Brigantine, New Jersey

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Population in July 2007: 12,739. Population change since 2000: +1.7%

Males: 6,208	(48.7%)
Females: 6,531	(51.3%)

Median resident age:	40.7 years
New Jersey median age:	36.7 years

Zip codes: 08203.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $56,700 (it was $44,639 in 2000)

Brigantine	$56,700
New Jersey:	$67,035

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $321,800 (it was $144,400 in 2000)

Brigantine	$321,800
New Jersey:	$372,300

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Races in Brigantine:

White Non-Hispanic (79.5%)
Hispanic (9.4%)
Other race (4.7%)
Black (3.9%)
Asian Indian (2.6%)
Two or more races (2.3%)
Other Asian (1.1%)
Vietnamese (0.7%)
American Indian (0.7%)
Chinese (0.6%)
Filipino (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Brigantine: 101.6 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (24.5%), Italian (22.2%), German (16.3%), English (10.0%), Polish (6.3%), French (2.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1897

Elevation: 6 feet

Land area: 6.43 square miles.

Population density: 1982 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Brigantine

High school or higher: 84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 8.5%
Unemployed: 4.6%
Mean travel time to work: 25.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brigantine city

Never married: 26.0%
Now married: 51.0%
Separated: 4.0%
Widowed: 7.5%
Divorced: 11.5%

1,549 residents are foreign born (5.4% Asia, 3.5% Latin America, 2.7% Europe).

This city:	12.3%
New Jersey:	17.5%

According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Brigantine, New Jersey in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Brigantine to the number of sex offenders is 4246 to 1.

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

Brigantine:	2.2% ($3,191)
New Jersey:	2.4% ($4,047)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Toms River, NJ (42.5 miles , pop. 86,327).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (66.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Atlantic City, NJ (4.9 miles ), Ventnor City, NJ (8.2 miles ), Absecon, NJ (8.8 miles ), Pleasantville, NJ (9.9 miles ), Margate City, NJ (10.1 miles ), Mystic Island, NJ (11.4 miles ), Port Republic, NJ (11.6 miles ), Longport borough, NJ (11.7 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 39 buildings, average cost: $78,000
1997: 42 buildings, average cost: $79,200
1998: 22 buildings, average cost: $89,000
1999: 36 buildings, average cost: $104,300
2000: 41 buildings, average cost: $141,900
2001: 34 buildings, average cost: $145,400
2002: 54 buildings, average cost: $185,800
2003: 64 buildings, average cost: $257,800
2004: 145 buildings, average cost: $102,600
2005: 158 buildings, average cost: $152,100
2006: 70 buildings, average cost: $294,800
2007: 25 buildings, average cost: $365,400

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Latitude: 39.40 N, Longitude: 74.38 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -3,981 (-31.6%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,049 (16.8%)

Area code: 609

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Population change in the 1990s: +1,197 (+10.5%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Arts, entertainment, and recreation (26%)
Accommodation and food services (16%)
Construction (9%)
Public administration (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Health care (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Arts, entertainment, and recreation (27%)
Accommodation and food services (20%)
Educational services (10%)
Health care (10%)
Public administration (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (12%)
Other protective service workers including supervisors (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Computer specialists (4%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (9%)
Waiters and waitresses (8%)
Cashiers (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)

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Crime in Brigantine by Year
Type	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.8	0.0
Rapes	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0
per 100,000	17.2	8.3	7.9	0.0	0.0	15.7	7.8	0.0
Robberies	4	7	0	4	1	0	4	3
per 100,000	34.4	58.3	0.0	31.1	7.9	0.0	31.3	23.3
Assaults	38	24	28	24	14	8	6	5
per 100,000	326.5	199.8	220.5	186.7	110.5	62.9	46.9	38.8
Burglaries	63	73	59	58	66	48	30	51
per 100,000	541.2	607.7	464.6	451.1	520.7	377.4	234.4	396.2
Thefts	235	254	248	161	107	171	166	169
per 100,000	2018.9	2114.6	1952.9	1252.1	844.2	1344.4	1297.2	1313.0
Auto thefts	12	11	10	7	11	7	8	5
per 100,000	103.1	91.6	78.7	54.4	86.8	55.0	62.5	38.8
Arson	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	2
per 100,000	8.6	8.3	7.9	15.6	0.0	0.0	7.8	15.5
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	216.2	198.6	167.3	132.7	101.6	109.8	113.9	98.1

