: 83
  • Mobile homes: 6
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.3%

House/condo owner moved in on average 14 years ago

Renter moved in on average 7 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Dunellen
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Dunellen, NJ
  • 76.0%Utility gas
  • 11.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 7.0%Electricity
  • 5.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Dunellen, NJ
  • 42.8%Utility gas
  • 36.2%Electricity
  • 20.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 19
Here:

2.0%
New Jersey:

12.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
New Jersey:

13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 184
Here:

51.5%
New Jersey:

33.2%
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