Old Tappan, New Jersey

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Population in July 2007: 6,027. Population change since 2000: +8.4%

Males: 2,893	(48.0%)
Females: 3,134	(52.0%)

Median resident age:	41.0 years
New Jersey median age:	36.7 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $126,000 (it was $102,127 in 2000)

Old Tappan	$126,000
New Jersey:	$67,035

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $859,100 (it was $436,900 in 2000)

Old Tappan	$859,100
New Jersey:	$372,300

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Races in Old Tappan:

White Non-Hispanic (80.5%)
Korean (9.9%)
Chinese (2.8%)
Hispanic (2.8%)
Asian Indian (1.3%)
Japanese (1.0%)
Black (0.6%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Old Tappan: 121.5 (high, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Italian (29.1%), Irish (21.2%), German (16.8%), English (6.7%), Polish (6.3%), Russian (5.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1894

Elevation: 80 feet

Land area: 3.23 square miles.

Population density: 1866 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Old Tappan

High school or higher: 93.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 18.3%
Unemployed: 3.0%
Mean travel time to work: 35.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Old Tappan borough

Never married: 18.9%
Now married: 69.3%
Separated: 0.5%
Widowed: 6.4%
Divorced: 4.9%

920 residents are foreign born (11.1% Asia, 4.2% Europe).

This city:	16.8%
New Jersey:	17.5%

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

Old Tappan:	1.6% ($6,814)
New Jersey:	2.4% ($4,047)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Clarkstown, NY (7.9 miles , pop. 82,082).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Bronx, NY (13.7 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Harrington Park borough, NJ (1.5 miles ), River Vale, NJ (1.9 miles ), Northvale borough, NJ (2.2 miles ), Norwood borough, NJ (2.2 miles ), Tappan, NY (2.4 miles ), Closter borough, NJ (3.0 miles ), Orangeburg, NY (3.1 miles ), Rockleigh borough, NJ (3.5 miles ).

Latitude: 41.01 N, Longitude: 73.98 W

117 people in nursing homes

Area code commonly used in this area: 201

Old Tappan household income distribution

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

Population change in the 1990s: +1,256 (+29.7%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Professional, scientific, and technical services (14%)
Finance and insurance (10%)
Health care (6%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (6%)
Construction (5%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (18%)
Educational services (18%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)
Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Top executives (14%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (10%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Accountants and auditors (6%)
Physicians and surgeons (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Top executives (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

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Crime in Old Tappan by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	1	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	17.5	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	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	2	0	0	2	0	4
per 100,000	36.2	0.0	0.0	34.3	0.0	67.7
Burglaries	4	4	4	1	4	3
per 100,000	72.4	71.5	69.9	17.1	68.0	50.8
Thefts	22	32	37	27	35	27
per 100,000	398.0	571.7	646.2	462.4	595.0	457.1
Auto thefts	0	0	0	2	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	34.3	0.0	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 = 320.9)	28.2	27.9	65.7	29.3	28.6	35.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 14 (13 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.16
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Old Tappan, New Jersey

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

On 7/15/1970, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 7.7 miles away from the Old Tappan city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 8/7/1962, a category 2 tornado 8.2 miles away from the city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Old Tappan:

PASCACK VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; WESTWOOD, NJ)
ROCKLAND PSYCH CTR (about 3 miles; ORANGEBURG, NY)
NYACK HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; NYACK, NY)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Old Tappan:

TETERBORO (about 13 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; ID: TEB)
LA GUARDIA (about 19 miles; NEW YORK, NY; ID: LGA)
WESTCHESTER COUNTY (about 20 miles; WHITE PLAINS, NY; ID: HPN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Old Tappan:

LITTLE FERRY (about 12 miles; LITTLE FERRY, NJ; ID: 2N7)
HAVERSTRAW (about 14 miles; HAVERSTRAW, NY; ID: H43)
PEEKSKILL (about 16 miles; PEEKSKILL, NY; ID: 7N2)

Amtrak stations near Old Tappan:

8 miles: YONKERS (FOOT OF DOCK ST. & WELLS AVE.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
15 miles: CROTON-HARMON (CROTON-ON-HUDSON, CROTON POINT AVE.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
16 miles: NEW ROCHELLE (DEPOT PLAZA NORTH). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Operable nuclear power plants near Old Tappan:

18 miles: Indian Point 2 and 3 in Buchanan, NY.

Local government website: oldtappan.net

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Old Tappan:

BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; PARAMUS, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,733)
MERCY COLLEGE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 9 miles; DOBBS FERRY, NY; FT enrollment: 6,643)
FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY-ALL CAMPUSES (about 9 miles; TEANECK, NJ; FT enrollment: 6,482)
MANHATTAN COLLEGE (about 10 miles; BRONX, NY; FT enrollment: 2,769)
CUNY LEHMAN COLLEGE (about 12 miles; BRONX, NY; FT enrollment: 5,818)
MONROE COLLEGE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 12 miles; BRONX, NY; FT enrollment: 3,063)
YESHIVA UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; NEW YORK, NY; FT enrollment: 5,413)

Public high school in Old Tappan:

N Valley Reg H Old Tappan School (Students: 1268; Location: CENTRAL AVE; Grades: G9 - G12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Old Tappan:

T Baldwin Demarest School (Students: 451; Location: SCHOOL DR; Grades: KG - G4)
Charles Dewolf School (Students: 418; Location: 275 OLD TAPPAN RD; Grades: G5 - G8)

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Notable location: Old Tappan Golf Course (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Old Tappan include: Saint Pius X Church (A), Trinity Reformed Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lake: Idlewild, Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This city:	3.0 people
New Jersey:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	86.7%
Whole state:	70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	1.6%
Whole state:	4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	1.8%
Whole state:	8.5%

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

This city:	1.2%
Whole state:	4.2%

Old Tappan compared to New Jersey state average:

Median household income significantly above state average.
Median house value significantly 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 significantly above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.

