Plainfield, NJ

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3459190, place: Plainfield city, New Jersey)

Total housing units: 16,180

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 7,674 (47.43%)
1-unit, attached: 601 (3.71%)
2 units: 2,264 (13.99%)
3 or 4 units: 1,843 (11.39%)
5 to 9 units: 745 (4.6%)
10 to 19 units: 653 (4.04%)
20 or more units: 2,371 (14.65%)
Mobile home.: 29 (0.18%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 75 (0.46%)
1995 to 1998: 98 (0.61%)
1990 to 1994: 94 (0.58%)
1980 to 1989: 691 (4.27%)
1970 to 1979: 1,472 (9.1%)
1960 to 1969: 2,004 (12.39%)
1940 to 1959: 6,124 (37.85%)
1939 or earlier: 5,622 (34.75%)

ROOMS
1 room: 576 (3.56%)
2 rooms: 853 (5.27%)
3 rooms: 2,355 (14.56%)
4 rooms: 2,367 (14.63%)
5 rooms: 2,734 (16.9%)
6 rooms: 2,601 (16.08%)
7 rooms: 1,938 (11.98%)
8 rooms: 1,172 (7.24%)
9 or more rooms: 1,584 (9.79%)
Median (rooms): 5.2

Occupied housing units: 15,137

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 2,657 (17.55%)
1995 to 1998: 4,406 (29.11%)
1990 to 1994: 2,609 (17.24%)
1980 to 1989: 2,395 (15.82%)
1970 to 1979: 1,393 (9.2%)
1969 or earlier: 1,677 (11.08%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 2,610 (17.24%)
1: 5,763 (38.07%)
2: 4,281 (28.28%)
3 or more: 2,483 (16.4%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 9,895 (65.37%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 269 (1.78%)
Electricity: 1,348 (8.91%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 3,499 (23.12%)
Coal or coke: 9 (0.06%)
Wood: 11 (0.07%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 65 (0.43%)
No fuel used: 41 (0.27%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 161 (1.06%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 116 (0.77%)
No telephone service: 658 (4.35%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 15,137 (100%)
1.00 or less: 13,172 (87.02%)
1.01 to 1.50: 1,103 (7.29%)
1.51 or more: 862 (5.69%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 6,508

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 31 (0.48%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 1,086 (16.69%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,896 (44.5%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,630 (25.05%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 566 (8.7%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 269 (4.13%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 30 (0.46%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $137,500

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 5,203 (79.95%)
--Less than $300: 6 (0.09%)
--$300 to $499: 0 (0%)
--$500 to $699: 104 (1.6%)
--$700 to $999: 562 (8.64%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 1,643 (25.25%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 1,750 (26.89%)
--$2,000 or more: 1,138 (17.49%)
--Median (dollars): $1,541
Not mortgaged: 1,305 (20.05%)
--Median (dollars): $558

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 1,304 (20.04%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 1,028 (15.8%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 1,128 (17.33%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 730 (11.22%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 584 (8.97%)
35.0 percent or more: 1,674 (25.72%)
Not computed: 60 (0.92%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 7,558

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 480 (6.35%)
$200 to $299: 268 (3.55%)
$300 to $499: 650 (8.6%)
$500 to $749: 2,688 (35.56%)
$750 to $999: 2,463 (32.59%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 802 (10.61%)
$1,500 or more: 127 (1.68%)
No cash rent: 80 (1.06%)
Median (dollars): $726

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 1,397 (18.48%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 1,068 (14.13%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 1,035 (13.69%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 890 (11.78%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 596 (7.89%)
35.0 percent or more: 2,354 (31.15%)
Not computed: 218 (2.88%)

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