Linden, NJ

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3440350, place: Linden city, New Jersey)

Total housing units: 15,567

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 7,154 (45.96%)
1-unit, attached: 723 (4.64%)
2 units: 3,789 (24.34%)
3 or 4 units: 1,339 (8.6%)
5 to 9 units: 417 (2.68%)
10 to 19 units: 695 (4.46%)
20 or more units: 1,408 (9.04%)
Mobile home.: 42 (0.27%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 69 (0.44%)
1995 to 1998: 333 (2.14%)
1990 to 1994: 221 (1.42%)
1980 to 1989: 754 (4.84%)
1970 to 1979: 1,337 (8.59%)
1960 to 1969: 2,441 (15.68%)
1940 to 1959: 7,189 (46.18%)
1939 or earlier: 3,223 (20.7%)

ROOMS
1 room: 267 (1.72%)
2 rooms: 708 (4.55%)
3 rooms: 1,430 (9.19%)
4 rooms: 2,963 (19.03%)
5 rooms: 3,381 (21.72%)
6 rooms: 3,290 (21.13%)
7 rooms: 1,925 (12.37%)
8 rooms: 888 (5.7%)
9 or more rooms: 715 (4.59%)
Median (rooms): 5.2

Occupied housing units: 15,052

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 2,254 (14.97%)
1995 to 1998: 3,599 (23.91%)
1990 to 1994: 2,365 (15.71%)
1980 to 1989: 1,957 (13%)
1970 to 1979: 1,763 (11.71%)
1969 or earlier: 3,114 (20.69%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 2,217 (14.73%)
1: 5,885 (39.1%)
2: 5,045 (33.52%)
3 or more: 1,905 (12.66%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 9,992 (66.38%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 171 (1.14%)
Electricity: 814 (5.41%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 4,008 (26.63%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 0 (0%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 35 (0.23%)
No fuel used: 32 (0.21%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 49 (0.33%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 78 (0.52%)
No telephone service: 124 (0.82%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 15,052 (100%)
1.00 or less: 14,211 (94.41%)
1.01 to 1.50: 500 (3.32%)
1.51 or more: 341 (2.27%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 6,827

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 51 (0.75%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 406 (5.95%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3,055 (44.75%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2,722 (39.87%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 516 (7.56%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 55 (0.81%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 22 (0.32%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $148,800

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 3,847 (56.35%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 25 (0.37%)
--$500 to $699: 116 (1.7%)
--$700 to $999: 379 (5.55%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 1,698 (24.87%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 1,315 (19.26%)
--$2,000 or more: 314 (4.6%)
--Median (dollars): $1,425
Not mortgaged: 2,980 (43.65%)
--Median (dollars): $519

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 1,829 (26.79%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 1,135 (16.63%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 1,070 (15.67%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 739 (10.82%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 508 (7.44%)
35.0 percent or more: 1,518 (22.24%)
Not computed: 28 (0.41%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 6,211

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 245 (3.94%)
$200 to $299: 153 (2.46%)
$300 to $499: 219 (3.53%)
$500 to $749: 1,865 (30.03%)
$750 to $999: 2,602 (41.89%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 876 (14.1%)
$1,500 or more: 41 (0.66%)
No cash rent: 210 (3.38%)
Median (dollars): $795

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 1,045 (16.82%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 1,015 (16.34%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 893 (14.38%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 655 (10.55%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 524 (8.44%)
35.0 percent or more: 1,745 (28.1%)
Not computed: 334 (5.38%)

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