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Banks with branches in Old Tappan (2007 data):

Kearny Federal Savings Bank: Old Tappan Road Branch at 207 Old Tappan Road, branch established on 1997-10-17. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,011.7 mil, Deposits: $1,484.9 mil, headquarters in Kearny, NJ, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 26 total offices
Bank of America, National Association: Old Tappan Branch at 211 Old Tappan Road, branch established on 1963-01-28. 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

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School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Bergen County New Jersey:

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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
Other Government Administration	3	$12,693	$50,772	7	$3,689
Police - Other	0	$0		12	$2,779
Parks and Recreation	0	$0		1	$799
Fire - Other	0	$0		4	$2,812
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		4	$2,593
Financial Administration	3	$14,460	$57,840	1	$503
Police Protection - Officers	13	$124,666	$115,076	0	$0
Welfare	0	$0		1	$374
Streets and Highways	7	$32,444	$55,618	1	$1,913
Totals for Government	26	$184,262	$85,044	31	$15,460

Old Tappan government finances in 2002:

Charges - Parks & Recreation: $717,000
All Other: $570,000

Sewerage: $487,000
Construction - General: $1,200,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,484,000
Parks & Recreation: $800,000

General Public Buildings: $739,000

Regular Highways: $500,000

Health Services - Other: $455,000

General - Other: $366,000

Sewerage: $339,000

Libraries: $323,000

Central Staff Services: $283,000

Financial Administration: $188,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $155,000

Water Utilities: $80,000

Fire Protection: $64,000

Solid Waste Management: $33,000

Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $6,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $1,389,000
General Revenue, NEC: $300,000

Interest Earnings: $35,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,000,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $2,000,000
Highways: $300,000

All Other: $25,000

Transit Utilities: $21,000
Tax - Property: $2,500,000
NEC: $350,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $2,073,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0

5.27% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($66,093 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.27%
New Jersey average:	6.12%

0.15% of residents moved from foreign countries ($835 average AGI)
Bergen County: 0.15%
New Jersey average: 0.14%

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

from Hudson County, NJ	0.87% ($60,674 average AGI)
from Passaic County, NJ	0.71% ($48,422)
from New York County, NY	0.43% ($100,747)

6.26% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($73,760 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.26%
New Jersey average:	6.89%

0.10% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,197 average AGI)
Bergen County: 0.10%
New Jersey average: 0.09%

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

to Passaic County, NJ	0.81% ($54,598 average AGI)
to Hudson County, NJ	0.59% ($56,352)
to New York County, NY	0.37% ($97,508)

Strongest AM radio stations in Old Tappan:

WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WBBR (1130 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BLOOMBERG COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
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.)
WCBS (880 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WWRV (1330 AM; 10 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: RADIO VISION CRISTIANA MANAGEMENT CORP.)
WWDJ (970 AM; 5 kW; HACKENSACK, NJ; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
WLIB (1190 AM; 30 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS-NY, INC.)
WQEW (1560 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: THE NEW YORK TIMES ELECTRONIC MEDIA COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Old Tappan:

WPLJ (95.5 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WPLJ-FM RADIO, INC.)
WFDU (89.1 FM; TEANECK, NJ; Owner: FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY)
WKCR-FM (89.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN NEW YORK)
WNYK (88.7 FM; NYACK, NY; Owner: NYACK COLLEGE)
WKTU (103.5 FM; LAKE SUCCESS, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
WNEW (102.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WQCD (101.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
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.)
WCBS-FM (101.1 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
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.)
WQHT (97.1 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS LICENSE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK)
WFAS-FM (103.9 FM; WHITE PLAINS, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Old Tappan:

W68DN (Channel 68; CHERRY HILL, ETC., NJ; Owner: MARCIA COHEN)
WNYW (Channel 5; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, 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.)
WNJU (Channel 47; LINDEN, NJ; Owner: WNJU LICENSE CORPORATION)
WFUT (Channel 68; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION NEW YORK LLC)
WXNY-LP (Channel 32; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WNYE-TV (Channel 25; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION)
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.)
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)
WFME-TV (Channel 66; WEST MILFORD, NJ; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
W60AI (Channel 60; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
WPXO-LP (Channel 34; EAST ORANGE, NJ; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
WNXY-LP (Channel 26; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
W38CL (Channel 38; BRONX, NY; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
W33BS (Channel 33; DARIEN, CT; Owner: CT&T BROADCASTING, INC.)
WNYN-LP (Channel 39; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WNYX-LP (Channel 35; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Old Tappan fatal accident list for 2006:
May 23, 2006 05:41 AM, 106, Lat: 41.019036, Lon: -73.966972, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

Old Tappan fatal accident list for 1997:
Jan 19, 1997 01:13 AM, Cr 106, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

Old Tappan fatal accident list for 1992:
Aug 11, 1992 08:06 AM, Cr116, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

Old Tappan fatal accident list for 1991:
Dec 19, 1991 12:30 AM, Oradellave, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1

Old Tappan fatal accident list for 1988:
Mar 18, 1988 03:51 AM, Cr116, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

Old Tappan fatal accident list for 1987:
Oct 30, 1987 10:14 AM, Kay, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

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