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Population (year 2000): 3,829
Males: 1,874  (48.9%)
Females: 1,955  (51.1%)

Middlesex County

Median resident age:  38.7 years
New Jersey median age:  36.7 years

Zip codes: 07064.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $65,300 (it was $58,945 in 2000)
Port Reading  $65,300
New Jersey:  $61,672

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $306,600 (it was $155,500 in 2000)
Port Reading  $306,600
New Jersey:  $333,900

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Races in Port Reading:

  • White Non-Hispanic (86.2%)
  • Hispanic (7.6%)
  • Black (2.6%)
  • Two or more races (2.2%)
  • Other race (1.8%)
  • Filipino (1.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: Italian (33.0%), Irish (22.6%), Polish (11.0%), German (10.7%), Hungarian (8.5%), Slovak (3.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 20 feet

Land area: 2.23 square miles.

Population density: 1718 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Port Reading

  • High school or higher: 81.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
  • Unemployed: 4.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Port Reading CDP

  • Never married: 25.9%
  • Now married: 54.5%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 9.1%
  • Divorced: 8.4%

356 residents are foreign born (4.3% Latin America, 4.2% Europe).

This place:  9.3%
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:

Port Reading:  2.4% ($3,786)
New Jersey:  2.4% ($4,047)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Elizabeth, NJ (6.9 miles , pop. 120,568).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Staten Island, NY (7.4 miles , pop. 443,728).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Brooklyn, NY (21.0 miles , pop. 2,465,326).

Nearest cities: Sewaren, NJ (1.4 miles ), Carteret borough, NJ (1.5 miles ), Avenel, NJ (2.4 miles ), Woodbridge, NJ (2.6 miles ), Rahway, NJ (3.5 miles ), Perth Amboy, NJ (3.9 miles ), Linden, NJ (4.4 miles ), Iselin, NJ (4.8 miles ).

Latitude: 40.57 N, Longitude: 74.25 W


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Most common industries for males:
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Customer service representatives (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)


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Port Reading-area historical tornado activity is near New Jersey state average. It is 32% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/28/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 23.5 miles away from the Port Reading place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 10/18/1990, a category 3 tornado 36.4 miles away from the place center injured 8 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Port Reading:
  • STATEN ISLAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL-SOUT (about 4 miles; STATEN ISLAND, NY)
  • RAHWAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; RAHWAY, NJ)
  • RARITAN BAY MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; PERTH AMBOY, NJ)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Port Reading:
  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 10 miles; NEWARK, NJ; ID: EWR)
  • PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 20 miles; NEW YORK, NY; ID: JRB)
  • TETERBORO (about 24 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; ID: TEB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Port Reading:
  • LINDEN (about 4 miles; LINDEN, NJ; ID: LDJ)
  • NEWARK NR 1 (about 14 miles; NEWARK, NJ; ID: 3N4)
  • MORRISTOWN MUNI (about 19 miles; MORRISTOWN, NJ; ID: MMU)

Amtrak stations near Port Reading:
  • 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.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Port Reading:
  • CUNY COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND (about 7 miles; STATEN ISLAND, NY; Full-time enrollment: 8,135)
  • UNION COUNTY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; CRANFORD, NJ; FT enrollment: 5,856)
  • KEAN UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; UNION, NJ; FT enrollment: 8,627)
  • SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; SOUTH ORANGE, NJ; FT enrollment: 7,509)
  • RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEWARK (about 13 miles; NEWARK, NJ; FT enrollment: 6,878)
  • NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 13 miles; NEWARK, NJ; FT enrollment: 6,565)
  • ESSEX COUNTY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; NEWARK, NJ; FT enrollment: 5,893)
Public elementary/middle school in Port Reading:
  • PORT READING (Students: 402; Location: TURNER STREET; Grades: KG - 05)

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Notable location: Port Reading Station (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Port Reading include: Saint Anthonys Church (A), Saint John's Episcopal Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Smith Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Port Reading include: Carteret Street Park (1), Boynton Park (2), Cliff Road Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

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Average household size:
This place:  2.9 people
New Jersey:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  80.0%
Whole state:  70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.0%
Whole state:  4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  3.2%
Whole state:  8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  2.5%
Whole state:  4.2%

Port Reading compared to New Jersey state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly 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.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Middlesex County New Jersey:


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7.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,801 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.26%
New Jersey average:  6.12%

0.33% of residents moved from foreign countries ($699 average AGI)
Middlesex County:  0.33%
New Jersey average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Union County, NJ  0.80% ($47,329 average AGI)
from Somerset County, NJ  0.64% ($51,524)
from Monmouth County, NJ  0.49% ($79,620)


9.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($57,563 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.05%
New Jersey average:  6.89%

0.14% of residents moved to foreign countries ($627 average AGI)
Middlesex County:  0.14%
New Jersey average:  0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Somerset County, NJ  0.87% ($62,979 average AGI)
to Monmouth County, NJ  0.59% ($74,424)
to Union County, NJ  0.52% ($45,395)


Strongest AM radio stations in Port Reading:
  • 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.)
  • WEPN (1050 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK AM RADIO, LLC)
  • WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • WBBR (1130 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BLOOMBERG COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WADO (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WADO-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • 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)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WNYC (820 AM; 10 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WNYC RADIO)
  • WSNR (620 AM; 20 kW; JERSEY CITY, NJ)

Strongest FM radio stations in Port Reading:
  • WRKS (98.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORP OF NEW YORK)
  • WSIA (88.9 FM; STATEN ISLAND, NY; Owner: THE COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND)
  • WNYC-FM (93.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WNYC RADIO)
  • WPAT-FM (93.1 FM; PATERSON, NJ; Owner: WPAT LICENSING, INC.)
  • WNEW (102.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WQCD (101.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • 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.)
  • WKTU (103.5 FM; LAKE SUCCESS, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • 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.)
  • WKCR-FM (89.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN NEW YORK)

TV broadcast stations around Port Reading:
  • WLBX-LP (Channel 22; CRANFORD, NJ; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • 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.)
  • WPXO-LP (Channel 34; EAST ORANGE, NJ; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • 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)
  • W60AI (Channel 60; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WNXY-LP (Channel 26; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • 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)
  • W36AS (Channel 36; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; Owner: DEEPAK VISWANATH)
  • WNJB (Channel 58; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)

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