Hopewell, New Jersey

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Population (year 2000): 2,035. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,022 (-0.6% change)

Males: 986	(48.5%)
Females: 1,049	(51.5%)

Mercer County

Median resident age:	39.7 years
New Jersey median age:	36.7 years

Zip codes: 08525.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $88,200 (it was $77,270 in 2000)

Hopewell	$88,200
New Jersey:	$61,672

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $418,100 (it was $221,900 in 2000)

Hopewell	$418,100
New Jersey:	$333,900

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Races in Hopewell:

White Non-Hispanic (94.3%)
Hispanic (2.3%)
Other race (1.2%)
Black (1.1%)
American Indian (1.0%)
Two or more races (0.8%)

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Ancestries: German (23.4%), Irish (20.6%), English (18.4%), Italian (13.6%), Dutch (5.1%), Polish (4.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1891

Land area: 0.69 square miles.

Population density: 2964 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Hopewell

High school or higher: 89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 53.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 28.8%
Unemployed: 1.0%
Mean travel time to work: 27.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hopewell borough

Never married: 21.9%
Now married: 60.2%
Separated: 3.8%
Widowed: 5.6%
Divorced: 8.5%

157 residents are foreign born (2.8% Latin America, 2.5% Europe, 2.0% Asia).

This city:	7.7%
New Jersey:	17.5%

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

Hopewell:	2.3% ($5,194)
New Jersey:	2.4% ($4,047)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Trenton, NJ (11.6 miles , pop. 85,403).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (37.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Pennington borough, NJ (4.8 miles ), Lawrenceville, NJ (6.2 miles ), Princeton borough, NJ (7.8 miles ), Princeton North, NJ (7.9 miles ), Rocky Hill borough, NJ (8.6 miles ), Ewing, NJ (9.1 miles ), Kingston, NJ (10.4 miles ), Flemington borough, NJ (10.5 miles ).

Latitude: 40.39 N, Longitude: 74.76 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 609

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Population change in the 1990s: +52 (+2.6%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (14%)
Educational services (14%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
Public administration (7%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (21%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
Health care (10%)
Chemicals (7%)
Public administration (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Computer specialists (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Carpenters (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Media and communication equipment workers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Painters and paperhangers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
Media and communication equipment workers (5%)
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Secondary school teachers (3%)
Child care workers (3%)

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Crime in Hopewell 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	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	48.6	0.0	0.0
Assaults	0	0	1	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	48.5	48.6	0.0	0.0
Burglaries	2	1	3	2	7	5
per 100,000	97.5	48.1	145.6	97.2	340.6	245.3
Thefts	20	10	9	17	18	7
per 100,000	974.7	481.5	436.9	826.0	875.9	343.5
Auto thefts	0	0	0	1	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	48.6	48.7	0.0
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 = 239.8)	45.8	22.6	37.4	68.0	62.8	30.9

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Average climate in Hopewell, New Jersey

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Hopewell, New Jersey average temperatures

Hopewell, New Jersey average precipitation

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Hopewell-area historical tornado activity is slightly above New Jersey state average. It is 3% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/18/1990, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.3 miles away from the Hopewell city center injured 8 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/28/1973, a category 3 tornado 32.0 miles away from the city center injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Hopewell:

MEDICAL CENTER AT PRINCETON (about 6 miles; PRINCETON, NJ)
ST LAWRENCE REHABILITATION CENTER (about 9 miles; LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ)
MERCER MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; TRENTON, NJ)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hopewell:

TRENTON MERCER (about 9 miles; TRENTON, NJ; ID: TTN)
MC GUIRE AFB (about 30 miles; WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ; ID: WRI)
LAKEHURST NAES /MAXFIELD FIELD (about 38 miles; LAKEHURST, NJ; ID: NEL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Hopewell:

TWIN PINE (about 7 miles; PENNINGTON, NJ; ID: N75)
PRINCETON (about 8 miles; PRINCETON/ROCKY HILL, NJ; ID: 39N)
SOLBERG-HUNTERDON (about 13 miles; READINGTON, NJ; ID: N51)

Amtrak stations near Hopewell:

11 miles: PRINCETON JUNCTION (WALLACE RD.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
12 miles: TRENTON (72 S. CLINTON AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hopewell:

RIDER UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,201)
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; PRINCETON, NJ; FT enrollment: 6,481)
THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 10 miles; Ewing, NJ; FT enrollment: 6,176)
MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; West Windsor, NJ; FT enrollment: 4,445)
THOMAS EDISON STATE COLLEGE (about 12 miles; TRENTON, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,277)
RARITAN VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; SOMERVILLE, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,283)
BUCKS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; NEWTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 4,840)

Public elementary/middle school in Hopewell:

HOPEWELL (Students: 520; Location: PRINCETON AVENUE; Grades: KG - 05)

Library in Hopewell:

HOPEWELL PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $79,761; Location: 13 E. BROAD ST.; 14,456 books; 489 audio materials; 196 video materials; 71 serial subscriptions)

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Churches in Hopewell include: Hopewell United Methodist Church (A), Calvary Baptist Church (B), Saint Alphonsus Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attraction: Princeton Doll and Toy Museum (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 8 Somerset Street).

Court: Hopewell Borough - Court Clerk (4 Columbia Avenue).

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

HOPEWELL BORO W DEPT (Population served: 2035, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule

98 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
New Jersey:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	69.1%
Whole state:	70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.6%
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:	2.1%
Whole state:	8.5%

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

This city:	0.9%
Whole state:	4.2%

Hopewell compared to New Jersey state average:

Median household income significantly above state average.
Median house value significantly above state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
Number of rooms per house above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.

