Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $4,589 (1.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $3,889 (2.0%)
Area name: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Burlington County is $742 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $886 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1061 a month.
Cities in this county include: Browns Mills
, Leisure Village West-Pine Lake Park
, Marlton
, Burlington
, Fort Dix
, Palmyra
, Ramblewood
, Medford Lakes
, Country Lake Estates
, Bordentown
.
2005 air pollution in Burlington County:
Carbon Monoxide: 3 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.004 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.016 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Atlantic County
, Camden County
, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
, Mercer County
, Monmouth County
, Ocean County
, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
.
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Burlington County: Sunny
Jim Golf Club
(A),
High Bridge
(B),
Spring Hill Country Club
(C),
Foster Station
(D),
Small
(E),
Fraziers Corners
(F),
Mount Holly Speedway
(G),
Paragon Country Club
(H),
Camp Inawendiwin
(I),
Camp Kettle Run
(J),
Camp Lenape
(K),
Shedaker Station
(L),
Golden Pheasant Country Club
(M),
Willingboro Plaza
(N),
Wilkins Station
(O),
Chesterville
(P),
Mary Ann Furnace
(Q),
Reeves Station
(R),
Red Lion Circle
(S),
Columbus Civic and Athletic Club
(T)
Churches in Burlington County include: First
Presbyterian Church
(A),
Christ the King Church
(B),
Church of the Open Bible
(C),
Cistercian Monastery
(D),
Saint Martins Church
(E),
Saint Mary of the Lakes Church
(F),
Holy Trinity Church
(G),
Asbury Church
(H),
Saint Pauls Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Mount
Moriah Cemetery
(1),
Mount Laurel Cemetery
(2),
Mount Holly Cemetery
(3),
Morgan Cemetery
(4),
Monument Cemetery
(5),
Miller Cemetery
(6),
Saint Peters Cemetery
(7)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Adams
Lake
(A),
Buttonwood Lake
(B),
Penn Swamp Pond
(C),
Manson Lake
(D),
Goose Pond
(E),
Woolman Lake
(F),
Grant Lake
(G),
Monroe Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Alquatka
Branch
(A),
Annaricken Brook
(B),
Arnold Branch
(C),
Assiscunk Branch
(D),
Bacons Run
(E),
Ballinger Creek
(F),
Bard Branch
(G),
Barkers Brook
(H),
Bartletts Branch
(I)
Parks in Burlington County include: Rancocas
State Park
(1),
Iron Works Park
(2),
Carranza Memorial
(3),
Monroe Park
(4),
Wood Park
(5),
Woolman Lake Park
(6),
Mount Laurel State Park
(7),
Creek Island Park
(8),
Swan Bay Wildlife Management Area
(9)
Post office: Chatsworth
Post Office
(A).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
3.6% | | New
Jersey: | 4.1% |
Current college students: 20,140
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 28.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 26,681 (58% naturalized citizens)
| Burlington
County: |
6.3% | | Whole
state: | 17.5% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
|
- 1995
to March 2000: 4,822
- 1990
to 1994: 3,716
- 1985
to 1989: 3,206
- 1980
to 1984: 2,323
- 1975
to 1979: 2,358
- 1970
to 1974: 2,546
- 1970
to 1974: 1,612
- 1965
to 1969: 6,098
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Mean travel time to work: 28.2 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 56.1%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 104,299
- One,
attached: 22,090
- Two:
3,783
- 3
or 4: 6,374
- 5
to 9: 8,196
- 10
to 19: 7,251
- 20
or more: 6,809
- Mobile
homes: 2,477
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 32
Housing units in Burlington County with a mortgage: 81,469 (8,691 second mortgage, 11,587 home equity loan, 474 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 26,543 Agriculture
in Burlington County
Average size of farms: 123 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $91891
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $1248.18
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 46.06%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 12.47%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $74988
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 52.48%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 22.88%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $65531
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 81.02%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 3.32
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 41.89%
Corn for grain: 7226 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 3428 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 22022 harvested acres
Vegetables: 4548 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 568 acresBurlington
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near New Jersey state average. It is 1.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 10/27/2003, a tornado killed one person.
