Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com FIRST EDITION PROFILES OF New Jersey History, Statistics, Demographics for all 799 populated places in New Jersey including Comparative Statistics & Rankings GREY HOUSE PUBLISHING www.Ebook777.com Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com Profiles of New Jersey www.Ebook777.com 2006 Profiles of New Jersey PU BLISH E R: ED ITO R: ED ITO RIA L DI RECTO R: RE SEA RCH ASSIS TAN TS : MARKETING DIRECTOR: Leslie Mackenzie David Garoogian Laura Mars-Proietti Karynn Ketiinq Jessica Moody Grey House Publishing, Inc 185 Millerton Road Millerton, NY 12546 518.789.8700 FAX 518.789.0545 www.greyhouse.com e-mail: books @greyhouse.com While every effort has been made to ensure the reliability of the information presented in this publication, Grey House Publishing neither guarantees the accuracy of the data contained herein nor assumes any responsibility for errors, omissions or discrepancies Grey House accepts no payment for listing; inclusion in the publication of any 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following efforts: unique and original selection; expression; arrangement; coordination; and classification Grey House Publishing, Inc will defend its rights in this publication Copyright2006 Grey House Publishing, Inc All rights reserved First edition published 2006 Printed in the USA ISBN 10: 1-59237-175-2 ISBN 13: 978-1-59237-175-4 Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com Table of Contents Introduction User’s Guide Profiles Alphabetical by County/Place Alphabetical Place Index 223 Comparative Statistics 229 Education State Public School Profile 262 School District Rankings 263 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 279 New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJASK) 285 Grade Eight Proficiency Assessment (GEPA) 287 High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA) 289 Ancestry Ancestry Rankings 291 Hispanic Population Hispanic Rankings 335 Asian Population Asian Rankings 369 Climate State Summary 391 Weather Stations Map 393 Weather Stations by County 394 Weather Stations by City 395 Weather Stations by Elevation 397 National Weather Service Stations 398 Cooperative Weather Stations 401 Weather Station Rankings 407 Storm Events 414 Maps Congressional Districts 415 Counties and Metro Areas 416 Population 417 Household Size 422 Median Age 423 Income and Poverty 424 Median Home Value 426 Homeownership Rate 427 Educational Attainment 428 2004 Presidential Election 430 www.Ebook777.com Introduction This is the first edition of Profiles of New Jersey – Facts, Figures & Statistics for all 799 Populated Places in New Jersey As for the other titles in our State Profiles series, we built this work using content from Grey House Publishing’s award-winning Profiles of America – a 4-volume compilation of data on more than 42,000 places in the United States We have updated and included the New Jersey chapter from Profiles of America, and added entire fresh chapters of demographic information and ranking sections, so that Profiles of New Jersey is the most comprehensive portrait of the state of New Jersey ever published This first edition provides data on all populated communities and counties in the state of New Jersey, from bustling urban centers to the hard-to-find outposts It includes seven major sections that cover everything from Education to Ethnic Backgrounds to Climate All sections include Comparative Statistics or Rankings, and full-color Maps at the back of the book provide valuable information in a quickly processed, visual format Here’s an overview of each section: Profiles This section, organized by county, gives detailed profiles of 799 places plus 21 counties, and is based on the 2000 Census This core Census data has been so extensively updated, however, that nearly 80% of this section has 2005 numbers In addition, we have added current government statistics and original research, so that these profiles pull together statistical and descriptive information on every Censusrecognized place in the state Major fields of information include: Geography Ancestry Economy Housing Transportation Industry Education Religion Population Climate Health In addition to place profiles, this section includes an Alphabetical Place Index and Comparative Statistics that compare New Jersey’s 100 largest communities by dozens of data points Education This section begins with an Educational State Profile, summarizing number of schools, students, diplomas granted and educational dollars spent Following the state profile are School District Rankings on 16 topics ranging from Teacher/Student Ratios to High School Drop-Out Rates Following these rankings are 2005 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJASK), Grade Eight Proficiency Assessment (GEPA), and High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA) results Ancestry This section provides a detailed look at the