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Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District) neighborhood in Plainfield, New Jersey (NJ), 07060 detailed profile


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Area: 0.213 square miles

Population: 2,550

Population density:
Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District):

11,947 people per square mile
Plainfield:

9,003 people per square mile
  • Races in 2022
    • 1,31849.4%Hispanic or Latino
    • 97536.6%Black
    • 1887.1%White
    • 943.5%Two or more races
    • 682.6%Some other race
    • 230.9%Asian
Age and Sex of Residents in Van Wyck Brooks in Plainfield, NJ
  • Distribution of median household income

  • Distribution of median household income
  • 66Less than $10,000
  • 81$10,000 to $19,999
  • 114$20,000 to $29,999
  • 29$30,000 to $39,999
  • 112$40,000 to $49,999
  • 121$50,000 to $59,999
  • 57$60,000 to $74,999
  • 60$75,000 to $99,999
  • 109$100,000 to $124,999
  • 72$125,000 to $149,999
  • 58$150,000 to $199,999
  • 56$200,000 or more
  • Distribution of owner-occupied house/condo value

  • Distribution of owner-occupied house/condo value
  • 7Less than $50,000
  • 9$50,000 to $99,999
  • 15$100,000 to $149,999
  • 60$150,000 to $199,999
  • 57$200,000 to $249,999
  • 15$250,000 to $299,999
  • 117$300,000 to $399,999
  • 55$400,000 to $499,999
  • 40$500,000 to $749,999
  • 13$750,000 to $999,999
  • 11$1,000,000 or more
  • Distribution of rent paid by renters

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters
  • 48$100 to $199
  • 23$200 to $299
  • 14$300 to $399
  • 127$400 to $499
  • 21$500 to $599
  • 30$600 to $699
  • 20$700 to $799
  • 49$900 to $999
  • 144$1,000 to $1,249
  • 190$1,250 to $1,499
  • 129$1,500 to $1,999
  • 57$2,000 or more
Zip codes: 07060.

Males:

1,314
Females:

1,236
Median age:
Males:
This neighborhood:

34.7 years
Whole city:

31.4 years
Females:
This neighborhood:

40.4 years
Whole city:

35.0 years

Average household size:
Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District):

3.0 people
Plainfield:

3.2 people

Percentage of family households:
Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District):

54.2%
Plainfield:

58.4%
Percentage of married-couple families (among all households):
Here:

32.8%
Plainfield:

41.2%

Percentage of married-couple families with children (among all households):
Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District):

8.7%
Plainfield:

15.4%

Percentage of single-mother households (among all households):
Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District):

13.5%
Plainfield:

9.0%

Percentage of never married males 15 years old and over:
Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District):

22.5%
Plainfield:

25.1%

Percentage of never married females 15 years old and over:
Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District):

27.0%
city:

23.8%

Percentage of people that speak English not well or not at all:
Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District):

22.7%
Plainfield:

23.7%

Percentage of people born in this state:
Here:

49.5%
Plainfield:

44.5%

Percentage of people born in another U.S. state:
Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District):

16.3%
Plainfield:

14.0%

Percentage of native residents but born outside the U.S.:
Here:

4.3%
city:

2.2%

Percentage of foreign born residents:
Here:

29.9%
Plainfield:

39.3%

Educational Attainment in 2022
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District)
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Van Wyck Brooks <>
  • 21 room
  • 152 rooms
  • 03 rooms
  • 1524 rooms
  • 635 rooms
  • 486 rooms
  • 467 rooms
  • 528 rooms
  • 629+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District)
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Van Wyck Brooks <>
  • 731 room
  • 412 rooms
  • 1343 rooms
  • 1744 rooms
  • 705 rooms
  • 376 rooms
  • 1097 rooms
  • 188 rooms
  • 229+ rooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District)
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Van Wyck Brooks <>
  • 2no bedroom
  • 151 bedroom
  • 482 bedrooms
  • 1653 bedrooms
  • 594 bedrooms
  • 275+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District)
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Van Wyck Brooks <>
  • 73no bedroom
  • 1441 bedroom
  • 1912 bedrooms
  • 1163 bedrooms
  • 144 bedrooms
  • 225+ bedrooms
Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
This neighborhood:

1.8
Plainfield:

2.2

Average number of cars or other vehicles available in apartments:
Here:

1.3
city:

1.2

Percentage of units with a mortgage:
Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District):

79.9%
Plainfield:

75.7%

Year house built in Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District)
  • Year house built in Van Wyck Brooks <>
  • 02020 or later
  • 92010 to 2019
  • 182000 to 2009
  • 601990 to 1999
  • 271980 to 1989
  • 1011970 to 1979
  • 551960 to 1969
  • 1501950 to 1959
  • 1361940 to 1949
  • 4291939 or earlier
Owners and renters by unit type

City-data.com crime index for city in 2020 (higher means more crime):
City:

203.9
U.S. average:

219.5

  • Travel time to work (commute)

