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Warren County

Population in July 2007: 1,606.
Males: 780  (48.6%)
Females: 826  (51.4%)

Median resident age:  38.8 years
New Jersey median age:  36.7 years

Zip codes: 07882.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $93,109 (it was $79,227 in 2000)
Brass Castle:  $93,109
New Jersey:  $67,035

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $38,321
Brass Castle:  $38,321
New Jersey:  $33,832

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $349,830 (it was $170,500 in 2000)
Brass Castle:  $349,830
New Jersey:  $372,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $359,705; Detached houses: $369,866; Mobile homes: $17,500

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Races in Brass Castle:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.7%)
  • Black (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Brass Castle: 114.9 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (24.6%), Italian (22.6%), Irish (18.0%), Polish (8.9%), French (8.3%), English (8.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 460 feet

Land area: 2.92 square miles.

Population density: 550 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Brass Castle

  • High school or higher: 91.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
  • Unemployed: 2.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 33.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brass Castle CDP

  • Never married: 23.4%
  • Now married: 66.9%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 4.4%
  • Divorced: 5.3%

41 residents are foreign born (2.2% Europe, 0.5% Latin America).

This place:  2.7%
New Jersey:  17.5%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Brass Castle:  2.8% ($4,752)
New Jersey:  2.4% ($4,047)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bethlehem, PA (21.4 miles , pop. 71,329).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Newark, NJ (43.2 miles , pop. 273,546).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (53.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Washington borough, NJ (1.2 miles ), Oxford, NJ (1.8 miles ), Hampton borough, NJ (2.2 miles ), Glen Gardner borough, NJ (2.4 miles ), Belvidere, NJ (2.4 miles ), Bloomsbury borough, NJ (2.9 miles ), High Bridge borough, NJ (3.0 miles ), Great Meadows-Vienna, NJ (3.0 miles ).

Latitude: 40.76 N, Longitude: 75.01 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 908

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (19%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (8%)
  • Chemicals (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (26%)
  • Health care (17%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (14%)
  • Chemicals (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)
  • Social assistance (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Electricians (13%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Food processing workers (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Top executives (4%)
  • Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (14%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Computer specialists (5%)
  • Mathematical science occupations (4%)



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Brass Castle-area historical tornado activity is above New Jersey state average. It is 24% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/28/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 16.3 miles away from the Brass Castle place center injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 3/21/1976, a category 3 tornado 17.6 miles away from the place center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Brass Castle-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above New Jersey state average. It is 83% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 61.8 miles away from Brass Castle center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 60.5 miles away from the city center
On 8/26/2003 at 18:24:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.5 ML, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 11.9 miles away from the city center
On 1/9/1992 at 08:50:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.0 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 44.6 miles away from Brass Castle center
On 10/23/1990 at 01:34:48, a magnitude 3.2 (2.9 LG, 3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 90.4 miles away from the city center
On 10/28/1991 at 20:58:26, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 77.7 miles away from Brass Castle center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Brass Castle:
  • WARREN HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; PHILLIPSBURG, NJ)
  • SEN GARRETT W HAGEDORN GEROPSYCHIATRIC (about 6 miles; GLEN GARDNER, NJ)
  • HACKETTSTOWN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; HACKETTSTOWN, NJ)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brass Castle:
  • LAFAYETTE COLLEGE (about 13 miles; EASTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,218)
  • NORTHAMPTON COUNTY AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; FT enrollment: 3,128)
  • EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 22 miles; EAST STROUDSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,985)
  • LEHIGH UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; FT enrollment: 5,725)
  • COUNTY COLLEGE OF MORRIS (about 23 miles; RANDOLPH, NJ; FT enrollment: 5,202)
  • RARITAN VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; SOMERVILLE, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,283)
  • MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 30 miles; Allentown, PA; FT enrollment: 2,334)

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Average household size:
This place:  2.9 people
New Jersey:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  84.5%
Whole state:  70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.1%
Whole state:  4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  4.3%
Whole state:  8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  0.0%
Whole state:  4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Brass Castle, NJ


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Brass Castle compared to New Jersey state average:
  • Median household income significantly above state average.
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Warren County New Jersey:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (47%)
  • Utility gas (42%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
  • Electricity (3%)
  • Coal or coke (3%)


Religion statistics for Brass Castle

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Evangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaEpiscopal Church
Adherents63.1%10.1%8.0%5.4%3.6%
Congregations11.8%22.5%16.7%4.9%5.9%
NameChristian and Missionary AllianceLutheran ChurchSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchAssemblies of GodOther religions
Adherents1.8%1.1%1.0%1.0%4.8%
Congregations2.9%2.0%5.9%3.9%23.5%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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7.42% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($56,471 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.42%
New Jersey average:  6.12%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Morris County, NJ  1.41% ($57,577 average AGI)
from Hunterdon County, NJ  0.82% ($52,299)
from Northampton County, PA  0.55% ($37,091)


