Brooklawn, New Jersey

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Population (year 2000): 2,354. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,294 (-2.5% change)

Males: 1,109	(47.1%)
Females: 1,245	(52.9%)

Camden County

Median resident age:	35.2 years
New Jersey median age:	36.7 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $44,100 (it was $39,600 in 2000)

Brooklawn	$44,100
New Jersey:	$61,672

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $131,700 (it was $79,300 in 2000)

Brooklawn	$131,700
New Jersey:	$333,900

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Races in Brooklawn:

White Non-Hispanic (88.4%)
Hispanic (4.7%)
Black (4.3%)
Other race (2.4%)
Two or more races (1.9%)

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Ancestries: Irish (37.6%), German (21.8%), Italian (20.8%), English (9.4%), Polish (8.8%), Scottish (2.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 0.47 square miles.

Population density: 4903 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Brooklawn

High school or higher: 80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
Unemployed: 3.2%
Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brooklawn borough

Never married: 31.8%
Now married: 44.0%
Separated: 2.1%
Widowed: 8.4%
Divorced: 13.8%

71 residents are foreign born (1.2% Europe, 0.9% Asia, 0.9% Latin America).

This city:	3.0%
New Jersey:	17.5%

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

Brooklawn:	3.2% ($2,499)
New Jersey:	2.4% ($4,047)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Camden, NJ (4.1 miles , pop. 79,904).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (8.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Westville borough, NJ (1.0 miles ), Gloucester City, NJ (1.0 miles ), Mount Ephraim borough, NJ (2.0 miles ), Bellmawr borough, NJ (2.1 miles ), Audubon Park borough, NJ (2.5 miles ), Woodlynne borough, NJ (3.1 miles ), Oaklyn borough, NJ (3.1 miles ), Audubon borough, NJ (3.5 miles ).

Latitude: 39.88 N, Longitude: 75.12 W

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Population change in the 1990s: +515 (+28.0%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (12%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
Educational services (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (14%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Educational services (9%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Public administration (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Customer service representatives (5%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (4%)
Computer specialists (4%)

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Crime in Brooklawn by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	43.2
Rapes	2	2	5	3	4	1
per 100,000	84.2	83.2	212.1	127.6	171.7	43.2
Robberies	9	9	17	9	15	2
per 100,000	379.1	374.5	721.3	382.7	643.8	86.3
Assaults	10	7	9	11	8	1
per 100,000	421.2	291.3	381.8	467.7	343.3	43.2
Burglaries	13	14	31	20	14	30
per 100,000	547.6	582.6	1315.2	850.3	600.9	1294.8
Thefts	201	129	195	139	150	196
per 100,000	8466.7	5368.3	8273.2	5909.9	6437.8	8459.2
Auto thefts	9	11	9	9	13	16
per 100,000	379.1	457.8	381.8	382.7	557.9	690.5
Arson	2	1	1	2	0	0
per 100,000	84.2	41.6	42.4	85.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8)	672.7	529.3	916.0	636.9	743.3	639.6

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 7 (7 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.03
US city average:	3.00

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Brooklawn-area historical tornado activity is above New Jersey state average. It is 12% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/22/1955, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 26.8 miles away from the Brooklawn city center killed one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/28/1961, a category 3 tornado 34.1 miles away from the city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Brooklawn:

WEST JERSEY HOSP CMBND DIVS (about 3 miles; CAMDEN, NJ)
UNDERWOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; WOODBURY, NJ)
COOPER HOSPITAL/UNIV MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; CAMDEN, NJ)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Brooklawn:

PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 8 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; ID: PHL)
TRENTON MERCER (about 35 miles; TRENTON, NJ; ID: TTN)
NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 37 miles; WILMINGTON, DE; ID: ILG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Brooklawn:

PENN'S LANDING (about 4 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; ID: P72)
PHILADELPHIA (about 12 miles; ESSINGTON, PA; ID: 9N2)
CROSS KEYS (about 15 miles; CROSS KEYS, NJ; ID: 17N)

Amtrak stations near Brooklawn:

7 miles: PHILADELPHIA (30TH & MARKET STS.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit connection.
9 miles: NORTH PHILADELPHIA (PHILADELPHIA, 2900 N. BROAD ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
15 miles: ARDMORE (STATION RD. & LANCASTER AVE.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brooklawn:

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-CAMDEN (about 5 miles; CAMDEN, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,132)
MCP HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,198)
ART INSTITUTE OF PHILADELPHIA (about 7 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,138)
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 23,007)
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF PHILADELPHIA (about 8 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 8,794)
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 8 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 19,324)
DREXEL UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 10,823)

Public elementary/middle school in Brooklawn:

ALICE COSTELLO (Students: 279; Location: HAAKON RD; Grades: PK - 08)

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Creek: Big Timber Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Knights Inn (418 Route 130).

