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Crowded Housing

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Year201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220230.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%2.0%2.5%3.0%3.5%4.0%4.5%Estimated Percentage of Occupied Housing UnitsCrowded Housing by Year, New Jersey and the United States, 2010 to 2023New JerseyUnited States
Year201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220230.0%2.0%4.0%6.0%8.0%10.0%12.0%14.0%16.0%18.0%Estimated Percentage of Occupied Housing UnitsCrowded Housing by Race/Ethnicity, New Jersey, 2010 to 2023WhiteBlackHispanicAsian

Why Is This Important?

Crowding may affect mental health, stress levels, relationships, and sleep, and it may increase the risk of infectious disease.1

Definition

Percentage of occupied housing units with more than one occupant per room

Data Source

American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau
(https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/)

How the Measure is Calculated

Numerator:Occupied housing units with 1.01 or more occupants per room
Denominator:All occupied housing units for the same calendar year
Indicator Data Last Updated On 09/18/2024, Published on 09/19/2024
NJ State Health Assessment Data, New Jersey Department of Health, PO Box 360, Trenton, NJ 08625-0360 (https://nj.gov/health/shad)