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Rocky Hill, NJ map Population (year 2000): 662. Estimated population in July 2006: 678 (+2.4% change)
 

Males: 328  (49.5%)
Females: 334  (50.5%)

Somerset County

Median resident age:  43.8 years
New Jersey median age:  36.7 years

Zip codes: 08553.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $91,500 (it was $79,469 in 2000)
Rocky Hill  $91,500
New Jersey:  $61,672

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $462,200 (it was $271,400 in 2000)
Rocky Hill  $462,200
New Jersey:  $333,900

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Races in Rocky Hill:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.8%)
  • Hispanic (3.9%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)
  • Black (1.4%)
  • Other race (0.9%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.6%)

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Ancestries: German (19.6%), English (17.2%), Italian (14.4%), Irish (13.0%), Polish (6.3%), French (5.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 100 feet

Land area: 0.67 square miles.

Population density: 1001 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Rocky Hill

  • High school or higher: 96.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 59.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 29.1%
  • Unemployed: 2.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rocky Hill borough

  • Never married: 18.4%
  • Now married: 70.5%
  • Separated: 0.4%
  • Widowed: 4.3%
  • Divorced: 6.4%

73 residents are foreign born (4.4% Europe, 2.1% Latin America, 1.7% Asia, 1.2% Oceania).

This city:  11.0%
New Jersey:  17.5%

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

Rocky Hill:  1.7% ($4,661)
New Jersey:  2.4% ($4,047)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Trenton, NJ (14.7 miles , pop. 85,403).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Staten Island, NY (36.5 miles , pop. 443,728).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (44.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Kingston, NJ (2.6 miles ), Princeton North, NJ (2.8 miles ), Princeton borough, NJ (3.6 miles ), Heathcote, NJ (4.4 miles ), Kendall Park, NJ (5.4 miles ), Plainsboro Center, NJ (5.6 miles ), Princeton Junction, NJ (5.9 miles ), Monmouth Junction, NJ (6.7 miles ).

Latitude: 40.40 N, Longitude: 74.64 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 609

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Population change in the 1990s: -34 (-4.9%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (15%)
  • Construction (15%)
  • Finance and insurance (13%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (8%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (28%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (5%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Postsecondary teachers (9%)
  • Top executives (8%)
  • Other financial specialists (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Computer specialists (9%)
  • Media and communication equipment workers (8%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (5%)
  • Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)


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Rocky Hill-area historical tornado activity is slightly above New Jersey state average. It is 10% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/18/1990, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.6 miles away from the Rocky Hill city center injured 8 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/28/1973, a category 3 tornado 29.2 miles away from the city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Rocky Hill:
  • CARRIER CLINIC FOUNDATION (about 5 miles; BELLE MEAD, NJ)
  • MEDICAL CENTER AT PRINCETON (about 6 miles; PRINCETON, NJ)
  • MERCER MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; TRENTON, NJ)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rocky Hill:
  • TRENTON MERCER (about 15 miles; TRENTON, NJ; ID: TTN)
  • MC GUIRE AFB (about 28 miles; WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ; ID: WRI)
  • LAKEHURST NAES /MAXFIELD FIELD (about 33 miles; LAKEHURST, NJ; ID: NEL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rocky Hill:
  • PRINCETON (about 2 miles; PRINCETON/ROCKY HILL, NJ; ID: 39N)
  • CENTRAL JERSEY REGIONAL (about 9 miles; MANVILLE, NJ; ID: 47N)
  • TWIN PINE (about 11 miles; PENNINGTON, NJ; ID: N75)

Amtrak stations near Rocky Hill:
  • 6 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.
  • 15 miles: NEW BRUNSWICK (FRENCH & ALBANY STS.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 15 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 Rocky Hill:
  • PRINCETON UNIVERSITY (about 4 miles; PRINCETON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,481)
  • MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; West Windsor, NJ; FT enrollment: 4,445)
  • RIDER UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ; FT enrollment: 4,201)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE (about 11 miles; NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ; FT enrollment: 2,897)
  • RARITAN VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; SOMERVILLE, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,283)
  • RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEW BRUNSWICK (about 15 miles; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; FT enrollment: 30,649)
  • THOMAS EDISON STATE COLLEGE (about 16 miles; TRENTON, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,277)