ancestral and racial makeup of New Jersey 217 ethnic categories are ranked three ways: 1) by number, based on all places regardless of population; 2) by percent, based on all places regardless of population; 3) by percent, based on places with populations of 10,000 or more You will discover, for example, that Jersey City in Hudson County has the greatest number of Egyptians in the state at 4,820, and that Koreans make up 36.4% of the population of Palisades Park in Bergen County Hispanic Population This section defines New Jersey’s Hispanic population by 23 Hispanic backgrounds from Argentinian to Venezuelan It ranks each of 15 categories, from Median Age to Median Home Value, by each Hispanic background For example, you’ll see that Elmwood Park in Bergen County has the highest percentage of Peruvians who speak Spanish at home, and that Paterson in Passaic County has the greatest number of Dominicans who own their own home Asian Population Similar in format to the section on Hispanic Population, this section defines New Jersey’s Asian population by 21 Asian backgrounds from Bangladeshi to Vietnamese It ranks each of 14 categories, from Median Age to Median Home Value, by each Asian background You will learn that Camden in Camden County is the place with the greatest number of Vietnamese in the state, and that Randolph in Morris County has the highest percent of Asian Indians who are college graduates Weather This important topic is explored in detail in this section, which includes a State Summary, a map of the state’s weather stations, and profiles of both National and Cooperative Weather Stations In addition, you’ll find Weather Station Rankings, where you’ll see that, over the 30-year recorded period, Newark International Airport and Toms River reported the highest annual extreme maximum temperature at 105 degrees Fahrenheit This section also includes current Storm data, with the most destructive storms ranked by both fatalities and property damage, from 1981-2006 Here you will learn that a flash flood in September 1999 caused $358 million in property damage in Somerset County and that rip currents/heavy surf were responsible for fatalities in eastern Monmouth County in August 1995 Maps For a more visual point of view, there are 16 full-color maps of New Jersey at the back of the book They provide information on topics such as Core-Based Statistical Areas and Counties, Population Demographics, Household Size, Median Age, Income, Median Home Values, Educational Attainment, Congressional Districts, and another look at who voted for George Bush in 2004 Note: The extensive User’s Guide that follows this Introduction is segmented into six sections and examines, in some detail, each data field in the individual profiles and comparative sections for all chapters It provides sources for all data points and statistical definitions as necessary User’s Guide: Profiles PLACES COVERED All 21 counties 942 municipalities Municipalities are incorporated as either cities (52), towns (15), villages (3), boroughs (254) or townships (241) Townships in New Jersey differ from townships elsewhere in the United States In most states, townships are an intermediate form of government, between county government and municipalities that are subordinate parts of the township, with different government responsibilities allocated at each level In New Jersey, there are no subordinate municipalities located within a township, as a New Jersey township is a form of municipal government within a county, equal in status to a village, town, borough, or city, all of which may coexist within a county 145 census designated places (CDP) The U.S Bureau of the Census defines a CDP as “a statistical entity, defined for each decennial census according to Census Bureau guidelines, comprising a densely settled concentration of population that is not within an incorporated place, but is locally identified by a name CDPs are delineated cooperatively by state and local officials and the Census Bureau, following Census Bureau guidelines Beginning with Census 2000 there are no size limits.” 89 unincorporated communities The communities included have both their own zip code and statistics for their ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) available from the Census Bureau They are referred to as “postal areas.” A ZCTA is a statistical entity developed by the Census Bureau to approximate the delivery area for a US Postal Service 5-digit or 3-digit ZIP Code in the US and Puerto Rico A ZCTA is an aggregation of census blocks that have the same predominant ZIP Code associated with the mailing addresses in the Census Bureau’s Master Address File Thus, the Postal Service’s delivery areas have been adjusted to encompass whole census blocks so that the Census Bureau can tabulate census data for the ZCTAs ZCTAs not include all ZIP Codes used for mail delivery and therefore not precisely depict the area within which mail deliveries associated