Carteret, New Jersey

Back to Carteret, NJ housing info, Middlesex County, New Jersey, NJ smaller cities, NJ small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Carteret, NJ Middlesex County Population in July 2007: 22,725. Population change since 2000: +7.0%   Males: 11,028   (48.5%) Females: 11,697   (51.5%) Median resident age:   37.0 years New Jersey median age:   36.7 years Zip codes: 07008. Estimated median household income in 2007: $57,850 (it was $47,148 in 2000) Carteret:   $57,850 New Jersey:   $67,035 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $303,956 (it was $134,800 in 2000) Carteret:   $303,956 New Jersey:   $372,300 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $285,735; Detached houses: $302,521; Townhouses or other attached units: $233,904; In 2-unit structures: $321,057; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $431,365; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $213,182; Mobile homes: $43,233 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 07008 Carteret, NJ residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Profiles of local businesses: Roman Painting Co Divine Beauty Supply, LLC Races in Carteret: White Non-Hispanic (57.2%) Hispanic (23.4%) Black (9.5%) Other race (9.3%) Asian Indian (5.9%) Two or more races (3.9%) Filipino (1.3%) American Indian (0.6%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) 2008 cost of living index in Carteret: 122.7 (high, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Carteret, New Jersey on our local forum with over 600,000 registered users. Carteret is mentioned 245 times on our forum: Carteret, NJ good or bad place to move  (5 replies) Carteret Park  (4 replies) Carteret - some opinions please.  (11 replies) bristol station or meridian terrace, carteret  (0 replies) Carteret,New Jersey (Chrome area)  (9 replies) Move to Hillside or Carteret?  (10 replies) Latest news from Carteret, NJ collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: Italian (14.3%), Irish (12.9%), Polish (12.3%), German (7.2%), Hungarian (4.6%), Ukrainian (3.7%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Incorporated in 1906 Elevation: 16 feet Land area: 4.36 square miles. Population density: 5210 people per square mile   (average).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.77
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Carteret, New Jersey

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Carteret-area historical tornado activity is slightly above New Jersey state average. It is 9% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/28/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 20.7 miles away from the Carteret borough center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 10/18/1990, a category 3 tornado 29.3 miles away from the borough center injured 8 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Main business address for: DI GIORGIO CORP (WHOLESALE-GROCERIES & GENERAL LINE), PATHMARK STORES INC (RETAIL-GROCERY STORES).

Political contributions by individuals in Carteret, NJ

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Notable locations in Carteret: Carteret Fire Company Number 3 (A), Carteret Fire Station Number 1 (B), Carteret Fire Station Number 2 (C), Carteret Jewish Community Center (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Center: Carteret Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Carteret include: First Presbyterian Church (A), Saint Mark's Episcopal Church (B), Holy Family Roman Catholic Church (C), Saint Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church (D), Hungarian Reformed Church (E), Congregation Brotherhood of Israel Synagogue (F), Congregation of Loving Justice Synagogue (G), Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church (H), People's African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Rolphs Creek (A), Run Creek (B), Noes Creek (C), Marshes Creek (D), Caseys Creek (E), Cross Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Carteret include: Carteret Park (1), Joseph Medwick Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Carteret Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map Hotels: Julian's Cafe Restaurant & Lounge (1000 Roosevelt Avenue), Holiday Inn Carteret (1000 Roosevelt Ave).

Average household size:

This borough:	2.9 people
New Jersey:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This borough:	74.0%
Whole state:	70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This borough:	5.2%
Whole state:	4.9%

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

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

This borough:	11.0%
Whole state:	8.5%

This borough:	5.8%
Whole state:	4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Carteret, NJ

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• Holiday Inn, 1000 Roosevelt Ave, Carteret, NJ 07008, Phone: (732) 541-9500, Fax: (732) 541-9640
• Radisson Hotel Carteret, NJ, 30 Minue St, Carteret, NJ, Carteret, NJ 07008, Phone: (732) 541-2005, Fax: (732) 969-1345

7.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,801 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.26%
New Jersey average:	6.12%

0.33% of residents moved from foreign countries ($699 average AGI)

Middlesex County:	0.33%
New Jersey average:	0.14%

from Union County, NJ	0.80% ($47,329 average AGI)
from Somerset County, NJ	0.64% ($51,524)
from Monmouth County, NJ	0.49% ($79,620)

9.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($57,563 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.05%
New Jersey average:	6.89%

0.14% of residents moved to foreign countries ($627 average AGI)

Middlesex County:	0.14%
New Jersey average:	0.09%

to Somerset County, NJ	0.87% ($62,979 average AGI)
to Monmouth County, NJ	0.59% ($74,424)
to Union County, NJ	0.52% ($45,395)