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 48 (37 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.90
US city average:	3.00

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Brigantine-area historical tornado activity is below New Jersey state average. It is 59% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/21/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 19.7 miles away from the Brigantine city center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 11/4/1970, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 5.4 miles away from the city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Brigantine:

ATLANTIC CITY MEDICAL CTR (about 5 miles; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ)
BETTY BACHARACH REHAB CENTER (about 14 miles; POMONA, NJ)
SHORE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; SOMERS POINT, NJ)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Brigantine:

ATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL (about 14 miles; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; ID: ACY)
LAKEHURST NAES /MAXFIELD FIELD (about 44 miles; LAKEHURST, NJ; ID: NEL)
MC GUIRE AFB (about 44 miles; WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ; ID: WRI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Brigantine:

STEEL PIER TAJ MAHAL (about 5 miles; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; ID: 92N)
ATLANTIC CITY MUNI/BADER FIELD (about 7 miles; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; ID: AIY)
EAGLES NEST (about 18 miles; WEST CREEK, NJ; ID: 31E)

Local government website: www.brigantinebeachnj.com/government.html

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brigantine:

THE RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 14 miles; POMONA, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,526)
ATLANTIC CAPE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; MAYS LANDING, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,086)
OCEAN COUNTY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; TOMS RIVER, NJ; FT enrollment: 4,651)
BURLINGTON COUNTY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; PEMBERTON, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,751)
BETH MEDRASH GOVOHA (about 49 miles; LAKEWOOD, NJ; FT enrollment: 2,823)
CAMDEN COUNTY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; BLACKWOOD, NJ; FT enrollment: 7,662)
ROWAN UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; GLASSBORO, NJ; FT enrollment: 7,587)

Public elementary/middle schools in Brigantine:

Brigantine Elementary School (Students: 500; Location: 301 E. EVANS BOULEVARD; Grades: PK - G4)
Brigantine North School (Students: 385; Location: 301 E. EVANS BOULEVARD; Grades: G5 - G8)

Private elementary/middle school in Brigantine:

SAINT PHILIP THE APOSTLE (Students: 177; Location: 4101 W BRIGANTINE AVE; Grades: KG - 8)

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Notable locations in Brigantine: Brigantine Country Club (A), Brigantine City Hall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Brigantine: Absecon State Wildlife Management Areas (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Beaches: Peter Beach (A), Brigantine Beach (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotels: Clipper Ship Motel Apartments (105 East Brigantine Avenue), La Sammana Hotel (1400 W Brigantine Avenue), Celebrity Resorts (1400 Ocean Avenue), Moonlight Motel (323 43rd St).

Court: Brigantine City - Municipal Court (1417 West Brigantine Avenue).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Brigantine and their reported violations in the past:

BRIGANTINE WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 20000, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One minor monitoring violation

11 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
New Jersey:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	61.0%
Whole state:	70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	7.8%
Whole state:	4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	9.4%
Whole state:	8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	4.3%
Whole state:	4.2%

Brigantine compared to New Jersey state average:

Median house value above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Banks with branches in Brigantine (2007 data):

Sun National Bank: Brigantine Branch at 3900 Atlantic-Brigantine Boulevard, branch established on 1984-12-17. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $3,319.5 mil, Deposits: $2,689.2 mil, headquarters in Vineland, NJ, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 79 total offices, Holding Company: Sun Bancorp, Inc
Bank of America, National Association: Brigantine Branch at 4330 Harbor Beach Boulevard, branch established on 1975-09-18. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
TD BankNorth, National Association: Brigantine Branch at 32nd Street And Brigantine Boulevard, branch established on 1958-12-11. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $39,581.7 mil, Deposits: $27,193.6 mil, headquarters in Portland, ME, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 618 total offices, Holding Company: Toronto-Dominion Bank, The
Commerce Bank, National Association: Brigantine Branch at Brigantine Boulevard And Harbor Beach Boulevard, branch established on 1992-05-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $41,170.0 mil, Deposits: $37,207.7 mil, headquarters in Philadelphia, PA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 370 total offices, Holding Company: Commerce Bancorp, Inc.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Atlantic County New Jersey:

