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Morris County

Population in July 2007: 1,499. Population change since 2000: -2.7%
 

Males: 720  (48.1%)
Females: 779  (51.9%)

Median resident age:  31.9 years
New Jersey median age:  36.7 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $54,326 (it was $44,375 in 2000)
Victory Gardens:  $54,326
New Jersey:  $67,035

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $238,147 (it was $118,200 in 2000)
Victory Gardens:  $238,147
New Jersey:  $372,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $249,575; Detached houses: $279,801; Townhouses or other attached units: $243,597; In 2-unit structures: $219,348; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $214,129; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $256,048

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Races in Victory Gardens:

  • Hispanic (50.6%)
  • Black (21.4%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (21.3%)
  • Other race (15.3%)
  • Two or more races (6.5%)
  • Vietnamese (1.9%)
  • Filipino (1.2%)
  • Asian Indian (1.1%)
  • Chinese (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Victory Gardens: 119.7 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Recent posts about Victory Gardens, New Jersey on our local forum with over 600,000 registered users. Victory Gardens is mentioned 28 times on our forum:
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Ancestries: United States (7.6%), Irish (3.6%), West Indian (3.2%), German (2.8%), Italian (2.8%), Polish (2.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1941

Elevation: 660 feet

Land area: 0.15 square miles.

Population density: 10261 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Victory Gardens

  • High school or higher: 70.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
  • Unemployed: 3.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Victory Gardens borough

  • Never married: 34.6%
  • Now married: 47.6%
  • Separated: 4.8%
  • Widowed: 4.7%
  • Divorced: 8.3%

567 residents are foreign born (30.5% Latin America, 4.8% Asia).

This borough:  36.7%
New Jersey:  17.5%

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

Victory Gardens:  2.4% ($2,829)
New Jersey:  2.4% ($4,047)
Victory Gardens satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wayne, NJ (16.0 miles , pop. 54,069).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Newark, NJ (21.2 miles , pop. 273,546).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Manhattan, NY (30.8 miles , pop. 1,537,195).

Nearest cities: Dover, NJ (1.0 miles ), Rockaway borough, NJ (1.5 miles ), Wharton borough, NJ (1.6 miles ), White Meadow Lake, NJ (1.8 miles ), Morris Plains borough, NJ (2.1 miles ), Succasunna-Kenvil, NJ (2.3 miles ), Mountain Lakes borough, NJ (2.3 miles ), Mount Arlington borough, NJ (2.4 miles ).

Latitude: 40.88 N, Longitude: 74.54 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 973

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Population change in the 1990s: +226 (+17.1%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)



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Victory Gardens-area historical tornado activity is slightly above New Jersey state average. It is 2% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/28/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.7 miles away from the Victory Gardens borough center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/28/1973, a category 3 tornado 9.3 miles away from the borough center injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Victory Gardens topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Victory Gardens:
  • SAINT CLARE'S HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; DOVER, NJ)
  • ST CLARES HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; DENVILLE, NJ)
  • GREYSTONE PARK PSYCH HOSP (about 4 miles; GREYSTONE PARK, NJ)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Victory Gardens:
  • COUNTY COLLEGE OF MORRIS (about 4 miles; RANDOLPH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,202)
  • DREW UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; MADISON, NJ; FT enrollment: 2,133)
  • WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (about 17 miles; WAYNE, NJ; FT enrollment: 8,017)
  • SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; SOUTH ORANGE, NJ; FT enrollment: 7,509)
  • MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ; FT enrollment: 10,226)
  • KEAN UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; UNION, NJ; FT enrollment: 8,627)
  • PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; PATERSON, NJ; FT enrollment: 2,452)

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Average household size:
This borough:  2.7 people
New Jersey:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This borough:  67.7%
Whole state:  70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This borough:  8.9%
Whole state:  4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This borough:  8.4%
Whole state:  8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This borough:  2.9%
Whole state:  4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Victory Gardens, NJ



Victory Gardens compared to New Jersey state average:

Victory Gardens, New Jersey environmental map by EPA

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  • 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.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Educational Attainment



