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Berkeley Heights NJ

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Demographics Berkeley Heights, NJ United States PEOPLE     Population 13,640 293,655,400 Pop. Density 2151.5 80 Pop. Change 1.80% 5.88% Median Age 39.6 37.6 Household Size 2.92 2.58 RACE White 90.63% 77.53% Black 1.17% 12.35% Asian 7.89% 3.58% American Indian 0.01% 0.89% Other 0.30% 5.65% Hispanic 3.61% 12.73% FAMILY Married, w/children 38.64% 27.90% Married, no children 36.37% 31.04% Single, w/children 3.56% 9.43% Single, no children 5.38% 30.05% Divorced 4.87% 7.64% Separated 0.55% 2.82% Widowed 6.84% 7.42% Now Married 70.29% 57.73% Never Married 17.45% 24.39%

ECONOMY     Unemployment Rate 4.90% 5.00% Recent Job Growth 1.44% 1.30% Future Job Growth -1.04% 9.06% Sales Taxes 6.00% 6.00% Income Taxes 2.45% 5.02% Household Income $117,964 $44,684 Income per Cap. $48,165 $24,020

HOUSING     Median Home Age 39.8 27.2 Median Home Cost $573,400 $208,500 Home Appreciation 15.84% 13.62% Homes Owned 92.43% 64.07% Housing Vacant 0.00% 14.48% Homes Rented 8.03% 21.45% Apartment Rent $1,070 $653 Property Tax Rate $18.05 $0.00

HEALTH     Air Quality (100=best) 20 48 Water Quality (100=best) 13 55 Superfund Sites (100=best) 20 71 Physicians per Cap. 261.8 169.7

CRIME     Violent Crime 1 3 Property Crime 2 3

CLIMATE     Rainfall (in.) 48.9 38.8 Snowfall (in.) 23.2 24.4 Precipitation Days 120 112 Sunny Days 202 205 Avg. July High 87.1 86.4 Avg. Jan. Low 19.8 21.6 Comfort Index (higher=better) 46 44 UV Index 3.8 4.3 Elevation ft. 99 1,058

EDUCATION     School Expend. $11,494 $6,058 Pupil/Teacher Ratio 12.7 15.9 Students per Librarian 0 907 Students per Counselor 0 546

TRANSPORTATION     Commute Time 30.4 27.4 COMMUTE MODE Auto (alone) 76.55% 71.32% Carpool 3.97% 14.52% Mass Transit 10.38% 2.00% Work at Home 5.85% 5.46%

COST OF LIVING     Overall 173 100 Food 112.4 100 Housing 275 100 Utilities 121.3 100 Health 120.1 100 Transportation 120.1 100 Miscellaneous 112.6 100

RELIGION     Percent Religious 65.47% 50.03% Catholic 48.19% 21.92% Protestant 8.69% 19.12% LDS 0.41% 1.57% Other Christian 2.02% 4.66% Jewish 5.76% 2.16% Eastern 0.01% 0.05% Islam 0.39% 0.54%

VOTING     Democrat 58.692% 48.147% Republican 40.571% 50.849% Independent Liberal 0.607% 0.491% Independent Conservative 0.129% 0.450% Independent Other 0.000% 0.063%

New Jersey Town	Town Profile	Demographics	Schools	Map
Berkeley Heights NJ

This Page Last Updated: June 8, 2006