Raritan New Jersey Real Estate
Raritan, New Jersey, is located in Somerset County, 11 miles W of Piscataway, New Jersey and 36 miles W of New York, New York. Raritan has a population of 6,338.
Raritan Homes
Raritan properties pool is 2,556 residential properties including Raritan new homes. Median age of real estate in Raritan is 1953. Average Household size is 3.08 people. 1% are one bedroom homes, 16% are 2 bedroom homes, 59% are 3 bedroom homes, 22% are 4 bedroom homes, and 1% are 5+ bedroom homes.
Raritan Mortgage Statistics
Raritan mortgages vs. USA median statistics
| Homes |
Raritan |
USA |
| Homes With No Mortgage |
34% |
30% |
| Homes With Mortgage |
66% |
70% |
| First Mortgage Only |
53% |
54% |
| First & Second Mortgage or HELOC |
13% |
16% |
Raritan Area Real Estate Tax
Raritan Real estate Tax: Median Real Estate Taxes (2000) were $3,934 comparing to 1999 Median Family income $ 59,962. Compare to USA median yearly Real Estate Tax $1,300 and USA median Family Income $42,000 (1999).
Raritan School District: Children make up 22.3% of Raritan population. Raritan has 1,416 under 18 years old residents, or 0.47 kids per one worker, or 0.55 kids per one household.
Raritan Real Estate & Raritan Homeownership
There are 741.24 or 29% one person households, 792.36 or 31% two person households, and 434.52 or 17% three person households in Raritan, New Jersey. Median residents age is 37.6, Senior citizens (65+) make up 1,026 or 16.2%% of Raritan population.
There are 3,017 workers (over 16 years of age) in Raritan. Of these, 89.72% drive to work. Approximately 2.32% of workers in Raritan take public transportation. An estimated 3.81% walk to work.
Median Raritan homeowner's housing expences are 23%
Crime in Raritan (2003), crimes per 10,000 residents per year
| Type of Crime |
Raritan |
USA, 2003 |
| Violent Crimes |
NaN |
47.5 |
| Robberies |
NaN |
14.2 |
| Aggravated Assaults |
NaN |
29.5 |
| Property Crimes |
NaN |
358.8 |
| Burglaries |
NaN |
74.0 |
| Larceny-Thefts |
NaN |
241.5 |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts |
NaN |
43.3 |
Invest in Raritan Properties
When making a decision about buying real estate in Raritan New Jersey area, you should consider following statistical data:
| Category |
Raritan |
USA |
| Near Medium City |
Piscataway, New Jersey |
- |
| Near Large City |
New York, New York |
- |
| Raritan Zip Codes |
08869 |
- |
| Raritan Area Codes |
908 |
- |
| White population |
87.74% |
75.1% |
| African-American population |
0.93% |
12.3% |
| Asian |
8.17% |
3.6% |
| American Indian & Alaskan |
0.08% |
0.9% |
| Hispanic (of any race) |
8.41% |
12.5% |
| Median Family Income (1999) |
$ 59,962% |
$42,000 |
| Population Below Poverty Level |
6.41% |
12.4% |
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