School Enrollment by Level of School


Victory Gardens travel time to work
Victory Gardens mode of transportation to work chart


2004 Presidential Election results in Morris County New Jersey:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (69%)
  • Electricity (19%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religon statistics for Victory Gardens

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)United Methodist ChurchEpiscopal ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents66.9%4.4%3.5%2.9%1.6%
Congregations19.1%12.2%11.8%7.6%4.6%
NameChristian and Missionary AllianceReformed Church in AmericaMuslim EstimateUnited Church of ChristOther religions
Adherents1.1%0.9%0.8%0.5%17.4%
Congregations3.1%1.9%0.8%1.1%37.8%
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.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 0$0 3$2,719
Other Government Administration 1$5,220$62,6408$2,475
Judicial and Legal 0$0 2$1,030
Streets and Highways 2$6,634$39,8040$0
Other and Unallocable 0$0 5$1,281
Totals for Government 3$11,854$47,41618$7,505



6.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($85,822 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.35%
New Jersey average:  6.12%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,309 average AGI)
Morris County:  0.12%
New Jersey average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Essex County, NJ  0.74% ($87,001 average AGI)
from Passaic County, NJ  0.66% ($68,059)
from Bergen County, NJ  0.52% ($89,098)


7.00% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($84,644 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.00%
New Jersey average:  6.89%

0.10% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,962 average AGI)
Morris County:  0.10%
New Jersey average:  0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Sussex County, NJ  0.51% ($63,845 average AGI)
to Essex County, NJ  0.44% ($77,483)
to Passaic County, NJ  0.43% ($55,519)


Strongest AM radio stations in Victory Gardens:
  • WSNR (620 AM; 20 kW; JERSEY CITY, NJ)
  • WMTR (1250 AM; 7 kW; MORRISTOWN, NJ; Owner: THE SENTINEL PUBLISHING CO.)
  • 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)
  • 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.)
  • 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.)
  • WBBR (1130 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BLOOMBERG COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WLIB (1190 AM; 30 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS-NY, INC.)
  • WVNJ (1160 AM; 20 kW; OAKLAND, NJ; Owner: UNIVERSAL B/CASTING OF NEW YORK,INC.)
  • WCBS (880 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Victory Gardens:
  • WDHA-FM (105.5 FM; DOVER, NJ; Owner: THE SENTINEL PUBLISHING CO.)
  • WRKS (98.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORP OF NEW YORK)
  • WNEW (102.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WAWZ (99.1 FM; ZAREPHATH, NJ; Owner: PILLAR OF FIRE)
  • WNYC-FM (93.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WNYC RADIO)
  • WPAT-FM (93.1 FM; PATERSON, NJ; Owner: WPAT LICENSING, INC.)
  • WSUS (102.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NJ; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKTU (103.5 FM; LAKE SUCCESS, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • WQCD (101.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WKCR-FM (89.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN NEW YORK)
  • 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.)
  • 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.)

TV broadcast stations around Victory Gardens:
  • WMBC-TV (Channel 63; NEWTON, NJ; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W54CZ (Channel 54; MORRISTOWN, NJ; Owner: WLNY-TV, INC.)
  • WPXO-LP (Channel 34; EAST ORANGE, NJ; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • 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)
  • WNJU (Channel 47; LINDEN, NJ; Owner: WNJU LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • 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.)
  • 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)
  • WFME-TV (Channel 66; WEST MILFORD, NJ; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WLBX-LP (Channel 22; CRANFORD, NJ; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WNJB (Channel 58; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WNXY-LP (Channel 26; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W68DN (Channel 68; CHERRY HILL, ETC., NJ; Owner: MARCIA COHEN)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 full 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)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED0$014$194,00026$166,3854$63,7503$169,667
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$04$201,7506$148,0000$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$265,00010$218,70012$171,0834$162,5005$205,800
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$01$260,00012$184,4171$280,0000$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$04$199,0000$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0456.02

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 full tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED4$235,2502$229,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$0
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

See detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0456.02

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 7
  • Hazardous Condition: 2

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