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Camden County

Population in July 2007: 1,874. Population change since 2000: +22.8%
Males: 937  (50.0%)
Females: 937  (50.0%)

Median resident age:  42.1 years
New Jersey median age:  36.7 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $51,509 (it was $41,786 in 2000)
Chesilhurst:  $51,509
New Jersey:  $67,035

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $179,207 (it was $88,400 in 2000)
Chesilhurst:  $179,207
New Jersey:  $372,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $169,472; Detached houses: $196,906; Townhouses or other attached units: $173,902; In 2-unit structures: $143,447; Mobile homes: $28,494

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Races in Chesilhurst:

  • Black (56.0%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (36.8%)
  • Hispanic (4.1%)
  • Two or more races (3.2%)
  • Other race (2.9%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Chesilhurst: 99.9 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (12.2%), Irish (7.6%), Italian (6.3%), Polish (3.6%), United States (2.4%), English (2.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 178 feet

Land area: 1.72 square miles.

Population density: 1092 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Chesilhurst

  • High school or higher: 65.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
  • Unemployed: 8.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Chesilhurst borough

  • Never married: 29.5%
  • Now married: 48.0%
  • Separated: 3.6%
  • Widowed: 12.6%
  • Divorced: 6.4%

34 residents are foreign born (1.0% Latin America, 0.8% Europe, 0.5% Africa).

This borough:  2.2%
New Jersey:  17.5%

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

Chesilhurst:  2.9% ($2,551)
New Jersey:  2.4% ($4,047)
Chesilhurst satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Camden, NJ (18.8 miles , pop. 79,904).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (23.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Berlin borough, NJ (2.3 miles ), Pine Valley, NJ (2.5 miles) , Williamstown, NJ (2.6 miles ), Pine Hill borough, NJ (2.6 miles ), Clementon borough, NJ (2.8 miles ), Hammonton, NJ (2.8 miles ), Victory Lakes, NJ (2.8 miles ), Lindenwold borough, NJ (2.9 miles ).

Latitude: 39.73 N, Longitude: 74.88 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 856

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Population change in the 1990s: -10 (-0.7%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (14%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (19%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • 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%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)



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Crime in Chesilhurst by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Murders 1000000
    per 100,000 65.20.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 1000000
    per 100,000 65.20.00.00.00.00.00.0
Robberies 1001301
    per 100,000 65.20.00.056.6165.30.053.4
Assaults 6687424
    per 100,000 391.4386.8477.9395.9220.4107.2213.8
Burglaries 186610102116
    per 100,000 1174.2386.8358.4565.6551.01125.4855.2
Thefts 33222418243126
    per 100,000 2152.61418.41433.71018.11322.31661.31389.6
Auto thefts 13443329
    per 100,000 848.0257.9238.9169.7165.3107.2481.0
Arson 1010000
    per 100,000 65.20.059.70.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 516.6181.8197.1190.0198.3175.2212.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 11 (10 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  5.34
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Chesilhurst, New Jersey

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

On 7/21/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 32.0 miles away from the Chesilhurst borough center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 8/21/1993, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 7.6 miles away from the borough center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Chesilhurst topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Chesilhurst:
  • CAMDEN CO HEALTH SERVICES CENTER (about 10 miles; LAKELAND, NJ)
  • KENNEDY MEM HOSP-UNIVERSITY MED CENTER (about 10 miles; STRATFORD, NJ)
  • MEDIPLEX REHABILITATION HOSP-MARL (about 11 miles; MARLTON, NJ)

Political contributions by individuals in Chesilhurst, NJ

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chesilhurst:
  • CAMDEN COUNTY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; BLACKWOOD, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,662)
  • ROWAN UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; GLASSBORO, NJ; FT enrollment: 7,587)
  • GLOUCESTER COUNTY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; SEWELL, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,135)
  • BURLINGTON COUNTY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; PEMBERTON, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,751)
  • ATLANTIC CAPE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; MAYS LANDING, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,086)
  • RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-CAMDEN (about 20 miles; CAMDEN, NJ; FT enrollment: 4,132)
  • MCP HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,198)
Public elementary/middle school in Chesilhurst:
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Average household size:
This borough:  2.8 people
New Jersey:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This borough:  70.0%
Whole state:  70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This borough:  4.9%
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: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This borough:  15.1%
Whole state:  8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This borough:  7.6%
Whole state:  4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Chesilhurst, NJ


People in group quarters in Chesilhurst
  • 104 people in nursing homes
  • 17 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 16 people in homes for the mentally retarded


Chesilhurst compared to New Jersey state average:

Chesilhurst, New Jersey environmental map by EPA

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  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage 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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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School