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Banks with branches in Hopewell (2007 data):

Susquehanna Patriot Bank: Hopewell Branch at 500 Shiloh Pike, branch established on 2002-01-04. Info updated 2006-06-29: Bank assets: $2,854.2 mil, Deposits: $1,946.1 mil, headquarters in Marlton, NJ, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 55 total offices, Holding Company: Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc.
Hopewell Valley Community Bank: County Line Branch at 280 Route 31, branch established on 1999-12-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $236.1 mil, Deposits: $203.4 mil, headquarters in Pennington, NJ, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices
PNC Bank, National Association: Hopewell Branch at 62 East Broad Street, branch established on 1970-01-05. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $90,142.4 mil, Deposits: $65,279.9 mil, headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 836 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
The Yardville National Bank: Pennington Point West B Branch at 3 Tree Farm Road, branch established on 2005-05-20. Info updated 2006-10-30: Bank assets: $2,608.2 mil, Deposits: $2,019.6 mil, headquarters in Yardville, NJ, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 31 total offices, Holding Company: Yardville National Bancorp
Sun National Bank: Hopewell Borough Branch at East Broad Street And Maple Avenue, branch established on 1912-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $3,319.5 mil, Deposits: $2,689.2 mil, headquarters in Vineland, NJ, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 79 total offices, Holding Company: Sun Bancorp, Inc
Amboy National Bank: Hopewell Branch at Broad And Elm Streets, branch established on 1985-09-21. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,825.6 mil, Deposits: $2,078.2 mil, headquarters in Old Bridge, NJ, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 23 total offices, Holding Company: Amboy Bancorporation
Newfield National Bank: Hopewell Township Branch at 720 Shiloh Pike (Route 49), branch established on 2001-05-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $439.8 mil, Deposits: $399.7 mil, headquarters in Newfield, NJ, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Newfield Bancorp, Inc.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Mercer County New Jersey:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

6.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($71,440 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.22%
New Jersey average:	6.12%

0.33% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,425 average AGI)
Mercer County: 0.33%
New Jersey average: 0.14%

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

from Middlesex County, NJ	1.11% ($72,239 average AGI)
from Burlington County, NJ	0.49% ($44,511)
from Bucks County, PA	0.33% ($48,423)

6.80% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($73,707 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.80%
New Jersey average:	6.89%

0.13% of residents moved to foreign countries ($957 average AGI)
Mercer County: 0.13%
New Jersey average: 0.09%

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

to Burlington County, NJ	0.96% ($58,429 average AGI)
to Middlesex County, NJ	0.63% ($54,422)
to Bucks County, PA	0.63% ($65,170)

Strongest AM radio stations in Hopewell:

WHWH (1350 AM; 10 kW; PRINCETON, NJ; Owner: MULTICULTURAL RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
WTTM (1680 AM; 10 kW; PRINCETON, NJ; Owner: MULTICULTURAL RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WBUD (1260 AM; 5 kW; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: MILLENNIUM CENTRAL NEW JERSEY LICENSE HOLDCO, LLC)
WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
WIMG (1300 AM; 3 kW; EWING, NJ; Owner: MORRIS B/C COMPANY OF N. J. INC.)
WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Hopewell:

WKXW-FM (101.5 FM; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: MILLENNIUM CENTRAL NEW JERSEY LICENSE HOLDCO, LLC)
WNJT-FM (88.1 FM; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BRD/CST AUTHORITY)
WPRB (103.3 FM; PRINCETON, NJ; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
W220AG (91.9 FM; LAWRENCEVILLE, ETC., NJ; Owner: BUX-MONT EDUCATIONAL RADIO ASSOC.)
WTHK (94.5 FM; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: NASSAU BROADCASTING II, L.L.C.)
WPST (97.5 FM; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: NASSAU BROADCASTING II, L.L.C.)
WAWZ (99.1 FM; ZAREPHATH, NJ; Owner: PILLAR OF FIRE)
WCVH (90.5 FM; FLEMINGTON, NJ; Owner: HUNTERDON CENTRAL H. S. BD. OF EDUC.)
WWFM (89.1 FM; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
WMGQ (98.3 FM; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; Owner: THE SENTINEL PUBLISHING CO.)
WDVR (89.7 FM; DELAWARE TOWNSHIP, NJ; Owner: PENN-JERSEY EDUCATIONAL RADIO CORP.)
WRKS (98.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORP OF NEW YORK)
WMGK (102.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
WMWX (95.7 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
W245AC (96.9 FM; HARMONY TOWNSHIP, NJ; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
WOGL (98.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, 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)

TV broadcast stations around Hopewell:

WNJT (Channel 52; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
WNJN (Channel 50; MONTCLAIR, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC B/CNG AUTHORITY)
KYW-TV (Channel 3; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
WPHL-TV (Channel 17; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
WPPX (Channel 61; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PAXSON PHILADELPHIA LICENSE, INC.)
WPVI-TV (Channel 6; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WPSG (Channel 57; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PHILADELPHIA INC.)
WCAU (Channel 10; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WCAU-TV), L.P.)
W25AW (Channel 25; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: WZBN TV, INC.)
WUVP (Channel 65; VINELAND, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION PHILADELPHIA LLC)
WGTW (Channel 48; BURLINGTON, NJ; Owner: BRUNSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WYBE (Channel 35; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INDEPENDENCE PUBLIC MEDIA OF PHILADELPHIA, INC.)
W36AS (Channel 36; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; Owner: DEEPAK VISWANATH)
WELL-LP (Channel 8; WILLOW GROVE, ETC., PA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
WPXO-LP (Channel 34; EAST ORANGE, NJ; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
WHYY-TV (Channel 12; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
WTXF-TV (Channel 29; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: FOX TV STATIONS OF PHILADELPHIA)
WLBX-LP (Channel 22; CRANFORD, NJ; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WNJB (Channel 58; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)

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