with that ZIP Code occur Additionally, some areas that are known by a unique name, although they are part of a larger incorporated place, are also included as “postal areas.” • • • • • • • • Important Notes Profiles of New Jersey uses the term “community” to refer to all places except counties The term “county” is used to refer to counties and county-equivalents All places are defined as of the 2000 Census Several states, including New Jersey, have incorporated municipalities and minor civil divisions in the same county with the same name Those communities are given separate entries (e.g Berlin, New Jersey, in Camden County will be listed under both the borough and township of Berlin) In each community profile, only school districts that have schools that are physically located within the community are shown In addition, statistics for each school district cover the entire district, regardless of the physical location of the schools within the district Special care should be taken when interpreting certain statistics for communities containing large colleges or universities College students were counted as residents of the area in which they were living while attending college (as they have been since the 1950 census) One effect this may have is skewing the figures for population, income, housing, and educational attainment Some information (e.g unemployment rates) is available for both counties and individual communities Other information is available for just counties (e.g election results), or just individual communities (e.g local newspapers) Some statistical information is available only for larger communities In addition, the larger places are more apt to have services such as newspapers, airports, school districts, etc For the most complete information on any community, you should also check the entry for the county in which the community is located In addition, more information and services will be listed under the larger places in the county For a more in-depth discussion of geographic areas, please refer to the Census Bureau’s Geographic Areas Reference Manual at http://www.census.gov/geo/www/garm.html ii User’s Guide: Profiles DATA SOURCES CENSUS 2000 The parts of the data which are from the 2000 Decennial Census are from the following sources: U.S Bureau of the Census, Census of Population and Housing, 2000: Summary Files and Summary File (SF 3) consists of 813 detailed tables of Census 2000 social, economic and housing characteristics compiled from a sample of approximately 19 million housing units (about in households) that received the Census 2000 long-form questionnaire Summary File (SF 1) contains 286 tables focusing on age, sex, households, families, and housing units This file presents 100-percent population and housing figures for the total population, for 63 race categories, and for many other race and Hispanic or Latino categories Comparing SF Estimates with Corresponding Values in SF As in earlier censuses, the responses from the sample of households reporting on long forms must be weighted to reflect the entire population Specifically, each responding household represents, on average, six or seven other households who reported using short forms One consequence of the weighting procedures is that each estimate based on the long form responses has an associated confidence interval These confidence intervals are wider (as a percentage of the estimate) for geographic areas with smaller populations and for characteristics that occur less frequently in the area being examined (such as the proportion of people in poverty in a middle-income neighborhood) In order to release as much useful information as possible, statisticians must balance a number of factors In particular, for Census 2000, the Bureau of the Census created weighting areas—geographic areas from which about two hundred or more long forms were completed—which are large enough to produce good quality estimates If smaller weighting areas had been used, the confidence intervals around the estimates would have been significantly wider, rendering many estimates less useful due to their lower reliability The disadvantage of using weighting areas this large is that, for smaller geographic areas within them, the estimates of characteristics that are also reported on the short form will not match the counts reported in SF Examples of these characteristics are the total number of people, the number of people reporting specific racial categories, and the number of housing units The official values for items reported on the short form come from SF and SF The differences between the long form estimates in SF and values in SF are particularly noticeable for the smallest places, tracts, and block groups The long form estimates of total population and total housing units in SF will, however, match the SF counts for larger geographic areas such as counties and states, and will be essentially the same for medium and large