Union County's Living Circumstances

Cranford Township School District Overview

Union County College located in Cranford Township School District area. A total of 8,894 households are located in Cranford Township School District area. Among them, 3,117 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.21 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 7,755 and 6,122 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

3.12% (740) of residents are non-citizens and 13.57% (3,222) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Cranford Township School District, New Jersey
Household	8,894
Population	23,740
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	3,117 (35.05%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	7,755
Total Students	6,122
Pre-Kindergarten	599
Kindergarten	381
Grade 1-8	2,178
Grade 9-12	1,560
College/Graduate School	1,404
Veterans	18,399
Non-citizen	740
Non-English Home Language	3,222
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

19,228 residents are over the age of 16 and 13,121 people are in labor force. Among them, 13,098 people are in civilian labor force and 23 are in armed labor force. 12,488 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.70%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Cranford Township School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,234	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	8,938	73.06%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	529	4.32%
Public transportation	1,779	14.54%
Walked	200	1.63%
Other method	13	0.11%
Worked from home	775	6.33%
Average Commute Time	35 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,488	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	7,481	59.91%
Service	1,350	10.81%
Sales and office	2,546	20.39%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	607	4.86%
Production, transportation, and material moving	504	4.04%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,488	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	21	0.17%
Construction	514	4.12%
Manufacturing	1,077	8.62%
Wholesale trade	383	3.07%
Retail trade	680	5.45%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	538	4.31%
Information	466	3.73%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,541	12.34%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	2,018	16.16%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,322	26.60%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	939	7.52%
Other services, except public administration	610	4.88%
Public administration	379	3.03%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,488	-
Private wage and salary workers	9,696	77.64%
Government workers	2,160	17.30%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	613	4.91%
Unpaid family workers	19	0.15%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $153,949 for the 8,894 households in Cranford Township School District area, New Jersey. The average income of a single worker is $63,302. 23,207 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 97.69%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	8,894	-
Less than $10,000	192	2.16%
$10,000 - $14,999	175	1.97%
$15,000 - $24,999	427	4.80%
$25,000 - $34,999	455	5.12%
$35,000 - $49,999	389	4.37%
$50,000 - $74,999	939	10.56%
$75,000 - $99,999	991	11.14%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,530	17.20%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,457	16.38%
More than $200,000	2,339	26.30%
Median Household Income	$129,781	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$153,949	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	6,426	-
Less than $10,000	23	0.36%
$10,000 - $14,999	46	0.72%
$15,000 - $24,999	86	1.34%
$25,000 - $34,999	108	1.68%
$35,000 - $49,999	241	3.75%
$50,000 - $74,999	551	8.57%
$75,000 - $99,999	718	11.17%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,132	17.62%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,355	21.09%
More than $200,000	2,166	33.71%

Median Family Income	$158,457	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$180,813	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$63,302	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$102,716	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$102,716	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	23,755	-
With health insurance coverage	23,207	97.69%
Public coverage	5,359	22.56%
Private health insurance	20,939	88.15%
Without health insurance coverage	548	2.31%

Housing

There are 9,226 housing units in Cranford Township School District area, New Jersey with 8,894 units (96.40%) occupied. 7,030 houses (79.04%) are occupied by owner and 1,864 houses (20.96%) are rented. The average housing value is $486,600 and the average rental cost is $1,705. 208 houses (2.25%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 4,253 houses (46.10%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	9,226	-
Occupied	8,894	96.40%
Owner Occupied	7,030	79.04%
Renter Occupied	1,864	20.96%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	6,649	72.07%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	373	4.04%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	2,204	23.89%
Mobile Homes	0	0.00%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	9,226	-
Built 2014 or later	208	2.25%
Built 2010 - 2013	102	1.11%
Built 2000 - 2009	227	2.46%
Built 1990 - 1999	195	2.11%
Built 1980 - 1989	385	4.17%
Built 1970 - 1979	499	5.41%
Built 1960 - 1969	816	8.84%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,541	27.54%
Built 1949 or earlier	4,253	46.10%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	9,226	-
1 room	238	2.58%
2 rooms	78	0.85%
3 rooms	501	5.43%
4 rooms	764	8.28%
5 rooms	858	9.30%
6 rooms	1,699	18.42%
7 rooms	1,715	18.59%
8 rooms	1,673	18.13%
9 rooms or more	1,700	18.43%
Median Number of Rooms	6.8 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	9,226	-
no bedroom	246	2.67%
1 bedroom	729	7.90%
2 bedrooms	1,502	16.28%
3 bedrooms	3,654	39.61%
4 bedrooms	2,370	25.69%
5 bedrooms or more	725	7.86%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	7,030	-
Less than $50,000	35	0.50%
$50,000 - $99,999	30	0.43%
$100,000 - $149,999	22	0.31%
$150,000 - $199,999	120	1.71%
$200,000 - $299,999	511	7.27%
$300,000 - $499,999	3,056	43.47%
$500,000 - $999,999	3,201	45.53%
$1,000,000 or more	55	0.78%
Median House Value	$486,600	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	1,774	-
Less than $500	144	8.12%
$500 - $999	185	10.43%
$1,000 - $1,499	330	18.60%
$1,500 - $1,999	556	31.34%
$2,000 - $2,499	280	15.78%
$2,500 - $2,999	138	7.78%
$3,000 or more	141	7.95%
Median Rental Costs	$1,705	-

Demographic

A total of 24,014 people lives in Cranford Township School District area, New Jersey with 11,527 male and 12,487 female. The males to female ratio is 48.00 to 52.00. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	24,014	-
Male	11,527	48.00%
Female	12,487	52.00%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	24,014	-
Under 5 years	1,353	5.63%
5 - 9 years	1,711	7.13%
10 - 14 years	1,375	5.73%
15 - 19 years	1,554	6.47%
20 - 24 years	969	4.04%
25 - 34 years	2,728	11.36%
35 - 44 years	3,046	12.68%
45 - 54 years	3,539	14.74%
55 - 59 years	1,697	7.07%
60 - 64 years	1,423	5.93%
65 - 74 years	2,324	9.68%
75 - 84 years	1,460	6.08%
85 years and older	835	3.48%
Median Age	42.9 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	24,014	-
One Race	23,560	98.11%
White	21,312	88.75%
Black or African American	478	1.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%
Asian	804	3.35%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	966	4.02%

Two or more races	454	1.89%
White and Black or African American	53	0.22%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	51	0.21%
White and Asian	236	0.98%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%