  • Travel time to work (commute)
  • 16Less than 5 minutes
  • 395 to 9 minutes
  • 10610 to 14 minutes
  • 8515 to 19 minutes
  • 8720 to 24 minutes
  • 5725 to 29 minutes
  • 13330 to 34 minutes
  • 4935 to 39 minutes
  • 6940 to 44 minutes
  • 7945 to 59 minutes
  • 5760 to 89 minutes
  • 4090 or more minutes
  • Means of transportation to work

  • Means of transportation to work
  • 71.7%785Drove a car alone
  • 14.2%156Carpooled
  • 1.7%19Bus
  • 0.7%8Subway or elevated rail
  • 3.6%39Long-distance train or commuter rail
  • 0.5%5Light rail, streetcar or trolley
  • 9.6%105Walked
  • 10.3%113Other means
  • 9.2%101Worked at home
  • Time leaving home to go to work

  • Time leaving home to go to work
  • 8212:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.
  • 445:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.
  • 225:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.
  • 1126:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.
  • 736:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.
  • 1167:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.
  • 467:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.
  • 878:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.
  • 368:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.
  • 649:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.
  • 2410:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.
  • 3911:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.
  • 4812:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.
  • 284:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.

Occupations of males:

  • Percentage of males in management occupations (except farmers):
    Here:

    16.1%
    city:

    6.4%

  • Percentage of males in business and financial operations occupations:
    Here:

    2.5%
    city:

    3.1%

  • Percentage of males in computer and mathematical occupations:
    Here:

    5.0%
    city:

    2.1%

  • Percentage of males in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
    Here:

    4.2%
    city:

    0.9%

  • Percentage of males in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
    Here:

    1.7%
    city:

    1.2%

  • Percentage of males in service occupations:
    Here:

    21.9%
    city:

    20.0%

  • Percentage of males in sales and office occupations:
    Here:

    7.7%
    city:

    12.4%

  • Percentage of males in construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations:
    Here:

    17.9%
    city:

    16.3%

  • Percentage of males in production occupations:
    Here:

    1.6%
    city:

    10.3%

  • Percentage of males in transportation occupations:
    Here:

    9.3%
    city:

    9.6%

  • Percentage of males in material moving occupations:
    Here:

    5.0%
    city:

    7.4%


Occupations of females:

  • Percentage of females in management occupations (except farmers):
    Here:

    15.5%
    city:

    8.6%

  • Percentage of females in business and financial operations occupations:
    Here:

    4.7%
    city:

    3.4%

  • Percentage of females in computer and mathematical occupations:
    Here:

    1.8%
    city:

    1.1%

  • Percentage of females in education, training, and library occupations:
    Here:

    1.3%
    city:

    7.0%

  • Percentage of females in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
    Here:

    7.7%
    city:

    4.9%

  • Percentage of females in service occupations:
    Here:

    22.3%
    city:

    22.8%

  • Percentage of females in sales and office occupations:
    Here:

    24.9%
    city:

    25.5%

  • Percentage of females in production occupations:
    Here:

    11.7%
    city:

    9.3%

  • Percentage of females in material moving occupations:
    Here:

    7.7%
    city:

    10.1%


Education in this neighborhood (subdivision or community):

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in K-12 schools:
    Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District):

    27.6%
    Plainfield:

    20.5%

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in undergraduate colleges:
    Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District):

    5.5%
    Plainfield:

    4.2%

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in grad. or professional schools:
    Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District):

    1.7%
    Plainfield:

    0.7%

  • Percentage of students K-12 enrolled in private schools:
    Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District):

    1.5%
    Plainfield:

    2.0%

Percentage of population below poverty level:
Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District):

18.4%
Plainfield:

18.6%

Median year owner moved in (as recorded in 2022):
Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District):

2002
Plainfield:

2006

Median year renter moved in (as recorded in 2022):
Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District):

2012
Plainfield:

2015

Percentage of married-couple families with both working:
Van Wyck Brooks (Van Wyck Brooks Historic District):

130.3%
Plainfield:

63.6%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 63.0%Utility gas
  • 17.9%Electricity
  • 6.7%Other fuel
  • 6.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 3.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 2.5%No fuel used

Roads and streets:

W 8th St

Length: 0.62 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 100 to 599

Stelle Ave

Length: 0.51 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 200 to 599

Randolph Rd

Length: 0.50 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 200 to 599

Madison Ave

Length: 0.47 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 800 to 999

Central Ave

Length: 0.41 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 800 to 999

Kenyon Ave

Length: 0.36 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 900 to 999

Field Ave

Length: 0.30 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 800 to 999

W 9th St

Length: 0.20 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 116 to 399

Plainfield Ave

Length: 0.19 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 800 to 999

Arlington Ave

Length: 0.17 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 800 to 999

College Pl

Length: 0.11 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 800 to 899

Beechwood Ct

Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 900 to 999
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