• Jerri L Janjua, New Jersey Interchange #12, Type: Pole, Structure height: 33.5 m, Overall height: 33.5 m
  Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
• Clarence M Beverage, Amquip Complex Adjacent To Nj Turnpike, Type: Tower, Structure height: 85.3 m, Overall height: 85.3 m
  Registrant: Communications Technologies, Inc., 65 Country Club Lane, Marlton, NJ 08053, Phone: (856) 985-0077, Email:
• Richard J Byrne, 2500 Blaire Rd., Type: Tower, Structure height: 55.5 m, Overall height: 55.5 m
  Registrant: Towerco Assets LLC, 5000 Valleystone Drive, Suite 200, Cary, NC 27519, Phone: (919) 653-5710, Email:

• 238 Roosevelt Ave Police Headquarters, Call Sign: KNCS271
  Assigned Frequencies : 33.8200 MHz
  Grant Date: 01/15/2002, Expiration Date: 01/17/2012
  Registrant: Carteret Fire Department, 240 Roosevelt Ave., Carteret, NJ 07008-3503, Phone: (732) 541-8000, Fax: (732) 541-5532, Email:
• 240 Roosevelt Ave, Structure height: 34 m, Call Sign: WIK909, Licensee ID: L00360492
  Assigned Frequencies : 473.787 MHz, 480.162 MHz, 480.287 MHz
  Grant Date: 06/26/2001, Expiration Date: 07/02/2011, Certifier: Steven Freeman
  Registrant: Woodbridge, Township Of, Iselin, NJ 08830, Phone: (908) 283-0803
• Carteret Police Headquarters 230 Roosevelt Ave Car, Type: Tower, Structure height: 11.3 m, Overall height: 11.6 m, Call Sign: WIH896
  Assigned Frequencies : 472.750 MHz, 470.362 MHz
  Grant Date: 10/12/2005, Expiration Date: 11/19/2015
  Registrant: Carteret Police Dept., 230 Roosevelt Avenue, Carteret, NJ 07008, Phone: (732) 541-4181, Fax: (732) 541-1894, Email:
• Carteret Oem Boro Hall Cooke Ave, Structure height: 15 m, Call Sign: WNSR873, Licensee ID: L00016788
  Assigned Frequencies : 39.7600 MHz, 39.8000 MHz
  Grant Date: 04/26/2005, Expiration Date: 07/03/2015
  Registrant: State Of New Jersey, West Trenton, NJ 08625, Phone: (908) 541-4007
• Lat: 40.585000 Lon: -74.229722, Call Sign: WPUZ926
  Assigned Frequencies : 464.575 MHz, 463.800 MHz
  Grant Date: 06/04/2002, Expiration Date: 06/04/2012, Certifier: S A Bessasparis
  Registrant: Jan Comms. & Elec. Co., Inc., 6630 S. Crescent Blvd., Pennsauken, NJ 08109, Phone: (856) 663-4800, Fax: (856) 663-5377
• Lat: 40.593194 Lon: -74.232611, Structure height: 0 m, Call Sign: WPWJ412
  Assigned Frequencies : 151.955 MHz, 151.520 MHz
  Grant Date: 11/27/2002, Expiration Date: 11/27/2012, Certifier: James Saloczy
  Registrant: Lao # 20223302, 102 E Middle St, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (800) 886-4222, Fax: (717) 337-9157
• Lat: 40.583889 Lon: -74.249722, Call Sign: WQBG372
  Assigned Frequencies : 451.362 MHz, 452.112 MHz, 452.287 MHz, 452.637 MHz, 452.987 MHz
  Grant Date: 09/30/2004, Expiration Date: 09/30/2014, Certifier: Joe Rossi
  Registrant: Bearcom Operating LP, Dallas, TX 75355-9001, Phone: (800) 458-9887, Fax: (214) 355-1715

• CARTERET, 27 Randolph Street, Overall height: 30.5 m, Call Sign: WHE296
  Assigned Frequencies : 11405.0 MHz, 11565.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 07/18/1985, Expiration Date: 08/21/1996, Cancelation Date: 08/21/1996
  Registrant: New Jersey Bell Telephone Company, One Washington Park, Rm 1103, Newark, NJ 07102-3223
• CARTERET, 27 Randolph Street, Overall height: 36.6 m, Call Sign: WHT440, Licensee ID: L00005060
  Assigned Frequencies : 10775.0 MHz, 10855.0 MHz, 10935.0 MHz, 11095.0 MHz, 10815.0 MHz, 10895.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 01/17/1996, Expiration Date: 02/01/2001, Cancelation Date: 08/18/1999
  Registrant: Williams Communications Inc, 111 E First St, Tulsa, OK 74172

• Aircraft: TRZPIS PAWEL CHALLENGER II (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 503 DCDI (52 HP) (2 Cycle)
  N-Number: 80879 , Serial Number: CH20495 WI323, Year manufactured: 1995, Airworthiness Date: 11/09/2007
  Registrant (Individual): Pawel Trzpis, 47 Sabo St, Carteret, NJ 07008

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