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Cape May County

Population in July 2007: 1,967.
Males: 971  (49.4%)
Females: 996  (50.6%)

Median resident age:  38.0 years
New Jersey median age:  36.7 years

Zip codes: 08204.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $80,336 (it was $64,261 in 2000)
Erma:  $80,336
New Jersey:  $67,035

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $27,403
Erma:  $27,403
New Jersey:  $33,832

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $280,870 (it was $114,000 in 2000)
Erma:  $280,870
New Jersey:  $372,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $307,324; Detached houses: $314,124; Townhouses or other attached units: $268,867; In 2-unit structures: $225,073; Mobile homes: $33,571

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Races in Erma:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
  • Hispanic (1.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • Chinese (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Erma: 98.9 (near average, U.S. average is 100)


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Ancestries: Irish (31.5%), German (27.9%), Italian (19.6%), English (12.5%), United States (5.5%), Greek (3.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 10 feet

Land area: 3.35 square miles.

Population density: 587 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Erma

  • High school or higher: 77.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.7%
  • Unemployed: 10.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Erma CDP

  • Never married: 24.6%
  • Now married: 58.9%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 6.0%
  • Divorced: 9.4%

56 residents are foreign born (2.7% Europe).

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:

Erma:  2.2% ($2,507)
New Jersey:  2.4% ($4,047)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Vineland, NJ (33.7 miles , pop. 56,271).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (70.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Rio Grande, NJ (1.0 miles ), Whitesboro-Burleigh, NJ (1.7 miles ), Villas, NJ (1.7 miles ), Wildwood Crest borough, NJ (1.8 miles ), West Wildwood borough, NJ (1.9 miles ), Diamond Beach, NJ (1.9 miles ), North Cape May, NJ (1.9 miles ), Wildwood, NJ (2.0 miles ).

Latitude: 39.00 N, Longitude: 74.89 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 609

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (26%)
  • Public administration (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (28%)
  • Accommodation and food services (16%)
  • Personal and laundry services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Carpenters (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Waiters and waitresses (11%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)



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Erma-area historical tornado activity is slightly below New Jersey state average. It is 35% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/27/1971, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 6.1 miles away from the Erma place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/6/1956, a category 2 tornado 17.4 miles away from the place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Erma-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below New Jersey state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/23/1990 at 01:34:48, a magnitude 3.2 (2.9 LG, 3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 48.3 miles away from Erma 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 98.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Erma:
  • BURDETE TOMLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NJ)
  • BEEBE MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; LEWES, DE)
  • SHORE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; SOMERS POINT, NJ)

Political contributions by individuals in Erma, NJ

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Erma:
  • ATLANTIC CAPE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; MAYS LANDING, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,086)
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE-OWENS (about 36 miles; GEORGETOWN, DE; FT enrollment: 2,053)
  • DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; Dover, DE; FT enrollment: 2,641)
  • THE RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 39 miles; POMONA, NJ; FT enrollment: 5,526)
  • ROWAN UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; GLASSBORO, NJ; FT enrollment: 7,587)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (about 55 miles; NEWARK, DE; FT enrollment: 17,786)
  • GLOUCESTER COUNTY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; SEWELL, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,135)

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

WA WA STORE #316 (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:
This place:  2.8 people
New Jersey:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  74.8%
Whole state:  70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  6.4%
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: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  3.9%
Whole state:  8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  2.1%
Whole state:  4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Erma, NJ


6 people in homes for the mentally retarded


Erma compared to New Jersey state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below 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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Erma travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Cape May County New Jersey:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (49%)
  • Electricity (20%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
  • Wood (3%)


Religion statistics for Erma

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaEpiscopal ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents68.0%10.8%4.5%3.3%2.3%
Congregations17.6%29.4%7.1%7.1%5.9%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)Assemblies of GodChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsChurch of the NazareneOther religions
Adherents2.1%1.4%1.4%0.7%5.5%
Congregations4.7%5.9%2.4%1.2%18.8%
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.