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Churches in Rocky Hill include: First Reformed Church (A), Trinity Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Rocky Hill Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Van Horn Brook (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

ROCKY HILL WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 900, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
New Jersey:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  66.9%
Whole state:  70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.5%
Whole state:  4.9%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  2.7%
Whole state:  8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  0.9%
Whole state:  4.2%

Rocky Hill compared to New Jersey state average:
  • Median household income significantly above state average.
  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage below 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 Rocky Hill (2007 data):
  • Amboy National Bank: Rocky Hill Branch at 995 Route 518, branch established on 1990-06-29. 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
  • Bank of America, National Association: Rocky Hill Branch at 1 Washington Street, branch established on 1969-02-08. 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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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Water Supply 0$0 3$999
Fire - Other 0$0 1$125
Police - Other 0$0 2$649
Judicial and Legal 0$0 2$1,082
Other Government Administration 0$0 2$2,248
Financial Administration 0$0 3$2,418
Totals for Government 0$0 13$7,521



8.31% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($79,025 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.31%
New Jersey average:  6.12%

0.13% of residents moved from foreign countries ($731 average AGI)
Somerset County:  0.13%
New Jersey average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Middlesex County, NJ  2.21% ($62,979 average AGI)
from Union County, NJ  1.06% ($72,811)
from Morris County, NJ  0.52% ($105,778)


8.40% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($90,808 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.40%
New Jersey average:  6.89%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($833 average AGI)
Somerset County:  0.09%
New Jersey average:  0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Middlesex County, NJ  1.60% ($51,524 average AGI)
to Union County, NJ  0.61% ($60,018)
to Hunterdon County, NJ  0.55% ($105,455)


Strongest AM radio stations in Rocky Hill:
  • 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.)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WBUD (1260 AM; 5 kW; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: MILLENNIUM CENTRAL NEW JERSEY LICENSE HOLDCO, LLC)
  • WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, 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.)
  • WEPN (1050 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK AM RADIO, LLC)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rocky Hill:
  • 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.)
  • WAWZ (99.1 FM; ZAREPHATH, NJ; Owner: PILLAR OF FIRE)
  • WMGQ (98.3 FM; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; Owner: THE SENTINEL PUBLISHING CO.)
  • WWFM (89.1 FM; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WPST (97.5 FM; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: NASSAU BROADCASTING II, L.L.C.)
  • WRKS (98.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORP OF NEW YORK)
  • WTHK (94.5 FM; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: NASSAU BROADCASTING II, L.L.C.)
  • WNEW (102.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WNYC-FM (93.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WNYC RADIO)
  • WPAT-FM (93.1 FM; PATERSON, NJ; Owner: WPAT LICENSING, INC.)
  • WCVH (90.5 FM; FLEMINGTON, NJ; Owner: HUNTERDON CENTRAL H. S. BD. OF EDUC.)
  • WQCD (101.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WKTU (103.5 FM; LAKE SUCCESS, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • 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)

TV broadcast stations around Rocky Hill:
  • WNJT (Channel 52; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WNJN (Channel 50; MONTCLAIR, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC B/CNG AUTHORITY)
  • W36AS (Channel 36; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; Owner: DEEPAK VISWANATH)
  • 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.)
  • WPXN-TV (Channel 31; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WPXO-LP (Channel 34; EAST ORANGE, NJ; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • KYW-TV (Channel 3; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WLBX-LP (Channel 22; CRANFORD, NJ; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WNJU (Channel 47; LINDEN, NJ; Owner: WNJU LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WNJB (Channel 58; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WFUT (Channel 68; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION NEW YORK LLC)
  • WPHL-TV (Channel 17; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WUVP (Channel 65; VINELAND, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION PHILADELPHIA LLC)
  • WPPX (Channel 61; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PAXSON PHILADELPHIA LICENSE, INC.)
  • WPVI-TV (Channel 6; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WNYE-TV (Channel 25; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION)
  • WPSG (Channel 57; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PHILADELPHIA INC.)
  • W25AW (Channel 25; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: WZBN TV, INC.)

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