Chesilhurst travel time to work


Chesilhurst mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Camden County New Jersey:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (50%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (25%)
  • Electricity (16%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religon statistics for Chesilhurst

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaPresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents64.0%4.7%3.4%3.0%2.4%
Congregations19.3%18.2%6.9%6.2%5.8%
NameEpiscopal ChurchMuslim EstimateAssemblies of GodGreek Orthodox Archdiocese of AmericaOther religions
Adherents2.0%2.0%1.1%0.7%16.6%
Congregations7.3%1.1%6.2%0.4%28.5%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 1$3,526$42,3120$0
Other Government Administration 1$7,231$86,7721$291
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$404
Police Protection - Officers 3$27,947$111,7880$0
Police - Other 1$4,128$49,5364$4,157
Fire - Other 0$0 1$184
Streets and Highways 3$15,155$60,6206$878
Health 0$0 1$915
Water Supply 1$6,886$82,6321$557
Local Libraries 1$3,519$42,2281$969
Other and Unallocable 0$0 1$2,109
Totals for Government 11$68,392$74,60917$10,464



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 Chesilhurst:
  • 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.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WIP (610 AM; 5 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF PHILADELPHIA)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WTMR (800 AM; 5 kW; CAMDEN, NJ; Owner: WTMR LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WNJC (1360 AM; 5 kW; VINELAND, NJ; Owner: FORSYTHE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WGYM (1580 AM; 1 kW; HAMMONTON, NJ)

Strongest FM radio stations in Chesilhurst:
  • WNJS-FM (88.1 FM; BERLIN, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WGLS-FM (89.7 FM; GLASSBORO, NJ; Owner: ROWAN UNIVERSITY)
  • WMMR (93.3 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WMGK (102.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WMWX (95.7 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WOGL (98.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WKDN (106.9 FM; CAMDEN, NJ; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, 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)
  • WSNI-FM (104.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WPHI-FM (103.9 FM; JENKINTOWN, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WOJZ (104.9 FM; EGG HARBOR CITY, NJ; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF EGG HARBOR LICENSEE, L.L.C.)
  • WPLY (100.3 FM; MEDIA, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • 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.)

TV broadcast stations around Chesilhurst:
  • WUVP (Channel 65; VINELAND, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION PHILADELPHIA LLC)
  • WNJS (Channel 23; CAMDEN, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WPSJ-LP (Channel 8; HAMMONTON, ETC., NJ; Owner: ENGLE BROADCASTING)
  • WMCN-TV (Channel 53; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: LENFEST BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KYW-TV (Channel 3; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WWJT-LP (Channel 7; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PHILADELPHIA TELEVISION NETWORK, INC)
  • WPHL-TV (Channel 17; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WPSG (Channel 57; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PHILADELPHIA INC.)
  • WPVI-TV (Channel 6; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WPPX (Channel 61; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PAXSON PHILADELPHIA LICENSE, INC.)
  • WCAU (Channel 10; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WCAU-TV), L.P.)
  • WGTW (Channel 48; BURLINGTON, NJ; Owner: BRUNSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WYBE (Channel 35; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INDEPENDENCE PUBLIC MEDIA OF PHILADELPHIA, INC.)
  • WWSI (Channel 62; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: HISPANIC BROADCASTERS OF PHILADELPHIA, L.L.C.)
  • 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.)
  • WNJT (Channel 52; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WTSD-CA (Channel 14; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WFPA-CA (Channel 28; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • WPHA-LP (Channel 63; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING CORP.)

Chesilhurst, New Jersey:
  • Fatal accident count: 17
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 30
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 7
  • Fatalities: 21
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 54
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2
New Jersey average:
  • Fatal accident count: 88
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 129
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 28
  • Fatalities: 96
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 227
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 16
See more detailed statistics of Chesilhurst fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here


FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • 2nd & Grant Ave, Call Sign: KNDV707, Licensee ID: L00053740
    Assigned Frequencies : 159.150 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/22/2002, Expiration Date: 10/02/2012
    Registrant: Chesilhurst, Town Of, 201 Grant Ave, Chesilhurst, NJ 08089, Phone: (609) 767-2768



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 full tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2$185,00023$145,56546$133,17411$60,3647$142,8574$52,250
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$217,0001$36,00011$133,4552$63,5000$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED2$210,00012$205,16737$130,00013$52,3852$179,0003$40,333
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$213,0007$198,00030$154,4003$74,0001$137,0000$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$05$142,8002$98,5000$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 6090.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 full tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED12$158,7507$186,0003$162,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED3$171,0003$183,0001$158,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$176,0000$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 6090.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 7
  • Hazardous Condition: 3

Incident types - Chesilhurst


See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Chesilhurst, NJ

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