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Population (year 2000): 6,298. Estimated population in July 2006: 6,211 (-1.4% change)
 

Males: 3,043  (48.3%)
Females: 3,255  (51.7%)

Morris County

Median resident age:  35.7 years
New Jersey median age:  36.7 years

Zip codes: 07885.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $61,500 (it was $56,580 in 2000)
Wharton  $61,500
New Jersey:  $61,672

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $297,700 (it was $165,300 in 2000)
Wharton  $297,700
New Jersey:  $333,900

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Races in Wharton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (67.5%)
  • Hispanic (23.2%)
  • Other race (7.2%)
  • Black (4.4%)
  • Two or more races (2.7%)
  • Asian Indian (1.4%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Vietnamese (0.6%)
  • Filipino (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)


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Ancestries: Irish (21.0%), German (19.9%), Italian (12.5%), English (10.2%), Polish (6.3%), Hungarian (3.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1895

Elevation: 660 feet

Land area: 2.19 square miles.

Population density: 2845 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

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For population 25 years and over in Wharton

  • High school or higher: 80.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.9%
  • Unemployed: 6.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wharton borough

  • Never married: 27.5%
  • Now married: 51.7%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 8.0%
  • Divorced: 10.5%

868 residents are foreign born (6.7% Latin America, 3.9% Asia, 2.9% Europe).

This city:  13.8%
New Jersey:  17.5%

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

Wharton:  2.2% ($3,670)
New Jersey:  2.4% ($4,047)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wayne, NJ (22.9 miles , pop. 54,069).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Newark, NJ (29.4 miles , pop. 273,546).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Manhattan, NY (42.6 miles , pop. 1,537,195).

Nearest cities: Dover, NJ (1.7 miles ), Victory Gardens borough, NJ (2.9 miles ), Mount Arlington borough, NJ (4.3 miles ), Rockaway borough, NJ (4.6 miles ), White Meadow Lake, NJ (4.6 miles ), Succasunna-Kenvil, NJ (5.2 miles ), Hopatcong borough, NJ (6.4 miles ), Lake Telemark, NJ (7.0 miles ).

Latitude: 40.90 N, Longitude: 74.58 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -1,080 (-17.1%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 226 (7.4%)


9 people in homes for the mentally ill

Area code commonly used in this area: 973

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Population change in the 1990s: +919 (+17.1%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Chemicals (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (13%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Chemicals (7%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Computer specialists (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)


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Crime in Wharton by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000100
    per 100,000 0.00.00.016.00.00.0
Rapes 000210
    per 100,000 0.00.00.031.916.00.0
Robberies 131040
    per 100,000 15.746.715.90.064.00.0
Assaults 9137642
    per 100,000 141.7202.2111.695.764.032.1
Burglaries 303724392820
    per 100,000 472.4575.5382.8622.3447.8321.2
Thefts 106123891056496
    per 100,000 1669.31913.21419.51675.41023.51541.7
Auto thefts 580234
    per 100,000 78.7124.40.031.948.064.2
Arson 010010
    per 100,000 0.015.60.00.016.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 139.2181.2110.7189.7120.995.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 23 (21 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.38
US city average:  3.00

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Wharton-area historical tornado activity is near New Jersey state average. It is 21% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/28/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.7 miles away from the Wharton city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/28/1973, a category 3 tornado 10.2 miles away from the city center injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Wharton:
  • SAINT CLARE'S HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; DOVER, NJ)
  • ST CLARES HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; DENVILLE, NJ)
  • GREYSTONE PARK PSYCH HOSP (about 8 miles; GREYSTONE PARK, NJ)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wharton:
  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 33 miles; NEWARK, NJ; ID: EWR)
  • TETERBORO (about 37 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; ID: TEB)
  • PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 43 miles; NEW YORK, NY; ID: JRB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wharton:
  • AEROFLEX-ANDOVER (about 13 miles; ANDOVER, NJ; ID: 12N)
  • TRINCA (about 14 miles; ANDOVER, NJ; ID: 13N)
  • NEWTON (about 15 miles; NEWTON, NJ; ID: 3N5)

Local government website: whartonnj.com

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wharton:
  • COUNTY COLLEGE OF MORRIS (about 5 miles; RANDOLPH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,202)
  • DREW UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; MADISON, NJ; FT enrollment: 2,133)
  • WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (about 24 miles; WAYNE, NJ; FT enrollment: 8,017)
  • RARITAN VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; SOMERVILLE, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,283)
  • SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; SOUTH ORANGE, NJ; FT enrollment: 7,509)
  • UNION COUNTY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; CRANFORD, NJ; FT enrollment: 5,856)
  • KEAN UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; UNION, NJ; FT enrollment: 8,627)
Public elementary/middle schools in Wharton:
Private elementary/middle school in Wharton:
  • ST MARYS SCHOOL (Students: 214; Location: 345 S MAIN ST; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Wharton:
  • WHARTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $163,142; Location: 15 S. MAIN STREET; 34,106 books; 700 audio materials; 342 video materials; 67 serial subscriptions)

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Churches in Wharton include: Church of Christ (A), Saint Mary's Catholic Church (B), Hungarian Presbyterian Church (C), Wharton United Presbyterian Church (D), Saint John's United Methodist Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Washington Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Green Pond Brook (A), Stephens Brook (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotel: Lakeview Motel (State Highway 181 North).

