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Population (year 2000): 15,888. Estimated population in July 2006: 15,884 (-0.0% change)
 

Males: 8,022  (50.5%)
Females: 7,866  (49.5%)

Sussex County

Median resident age:  35.7 years
New Jersey median age:  36.7 years

Zip codes: 07843.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $75,000 (it was $65,799 in 2000)
Hopatcong  $75,000
New Jersey:  $61,672

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $263,300 (it was $141,300 in 2000)
Hopatcong  $263,300
New Jersey:  $333,900

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Races in Hopatcong:

  • White Non-Hispanic (89.0%)
  • Hispanic (6.0%)
  • Black (2.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.6%)
  • Other race (1.4%)
  • Asian Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: Italian (25.9%), Irish (24.4%), German (20.8%), English (7.8%), Polish (7.6%), United States (4.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1898

Elevation: 1000 feet

Land area: 11.0 square miles.

Population density: 1456 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Hopatcong

  • High school or higher: 89.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
  • Unemployed: 4.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 37.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hopatcong borough

  • Never married: 24.6%
  • Now married: 60.5%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 4.6%
  • Divorced: 8.6%

1,036 residents are foreign born (3.0% Europe, 2.1% Latin America, 1.0% Asia).

This city:  6.5%
New Jersey:  17.5%

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

Hopatcong:  2.8% ($4,021)
New Jersey:  2.4% ($4,047)
Hopatcong satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wayne, NJ (28.4 miles , pop. 54,069).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Newark, NJ (35.8 miles , pop. 273,546).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Manhattan, NY (48.9 miles , pop. 1,537,195).

Nearest cities: Mount Arlington borough, NJ (2.4 miles ), Stanhope borough, NJ (3.4 miles ), Netcong borough, NJ (3.9 miles ), Succasunna-Kenvil, NJ (5.5 miles ), Lake Mohawk, NJ (5.5 miles ), Andover borough, NJ (6.3 miles ), Wharton borough, NJ (6.4 miles ), Budd Lake, NJ (7.2 miles ).

Latitude: 40.94 N, Longitude: 74.66 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -7,223 (-45.5%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 785 (9.0%)


Area code: 973

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Population change in the 1990s: +206 (+1.3%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (13%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Chemicals (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (11%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Chemicals (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Computer specialists (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Customer service representatives (4%)


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Crime in Hopatcong by Year

Type 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 11102220
    per 100,000 6.15.96.20.012.412.312.40.0
Robberies 21200101
    per 100,000 12.35.912.50.00.06.20.06.2
Assaults 4168781153
    per 100,000 24.594.949.943.249.867.931.118.7
Burglaries 3345152430232617
    per 100,000 202.5266.893.6148.0186.7141.9161.8106.2
Thefts 12113211911412110798124
    per 100,000 742.4782.6742.8702.8753.0660.1609.8774.4
Auto thefts 53787755
    per 100,000 30.717.843.749.343.643.231.131.2
Arson 11004110
    per 100,000 6.15.90.00.024.96.26.20.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 323.2) 59.876.958.551.066.665.154.446.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 37 (28 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.75
US city average:  3.00

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Hopatcong-area historical tornado activity is near New Jersey state average. It is 19% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/28/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.2 miles away from the Hopatcong city center injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/28/1973, a category 3 tornado 14.8 miles away from the city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Hopatcong:
  • SAINT CLARE'S HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; DOVER, NJ)
  • ST CLARES HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; DENVILLE, NJ)
  • NEWTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; NEWTON, NJ)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hopatcong:
  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 39 miles; NEWARK, NJ; ID: EWR)
  • TETERBORO (about 43 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; ID: TEB)
  • TRENTON MERCER (about 48 miles; TRENTON, NJ; ID: TTN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hopatcong:
  • AEROFLEX-ANDOVER (about 7 miles; ANDOVER, NJ; ID: 12N)
  • TRINCA (about 8 miles; ANDOVER, NJ; ID: 13N)
  • NEWTON (about 8 miles; NEWTON, NJ; ID: 3N5)

Local government website: www.hopatcong.org

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hopatcong:
  • COUNTY COLLEGE OF MORRIS (about 9 miles; RANDOLPH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,202)
  • DREW UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; MADISON, NJ; FT enrollment: 2,133)
  • RARITAN VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; SOMERVILLE, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,283)
  • WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (about 30 miles; WAYNE, NJ; FT enrollment: 8,017)
  • SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; SOUTH ORANGE, NJ; FT enrollment: 7,509)
  • UNION COUNTY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; CRANFORD, NJ; FT enrollment: 5,856)
  • KEAN UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; UNION, NJ; FT enrollment: 8,627)
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Public elementary/middle schools in Hopatcong:

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Church in Hopatcong: Byram Bay Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Lake: Bear Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mountain Brook (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotels: Arrowcrest Lodge (469 River Styx Road), Lakeside Motel (27 Lakeside Blvd).