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

BROOKLAWN WATER DEPARTME (Population served: 2250, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Single Sample - Between JAN-2002 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
New Jersey:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	62.5%
Whole state:	70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	8.2%
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 1999:

This city:	7.3%
Whole state:	8.5%

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

This city:	3.0%
Whole state:	4.2%

Brooklawn compared to New Jersey state average:

Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Brooklawn (2007 data):

Wachovia Bank, National Association: Brooklawn Branch at Route 130, branch established on 1965-03-22. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation

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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
Water Supply	2	$5,083	$30,498	2	$1,504
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		5	$2,135
Housing and Community Development(Local)	0	$0		2	$600
Financial Administration	3	$7,370	$29,480	3	$956
Other Government Administration	0	$0		14	$5,684
Judicial and Legal	1	$2,566	$30,792	4	$1,784
Police Protection - Officers	9	$27,356	$36,475	3	$381
Streets and Highways	2	$6,633	$39,798	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	2	$5,267	$31,602	0	$0
Sewerage	1	$2,916	$34,992	0	$0
Totals for Government	20	$57,192	$34,315	33	$13,044

5.74% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,433 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.74%
New Jersey average:	6.12%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($201 average AGI)
Camden County: 0.06%
New Jersey average: 0.14%

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

from Burlington County, NJ	1.27% ($53,450 average AGI)
from Gloucester County, NJ	0.93% ($39,804)
from Philadelphia County, PA	0.72% ($48,166)

6.03% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($51,423 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.03%
New Jersey average:	6.89%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($304 average AGI)
Camden County: 0.05%
New Jersey average: 0.09%

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

to Gloucester County, NJ	1.34% ($51,907 average AGI)
to Burlington County, NJ	1.08% ($53,747)
to Philadelphia County, PA	0.53% ($41,407)

Strongest AM radio stations in Brooklawn:

WIP (610 AM; 5 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF PHILADELPHIA)
WTMR (800 AM; 5 kW; CAMDEN, NJ; Owner: WTMR LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WDAS (1480 AM; 5 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WEMG (1310 AM; 1 kW; CAMDEN, NJ; Owner: MEGA COMM., OF CAMDEN LIC., L.L.C.)
WFIL (560 AM; 5 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
WURD (900 AM; 1 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: LEVAS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Brooklawn:

WKDN (106.9 FM; CAMDEN, NJ; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
WMMR (93.3 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
WMGK (102.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
W300AD (107.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
WMWX (95.7 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
WOGL (98.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WBEB (101.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WEAZ-FM RADIO, INC.)
WRTI (90.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV. OF THE COMMONWEALTH, ET)
WPHI-FM (103.9 FM; JENKINTOWN, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
WSNI-FM (104.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WXTU (92.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WXTU LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WHYY-FM (90.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
WXPN (88.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNA.)
WPTP (96.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WDAS-FM (105.3 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WYSP (94.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WUSL (98.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WJJZ (106.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WIOQ (102.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WPLY (100.3 FM; MEDIA, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Brooklawn:

WWJT-LP (Channel 7; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PHILADELPHIA TELEVISION NETWORK, INC)
KYW-TV (Channel 3; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
WPSG (Channel 57; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PHILADELPHIA INC.)
WPVI-TV (Channel 6; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WCAU (Channel 10; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WCAU-TV), L.P.)
WPHL-TV (Channel 17; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
WPPX (Channel 61; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PAXSON PHILADELPHIA LICENSE, INC.)
WYBE (Channel 35; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INDEPENDENCE PUBLIC MEDIA OF PHILADELPHIA, INC.)
WGTW (Channel 48; BURLINGTON, NJ; Owner: BRUNSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WHYY-TV (Channel 12; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
WTXF-TV (Channel 29; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: FOX TV STATIONS OF PHILADELPHIA)
WELL-LP (Channel 8; WILLOW GROVE, ETC., PA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
W33BT (Channel 33; CAMDEN, NJ; Owner: MEDIACASTING LLC)
WUVP (Channel 65; VINELAND, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION PHILADELPHIA LLC)
WMCN-TV (Channel 53; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: LENFEST BROADCASTING, LLC)
WFPA-CA (Channel 28; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
WNJS (Channel 23; CAMDEN, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
WPHA-LP (Channel 63; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING CORP.)
WPSJ-LP (Channel 8; HAMMONTON, ETC., NJ; Owner: ENGLE BROADCASTING)
WTSD-CA (Channel 14; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRIES, INC.)
WNJT (Channel 52; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)

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