Watchung New Jersey Real Estate
Watchung, New Jersey, is located in Somerset County, 7 miles N of Piscataway, New Jersey and 25 miles W of New York, New York. Watchung has a population of 5,613.
Watchung Homes
Watchung properties pool is 2,098 residential properties including Watchung new homes. Median age of real estate in Watchung is 1965. Average Household size is 3 people. 1% are one bedroom homes, 8% are 2 bedroom homes, 40% are 3 bedroom homes, 31% are 4 bedroom homes, and 20% are 5+ bedroom homes.
Watchung Mortgage Statistics
Watchung mortgages vs. USA median statistics
| Homes |
Watchung |
USA |
| Homes With No Mortgage |
36% |
30% |
| Homes With Mortgage |
64% |
70% |
| First Mortgage Only |
49% |
54% |
| First & Second Mortgage or HELOC |
15% |
16% |
Watchung Area Real Estate Tax
Watchung Real estate Tax: Median Real Estate Taxes (2000) were $6,873 comparing to 1999 Median Family income $ 120,764. Compare to USA median yearly Real Estate Tax $1,300 and USA median Family Income $42,000 (1999).
Watchung School District: Children make up 21.9% of Watchung population. Watchung has 1,227 under 18 years old residents, or 0.48 kids per one worker, or 0.58 kids per one household.
Watchung Real Estate & Watchung Homeownership
There are 398.62 or 19% one person households, 797.24 or 38% two person households, and 377.64 or 18% three person households in Watchung, New Jersey. Median residents age is 43, Senior citizens (65+) make up 914 or 16.3%% of Watchung population.
There are 2,542 workers (over 16 years of age) in Watchung. Of these, 86.98% drive to work. Approximately 4.17% of workers in Watchung take public transportation. An estimated 0% walk to work.
Median Watchung homeowner's housing expences are 20.5%
Crime in Watchung (2003), crimes per 10,000 residents per year
| Type of Crime |
Watchung |
USA, 2003 |
| Violent Crimes |
16.03 |
47.5 |
| Robberies |
10.69 |
14.2 |
| Aggravated Assaults |
5.34 |
29.5 |
| Property Crimes |
571.89 |
358.8 |
| Burglaries |
71.26 |
74.0 |
| Larceny-Thefts |
450.74 |
241.5 |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts |
49.88 |
43.3 |
Invest in Watchung Properties
When making a decision about buying real estate in Watchung New Jersey area, you should consider following statistical data:
| Category |
Watchung |
USA |
| Near Medium City |
Piscataway, New Jersey |
- |
| Near Large City |
New York, New York |
- |
| Watchung Zip Codes |
07069 |
- |
| Watchung Area Codes |
908 |
- |
| White population |
84.3% |
75.1% |
| African-American population |
3.37% |
12.3% |
| Asian |
9.85% |
3.6% |
| American Indian & Alaskan |
0.09% |
0.9% |
| Hispanic (of any race) |
2.99% |
12.5% |
| Median Family Income (1999) |
$ 120,764% |
$42,000 |
| Population Below Poverty Level |
2.16% |
12.4% |
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