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Fords, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $409,022 (it was $155,300 in 2000)
Fords:

$409,022
New Jersey:

$428,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $344,659 - $494,060

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $380,441
Here:

$380,441
State:

$537,591

Townhouses or other attached units: $348,125
Here:

$348,125
State:

$381,113

In 2-unit structures: $375,946
Here:

$375,946
State:

$444,476

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $328,043
Here:

$328,043
State:

$457,463

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $311,991
Here:

$311,991
State:

$368,745

Total population: 15,187 (Urban population: 15,136, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 4,692 (4,473 occupied: 3,123 owner occupied, 1,387 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

31%
State:

35%

Housing density: 1,811 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $458,901.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,696 (lower quartile is $1,312, upper quartile is $1,972)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,637


Median gross rent in Fords, NJ in 2022: $1,794

Housing units in Fords with a mortgage: 2,194 (195 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 148 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 142

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $131,298

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $83,770

Median monthly housing costs: $2,036

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Fords, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1956

Median year apartment built: 1967

Household type by relationship:

Households: 12,681
  • Male householders: 2,276 (584 living alone), Female householders: 2,168 (553 living alone)
  • 2,350 spouses (2,350 opposite-sex spouses), 333 unmarried partners, (333 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,151 children (4,085 natural, 5 adopted, 61 stepchildren), 406 grandchildren, 181 brothers or sisters, 441 parents, 0 foster children, 268 other relatives, 104 non-relatives

Size of family households: 887 2-persons, 714 3-persons, 729 4-persons, 304 5-persons, 256 6-persons, 87 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,157 1-person, 404 2-persons.

2,099 married couples with children.
194 single-parent households (156 men, 38 women).

56.1% of residents of Fords speak English at home.
18.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
11.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
7.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
5.8% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 4,284 (33.8%)
(58.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.8
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.6
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fords, New Jersey
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fords, New Jersey
  • 0no bedroom
  • 641 bedroom
  • 3762 bedrooms
  • 1,5493 bedrooms
  • 8614 bedrooms
  • 2735+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fords, New Jersey
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fords, New Jersey
  • 120no bedroom
  • 5941 bedroom
  • 5452 bedrooms
  • 833 bedrooms
  • 344 bedrooms
  • 125+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Fords in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Fords in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 109no vehicle
  • 6671 vehicle
  • 1,4042 vehicles
  • 6153 vehicles
  • 1904 vehicles
  • 1395+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Fords in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Fords in renter-occupied apartments
  • 213no vehicle
  • 5411 vehicle
  • 6162 vehicles
  • 173 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fords, New Jersey
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fords, New Jersey
  • 01 room
  • 152 rooms
  • 203 rooms
  • 2064 rooms
  • 4025 rooms
  • 7646 rooms
  • 5287 rooms
  • 4208 rooms
  • 7689+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fords, New Jersey
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fords, New Jersey
  • 1201 room
  • 1172 rooms
  • 3783 rooms
  • 4874 rooms
  • 1525 rooms
  • 686 rooms
  • 397 rooms
  • 148 rooms
  • 129+ 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 Fords, NJ
  • Fords, NJ household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Fords, NJ in 2022
  • 177Less than $10,000
  • 108$10,000 to $19,999
  • 255$20,000 to $29,999
  • 222$30,000 to $39,999
  • 120$40,000 to $49,999
  • 237$50,000 to $59,999
  • 494$60,000 to $74,999
  • 440$75,000 to $99,999
  • 557$100,000 to $124,999
  • 552$125,000 to $149,999
  • 532$150,000 to $199,999
  • 811$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Fords, NJ

  • Distribution of house value in Fords, NJ in 2022
  • 32Less than $10,000
  • 4$35,000 to $39,999
  • 59$150,000 to $174,999
  • 18$175,000 to $199,999
  • 110$200,000 to $249,999
  • 147$250,000 to $299,999
  • 1,241$300,000 to $399,999
  • 970$400,000 to $499,999
  • 435$500,000 to $749,999
  • 53$750,000 to $999,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Fords, NJ

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Fords, NJ in 2022
  • 48$150 to $199
  • 13$250 to $299
  • 27$400 to $449
  • 9$500 to $549
  • 18$800 to $899
  • 112$1,000 to $1,249
  • 140$1,250 to $1,499
  • 587$1,500 to $1,999
  • 258$2,000 to $2,499
  • 62No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 56.4%
Number of people working at home: 507 (7.7% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 88
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 645
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 769
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 1,144
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 454
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 166
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 745
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 346
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 205
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 571
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 587
  • 90 or more minutes: 241
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Fords

