Roselle, New Jersey

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Back to Roselle, NJ housing info, Union County, New Jersey, NJ smaller cities, NJ small cities, All Cities.   We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Roselle, NJ Union County Population in July 2008: 20,599. Population change since 2000: -3.2%   Males: 9,634   (46.8%) Females: 10,965   (53.2%) Median resident age:   35.3 years New Jersey median age:   36.7 years Zip codes: 07203. Estimated median household income in 2008: $62,554 (it was $51,254 in 2000) Roselle:   $62,554 New Jersey:   $70,378 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $26,302 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $285,224 (it was $131,500 in 2000) Roselle:   $285,224 New Jersey:   $364,100 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $275,487; Detached houses: $272,005; Townhouses or other attached units: $243,858; In 2-unit structures: $383,302; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $205,077; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $141,693 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 07203 Roselle, NJ residents, houses, and apartments details Profiles of local businesses: C21 Pogo Realtors Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in Roselle: Black (51.3%) White Non-Hispanic (26.7%) Hispanic (17.1%) Other race (6.1%) Two or more races (3.9%) Asian Indian (1.1%) Filipino (1.0%) American Indian (0.8%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Roselle: 120.1 (high, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Roselle, New Jersey on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Roselle is mentioned 538 times on our forum: Roselle Borough  (46 replies) 20 something looking for first house roselle rahway southriver  (12 replies) Moving To Roselle From Ny  (6 replies) Bloomfield (Essex) or Roselle Park (Union)  (11 replies) Warinanco Park, Roselle  (10 replies) Roselle/Roselle park - Comments, Compliments, Complaints?  (16 replies) Latest news from Roselle, NJ collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: West Indian (11.0%), Irish (7.7%), Italian (6.5%), German (5.7%), Polish (5.0%), Subsaharan African (2.5%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Elevation: 78 feet Land area: 2.64 square miles. Population density: 7793 people per square mile   (high).

Average climate in Roselle, New Jersey

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Roselle-area historical tornado activity is slightly above New Jersey state average. It is 7% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/28/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 16.1 miles away from the Roselle borough center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/28/1973, a category 3 tornado 27.6 miles away from the borough center injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Roselle-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above New Jersey state average. It is 85% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 96.1 miles away from Roselle center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 94.6 miles away from the city center
On 8/26/2003 at 18:24:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.5 ML, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 44.5 miles away from the city 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 20.5 miles away from Roselle center
On 10/28/1991 at 20:58:26, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 45.9 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Birthplace of: Jamaal Hilliard - College basketball player (Lafayette Leopards), Jesse Holley - College basketball player (North Carolina Tar Heels), Jonathan Hart - College basketball player (East Carolina Pirates).

Political contributions by individuals in Roselle, NJ

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Notable locations in Roselle: Lorraine Station (A), Roselle Park Station (B), Roselle Golf Course (C), Roselle Free Public Library (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Roselle include: Chestnut Street Community Church (A), Saint Matthew Baptist Church (B), Second Baptist Church (C), Bethlehem Baptist Church (D), Park Street Chapel (E), Roselle United Methodist Church (F), Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic Church (G), Saint Luke's Episcopal Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Roselle: Warinanco Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post office: Roselle Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This borough:	2.8 people
New Jersey:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This borough:	69.5%
Whole state:	70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This borough:	5.5%
Whole state:	4.9%

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

• Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

This borough:	7.5%
Whole state:	8.5%

This borough:	3.1%
Whole state:	4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Roselle, NJ

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Here		65.5%
USA		50.2%

6.21% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($55,931 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.21%
New Jersey average:	6.12%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,193 average AGI)

Union County:	0.09%
New Jersey average:	0.14%

from Essex County, NJ	1.58% ($43,782 average AGI)
from Middlesex County, NJ	0.79% ($45,395)
from Hudson County, NJ	0.64% ($64,325)

7.47% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($58,861 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.47%
New Jersey average:	6.89%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($727 average AGI)

Union County:	0.06%
New Jersey average:	0.09%

to Middlesex County, NJ	1.18% ($47,329 average AGI)
to Essex County, NJ	0.93% ($39,626)
to Somerset County, NJ	0.63% ($72,811)

• CARISSA L BICK, 138 E 11th Avenue ( 306626 ), Type: Tower, Structure height: 37.5 m, Overall height: 40.5 m
  Registrant: Spectrasite Communications, Inc. Through American Tower, Inc., 116 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02116, Phone: (617) 585-7600
• Jonathan C Young, 725 Chestnut Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 42.6 m, Overall height: 42.6 m
  Registrant: Borough Of Roselle, 210 Chestnut Street, Roselle, NJ 07203, Phone: (908) 245-3152, Email:
• Dan Menser, 1657 St George Ave (Nj05789c, Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 30.5 m, , Licensee ID: L00271383
  Registrant: Omnipoint Holdings, Inc., 12920 Se 38th St, Bellevue, WA 98006, Phone: (425) 378-4000, Email:
• Valerie H Moore, 162 West First Street Ny61xc116, Type: Pole, Structure height: 44.2 m, Overall height: 44.2 m, , Licensee ID: L01067930
  Registrant: Boro Of Roselle Lumber, 162 West First Avenue Ny61xc116, Roselle, NJ 07203, Phone: (908) 245-5600

• ROSELLE, 109 Aldene Road, Type: Tank, Structure height: 27.4 m, Overall height: 33.5 m, Call Sign: WNEY756
  Assigned Frequencies : 952.037 MHz, 952.237 MHz, 928.037 MHz, 928.237 MHz
  Grant Date: 03/10/2009, Expiration Date: 05/12/2019, Certifier: Victor P Patrick
  Registrant: Alarmnet Inc, 2 Corporate Center Drive, Mellville, NY 11747, Phone: (516) 577-5514, Fax: (631) 351-5574, Email:
• NJY0512, 138 E 11th Avenue, Type: Tower, Structure height: 38.1 m, Call Sign: WQGQ934
  Assigned Frequencies : 18060.0 MHz, 17980.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 03/28/2007, Expiration Date: 03/28/2017, Certifier: Joseph M Sandri Jr.
  Registrant: Fibertower Corporation, 1667 K Street Nw, Suite 250, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 223-1028, Fax: (202) 315-3415, Email:
• NJY0506, 711 East First Avenue, Type: Tank, Structure height: 33.5 m, Call Sign: WQGX867
  Assigned Frequencies : 19620.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 05/18/2007, Expiration Date: 05/18/2017, Certifier: Joseph M Sandri Jr.
  Registrant: Fibertower Corporation, 1667 K Street Nw, Suite 250, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 223-1028, Fax: (202) 315-3415, Email:

• Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-140 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 6795J , Serial Number: 28-24525, Year manufactured: 1968, Airworthiness Date: 05/01/1968
  Registrant (Individual): Joseph D Puzzella, 272 E 2nd Ave, Roselle, NJ 07203
• Aircraft: CESSNA 172K (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (4 Cycle)
  N-Number: 7173G , Serial Number: 17258873, Year manufactured: 1969, Airworthiness Date: 12/04/1969
  Registrant (Corporation): Blue Dot Holding, 1022 Oak St, Roselle, NJ 07203

• Fire: 4
• Hazardous Condition: 2

• #50 (07203) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Haitian first ancestries"
• #73 (07203) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Guyanese first ancestries"
• #97 (07203) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Ghanian first ancestries"
• #3 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
• #35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
• #52 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
• #71 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"
• #80 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Kerry (Democrat) in the 2004 Presidential Election, pop. 50,000+"