Garwood, New Jersey

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Population in July 2007: 4,309. Population change since 2000: +0.7%

Males: 2,080	(48.3%)
Females: 2,229	(51.7%)

Median resident age:	38.3 years
New Jersey median age:	36.7 years

Zip codes: 07027.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $58,500 (it was $52,571 in 2000)

Garwood	$58,500
New Jersey:	$67,035

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $406,400 (it was $181,500 in 2000)

Garwood	$406,400
New Jersey:	$372,300

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Races in Garwood:

White Non-Hispanic (92.7%)
Hispanic (5.0%)
Other race (1.5%)
Two or more races (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Garwood: 120.6 (high, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Italian (29.2%), Irish (25.4%), German (16.1%), Polish (11.7%), English (6.1%), Ukrainian (3.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1903

Elevation: 86 feet

Land area: 0.66 square miles.

Population density: 6529 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Garwood

High school or higher: 86.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 11.2%
Unemployed: 2.6%
Mean travel time to work: 26.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Garwood borough

Never married: 29.5%
Now married: 50.8%
Separated: 2.1%
Widowed: 10.9%
Divorced: 6.6%

435 residents are foreign born (4.3% Europe, 3.3% Latin America, 2.1% Asia).

This city:	10.5%
New Jersey:	17.5%

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

Garwood:	2.6% ($4,736)
New Jersey:	2.4% ($4,047)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Union, NJ (4.8 miles , pop. 54,405).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Newark, NJ (11.2 miles , pop. 273,546).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Manhattan, NY (25.4 miles , pop. 1,537,195).

Nearest cities: Westfield, NJ (1.4 miles ), Cranford, NJ (1.4 miles ), Clark, NJ (2.3 miles ), Kenilworth borough, NJ (2.8 miles ), Mountainside borough, NJ (3.0 miles ), Springfield, NJ (3.5 miles ), Scotch Plains, NJ (3.6 miles ), Roselle Park borough, NJ (3.9 miles ).

Latitude: 40.65 N, Longitude: 74.32 W

2 people in religious group quarters

Area code commonly used in this area: 908

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Garwood, New Jersey business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: -81 (-1.9%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Construction (14%)
Public administration (9%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Chemicals (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Educational services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (18%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
Finance and insurance (12%)
Health care (9%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Computer and electronic products (4%)
Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Business operations specialists (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
Construction laborers (4%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Business operations specialists (6%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)

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Crime in Garwood by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	2	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	47.9	0.0
Robberies	1	0	0	2	1	1
per 100,000	23.9	0.0	0.0	47.7	24.0	24.1
Assaults	0	1	0	1	1	2
per 100,000	0.0	23.6	0.0	23.8	24.0	48.2
Burglaries	14	16	13	12	10	11
per 100,000	334.3	377.4	308.9	286.1	239.5	265.2
Thefts	65	59	45	48	48	37
per 100,000	1552.1	1391.5	1069.4	1144.5	1149.7	892.0
Auto thefts	4	3	1	2	3	1
per 100,000	95.5	70.8	23.8	47.7	71.9	24.1
Arson	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	100.3	92.5	66.3	88.7	118.8	73.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 15 (14 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.25
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Garwood, New Jersey

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Garwood-area historical tornado activity is near New Jersey state average. It is 27% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/28/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 15.9 miles away from the Garwood city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/28/1973, a category 3 tornado 30.5 miles away from the city center injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Garwood:

TRINITAS HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; ELIZABETH, NJ)
MUHLENBERG REGIONAL MED CTR (about 2 miles; PLAINFIELD, NJ)
OVERLOOK HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; SUMMIT, NJ)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Garwood:

NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 12 miles; NEWARK, NJ; ID: EWR)
PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 23 miles; NEW YORK, NY; ID: JRB)
TETERBORO (about 24 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; ID: TEB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Garwood:

LINDEN (about 7 miles; LINDEN, NJ; ID: LDJ)
MORRISTOWN MUNI (about 11 miles; MORRISTOWN, NJ; ID: MMU)
NEWARK NR 1 (about 14 miles; NEWARK, NJ; ID: 3N4)

