Living in Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District, New Jersey

Overview

A total of 11,267 households are located in Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District area. Among them, 4,351 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.25 people. The total number of children in the region is 10,648 and 7,839 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

4% (1,391) of residents are non-citizens and 18% (5,560) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District, New Jersey
Household	11,267
Population	31,564
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	4,351 (39%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	10,648
Total Students	7,839
Pre-Kindergarten	545
Kindergarten	429
Grade 1-8	3,557
Grade 9-12	1,766
College/Graduate School	1,542
Veterans	24,395
Non-citizen	1,391
Non-English Home Language	5,560
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

25,355 residents are over the age of 16 and 17,424 people are in labor force. Among them, 17,424 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 16,495 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.30%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	16,260	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	11,717	72.06%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	802	4.93%
Public transportation	2,107	12.96%
Walked	125	0.77%
Other method	61	0.38%
Worked from home	1,448	8.91%
Average Commute Time	39 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	16,495	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	10,021	60.75%
Service	1,667	10.11%
Sales and office	3,189	19.33%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	729	4.42%
Production, transportation, and material moving	889	5.39%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	16,495	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	-	-
Construction	640	3.88%
Manufacturing	1,250	7.58%
Wholesale trade	642	3.89%
Retail trade	1,273	7.72%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	701	4.25%
Information	624	3.78%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,969	11.94%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	3,073	18.63%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	4,075	24.70%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	828	5.02%
Other services, except public administration	701	4.25%
Public administration	719	4.36%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	16,495	-
Private wage and salary workers	12,765	77.39%
Government workers	2,587	15.68%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,055	6.40%
Unpaid family workers	88	0.53%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $166,328 for the 11,267 households in Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District area, New Jersey. The average income of a single worker is $67,286. 30,901 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 97.70%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	11,267	-
Less than $10,000	314	2.79%
$10,000 - $14,999	186	1.65%
$15,000 - $24,999	504	4.47%
$25,000 - $34,999	367	3.26%
$35,000 - $49,999	677	6.01%
$50,000 - $74,999	986	8.75%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,212	10.76%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,021	17.94%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,740	15.44%
More than $200,000	3,260	28.93%
Median Household Income	$133,233	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$166,328	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	8,649	-
Less than $10,000	121	1.40%
$10,000 - $14,999	23	0.27%
$15,000 - $24,999	191	2.21%
$25,000 - $34,999	114	1.32%
$35,000 - $49,999	413	4.78%
$50,000 - $74,999	584	6.75%
$75,000 - $99,999	943	10.90%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,686	19.49%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,577	18.23%
More than $200,000	2,997	34.65%

Median Family Income	$155,158	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$190,422	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$67,286	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$97,211	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$97,211	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	31,628	-
With health insurance coverage	30,901	97.70%
Public coverage	6,475	20.47%
Private health insurance	28,142	88.98%
Without health insurance coverage	727	2.30%

Housing

There are 11,647 housing units in Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District area, New Jersey with 11,267 units (96.74%) occupied. 9,399 houses (83.42%) are occupied by owner and 1,868 houses (16.58%) are rented. The average housing value is $487,500 and the average rental cost is $1,638. 164 houses (1.41%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,342 houses (20.11%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,647	-
Occupied	11,267	96.74%
Owner Occupied	9,399	83.42%
Renter Occupied	1,868	16.58%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	9,050	77.70%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	755	6.48%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,785	15.33%
Mobile Homes	57	0.49%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,647	-
Built 2014 or later	164	1.41%
Built 2010 - 2013	76	0.65%
Built 2000 - 2009	603	5.18%
Built 1990 - 1999	804	6.90%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,115	9.57%
Built 1970 - 1979	953	8.18%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,913	16.42%
Built 1950 - 1959	3,677	31.57%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,342	20.11%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,647	-
1 room	125	1.07%
2 rooms	37	0.32%
3 rooms	444	3.81%
4 rooms	1,060	9.10%
5 rooms	925	7.94%
6 rooms	1,518	13.03%
7 rooms	2,728	23.42%
8 rooms	1,937	16.63%
9 rooms or more	2,873	24.67%
Median Number of Rooms	7.1 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,647	-
no bedroom	142	1.22%
1 bedroom	1,128	9.68%
2 bedrooms	1,477	12.68%
3 bedrooms	4,500	38.64%
4 bedrooms	3,277	28.14%
5 bedrooms or more	1,123	9.64%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	9,399	-
Less than $50,000	60	0.64%
$50,000 - $99,999	67	0.71%
$100,000 - $149,999	22	0.23%
$150,000 - $199,999	61	0.65%
$200,000 - $299,999	255	2.71%
$300,000 - $499,999	4,538	48.28%
$500,000 - $999,999	4,033	42.91%
$1,000,000 or more	363	3.86%
Median House Value	$487,500	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	1,800	-
Less than $500	11	0.61%
$500 - $999	30	1.67%
$1,000 - $1,499	678	37.67%
$1,500 - $1,999	654	36.33%
$2,000 - $2,499	168	9.33%
$2,500 - $2,999	98	5.44%
$3,000 or more	161	8.94%
Median Rental Costs	$1,638	-

Demographic

A total of 31,865 people lives in Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District area, New Jersey with 15,124 male and 16,741 female. The males to female ratio is 47.46 to 52.54. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	31,865	-
Male	15,124	47.46%
Female	16,741	52.54%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	31,865	-
Under 5 years	1,811	5.68%
5 - 9 years	2,255	7.08%
10 - 14 years	2,062	6.47%
15 - 19 years	1,889	5.93%
20 - 24 years	1,394	4.37%
25 - 34 years	3,123	9.80%
35 - 44 years	4,202	13.19%
45 - 54 years	5,245	16.46%
55 - 59 years	2,763	8.67%
60 - 64 years	1,894	5.94%
65 - 74 years	2,841	8.92%
75 - 84 years	1,512	4.75%
85 years and older	874	2.74%
Median Age	42.6 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	31,865	-
One Race	31,033	97.39%
White	25,250	79.24%
Black or African American	2,768	8.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native	83	0.26%
Asian	2,392	7.51%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	540	1.69%

Two or more races	832	2.61%
White and Black or African American	307	0.96%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%
White and Asian	317	0.99%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%

Living in Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic