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Cape May County

Population in July 2007: 2,303.
Males: 1,101  (47.8%)
Females: 1,202  (52.2%)

Median resident age:  41.6 years
New Jersey median age:  36.7 years

Zip codes: 08242.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,534 (it was $28,424 in 2000)
Rio Grande:  $35,534
New Jersey:  $67,035

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $24,799
Rio Grande:  $24,799
New Jersey:  $33,832

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $206,464 (it was $83,800 in 2000)
Rio Grande:  $206,464
New Jersey:  $372,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $202,501; Detached houses: $276,661; Townhouses or other attached units: $249,662; In 2-unit structures: $104,646; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $180,668; Mobile homes: $29,971
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Races in Rio Grande:

  • White Non-Hispanic (89.9%)
  • Black (4.5%)
  • Hispanic (3.0%)
  • Two or more races (2.4%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Other race (1.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Rio Grande: 108.0 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (24.8%), Irish (22.7%), German (15.1%), Italian (13.0%), English (12.4%), Polish (5.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 22 feet

Land area: 2.36 square miles.

Population density: 977 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Rio Grande

  • High school or higher: 69.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
  • Unemployed: 6.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rio Grande CDP

  • Never married: 28.7%
  • Now married: 48.2%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 8.6%
  • Divorced: 13.3%

30 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.2%
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:

Rio Grande:  2.6% ($2,162)
New Jersey:  2.4% ($4,047)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Vineland, NJ (33.0 miles , pop. 56,271).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (69.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Erma, NJ (1.0 miles ), Whitesboro-Burleigh, NJ (1.3 miles ), West Wildwood borough, NJ (1.8 miles ), Villas, NJ (1.8 miles ), Wildwood, NJ (1.9 miles ), Wildwood Crest borough, NJ (1.9 miles ), Diamond Beach, NJ (2.0 miles ), North Wildwood, NJ (2.1 miles ).

Latitude: 39.02 N, Longitude: 74.88 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 609

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Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (23%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (8%)
  • Repair and maintenance (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (16%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (9%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Electricians (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (11%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Cashiers (10%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)



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

On 8/27/1971, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 7.2 miles away from the Rio Grande place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/6/1956, a category 2 tornado 16.4 miles away from the place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Rio Grande-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below New Jersey state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/23/1990 at 01:34:48, a magnitude 3.2 (2.9 LG, 3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 48.0 miles away from Rio Grande center
On 1/9/1992 at 08:50:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.0 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 97.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Rio Grande:
  • BURDETE TOMLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NJ)
  • BEEBE MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; LEWES, DE)
  • SHORE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; SOMERS POINT, NJ)

Political contributions by individuals in Rio Grande, NJ

Heliports located in Rio Grande:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rio Grande:
  • ATLANTIC CAPE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; MAYS LANDING, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,086)
  • DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; Dover, DE; FT enrollment: 2,641)
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE-OWENS (about 37 miles; GEORGETOWN, DE; FT enrollment: 2,053)
  • THE RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 37 miles; POMONA, NJ; FT enrollment: 5,526)
  • ROWAN UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; GLASSBORO, NJ; FT enrollment: 7,587)
  • GLOUCESTER COUNTY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; SEWELL, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,135)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (about 55 miles; NEWARK, DE; FT enrollment: 17,786)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • The Rio Grande Fire Company dates back to November 1927 when concerned residents of Rio Grande met at the Grange Hall about forming a Fire Company. The residents appointed a committee that met with Middle Township Committee and by December 7, 1927 the resolution recognizing the existence of the Fire Company was read into the minutes. The Company provided fire protection for Rio Grande, Wildwood Gardens (Edgewood), Whitesboro, part of Burleigh, Green Creek, and parts of Lower Township.

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Notable location: Interchange Number 4 (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotels: Shelton's Motel (1410 State Highway No 47 South), Four Seasons Diner (3402 USHighway South North), Economy Motel (3172 Route 9 South), Dutchman's Motel (1077 Route 47 South).

 

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

EDGEWOOD VILLAGE M H PARK (Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One regular monitoring violation
DOMIKE MOBILE HOME PARK (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
A AND J MOBILE HOME PARK (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 28 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Rio Grande that have no violations reported:
  • GRANDE WOODS SOUTH MOBILE H P (Population served: 650, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This place:  2.4 people
New Jersey:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  64.0%
Whole state:  70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  6.6%
Whole state:  4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  21.4%
Whole state:  8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  6.7%
Whole state:  4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Rio Grande, NJ


10 people in homes for the mentally retarded
6 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse


Rio Grande compared to New Jersey state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Rio Grande (2009 data):
  • Bank of America, National Association: Rio Grande Branch at 1515 Wildwood Blvd, branch established on 1927-01-01. Info updated 2008-11-07: Bank assets: $1,471,631.0 mil, Deposits: $954,677.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 6194 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • Cape Bank: Rio Grande Branch at Routes 9 & 47, branch established on 1985-06-30. Info updated 2008-07-31: Bank assets: $1,090.7 mil, Deposits: $713.6 mil, headquarters in Cape May Court House, NJ, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 18 total offices
  • Sun National Bank: Rio Grande Branch at Route 9 South & Linden Lane, branch established on 2007-04-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $3,618.6 mil, Deposits: $2,910.9 mil, headquarters in Vineland, NJ, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 70 total offices, Holding Company: Sun Bancorp, Inc



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2004 Presidential Election results in Cape May County New Jersey:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (55%)
  • Electricity (22%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
  • Other fuel (2%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


Religion statistics for Rio Grande

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaEpiscopal ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents68.0%10.8%4.5%3.3%2.3%
Congregations17.6%29.4%7.1%7.1%5.9%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)Assemblies of GodChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsChurch of the NazareneOther religions
Adherents2.1%1.4%1.4%0.7%5.5%
Congregations4.7%5.9%2.4%1.2%18.8%
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.