cities SF gives exact numbers even for very small groups and areas, whereas SF gives estimates for small groups and areas such as tracts and small places that are less exact The goal of SF is to identify large differences among areas or large changes over time Estimates for small areas and small population groups often exhibit large changes from one census to the next, so having the capability to measure them is worthwhile 2005 Estimates and 2010 Projections Some 2000 Census data has been updated with data provided by Claritas Founded in 1971, Claritas is the industry leader in applied demography and the preeminent provider of small-area demographic estimates Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com User’s Guide: Profiles INFORMATION FOR COMMUNITIES PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS Place Type: Lists the type of place (city, town, village, borough, special city, CDP, township, plantation, gore, district, grant, location, reservation, or postal area) Source: U.S Bureau of the Census, Census of Population and Housing, 2000: Summary File and U.S Postal Service, City State File Land and Water Area: Land and water area in square miles Source: U.S Bureau of the Census, Census of Population and Housing, 2000: Summary File Latitude and Longitude: Latitude and longitude in degrees Source: U.S Bureau of the Census, Census of Population and Housing, 2000: Summary File Elevation: Elevation in feet Source: U.S Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) HISTORY History: Historical information Source: Columbia University Press, The Columbia Gazetteer of North America; Original research POPULATION Population: 1990 and 2000 figures are a 100% count of population 2005 estimates and 2010 projections were provided by Claritas Source: Claritas; U.S Bureau of the Census, Census of Population and Housing, 2000: Summary File Population by Race: 2005 estimates includes the U.S Bureau of the Census categories of White alone; Black alone; Asian alone; and Hispanic of any race Alone refers to the fact that these figures are not in combination with any other race The concept of race, as used by the Census Bureau, reflects self-identification by people according to the race or races with which they most closely identify These categories are socio-political constructs and should not be interpreted as being scientific or anthropological in nature Furthermore, the race categories include both racial and national-origin groups • • • • White A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa It includes people who indicate their race as “White” or report entries such as Irish, German, Italian, Lebanese, Near Easterner, Arab, or Polish Black or African American A person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa It includes people who indicate their race as “Black, African American, or Negro,” or provide written entries such as African American, Afro-American, Kenyan, Nigerian, or Haitian Asian A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam It includes “Asian Indian,” “Chinese,” “Filipino,” “Korean,” “Japanese,” “Vietnamese,” and “Other Asian.” Hispanic The data on the Hispanic or Latino population, which was asked of all people, were derived from answers to long-form questionnaire Item 5, and short-form questionnaire Item The terms “Spanish,” “Hispanic origin,” and “Latino” are used interchangeably Some respondents identify with all three terms, while others may identify with only one of these three specific terms Hispanics or Latinos who identify with the terms “Spanish,” “Hispanic,” or “Latino” are those who classify themselves in one of the specific Hispanic or Latino categories listed on the questionnaire — “Mexican,” “Puerto Rican,” or “Cuban” — as well as those who indicate that they are “other Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino.” People who not identify with one of the specific origins listed on the questionnaire but indicate that they are “other Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino” are those whose origins are from Spain, the Spanish-speaking countries of Central or South America, the Dominican Republic, or people identifying themselves generally as Spanish, Spanish-American, Hispanic, Hispano, Latino, and so on All write-in responses to the “other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino” category were coded Origin can be viewed as the heritage, nationality group, lineage, or country of birth of the person or the person’s parents or ancestors before their arrival in the United States People who identify their origin as Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino may be of any race www.Ebook777.com iii Population (2005) Legend 600,000 and Over 450,000 to 599,999 300,000 to 449,999 150,000 to 299,999 Under 150,000 Note: Copyright © 1988-2003 Microsoft Corp and/or its suppliers All rights reserved © Copyright 2002 by Geographic Data Technology, Inc All rights reserved © 2002 Navigation