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Camden County

Population in July 2007: 26,739.
Males: 12,773  (47.8%)
Females: 13,966  (52.2%)

Median resident age:  40.9 years
New Jersey median age:  36.7 years

Zip codes: 08619.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $83,694 (it was $67,896 in 2000)
Mercerville-Hamilton Square:  $83,694
New Jersey:  $67,035

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $307,327 (it was $151,600 in 2000)
Mercerville-Hamilton Square:  $307,327
New Jersey:  $372,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $325,712; Detached houses: $324,538; Townhouses or other attached units: $243,871; In 2-unit structures: $265,707

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Races in Mercerville-Hamilton Square:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.6%)
  • Hispanic (2.5%)
  • Black (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Asian Indian (0.9%)
  • Other race (0.8%)
  • Chinese (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Mercerville-Hamilton Square: 100.7 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Italian (29.2%), Irish (21.9%), German (18.4%), Polish (13.9%), English (12.9%), Hungarian (4.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 80 feet

Land area: 7.71 square miles.

Population density: 3470 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Mercerville-Hamilton Square

  • High school or higher: 86.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.9%
  • Unemployed: 3.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mercerville-Hamilton Square CDP

  • Never married: 21.2%
  • Now married: 64.1%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 8.9%
  • Divorced: 5.1%

1,829 residents are foreign born (3.4% Europe, 2.1% Asia, 1.0% Latin America).

This place:  6.9%
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:

Mercerville-Hamilton Square:  2.8% ($4,184)
New Jersey:  2.4% ($4,047)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Trenton, NJ (4.3 miles , pop. 85,403).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (29.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: White Horse, NJ (1.7 miles ), Yardville-Groveville, NJ (1.9 miles ), Trenton, NJ (2.1 miles ), Morrisville borough, PA (2.4 miles ), Lawrenceville, NJ (2.4 miles ), Allentown borough, NJ (2.5 miles ), Bordentown, NJ (2.5 miles ), Ewing, NJ (2.5 miles ).

Latitude: 40.23 N, Longitude: 74.68 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -5,128 (-19.4%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 1,601 (12.2%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 609

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Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Public administration (15%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Chemicals (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (18%)
  • Public administration (13%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Personal and laundry services (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Engineers (4%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (3%)



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Mercerville-Hamilton Square-area historical tornado activity is above New Jersey state average. It is 16% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/18/1990, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 17.9 miles away from the Mercerville-Hamilton Square place center injured 8 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/13/1958, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 3.8 miles away from the place center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Mercerville-Hamilton Square:
  • RWJ UNIV HOSPIITAL AT HAMILTON (about 1 miles; HAMILTON, NJ)
  • ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; TRENTON, NJ)
  • MERCER MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; TRENTON, NJ)

Amtrak stations near Mercerville-Hamilton Square:
  • 5 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.
  • 7 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.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mercerville-Hamilton Square:
  • MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 3 miles; West Windsor, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,445)
  • RIDER UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ; FT enrollment: 4,201)
  • THOMAS EDISON STATE COLLEGE (about 5 miles; TRENTON, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,277)
  • THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 8 miles; Ewing, NJ; FT enrollment: 6,176)
  • PRINCETON UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; PRINCETON, NJ; FT enrollment: 6,481)
  • BUCKS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; NEWTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 4,840)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE (about 18 miles; NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ; FT enrollment: 2,897)

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  78.3%
Whole state:  70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.2%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  2.2%
Whole state:  8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  1.0%
Whole state:  4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mercerville-Hamilton Square, NJ


People in group quarters in Mercerville-Hamilton Square
  • 620 people in nursing homes
  • 9 people in religious group quarters
  • 5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 5 people in other group homes


Mercerville-Hamilton Square compared to New Jersey state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Camden County New Jersey:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (86%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
  • Electricity (3%)


Religon statistics for Mercerville-Hamilton Square

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.


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 Mercerville-Hamilton Square:
  • WBUD (1260 AM; 5 kW; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: MILLENNIUM CENTRAL NEW JERSEY LICENSE HOLDCO, LLC)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WHWH (1350 AM; 10 kW; PRINCETON, NJ; Owner: MULTICULTURAL RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WTTM (1680 AM; 10 kW; PRINCETON, NJ; Owner: MULTICULTURAL RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WIFI (1460 AM; 5 kW; FLORENCE, NJ; Owner: REAL LIFE BROADCASTING)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mercerville-Hamilton Square:
  • 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.)
  • WWFM (89.1 FM; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • W220AG (91.9 FM; LAWRENCEVILLE, ETC., NJ; Owner: BUX-MONT EDUCATIONAL RADIO ASSOC.)
  • WPST (97.5 FM; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: NASSAU BROADCASTING II, L.L.C.)
  • WTHK (94.5 FM; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: NASSAU BROADCASTING II, L.L.C.)
  • 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.)
  • WMGQ (98.3 FM; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; Owner: THE SENTINEL PUBLISHING CO.)
  • WAWZ (99.1 FM; ZAREPHATH, NJ; Owner: PILLAR OF FIRE)
  • 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)
  • WHYY-FM (90.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
  • WYSP (94.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WXPN (88.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNA.)
  • WXTU (92.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WXTU LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Mercerville-Hamilton Square:
  • WNJT (Channel 52; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WNJN (Channel 50; MONTCLAIR, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC B/CNG AUTHORITY)
  • W25AW (Channel 25; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: WZBN TV, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WNYW (Channel 5; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WCBS-TV (Channel 2; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WCAU (Channel 10; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WCAU-TV), L.P.)
  • 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.)
  • 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.)
  • WWJT-LP (Channel 7; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PHILADELPHIA TELEVISION NETWORK, INC)
  • WELL-LP (Channel 8; WILLOW GROVE, ETC., PA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WHYY-TV (Channel 12; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
  • WPXN-TV (Channel 31; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WTXF-TV (Channel 29; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: FOX TV STATIONS OF PHILADELPHIA)
  • 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.)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 22 meters (72ft)
Total average daily traffic: 258,078
Total average daily truck traffic: 19,577


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 3 full and 4 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
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 ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED18$248,836285$223,357418$186,494113$62,3960$019$171,9360$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED2$113,36032$213,33477$171,45818$45,4210$02$163,1200$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED2$329,74546$227,307213$220,85468$77,5140$08$204,8551$8,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$236,63027$209,22496$219,52917$69,7101$571,6301$252,7400$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$012$228,28739$246,9792$87,6450$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0029.02 , 0029.03, 0029.04, 0030.02, 0030.06, 0030.07, 0030.08

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 3 full and 4 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED64$273,85827$279,0935$271,076
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED10$296,6927$264,0830$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$187,6400$01$93,820
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN4$239,2202$284,5000$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: 0029.02 , 0029.03, 0029.04, 0030.02, 0030.06, 0030.07, 0030.08

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

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