5.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($60,114 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.80%
New Jersey average:  6.12%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($338 average AGI)
Cape May County:  0.10%
New Jersey average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Atlantic County, NJ  0.85% ($46,122 average AGI)
from Philadelphia County, PA  0.55% ($57,876)
from Camden County, NJ  0.42% ($68,377)


6.64% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($57,154 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.64%
New Jersey average:  6.89%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($352 average AGI)
Cape May County:  0.07%
New Jersey average:  0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Atlantic County, NJ  1.52% ($54,812 average AGI)
to Cumberland County, NJ  0.44% ($49,600)
to Camden County, NJ  0.32% ($47,339)


Strongest AM radio stations in Rio Grande:
  • WCMC (1230 AM; 1 kW; WILDWOOD, NJ; Owner: EQUITY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WJWL (900 AM; 11 kW; GEORGETOWN, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)
  • WIBG (1020 AM; daytime; 2 kW; OCEAN CITY/SOMERS PO, NJ; Owner: ENRICO S. BRANCADORA)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rio Grande:
  • WBNJ (93.1 FM; WILDWOOD CREST, NJ; Owner: EQUITY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • WCZT (98.7 FM; VILLAS, NJ; Owner: WZK, LLC)
  • WWCJ (89.1 FM; CAPE MAY, NJ; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • W222AL (92.3 FM; CAPE MAY, NJ; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WDOX (106.7 FM; NORTH CAPE MAY, NJ; Owner: WJNN, INC.)
  • WNJZ (90.3 FM; CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WGBZ (105.5 FM; CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NJ; Owner: EQUITY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • WZXL (100.7 FM; WILDWOOD, NJ; Owner: EQUITY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • WWZK (94.3 FM; AVALON, NJ; Owner: COASTAL BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)
  • WIXM (97.3 FM; MILLVILLE, NJ; Owner: MILLENNIUM ATLANTIC CITY II LICENSE HOLDCO, LLC)
  • WTKU (98.3 FM; OCEAN CITY, NJ; Owner: SOUTH JERSEY RADIO, INC.)
  • WKOE (106.3 FM; OCEAN CITY, NJ; Owner: OCEAN COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WJSE (102.7 FM; PETERSBURG, NJ; Owner: PARINELLO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • WRTQ (91.3 FM; OCEAN CITY, NJ; Owner: TEMPLE U. OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
  • WXGN (90.5 FM; EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ; Owner: JOY BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Rio Grande:
  • W05AX (Channel 5; CAPE MAY, NJ; Owner: WILDWOOD FIVE TELEVISION)
  • WMGM-TV (Channel 40; WILDWOOD, NJ; Owner: SOUTH JERSEY RADIO, INC.)
  • WUVP (Channel 65; VINELAND, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION PHILADELPHIA LLC)
  • WMCN-TV (Channel 53; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: LENFEST BROADCASTING, LLC)


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 6
  • Sheila Smith, 409 N. Railroad Avenue, Type: Tower, Structure height: 45.4 m, Overall height: 45.4 m
    Registrant: Comcast Corporation, One Comcast Center, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2838, Phone: (215) 286-7454, Email:
  • David A Kirk, 1120 Route 47, Type: Pole, Structure height: 36.6 m, Overall height: 39 m, , Licensee ID: L01051399
    Registrant: Stc Four LLC, 6391 Sprint Parkway, Overland Park, KS 66251, Phone: (877) 265-6872, Email:
  • John D Maher, 1370 Yorktown Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 33.5 m, , Licensee ID: L00052746
    Registrant: Township Of Lower, 2600 Bayshore Rd, Villas, NJ 08251, Phone: (609) 886-2005
  • Joseph Maloney, 400 Route 9 North, Type: Tower, Structure height: 51.5 m, Overall height: 51.5 m, , Licensee ID: L00383852
    Registrant: Lighthouse Broadcasting Co. Of New Jersey, Inc., 23 Candelwood Terrace, Medford, NJ 08055, Phone: (856) 786-7200
  • Marin Fettman, Cape May Par 3 Golf, Fulling Mill (1cm6779g), Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 30.5 m, , Licensee ID: L00271383
    Registrant: T-Mobile Northeast LLC (F/K/A Omnipoint Holdings, Inc.), 12920 S.E. 38th Street, Bellevue, WA 98006, Phone: (425) 383-4000, Email:
  • 509 Rio Grande Avenue, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 91.4 m
    Registrant: Lighthouse Broadcasting Co., 23 Candlewood Terrace, Medford, NJ 08055, Phone: (609) 654-0179, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • Lat: 39.016111 Lon: -74.878611, Call Sign: WQFA427
    Assigned Frequencies : 461.587 MHz, 461.712 MHz, 461.837 MHz, 466.962 MHz, 467.225 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/31/2006, Expiration Date: 05/31/2016, Certifier: Lisa Monnig
    Registrant: Bearcom Wireless Worldwide, Dallas, TX 75355-9001, Phone: (214) 340-8876, Fax: (214) 355-1713, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 6 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Rio Grande)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 60 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Rio Grande)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
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 Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2$202,82018$207,92137$160,55811$64,77811$176,0081$74,080
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$02$177,7507$193,3531$32,9701$130,8201$52,220
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$126,6606$166,06830$189,3938$56,4744$154,4582$86,490
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$04$244,63515$175,7672$94,5603$191,0230$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$03$186,6270$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0212.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED7$228,5741$261,290
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$01$141,400
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0212.00

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2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 17
  • Hazardous Condition: 48

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