Amtrak stations near Garwood:

6 miles: METROPARK (ISELIN, 100 MIDDLESEX-ESSEX TPK.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
10 miles: NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (NEWARK, ). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones.
13 miles: NEWARK (RAYMOND PLAZA WEST). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Local government website: www.garwood.org/resolution/index1024.htm

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Garwood:

UNION COUNTY COLLEGE (about 2 miles; CRANFORD, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,856)
KEAN UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; UNION, NJ; FT enrollment: 8,627)
SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; SOUTH ORANGE, NJ; FT enrollment: 7,509)
DREW UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; MADISON, NJ; FT enrollment: 2,133)
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEWARK (about 12 miles; NEWARK, NJ; FT enrollment: 6,878)
NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 12 miles; NEWARK, NJ; FT enrollment: 6,565)
ESSEX COUNTY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; NEWARK, NJ; FT enrollment: 5,893)

Public elementary/middle schools in Garwood:

Lincoln/Franklin School (Students: 334; Location: 400 SECOND AVENUE; Grades: G1 - G8)
Washington School (Students: 73; Location: 500 EAST ST; Grades: PK - KG)

Private elementary/middle school in Garwood:

DERON SCHOOL (Students: 90; Location: 320 2ND AVE; Grades: UG - UG)

Library in Garwood:

GARWOOD FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $151,316; Location: 223 WALNUT STREET; 34,033 books; 127 audio materials; 401 video materials; 39 serial subscriptions)

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Churches in Garwood include: Saint Paul's United Church of Christ (A), Garwood Presbyterian Church (B), Saint Anne Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Garwood: Unami Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Garwood Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
New Jersey:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	65.0%
Whole state:	70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.1%
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: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	5.1%
Whole state:	8.5%

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

This city:	2.3%
Whole state:	4.2%

Garwood compared to New Jersey state average:

Median household income above state average.
Median house value significantly above state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.

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Banks with branches in Garwood (2007 data):

Bank of America, National Association: Garwood Branch at 10 South Avenue, branch established on 1997-01-06. 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
Investors Savings Bank: 300 South Avenue Branch at 300 South Avenue, branch established on 2001-11-26. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $5,436.7 mil, Deposits: $3,654.1 mil, headquarters in Short Hills, NJ, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 47 total offices, Holding Company: Investors Bancorp, Mhc
Sovereign Bank: 358 North Ave Branch at 358 North Ave, branch established on 1943-09-28. Info updated 2006-12-07: Bank assets: $89,506.4 mil, Deposits: $51,244.7 mil, headquarters in Wyomissing, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 860 total offices, Holding Company: Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A.

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Garwood mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Union County New Jersey:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		4	$937
Local Libraries	4	$6,224	$18,672	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	8	$27,276	$40,914	0	$0
Welfare	0	$0		1	$166
Streets and Highways	8	$27,276	$40,914	0	$0
Police - Other	2	$4,432	$26,592	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		8	$10,242
Other Government Administration	3	$11,964	$47,856	8	$5,885
Financial Administration	4	$8,097	$24,291	2	$2,130
Police Protection - Officers	16	$85,239	$63,929	0	$0
Totals for Government	45	$170,509	$45,469	23	$19,359

6.21% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($55,931 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.21%
New Jersey average:	6.12%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,193 average AGI)
Union County: 0.09%
New Jersey average: 0.14%

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

from Essex County, NJ	1.58% ($43,782 average AGI)
from Middlesex County, NJ	0.79% ($45,395)
from Hudson County, NJ	0.64% ($64,325)

7.47% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($58,861 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.47%
New Jersey average:	6.89%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($727 average AGI)
Union County: 0.06%
New Jersey average: 0.09%

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

to Middlesex County, NJ	1.18% ($47,329 average AGI)
to Essex County, NJ	0.93% ($39,626)
to Somerset County, NJ	0.63% ($72,811)

Strongest AM radio stations in Garwood:

WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
WJDM (1530 AM; 10 kW; ELIZABETH, NJ; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF NEW YORK LICENSE CORP)
WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
WEPN (1050 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK AM RADIO, LLC)
WADO (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WADO-AM LICENSE CORP.)
WBBR (1130 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BLOOMBERG COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
WLIB (1190 AM; 30 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS-NY, INC.)
WNSW (1430 AM; 5 kW; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: MULTICULTURAL RADIO BROADCASTING INC)
WSNR (620 AM; 20 kW; JERSEY CITY, NJ)
WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WNYC (820 AM; 10 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WNYC RADIO)

Strongest FM radio stations in Garwood:

WRKS (98.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORP OF NEW YORK)
WNEW (102.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WFME (94.7 FM; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
WNYC-FM (93.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WNYC RADIO)
WPAT-FM (93.1 FM; PATERSON, NJ; Owner: WPAT LICENSING, INC.)
WFMU (91.1 FM; EAST ORANGE, NJ; Owner: AURICLE COMMUNICATIONS)
WQCD (101.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WKTU (103.5 FM; LAKE SUCCESS, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
WCAA (105.9 FM; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: WADO-AM LICENSE CORP. ("WADO"))
WBAI (99.5 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: PACIFICA FOUNDATION, INC.)
WBLS (107.5 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS-NY, INC.)
WLTW (106.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMFM NEW YORK LICENSES, LLC)
WQXR-FM (96.3 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: THE NEW YORK TIMES ELECTRONIC MEDIA COMPANY)
WSKQ-FM (97.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WSKQ LICENSING, INC.)
WXRK (92.3 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WAXQ (104.3 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMFM NEW YORK LICENSES, LLC)
WHTZ (100.3 FM; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WWPR-FM (105.1 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WQHT (97.1 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS LICENSE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK)
WCBS-FM (101.1 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Garwood:

WLBX-LP (Channel 22; CRANFORD, NJ; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WPXO-LP (Channel 34; EAST ORANGE, NJ; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
WCBS-TV (Channel 2; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
WABC-TV (Channel 7; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC)
WPIX (Channel 11; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WPIX, INC.)
WWOR-TV (Channel 9; SECAUCUS, NJ; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
WNYW (Channel 5; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
WPXN-TV (Channel 31; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WNBC (Channel 4; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WNET (Channel 13; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WXTV (Channel 41; PATERSON, NJ; Owner: WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
WNJU (Channel 47; LINDEN, NJ; Owner: WNJU LICENSE CORPORATION)
WFUT (Channel 68; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION NEW YORK LLC)
WNYE-TV (Channel 25; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION)
WXNY-LP (Channel 32; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WKOB-LP (Channel 53; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WKOB COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WEBR-CA (Channel 17; MANHATTAN, NY; Owner: K LICENSEE INC.)
WRNN-LP (Channel 57; NYACK, NY; Owner: LP NYACK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WNJB (Channel 58; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
W60AI (Channel 60; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
WNXY-LP (Channel 26; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
W54CZ (Channel 54; MORRISTOWN, NJ; Owner: WLNY-TV, INC.)
W36AS (Channel 36; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; Owner: DEEPAK VISWANATH)
WFME-TV (Channel 66; WEST MILFORD, NJ; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
W33BS (Channel 33; DARIEN, CT; Owner: CT&T BROADCASTING, INC.)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Garwood fatal accident list for 2005:
Dec 18, 2005 12:02 AM, Center Street, Willow Ave, Lat: 40.650564, Lon: -74.324708, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1

Garwood fatal accident list for 1997:
Sep 15, 1997 09:27 AM, Rt 28, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

Garwood fatal accident list for 1993:
Dec 20, 1993 12:35 AM, Cr610, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Jul 6, 1993 07:30 AM, Cr610, Vehicles: 4, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 1

Garwood fatal accident list for 1992:
Oct 19, 1992 10:56 AM, Rt28, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1

Garwood fatal accident list for 1988:
Sep 24, 1988 09:46 AM, Cr19, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1

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