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Population (year 2000): 4,500. Estimated population in July 2006: 4,458 (-0.9% change)
 

Males: 2,183  (48.5%)
Females: 2,317  (51.5%)

Gloucester County

Median resident age:  36.6 years
New Jersey median age:  36.7 years

Zip codes: 08093.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $47,000 (it was $39,570 in 2000)
Westville  $47,000
New Jersey:  $61,672

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $149,000 (it was $91,500 in 2000)
Westville  $149,000
New Jersey:  $333,900

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Races in Westville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.0%)
  • Hispanic (3.0%)
  • Black (2.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • Other race (1.3%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

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Ancestries: Irish (28.6%), German (27.2%), Italian (20.6%), English (13.2%), Polish (5.2%), United States (4.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1914

Land area: 0.96 square miles.

Population density: 4616 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Westville

  • High school or higher: 75.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
  • Unemployed: 5.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Westville borough

  • Never married: 26.1%
  • Now married: 48.9%
  • Separated: 3.7%
  • Widowed: 8.7%
  • Divorced: 12.6%

102 residents are foreign born (1.0% Europe, 0.8% Asia, 0.5% Latin America).

This city:  2.3%
New Jersey:  17.5%

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

Westville:  2.9% ($2,611)
New Jersey:  2.4% ($4,047)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Camden, NJ (5.0 miles , pop. 79,904).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (9.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Brooklawn borough, NJ (1.0 miles ), Gloucester City, NJ (1.9 miles ), Bellmawr borough, NJ (2.5 miles ), Mount Ephraim borough, NJ (2.6 miles ), Woodbury, NJ (2.7 miles ), Audubon Park borough, NJ (3.3 miles ), National Park borough, NJ (3.6 miles ), Runnemede borough, NJ (3.7 miles ).

Latitude: 39.87 N, Longitude: 75.13 W


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Population change in the 1990s: -439 (-8.9%).


Historical population

Historical housing units


Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (15%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Printing and related support activities (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)
  • Public administration (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (14%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Computer specialists (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)


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Crime in Westville by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 020010
    per 100,000 0.043.50.00.022.30.0
Robberies 320412
    per 100,000 66.143.50.088.822.344.8
Assaults 312133108
    per 100,000 66.1261.2289.166.6223.2179.0
Burglaries 352326384030
    per 100,000 771.4500.7578.2843.7892.7671.3
Thefts 797172797071
    per 100,000 1741.21545.51601.11754.01562.21588.7
Auto thefts 11911121015
    per 100,000 242.5195.9244.6266.4223.2335.6
Arson 133322
    per 100,000 22.065.366.766.644.644.8
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 176.1212.7181.9190.5212.0186.6

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 11 (10 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.25
US city average:  3.00

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Westville-area historical tornado activity is above New Jersey state average. It is 12% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/22/1955, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 26.7 miles away from the Westville city center killed one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/28/1961, a category 3 tornado 33.3 miles away from the city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Birthplace of: Jeff Clement - College football player (Maryland Terrapins).


Hospitals/medical centers near Westville:
  • UNDERWOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; WOODBURY, NJ)
  • WEST JERSEY HOSP CMBND DIVS (about 4 miles; CAMDEN, NJ)
  • COOPER HOSPITAL/UNIV MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; CAMDEN, NJ)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Westville:
  • PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 8 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; ID: PHL)
  • NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 36 miles; WILMINGTON, DE; ID: ILG)
  • TRENTON MERCER (about 36 miles; TRENTON, NJ; ID: TTN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Westville:
  • PENN'S LANDING (about 5 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; ID: P72)
  • PHILADELPHIA (about 11 miles; ESSINGTON, PA; ID: 9N2)
  • CROSS KEYS (about 14 miles; CROSS KEYS, NJ; ID: 17N)

Amtrak stations near Westville:
  • 8 miles: PHILADELPHIA (30TH & MARKET STS.). 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.
  • 10 miles: NORTH PHILADELPHIA (PHILADELPHIA, 2900 N. BROAD ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 15 miles: ARDMORE (STATION RD. & LANCASTER AVE.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Westville:
  • RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-CAMDEN (about 6 miles; CAMDEN, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,132)
  • MCP HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,198)
  • ART INSTITUTE OF PHILADELPHIA (about 7 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,138)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF PHILADELPHIA (about 8 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 8,794)
  • TEMPLE UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 23,007)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 9 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 19,324)
  • DREXEL UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 10,823)
Public high school in Westville:
  • WEST DEPTFORD HIGH (Students: 998; Location: 1600 OLD CROWN POINT RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Westville:
  • SHADY LANE (Students: 531; Location: 130 PEACH STREET; Grades: PK - 06)
  • PARKVIEW (Students: 363; Location: BIRCH & HIGH STS; Grades: PK - 06)
Private elementary/middle schools in Westville:
  • MOST HOLY REDEEMER ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 255; Location: 1215 DELSEA DR; Grades: KG - 8)
  • ST MATTHEW REGIONAL SCHOOL (Students: 254; Location: 1210 HESSIAN AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Westville:
  • WESTVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $91,841; Location: 1035 BROADWAY; 20,602 books; 243 audio materials; 1,146 video materials; 75 serial subscriptions)

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

Hotel: Budget Motel (Us Highway 130 North).

