Newton, NJ

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3451930, place: Newton town, New Jersey)

Total housing units: 3,425

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 1,616 (47.18%)
1-unit, attached: 118 (3.45%)
2 units: 397 (11.59%)
3 or 4 units: 221 (6.45%)
5 to 9 units: 246 (7.18%)
10 to 19 units: 190 (5.55%)
20 or more units: 599 (17.49%)
Mobile home.: 38 (1.11%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 20 (0.58%)
1995 to 1998: 70 (2.04%)
1990 to 1994: 136 (3.97%)
1980 to 1989: 254 (7.42%)
1970 to 1979: 592 (17.28%)
1960 to 1969: 356 (10.39%)
1940 to 1959: 551 (16.09%)
1939 or earlier: 1,446 (42.22%)

ROOMS
1 room: 72 (2.1%)
2 rooms: 209 (6.1%)
3 rooms: 655 (19.12%)
4 rooms: 496 (14.48%)
5 rooms: 532 (15.53%)
6 rooms: 576 (16.82%)
7 rooms: 388 (11.33%)
8 rooms: 270 (7.88%)
9 or more rooms: 227 (6.63%)
Median (rooms): 5

Occupied housing units: 3,258

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 674 (20.69%)
1995 to 1998: 1,034 (31.74%)
1990 to 1994: 414 (12.71%)
1980 to 1989: 518 (15.9%)
1970 to 1979: 372 (11.42%)
1969 or earlier: 246 (7.55%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 557 (17.1%)
1: 1,042 (31.98%)
2: 1,284 (39.41%)
3 or more: 375 (11.51%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 1,086 (33.33%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 46 (1.41%)
Electricity: 643 (19.74%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 1,426 (43.77%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 6 (0.18%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 31 (0.95%)
No fuel used: 20 (0.61%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 13 (0.4%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 25 (0.77%)
No telephone service: 46 (1.41%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 3,258 (100%)
1.00 or less: 3,188 (97.85%)
1.01 to 1.50: 30 (0.92%)
1.51 or more: 40 (1.23%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 1,376

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 20 (1.45%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 124 (9.01%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 791 (57.49%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 270 (19.62%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 160 (11.63%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 11 (0.8%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $136,100

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 1,039 (75.51%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 12 (0.87%)
--$500 to $699: 17 (1.24%)
--$700 to $999: 148 (10.76%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 471 (34.23%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 275 (19.99%)
--$2,000 or more: 116 (8.43%)
--Median (dollars): $1,377
Not mortgaged: 337 (24.49%)
--Median (dollars): $521

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 340 (24.71%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 207 (15.04%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 188 (13.66%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 210 (15.26%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 126 (9.16%)
35.0 percent or more: 299 (21.73%)
Not computed: 6 (0.44%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 1,666

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 119 (7.14%)
$200 to $299: 88 (5.28%)
$300 to $499: 99 (5.94%)
$500 to $749: 658 (39.5%)
$750 to $999: 527 (31.63%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 93 (5.58%)
$1,500 or more: 7 (0.42%)
No cash rent: 75 (4.5%)
Median (dollars): $697

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 204 (12.24%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 243 (14.59%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 193 (11.58%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 186 (11.16%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 149 (8.94%)
35.0 percent or more: 566 (33.97%)
Not computed: 125 (7.5%)

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