Somerville, NJ

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3468460, place: Somerville borough, New Jersey)

Total housing units: 4,898

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 2,359 (48.16%)
1-unit, attached: 148 (3.02%)
2 units: 648 (13.23%)
3 or 4 units: 499 (10.19%)
5 to 9 units: 282 (5.76%)
10 to 19 units: 278 (5.68%)
20 or more units: 684 (13.96%)
Mobile home.: 0 (0%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 50 (1.02%)
1995 to 1998: 14 (0.29%)
1990 to 1994: 33 (0.67%)
1980 to 1989: 200 (4.08%)
1970 to 1979: 518 (10.58%)
1960 to 1969: 837 (17.09%)
1940 to 1959: 1,767 (36.08%)
1939 or earlier: 1,479 (30.2%)

ROOMS
1 room: 151 (3.08%)
2 rooms: 244 (4.98%)
3 rooms: 823 (16.8%)
4 rooms: 722 (14.74%)
5 rooms: 720 (14.7%)
6 rooms: 947 (19.33%)
7 rooms: 661 (13.5%)
8 rooms: 380 (7.76%)
9 or more rooms: 250 (5.1%)
Median (rooms): 5.2

Occupied housing units: 4,773

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 937 (19.63%)
1995 to 1998: 1,498 (31.38%)
1990 to 1994: 645 (13.51%)
1980 to 1989: 595 (12.47%)
1970 to 1979: 280 (5.87%)
1969 or earlier: 818 (17.14%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 705 (14.77%)
1: 1,933 (40.5%)
2: 1,572 (32.94%)
3 or more: 563 (11.8%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 3,310 (69.35%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 42 (0.88%)
Electricity: 555 (11.63%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 825 (17.28%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 0 (0%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 27 (0.57%)
No fuel used: 14 (0.29%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8 (0.17%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0 (0%)
No telephone service: 155 (3.25%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 4,773 (100%)
1.00 or less: 4,452 (93.27%)
1.01 to 1.50: 181 (3.79%)
1.51 or more: 140 (2.93%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 2,058

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 5 (0.24%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 89 (4.32%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 765 (37.17%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 958 (46.55%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 201 (9.77%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 40 (1.94%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $156,700

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 1,398 (67.93%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 0 (0%)
--$500 to $699: 18 (0.87%)
--$700 to $999: 147 (7.14%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 572 (27.79%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 449 (21.82%)
--$2,000 or more: 212 (10.3%)
--Median (dollars): $1,469
Not mortgaged: 660 (32.07%)
--Median (dollars): $550

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 484 (23.52%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 343 (16.67%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 324 (15.74%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 248 (12.05%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 208 (10.11%)
35.0 percent or more: 423 (20.55%)
Not computed: 28 (1.36%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 2,457

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 89 (3.62%)
$200 to $299: 49 (1.99%)
$300 to $499: 124 (5.05%)
$500 to $749: 464 (18.88%)
$750 to $999: 1,225 (49.86%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 345 (14.04%)
$1,500 or more: 83 (3.38%)
No cash rent: 78 (3.17%)
Median (dollars): $822

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 422 (17.18%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 379 (15.43%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 376 (15.3%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 245 (9.97%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 255 (10.38%)
35.0 percent or more: 655 (26.66%)
Not computed: 125 (5.09%)

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