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  68.7%
Whole state:  70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.6%
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 1999:
This city:  8.3%
Whole state:  8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  3.0%
Whole state:  4.2%

Wharton compared to New Jersey state average:

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  • Median household income above state average.
  • 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.


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Banks with branches in Wharton (2007 data):
  • Sovereign Bank: 40 South Main Street Branch at 40 South Main Street, branch established on 1923-01-01. Info updated 2006-12-07: Bank assets: $89,506.4 mil, Deposits: $51,244.7 mil, headquarters in Wyomissing, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 860 total offices, Holding Company: Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A.
  • JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association: Wharton Branch at 20 North Main Street, branch established on 1953-05-04. Info updated 2006-12-27: Bank assets: $1,179,390.0 mil, Deposits: $650,614.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, International Specialization, 3113 total offices, Holding Company: Jpmorgan Chase & Co.
  • Lakeland Bank: Wharton Branch at 350 North Main Street, Wharton Mall, branch established on 1995-12-04. Info updated 2006-07-31: Bank assets: $2,255.2 mil, Deposits: $1,869.6 mil, headquarters in Newfoundland, NJ, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 45 total offices, Holding Company: Lakeland Bancorp, Inc.
  • North Fork Bank: Wharton Branch - Shop Rite at Shoprite Supermarket, 314 Route 15 South, branch established on 2001-10-09. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $57,902.9 mil, Deposits: $37,594.8 mil, headquarters in Mattituck, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 353 total offices, Holding Company: Capital One Financial Corporation



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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
Police - Other 1$2,054$24,6480$0
Fire - Other 0$0 1$622
Streets and Highways 11$33,484$36,5280$0
Welfare 1$2,050$24,6000$0
Water Supply 3$8,640$34,5601$504
Other and Unallocable 0$0 2$1,266
Local Libraries 2$4,238$25,4285$1,100
Health 0$0 3$4,288
Financial Administration 3$9,844$39,3762$2,098
Other Government Administration 2$6,896$41,37612$7,220
Judicial and Legal 1$3,752$45,0244$3,350
Police Protection - Officers 13$58,528$54,0260$0
Totals for Government 37$129,486$41,99530$20,448


Wharton government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $782,000
    Solid Waste Management: $543,000
    All Other: $15,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $74,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $955,000
    Water Utilities: $640,000
    Sewerage: $511,000
    Solid Waste Management: $456,000
    Regular Highways: $380,000
    General - Other: $205,000
    Central Staff Services: $187,000
    Financial Administration: $146,000
    Libraries: $144,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $129,000
    Health Services - Other: $107,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $69,000
    Fire Protection: $59,000
    Parks & Recreation: $59,000
    General Public Buildings: $46,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $81,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $117,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,233,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,073,000
    Water Utilities: $80,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $160,000
    Water Utilities: $37,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $302,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $221,000
    Rents: $31,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $66,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,829,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $872,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $2,056,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $553,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $746,000
    All Other: $77,000
    Health & Hospitals: $13,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,988,000
    NEC: $77,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,813,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $7,000

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 Wharton:
  • WSNR (620 AM; 20 kW; JERSEY CITY, NJ)
  • 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)
  • WMTR (1250 AM; 7 kW; MORRISTOWN, NJ; Owner: THE SENTINEL PUBLISHING CO.)
  • 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.)
  • WVNJ (1160 AM; 20 kW; OAKLAND, NJ; Owner: UNIVERSAL B/CASTING OF NEW YORK,INC.)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WLIB (1190 AM; 30 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS-NY, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Wharton:
  • 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)
  • WSUS (102.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NJ; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WAWZ (99.1 FM; ZAREPHATH, NJ; Owner: PILLAR OF FIRE)
  • WNJP (88.5 FM; SUSSEX, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTH.)
  • WNNJ-FM (103.7 FM; NEWTON, NJ; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WHCY (106.3 FM; BLAIRSTOWN, NJ; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WQCD (101.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WKTU (103.5 FM; LAKE SUCCESS, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • 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)

TV broadcast stations around Wharton:
  • 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)
  • 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.)
  • WNJU (Channel 47; LINDEN, NJ; Owner: WNJU LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WFUT (Channel 68; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION NEW YORK LLC)
  • WFME-TV (Channel 66; WEST MILFORD, NJ; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • WNJB (Channel 58; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WLBX-LP (Channel 22; CRANFORD, NJ; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WNJT (Channel 52; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • W36AZ (Channel 36; SUSSEX, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC B/CING. AUTHORITY)

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