Carteret, NJ

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3410750, place: Carteret borough, New Jersey)

Total housing units: 7,320

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 3,942 (53.85%)
1-unit, attached: 362 (4.95%)
2 units: 1,633 (22.31%)
3 or 4 units: 555 (7.58%)
5 to 9 units: 169 (2.31%)
10 to 19 units: 189 (2.58%)
20 or more units: 172 (2.35%)
Mobile home.: 298 (4.07%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 6 (0.08%)
1995 to 1998: 112 (1.53%)
1990 to 1994: 91 (1.24%)
1980 to 1989: 349 (4.77%)
1970 to 1979: 624 (8.52%)
1960 to 1969: 1,569 (21.43%)
1940 to 1959: 3,107 (42.45%)
1939 or earlier: 1,462 (19.97%)

ROOMS
1 room: 100 (1.37%)
2 rooms: 142 (1.94%)
3 rooms: 641 (8.76%)
4 rooms: 1,240 (16.94%)
5 rooms: 1,538 (21.01%)
6 rooms: 1,377 (18.81%)
7 rooms: 1,052 (14.37%)
8 rooms: 825 (11.27%)
9 or more rooms: 405 (5.53%)
Median (rooms): 5.5

Occupied housing units: 7,039

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 930 (13.21%)
1995 to 1998: 1,705 (24.22%)
1990 to 1994: 1,049 (14.9%)
1980 to 1989: 1,066 (15.14%)
1970 to 1979: 814 (11.56%)
1969 or earlier: 1,475 (20.95%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 1,033 (14.68%)
1: 2,568 (36.48%)
2: 2,342 (33.27%)
3 or more: 1,096 (15.57%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 4,409 (62.64%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 213 (3.03%)
Electricity: 422 (6%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 1,957 (27.8%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 0 (0%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 23 (0.33%)
No fuel used: 15 (0.21%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 50 (0.71%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 50 (0.71%)
No telephone service: 186 (2.64%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 7,039 (100%)
1.00 or less: 6,608 (93.88%)
1.01 to 1.50: 281 (3.99%)
1.51 or more: 150 (2.13%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 3,744

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 33 (0.88%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 409 (10.92%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,154 (57.53%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,016 (27.14%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 126 (3.37%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 6 (0.16%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $135,500

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 2,433 (64.98%)
--Less than $300: 14 (0.37%)
--$300 to $499: 0 (0%)
--$500 to $699: 45 (1.2%)
--$700 to $999: 251 (6.7%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 1,033 (27.59%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 922 (24.63%)
--$2,000 or more: 168 (4.49%)
--Median (dollars): $1,442
Not mortgaged: 1,311 (35.02%)
--Median (dollars): $536

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 879 (23.48%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 586 (15.65%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 532 (14.21%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 564 (15.06%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 333 (8.89%)
35.0 percent or more: 802 (21.42%)
Not computed: 48 (1.28%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 2,231

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 217 (9.73%)
$200 to $299: 148 (6.63%)
$300 to $499: 182 (8.16%)
$500 to $749: 575 (25.77%)
$750 to $999: 762 (34.16%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 284 (12.73%)
$1,500 or more: 6 (0.27%)
No cash rent: 57 (2.55%)
Median (dollars): $741

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 404 (18.11%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 265 (11.88%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 328 (14.7%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 307 (13.76%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 183 (8.2%)
35.0 percent or more: 651 (29.18%)
Not computed: 93 (4.17%)

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