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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Elementary and Secondary - Other Total	33	$102,876	$37,409	7	$7,828
Elementary and Secondary - Instruction	135	$537,206	$47,752	0	$0

4.59% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,789 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.59%
New Jersey average:	6.12%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($228 average AGI)
Atlantic County: 0.08%
New Jersey average: 0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Cape May County, NJ	0.56% ($54,812 average AGI)
from Camden County, NJ	0.39% ($46,911)
from Cumberland County, NJ	0.31% ($38,885)

4.83% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,051 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.83%
New Jersey average:	6.89%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($176 average AGI)
Atlantic County: 0.05%
New Jersey average: 0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Cumberland County, NJ	0.49% ($35,380 average AGI)
to Camden County, NJ	0.44% ($40,342)
to Cape May County, NJ	0.31% ($46,122)

Strongest AM radio stations in Brigantine:

WKXW (1450 AM; 1 kW; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: MILLENNIUM ATLANTIC CITY LICENSE HOLDCO, LLC)
WMID (1340 AM; 1 kW; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: EQUITY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
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)
WOND (1400 AM; 1 kW; PLEASANTVILLE, NJ; Owner: SOUTH JERSEY RADIO, 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.)
WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)

Strongest FM radio stations in Brigantine:

WPUR (107.3 FM; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: MILLENNIUM ATLANTIC CITY LICENSE HOLDCO, LLC)
WFPG-FM (96.9 FM; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: MILLENNIUM ATLANTIC CITY LICENSE HOLDCO, LLC)
WTTH (96.1 FM; MARGATE CITY, NJ; Owner: EQUITY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
WAYV (95.1 FM; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: EQUITY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
WZBZ (99.3 FM; PLEASANTVILLE, NJ; Owner: EQUITY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
WMGM (103.7 FM; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: SOUTH JERSEY RADIO, INC.)
WBHX (99.7 FM; TUCKERTON, NJ; Owner: PRESS COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
WOJZ (104.9 FM; EGG HARBOR CITY, NJ; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF EGG HARBOR LICENSEE, L.L.C.)
WCHR-FM (105.7 FM; MANAHAWKIN, NJ; Owner: NASSAU BROADCASTING II, L.L.C.)
WXGN (90.5 FM; EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ; Owner: JOY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WAJM (88.9 FM; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: ATLANTIC CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION)
WNJM (89.9 FM; MANAHAWKIN, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTH.)
WBBO (98.5 FM; OCEAN ACRES, NJ; Owner: MILLENNIUM SHORE LICENSE HOLDCO, LLC)
WIXM (97.3 FM; MILLVILLE, NJ; Owner: MILLENNIUM ATLANTIC CITY II LICENSE HOLDCO, LLC)
WNJS-FM (88.1 FM; BERLIN, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
WLFR (91.7 FM; POMONA, NJ; Owner: STOCKTON STATE COLLEGE)
W230AA (93.9 FM; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
W207AB (89.3 FM; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
WXXY-FM (88.7 FM; PORT REPUBLIC, NJ; Owner: IN HIS NAME BROADCASTING, INC.)
WJRZ-FM (100.1 FM; MANAHAWKIN, NJ; Owner: JERSEY SHORE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Brigantine:

W60CX (Channel 60; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WQAV-LP (Channel 34; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: ASIAVISION, INC.)
WWSI (Channel 62; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: HISPANIC BROADCASTERS OF PHILADELPHIA, L.L.C.)
W07CE (Channel 7; ATLANTIC CITY, ETC., NJ; Owner: SOUTH JERSEY RADIO, INC.)
WUVP (Channel 65; VINELAND, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION PHILADELPHIA LLC)
WNJS (Channel 23; CAMDEN, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)

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