5.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($60,114 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.80%
New Jersey average:  6.12%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($338 average AGI)
Cape May County:  0.10%
New Jersey average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Atlantic County, NJ  0.85% ($46,122 average AGI)
from Philadelphia County, PA  0.55% ($57,876)
from Camden County, NJ  0.42% ($68,377)


6.64% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($57,154 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.64%
New Jersey average:  6.89%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($352 average AGI)
Cape May County:  0.07%
New Jersey average:  0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Atlantic County, NJ  1.52% ($54,812 average AGI)
to Cumberland County, NJ  0.44% ($49,600)
to Camden County, NJ  0.32% ($47,339)


Strongest AM radio stations in Erma:
  • WCMC (1230 AM; 1 kW; WILDWOOD, NJ; Owner: EQUITY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WJWL (900 AM; 11 kW; GEORGETOWN, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
  • WPHT (1210 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.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)
  • WIBG (1020 AM; daytime; 2 kW; OCEAN CITY/SOMERS PO, NJ; Owner: ENRICO S. BRANCADORA)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Erma:
  • WBNJ (93.1 FM; WILDWOOD CREST, NJ; Owner: EQUITY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • WCZT (98.7 FM; VILLAS, NJ; Owner: WZK, LLC)
  • WWCJ (89.1 FM; CAPE MAY, NJ; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WDOX (106.7 FM; NORTH CAPE MAY, NJ; Owner: WJNN, INC.)
  • W222AL (92.3 FM; CAPE MAY, NJ; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WGBZ (105.5 FM; CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NJ; Owner: EQUITY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • WNJZ (90.3 FM; CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WZXL (100.7 FM; WILDWOOD, NJ; Owner: EQUITY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • WWZK (94.3 FM; AVALON, NJ; Owner: COASTAL BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)
  • WIXM (97.3 FM; MILLVILLE, NJ; Owner: MILLENNIUM ATLANTIC CITY II LICENSE HOLDCO, LLC)
  • WTKU (98.3 FM; OCEAN CITY, NJ; Owner: SOUTH JERSEY RADIO, INC.)
  • WKOE (106.3 FM; OCEAN CITY, NJ; Owner: OCEAN COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WRTQ (91.3 FM; OCEAN CITY, NJ; Owner: TEMPLE U. OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
  • WJSE (102.7 FM; PETERSBURG, NJ; Owner: PARINELLO ENTERPRISES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Erma:
  • W05AX (Channel 5; CAPE MAY, NJ; Owner: WILDWOOD FIVE TELEVISION)
  • WMGM-TV (Channel 40; WILDWOOD, NJ; Owner: SOUTH JERSEY RADIO, INC.)
  • WMCN-TV (Channel 53; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: LENFEST BROADCASTING, LLC)


FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • Airport Security Bldg Breakwater Rd, Call Sign: WYC503, Licensee ID: L00068872
    Assigned Frequencies : 154.085 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/05/2003, Expiration Date: 09/27/2013
    Registrant: County Of Cape May, Cape May County Airport, Rio Grande, NJ 08242

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3
  • Call Sign: KB2STV, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00944093
    Grant Date: 11/23/2004, Expiration Date: 11/21/2014, Certifier: Richard H Parker
    Registrant: Richard H Parker, 13 Trotter Way, Erma, NJ 08204
  • Call Sign: N2WSY, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00733187
    Grant Date: 08/21/2003, Expiration Date: 10/05/2013, Certifier: John Armbruster Sr
    Registrant: John Armbruster Sr, 737 Shunpike Rd, Erma, NJ 08204
  • Call Sign: WA2BLN, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 09/14/1995, Expiration Date: 09/14/2005, Cancelation Date: 09/15/2007
    Registrant: Albert R Naramore, 633 Shun Pike Rd, Erma, NJ 08204



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)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED17$334,56530$265,2676$67,90321$321,1511$93,680
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED5$260,2586$264,1901$55,5705$302,7061$47,540
APPLICATIONS DENIED5$302,22418$271,5464$44,2336$345,1650$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN3$337,8107$244,9330$03$326,2430$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS1$279,0301$343,6300$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0217.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2$332,8951$298,8901$422,860
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$171,9102$237,6101$171,910
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0217.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 27
  • Hazardous Condition: 46
  • Service Call: 1

Incident types - Erma


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