7.61% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($57,491 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.61%
New Jersey average:  6.89%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($566 average AGI)
Warren County:  0.03%
New Jersey average:  0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Northampton County, PA  1.49% ($50,535 average AGI)
to Morris County, NJ  0.90% ($60,738)
to Hunterdon County, NJ  0.44% ($66,663)


Strongest AM radio stations in Brass Castle:
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WSNR (620 AM; 20 kW; JERSEY CITY, NJ)
  • WEPN (1050 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK AM RADIO, LLC)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WBBR (1130 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BLOOMBERG COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WADO (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WADO-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Brass Castle:
  • W245AC (96.9 FM; HARMONY TOWNSHIP, NJ; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • W224AS (92.7 FM; WASHINGTON, NJ; Owner: WRNJ RADIO, INC.)
  • W289AA (105.7 FM; LEBANON TOWNSHIP, NJ; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WWPJ (89.5 FM; PEN ARGYL, PA; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • W284AF (104.7 FM; HACKETTSTOWN, NJ; Owner: WRNJ RADIO, INC.)
  • WSBG (93.5 FM; STROUDSBURG, PA; Owner: NASSAU BROADCASTING II, L.L.C.)
  • WWYY (107.1 FM; BELVIDERE, NJ; Owner: NASSAU BROADCASTING HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WODE-FM (99.9 FM; EASTON, PA; Owner: NASSAU BROADCASTING II, LLC)
  • WHCY (106.3 FM; BLAIRSTOWN, NJ; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLEV (100.7 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WZZO (95.1 FM; BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNNJ-FM (103.7 FM; NEWTON, NJ; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCVH (90.5 FM; FLEMINGTON, NJ; Owner: HUNTERDON CENTRAL H. S. BD. OF EDUC.)
  • WDIY (88.1 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: LEHIGH VALLEY COMMUNITY BR/CST ASSOC)
  • WAWZ (99.1 FM; ZAREPHATH, NJ; Owner: PILLAR OF FIRE)
  • WKRF (107.9 FM; TOBYHANNA, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WRTY (91.1 FM; JACKSON TOWNSHIP, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV COMMONWEALTH SYS HGR ED.)
  • W290AC (105.9 FM; PALMERTON, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WJCS (89.3 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: BEACON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRKS (98.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORP OF NEW YORK)

TV broadcast stations around Brass Castle:
  • W55BS (Channel 55; BELVIDERE, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WNYW (Channel 5; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WCBS-TV (Channel 2; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WABC-TV (Channel 7; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC)
  • WPIX (Channel 11; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WPIX, INC.)
  • WWOR-TV (Channel 9; SECAUCUS, NJ; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WPXO-LP (Channel 34; EAST ORANGE, NJ; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • WFMZ-TV (Channel 69; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WPXN-TV (Channel 31; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WMBC-TV (Channel 63; NEWTON, NJ; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNBC (Channel 4; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WNET (Channel 13; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WXTV (Channel 41; PATERSON, NJ; Owner: WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • WNJU (Channel 47; LINDEN, NJ; Owner: WNJU LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WNJT (Channel 52; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • W49BE (Channel 49; HACKETTSTOWN, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC B/CING. AUTHORITY)
  • WPHL-TV (Channel 17; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WLVT-TV (Channel 39; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: LEHIGH VALLEY PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • W07DC (Channel 7; ALLENTOWN/BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
  • W23AZ (Channel 23; HACKETTSTOWN, NJ; Owner: CENTENARY COLLEGE)
  • WBPH-TV (Channel 60; BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: SONSHINE FAMILY TELEVISION CORPORATION)
  • W54CZ (Channel 54; MORRISTOWN, NJ; Owner: WLNY-TV, INC.)
  • WNJB2 (Channel 58; BLAIRSTOWN, NJ; Owner: NJ PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)


FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • STATION, Mt Mtn 940 Ft Nw Jct Brass Castle & Summerfld Rds, Type: Nntann, Structure height: 77.7 m, Call Sign: WNTE736
    Assigned Frequencies : 6755.00 MHz
    Grant Date: 04/11/2000, Expiration Date: 06/25/2010
    Registrant: New Jersey Transit, 180 Boyden Ave, Maplewood, NJ 07040, Phone: (973) 378-6579, Fax: (973) 206-6601, Email:



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED14$251,10923$221,4865$81,9241$218,290
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED3$178,4336$238,5131$32,0100$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED3$260,77315$274,3032$84,6501$164,980
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$214,7908$251,6961$64,7700$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS1$175,2603$311,0530$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0319.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED3$354,2332$291,025
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$01$171,680
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0319.00

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