 

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

UNDER THE BOARDWALK (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 2 regular monitoring violations

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  74.9%
Whole state:  70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  7.1%
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: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  3.0%
Whole state:  8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  1.3%
Whole state:  4.2%

Hopatcong compared to New Jersey state average:

Hopatcong, New Jersey environmental map by EPA

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


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Banks with branches in Hopatcong (2007 data):
  • Sovereign Bank: 110 River Styx Road Branch at 110 River Styx Rd., branch established on 1942-05-01. 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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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
Streets and Highways 7$30,035$51,4890$0
Firefighters 0$0 1$529
Transit 1$2,243$26,9160$0
Water Supply 3$8,856$35,4241$365
Police Protection - Officers 24$123,512$61,7561$126
Health 5$16,950$40,6801$1,200
Welfare 1$2,593$31,1160$0
Police - Other 8$22,689$34,03412$10,025
Parks and Recreation 2$5,342$32,0521$1,687
Solid Waste Management 20$62,851$37,7110$0
Other and Unallocable 4$6,303$18,9090$0
Judicial and Legal 4$11,480$34,4401$266
Other Government Administration 12$15,996$15,9961$797
Financial Administration 11$36,427$39,7391$310
Totals for Government 102$345,278$40,62120$15,305


Hopatcong government finances in 2004:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $7,424,000
  • Charges - All Other: $37,000
    Solid Waste Management: $19,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $17,293,000
    General: $834,000
    Water Utilities: $805,000
    Parks & Recreation: $30,000
    Fire Protection: $11,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $2,374,000
    Police Protection: $2,136,000
    Regular Highways: $1,648,000
    Solid Waste Management: $667,000
    Water Utilities: $477,000
    Financial Administration: $476,000
    Central Staff Services: $427,000
    Health Services - Other: $304,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $285,000
    General Public Buildings: $188,000
    Parks & Recreation: $176,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $132,000
    Fire Protection: $122,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $13,795,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $404,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $12,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $5,692,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $18,029,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $23,437,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $284,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $244,000
    Interest Earnings: $164,000
    Rents: $33,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $55,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,289,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $605,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $5,140,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,261,000
    All Other: $304,000
    Health & Hospitals: $6,000
  • Tax - Property: $8,920,000
    NEC: $258,000
    Public Utilities: $19,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $5,063,000

6.32% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($64,271 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.32%
New Jersey average:  6.12%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($265 average AGI)
Sussex County:  0.04%
New Jersey average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Morris County, NJ  1.69% ($63,845 average AGI)
from Passaic County, NJ  0.77% ($58,259)
from Bergen County, NJ  0.71% ($66,851)


6.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($65,894 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.75%
New Jersey average:  6.89%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($205 average AGI)
Sussex County:  0.03%
New Jersey average:  0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Morris County, NJ  1.40% ($51,394 average AGI)
to Passaic County, NJ  0.41% ($47,212)
to Warren County, NJ  0.31% ($55,607)


Strongest AM radio stations in Hopatcong:
  • WSNR (620 AM; 20 kW; JERSEY CITY, NJ)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WEPN (1050 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK AM RADIO, LLC)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WMTR (1250 AM; 7 kW; MORRISTOWN, NJ; Owner: THE SENTINEL PUBLISHING CO.)
  • WNNJ (1360 AM; 2 kW; NEWTON, NJ)
  • WVNJ (1160 AM; 20 kW; OAKLAND, NJ; Owner: UNIVERSAL B/CASTING OF NEW YORK,INC.)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Hopatcong:
  • WDHA-FM (105.5 FM; DOVER, NJ; Owner: THE SENTINEL PUBLISHING CO.)
  • WNNJ-FM (103.7 FM; NEWTON, NJ; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSUS (102.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NJ; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WNJP (88.5 FM; SUSSEX, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTH.)
  • WRKS (98.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORP OF NEW YORK)
  • WHCY (106.3 FM; BLAIRSTOWN, NJ; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W284AF (104.7 FM; HACKETTSTOWN, NJ; Owner: WRNJ RADIO, INC.)
  • WAWZ (99.1 FM; ZAREPHATH, NJ; Owner: PILLAR OF FIRE)
  • WNEW (102.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • W245AC (96.9 FM; HARMONY TOWNSHIP, NJ; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • W224AS (92.7 FM; WASHINGTON, NJ; Owner: WRNJ RADIO, INC.)
  • WNYC-FM (93.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WNYC RADIO)
  • WPAT-FM (93.1 FM; PATERSON, NJ; Owner: WPAT LICENSING, INC.)
  • WQCD (101.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WKTU (103.5 FM; LAKE SUCCESS, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • WKCR-FM (89.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN NEW YORK)
  • WWPJ (89.5 FM; PEN ARGYL, PA; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WFKP (99.3 FM; ELLENVILLE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, 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.)

TV broadcast stations around Hopatcong:
  • WMBC-TV (Channel 63; NEWTON, NJ; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNYW (Channel 5; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • W54CZ (Channel 54; MORRISTOWN, NJ; Owner: WLNY-TV, 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)
  • WFME-TV (Channel 66; WEST MILFORD, NJ; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • 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)
  • WNJB (Channel 58; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WLBX-LP (Channel 22; CRANFORD, NJ; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • W36AZ (Channel 36; SUSSEX, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC B/CING. AUTHORITY)
  • W49BE (Channel 49; HACKETTSTOWN, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC B/CING. AUTHORITY)

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