Paramus, NJ

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3455950, place: Paramus borough, New Jersey)

Total housing units: 8,209

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 7,637 (93.03%)
1-unit, attached: 104 (1.27%)
2 units: 294 (3.58%)
3 or 4 units: 78 (0.95%)
5 to 9 units: 5 (0.06%)
10 to 19 units: 7 (0.09%)
20 or more units: 77 (0.94%)
Mobile home.: 7 (0.09%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 48 (0.58%)
1995 to 1998: 245 (2.98%)
1990 to 1994: 129 (1.57%)
1980 to 1989: 419 (5.1%)
1970 to 1979: 795 (9.68%)
1960 to 1969: 1,585 (19.31%)
1940 to 1959: 4,447 (54.17%)
1939 or earlier: 541 (6.59%)

ROOMS
1 room: 14 (0.17%)
2 rooms: 61 (0.74%)
3 rooms: 191 (2.33%)
4 rooms: 347 (4.23%)
5 rooms: 1,016 (12.38%)
6 rooms: 1,403 (17.09%)
7 rooms: 2,049 (24.96%)
8 rooms: 1,887 (22.99%)
9 or more rooms: 1,241 (15.12%)
Median (rooms): 7

Occupied housing units: 8,082

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 566 (7%)
1995 to 1998: 1,640 (20.29%)
1990 to 1994: 1,006 (12.45%)
1980 to 1989: 1,354 (16.75%)
1970 to 1979: 1,176 (14.55%)
1969 or earlier: 2,340 (28.95%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 209 (2.59%)
1: 1,896 (23.46%)
2: 4,050 (50.11%)
3 or more: 1,927 (23.84%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 6,967 (86.2%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 70 (0.87%)
Electricity: 294 (3.64%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 731 (9.04%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 20 (0.25%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 0 (0%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 12 (0.15%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7 (0.09%)
No telephone service: 0 (0%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 8,082 (100%)
1.00 or less: 7,936 (98.19%)
1.01 to 1.50: 90 (1.11%)
1.51 or more: 56 (0.69%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 7,053

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 82 (1.16%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 24 (0.34%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 133 (1.89%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 610 (8.65%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 3,190 (45.23%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 2,651 (37.59%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 322 (4.57%)
$1,000,000 or more: 41 (0.58%)
Median (dollars): $284,800

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 4,380 (62.1%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 12 (0.17%)
--$500 to $699: 158 (2.24%)
--$700 to $999: 344 (4.88%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 797 (11.3%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 1,055 (14.96%)
--$2,000 or more: 2,014 (28.56%)
--Median (dollars): $1,708
Not mortgaged: 2,673 (37.9%)
--Median (dollars): $544

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 2,390 (33.89%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 938 (13.3%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 918 (13.02%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 762 (10.8%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 467 (6.62%)
35.0 percent or more: 1,565 (22.19%)
Not computed: 13 (0.18%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 748

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 0 (0%)
$200 to $299: 0 (0%)
$300 to $499: 7 (0.94%)
$500 to $749: 116 (15.51%)
$750 to $999: 120 (16.04%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 92 (12.3%)
$1,500 or more: 329 (43.98%)
No cash rent: 84 (11.23%)
Median (dollars): $1,483

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 97 (12.97%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 63 (8.42%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 54 (7.22%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 128 (17.11%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 42 (5.61%)
35.0 percent or more: 280 (37.43%)
Not computed: 84 (11.23%)

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