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 2,351 (64.3%)
  • Carpooled: 206 (5.6%)
  • Bus: 23 (0.6%)
  • Taxi: 265 (7.2%)
  • Walked: 353 (9.7%)
  • Worked at home: 507 (13.9%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.4%Males
  • 1.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 13.9%Males
  • 34.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 3.7%Males
  • 1.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 2.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 1.1%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Fords, New Jersey
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Fords, New Jersey
  • 1,4092010 or later
  • 1,0332000 to 2009
  • 8351990 to 1999
  • 9841980 to 1989
  • 4051970 to 1979
  • 533Before 1970
Ancestries in Fords, NJ

First ancestries reported:

  • Polish: 415 (6.0%)
  • Ghanaian: 413 (6.0%)
  • Italian: 370 (5.3%)
  • American: 348 (5.0%)
  • Nigerian: 297 (4.3%)
  • Egyptian: 207 (3.0%)
  • Irish: 144 (2.1%)
  • European: 87 (1.3%)
  • Slovak: 86 (1.2%)
  • Hungarian: 85 (1.2%)
  • Portuguese: 84 (1.2%)
  • Barbadian: 78 (1.1%)
  • German: 50 (0.7%)
  • Jamaican: 35 (0.5%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 32 (0.5%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 27 (0.4%)
  • English: 24 (0.3%)
  • Greek: 23 (0.3%)
  • Russian: 21 (0.3%)
  • Czech: 18 (0.3%)
  • Carpatho Rusyn: 14 (0.2%)
  • Bulgarian: 9 (0.1%)
  • Arab: 7 (0.1%)
  • West Indian: 6 (0.09%)
  • Norwegian: 5 (0.07%)
  • Brazilian: 3 (0.04%)

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

India
Fords:

19.3% (805)
New Jersey:

12.8% (274,609)

Dominican Republic
Fords:

10.6% (442)
New Jersey:

9.7% (209,055)

Philippines
Fords:

9.2% (385)
New Jersey:

4.0% (85,934)

Nigeria
Fords:

8.1% (339)
New Jersey:

1.2% (25,213)

Venezuela
Fords:

5.9% (248)
New Jersey:

0.6% (12,929)

Ghana
Fords:

5.4% (225)
New Jersey:

0.8% (17,949)

Argentina
Fords:

4.5% (187)
New Jersey:

0.5% (10,607)

Bangladesh
Fords:

3.2% (132)
New Jersey:

0.7% (14,405)

Poland
Fords:

2.9% (121)
New Jersey:

2.3% (48,811)

Peru
Fords:

2.9% (120)
New Jersey:

2.7% (58,563)

Colombia
Fords:

2.8% (117)
New Jersey:

4.2% (90,817)

Pakistan
Fords:

2.7% (114)
New Jersey:

1.3% (27,580)

Korea
Fords:

2.6% (107)
New Jersey:

3.3% (70,512)

Egypt
Fords:

2.2% (91)
New Jersey:

1.6% (33,678)

Italy
Fords:

2.0% (82)
New Jersey:

1.5% (33,198)

Cuba
Fords:

1.6% (66)
New Jersey:

2.1% (45,435)

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

  • This state: 6,740
  • Other state: 1,426
  • Northeast: 1,171
  • Midwest: 25
  • South: 171
  • West: 42

89.5% of Fords residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29.3% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 44.8% lived in New Jersey.


Fords:

89.5%
State average:

90.4%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 112
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 24
  • 5th and 6th grade: 20
  • 7th and 8th grade: 8
  • 9th grade: 21
  • 10th grade: 7
  • 11th grade: 16
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 200
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 989
  • Less than 1 year of college: 198
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 530
  • Associate degree: 564
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,282
  • Master's degree: 347
  • Professional school degree: 39
  • Doctorate degree: 91
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 60
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 36
  • 5th and 6th grade: 51
  • 7th and 8th grade: 19
  • 9th grade: 11
  • 10th grade: 24
  • 11th grade: 70
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 247
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,126
  • Less than 1 year of college: 399
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 381
  • Associate degree: 531
  • Bachelor's degree: 940
  • Master's degree: 540
  • Professional school degree: 97
  • Doctorate degree: 12
Educational Attainment for Females
Fords marital status for males
Fords marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 3,211
  • One, attached: 273
  • Two: 93
  • 3 or 4: 56
  • 5 to 9: 30
  • 10 to 19: 147
  • 20 to 49: 665
  • 50 or more: 203
  • Mobile homes: 11
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.6%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.5%

House/condo owner moved in on average 16 years ago

Renter moved in on average 0 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Fords
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Fords, NJ
  • 84.0%Utility gas
  • 7.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 6.1%Electricity
  • 2.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Fords, NJ
  • 73.3%Utility gas
  • 17.8%Electricity
  • 6.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.7%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 21
Here:

2.5%
New Jersey:

12.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 46
Here:

5.7%
New Jersey:

13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 328
Here:

39.5%
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