Salem, NJ

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3465490, place: Salem city, New Jersey)

Total housing units: 2,867

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 1,102 (38.44%)
1-unit, attached: 596 (20.79%)
2 units: 371 (12.94%)
3 or 4 units: 182 (6.35%)
5 to 9 units: 168 (5.86%)
10 to 19 units: 323 (11.27%)
20 or more units: 119 (4.15%)
Mobile home.: 6 (0.21%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 24 (0.84%)
1995 to 1998: 0 (0%)
1990 to 1994: 23 (0.8%)
1980 to 1989: 77 (2.69%)
1970 to 1979: 370 (12.91%)
1960 to 1969: 217 (7.57%)
1940 to 1959: 1,061 (37.01%)
1939 or earlier: 1,095 (38.19%)

ROOMS
1 room: 78 (2.72%)
2 rooms: 159 (5.55%)
3 rooms: 299 (10.43%)
4 rooms: 479 (16.71%)
5 rooms: 517 (18.03%)
6 rooms: 509 (17.75%)
7 rooms: 413 (14.41%)
8 rooms: 241 (8.41%)
9 or more rooms: 172 (6%)
Median (rooms): 5.3

Occupied housing units: 2,362

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 416 (17.61%)
1995 to 1998: 635 (26.88%)
1990 to 1994: 408 (17.27%)
1980 to 1989: 395 (16.72%)
1970 to 1979: 120 (5.08%)
1969 or earlier: 388 (16.43%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 769 (32.56%)
1: 921 (38.99%)
2: 537 (22.73%)
3 or more: 135 (5.72%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 722 (30.57%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 51 (2.16%)
Electricity: 290 (12.28%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 1,222 (51.74%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 0 (0%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 31 (1.31%)
No fuel used: 46 (1.95%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 21 (0.89%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 14 (0.59%)
No telephone service: 232 (9.82%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 2,362 (100%)
1.00 or less: 2,200 (93.14%)
1.01 to 1.50: 110 (4.66%)
1.51 or more: 52 (2.2%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 875

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 222 (25.37%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 537 (61.37%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 95 (10.86%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 13 (1.49%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 8 (0.91%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 0 (0%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $74,300

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 479 (54.74%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 21 (2.4%)
--$500 to $699: 56 (6.4%)
--$700 to $999: 154 (17.6%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 210 (24%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 38 (4.34%)
--$2,000 or more: 0 (0%)
--Median (dollars): $1,013
Not mortgaged: 396 (45.26%)
--Median (dollars): $429

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 258 (29.49%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 124 (14.17%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 130 (14.86%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 115 (13.14%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 61 (6.97%)
35.0 percent or more: 179 (20.46%)
Not computed: 8 (0.91%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 1,412

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 215 (15.23%)
$200 to $299: 165 (11.69%)
$300 to $499: 377 (26.7%)
$500 to $749: 450 (31.87%)
$750 to $999: 130 (9.21%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 21 (1.49%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 54 (3.82%)
Median (dollars): $444

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 279 (19.76%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 175 (12.39%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 148 (10.48%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 112 (7.93%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 94 (6.66%)
35.0 percent or more: 512 (36.26%)
Not computed: 92 (6.52%)

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