Technologies All rights reserved mi 10 20 30 40 50 Percent White (2005) Legend 90.0 and Over 75.0 to 89.9 60.0 to 74.9 Under 60.0 Note: Copyright © 1988-2003 Microsoft Corp and/or its suppliers All rights reserved © Copyright 2002 by Geographic Data Technology, Inc All rights reserved © 2002 Navigation Technologies All rights reserved mi 10 20 30 40 50 Percent Black (2005) Legend 15.0 and Over 10.0 to 14.9 5.0 to 9.9 Under 5.0 Note: Copyright © 1988-2003 Microsoft Corp and/or its suppliers All rights reserved © Copyright 2002 by Geographic Data Technology, Inc All rights reserved © 2002 Navigation Technologies All rights reserved mi 10 20 30 40 50 Percent Asian (2005) Legend 7.5 and Over 5.0 to 7.4 2.5 to 4.9 Under 2.5 Note: Copyright © 1988-2003 Microsoft Corp and/or its suppliers All rights reserved © Copyright 2002 by Geographic Data Technology, Inc All rights reserved © 2002 Navigation Technologies All rights reserved mi 10 20 30 40 50 Percent Hispanic (2005) Legend 15.0 and Over 10.0 to 14.9 5.0 to 9.9 Under 5.0 Note: Copyright © 1988-2003 Microsoft Corp and/or its suppliers All rights reserved © Copyright 2002 by Geographic Data Technology, Inc All rights reserved © 2002 Navigation Technologies All rights reserved mi 10 20 30 40 50 Average Household Size (2005) Legend 2.80 and Over 2.70 to 2.79 2.60 to 2.69 Under 2.60 Note: Copyright © 1988-2003 Microsoft Corp and/or its suppliers All rights reserved © Copyright 2002 by Geographic Data Technology, Inc All rights reserved © 2002 Navigation Technologies All rights reserved mi 10 20 30 40 50 Median Age (2005) Legend 41.0 and Over 39.0 to 40.9 37.0 to 38.9 Under 37.0 Note: Copyright © 1988-2003 Microsoft Corp and/or its suppliers All rights reserved © Copyright 2002 by Geographic Data Technology, Inc All rights reserved © 2002 Navigation Technologies All rights reserved mi 10 20 30 40 50 Median Household Income (2005) Legend 70,000 and Over 60,000 to 69,999 50,000 to 59,999 Under 50,000 Note: Copyright © 1988-2003 Microsoft Corp and/or its suppliers All rights reserved © Copyright 2002 by Geographic Data Technology, Inc All rights reserved © 2002 Navigation Technologies All rights reserved mi 10 20 30 40 50 Percent of Population Living Below Poverty Level (2003) Legend 10.0 and Over 7.5 to 9.9 5.0 to 7.4 Under 5.0 Note: Copyright © 1988-2003 Microsoft Corp and/or its suppliers All rights reserved © Copyright 2002 by Geographic Data Technology, Inc All rights reserved © 2002 Navigation Technologies All rights reserved mi 10 20 30 40 50 Median Home Value (2005) Legend 300,000 and Over 250,000 to 299,999 200,000 to 249,999 Under 200,000 Note: Copyright © 1988-2003 Microsoft Corp and/or its suppliers All rights reserved © Copyright 2002 by Geographic Data Technology, Inc All rights reserved © 2002 Navigation Technologies All rights reserved mi 10 20 30 40 50 Percent of Population Who are Homeowners (2005) Legend 75.0 and Over 70.0 to 74.9 65.0 to 69.9 Under 65.0 Note: Copyright © 1988-2003 Microsoft Corp and/or its suppliers All rights reserved © Copyright 2002 by Geographic Data Technology, Inc All rights reserved © 2002 Navigation Technologies All rights reserved mi 10 20 30 40 50 High School Graduates* (2005) Legend 90.0 and Over 85.0 to 89.9 80.0 to 84.9 Under 80.0 Note: *Percent of population age 25 and over with a high school diploma (including equivalency) or higher Copyright © 1988-2003 Microsoft Corp and/or its suppliers All rights reserved © Copyright 2002 by Geographic Data Technology, Inc All rights reserved © 2002 Navigation Technologies All rights reserved mi 10 20 30 40 50 College Graduates* (2005) Legend 30.0 and Over 25.0 to 29.9 20.0 to 24.9 Under 20.0 Note: *Percent of population age 25 and over with a Bachelor's Degree or higher Copyright © 1988-2003 Microsoft Corp and/or its suppliers All rights reserved © Copyright 2002 by Geographic Data Technology, Inc All rights reserved © 2002 Navigation Technologies All rights reserved mi 10 20 30 40 50 Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com Percent of Population Who Voted for George Bush in 2004 Legend 60.0 and Over 50.0 to 59.9 40.0 to 49.9 Under 40.0 Note: Copyright © 1988-2003 Microsoft Corp and/or its suppliers All rights reserved © Copyright 2002 by Geographic Data Technology, Inc All rights reserved © 2002 Navigation Technologies All rights reserved www.Ebook777.com mi 10 20 30 40 50 ...Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com Profiles of New Jersey www.Ebook777.com 2006 Profiles of New Jersey PU BLISH E R: ED ITO R: ED ITO RIA L DI RECTO R: RE SEA RCH... This is the first edition of Profiles of New Jersey – Facts, Figures & Statistics for all 799 Populated Places in New Jersey As for the other titles in our State Profiles series, we built this... added entire fresh chapters of demographic information and ranking sections, so that Profiles of New Jersey is the most comprehensive portrait of the state of New Jersey ever published This first