 

Average household size:
This city:  2.5 people
New Jersey:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  62.1%
Whole state:  70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  7.6%
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: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  8.7%
Whole state:  8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  3.4%
Whole state:  4.2%

Westville compared to New Jersey state average:

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  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above 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 Westville (2007 data):
  • TD BankNorth, National Association: Old Buck Branch at 1021 Delsea Drive, branch established on 1991-04-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $39,581.7 mil, Deposits: $27,193.6 mil, headquarters in Portland, ME, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 618 total offices, Holding Company: Toronto-Dominion Bank, The
  • 1st Colonial National Bank: Westville Branch at 321 Broadway, branch established on 2003-01-17. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $186.2 mil, Deposits: $160.0 mil, headquarters in Collingswood, NJ, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: 1st Colonial Bancorp, Inc.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Water Supply 5$17,989$43,1740$0
Parks and Recreation 1$2,692$32,3040$0
Other and Unallocable 0$0 2$1,324
Solid Waste Management 7$14,933$25,5990$0
Sewerage 1$4,426$53,1120$0
Local Libraries 0$0 4$4,572
Streets and Highways 4$10,935$32,8050$0
Police - Other 1$1,446$17,35210$3,516
Police Protection - Officers 10$39,206$47,0470$0
Other Government Administration 1$3,799$45,5880$0
Judicial and Legal 1$2,462$29,5443$2,776
Transit 0$0 2$863
Financial Administration 4$12,883$38,6492$1,707
Totals for Government 35$110,771$37,97923$14,759


Westville government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $457,000
  • Current Operations - Financial Administration: $1,670,000
    Water Utilities: $662,000
    Police Protection: $574,000
    General - Other: $504,000
    Sewerage: $381,000
    Solid Waste Management: $335,000
    Fire Protection: $241,000
    Regular Highways: $177,000
    Parks & Recreation: $118,000
    Libraries: $61,000
    Health Services - Other: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $47,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,120,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $789,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $704,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,069,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $86,000
    Water Utilities: $50,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $121,000
    Interest Earnings: $45,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $6,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,095,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $816,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $1,327,000
    Beginning: $1,256,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $633,000
    Highways: $132,000
    All Other: $20,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,428,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,479,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $53,000

6.66% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($52,978 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.66%
New Jersey average:  6.12%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($154 average AGI)
Gloucester County:  0.04%
New Jersey average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Camden County, NJ  2.44% ($51,907 average AGI)
from Philadelphia County, PA  0.65% ($53,003)
from Burlington County, NJ  0.55% ($64,115)


5.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($47,329 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.63%
New Jersey average:  6.89%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($253 average AGI)
Gloucester County:  0.03%
New Jersey average:  0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Camden County, NJ  1.71% ($39,804 average AGI)
to Salem County, NJ  0.40% ($52,502)
to Burlington County, NJ  0.32% ($59,911)


Strongest AM radio stations in Westville:
  • WIP (610 AM; 5 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF PHILADELPHIA)
  • WTMR (800 AM; 5 kW; CAMDEN, NJ; Owner: WTMR LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WDAS (1480 AM; 5 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WFIL (560 AM; 5 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WURD (900 AM; 1 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: LEVAS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WEMG (1310 AM; 1 kW; CAMDEN, NJ; Owner: MEGA COMM., OF CAMDEN LIC., L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Westville:
  • WKDN (106.9 FM; CAMDEN, NJ; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WMMR (93.3 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WMGK (102.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WMWX (95.7 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WOGL (98.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WBEB (101.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WEAZ-FM RADIO, INC.)
  • WRTI (90.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV. OF THE COMMONWEALTH, ET)
  • W300AD (107.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WPHI-FM (103.9 FM; JENKINTOWN, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WSNI-FM (104.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WXTU (92.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WXTU LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WHYY-FM (90.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
  • WXPN (88.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNA.)
  • WPTP (96.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDAS-FM (105.3 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WYSP (94.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WUSL (98.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WGLS-FM (89.7 FM; GLASSBORO, NJ; Owner: ROWAN UNIVERSITY)
  • WJJZ (106.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WIOQ (102.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Westville:
  • WWJT-LP (Channel 7; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PHILADELPHIA TELEVISION NETWORK, INC)
  • KYW-TV (Channel 3; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WPSG (Channel 57; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PHILADELPHIA INC.)
  • WPVI-TV (Channel 6; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WCAU (Channel 10; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WCAU-TV), L.P.)
  • WPHL-TV (Channel 17; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WPPX (Channel 61; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PAXSON PHILADELPHIA LICENSE, INC.)
  • WGTW (Channel 48; BURLINGTON, NJ; Owner: BRUNSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WYBE (Channel 35; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INDEPENDENCE PUBLIC MEDIA OF PHILADELPHIA, INC.)
  • WHYY-TV (Channel 12; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
  • WTXF-TV (Channel 29; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: FOX TV STATIONS OF PHILADELPHIA)
  • WELL-LP (Channel 8; WILLOW GROVE, ETC., PA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WUVP (Channel 65; VINELAND, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION PHILADELPHIA LLC)
  • W33BT (Channel 33; CAMDEN, NJ; Owner: MEDIACASTING LLC)
  • WMCN-TV (Channel 53; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: LENFEST BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WFPA-CA (Channel 28; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • WNJS (Channel 23; CAMDEN, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WPHA-LP (Channel 63; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WPSJ-LP (Channel 8; HAMMONTON, ETC., NJ; Owner: ENGLE BROADCASTING)
  • WTSD-CA (Channel 14; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WNJT (Channel 52; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)

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