Most
common industries for males in 2005: |
- Public
administration (10%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (10%)
- Construction
(8%)
- Finance
and insurance (6%)
- Health
care (5%)
- Accommodation
and food services (4%)
- Educational
services (4%)
|
Most
common industries for females in 2005:
|
- Health
care (17%)
- Educational
services (14%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Public
administration (7%)
- Finance
and insurance (7%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Social
assistance (4%)
|
Most
common occupations for males in 2005:
|
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Computer
specialists (5%)
- Sales
representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Material
recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
|
Most
common occupations for females in 2005:
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (7%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Registered
nurses (5%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (3%)
|
Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- India
(10%)
- Germany
(9%)
- Korea
(6%)
- Philippines
(6%)
- United
Kingdom (5%)
- Italy
(4%)
- Jamaica
(4%)
|
Most
common first ancestries reported in Burlington County:
|
- Irish
(16%)
- Italian
(16%)
- German
(13%)
- English
(7%)
- Polish
(5%)
- United
States or American (4%)
- Russian
(1%)
|
|
Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 171,595 (83%)
- Carpooled:
19,187 (9%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 2,869 (1%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 71 (0%)
- Subway
or elevated: 1,348 (1%)
- Railroad:
1,723 (1%)
- Ferryboat:
3 (0%)
- Taxi:
85 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
157 (0%)
- Bicycle:
351 (0%)
- Walked:
3,318 (2%)
- Other
means: 980 (0%)
- Worked
at home: 5,784 (3%)
|
People
in group quarters in Burlington County, New Jersey
- 4217
people in federal prisons and detention centers
- 4082
people in state prisons
- 2954
people in nursing homes
- 1237
people in military barracks, etc.
- 364
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 361
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 245
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 123
people in religious group quarters
- 117
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 100
people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 100
people in other group homes
- 52
people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 42
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 41
people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 39
people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 38
people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 19
people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 19
people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 18
people in other types of correctional institutions
- 4
people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $71,039.
6.46% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,119 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.46% | | New
Jersey average: |
6.12% |
0.19% of residents moved from foreign countries ($965 average AGI)
| Burlington
County: |
0.19% | | New
Jersey average: |
0.14% |
3.49% relocated from other counties in New Jersey ($30,780 average AGI)
2.78% relocated from other states ($22,374 average AGI)
| Burlington
County: |
2.78% | | New
Jersey average: |
2.46% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Camden County, NJ
|
1.19% ($53,747 average AGI) |
| from
Mercer County, NJ
|
0.73% ($58,429) |
| from
Philadelphia County, PA
|
0.42% ($53,128) |
| from
Middlesex County, NJ
|
0.34% ($65,059) |
| from
Ocean County, NJ
|
0.26% ($50,239) |
| from
Gloucester County, NJ
|
0.19% ($59,911) |
| from
Bucks County, PA
|
0.18% ($57,781) |
6.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($56,046 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.63% | | New
Jersey average: | 6.89% |
0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($691 average AGI)
| Burlington
County: |
0.12% | | New
Jersey average: |
0.09% |
3.00% relocated to other counties in New Jersey ($24,970 average AGI)
3.52% relocated to other states ($30,385 average AGI)
| Burlington
County: |
3.52% | | New
Jersey average: |
3.32% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Camden County, NJ
|
1.39% ($53,450 average AGI) |
| to
Mercer County, NJ
|
0.37% ($44,511) |
| to
Gloucester County, NJ
|
0.33% ($64,115) |
| to
Philadelphia County, PA
|
0.32% ($43,416) |
| to
Ocean County, NJ
|
0.19% ($59,334) |
| to
Bucks County, PA
|
0.17% ($60,331) |
| to
Middlesex County, NJ
|
0.14% ($48,192) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.3
Births
per 1000 population in Burlington County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.5
Deaths
per 1000 population in Burlington County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.4
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Burlington County
|
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 61,140 (53,956 aged, 7,184 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 409,178
- In
family households: 358,677 (87,114 male householders, 25,121 female householders)
91,463
spouses, 129,823 children (120,828 natural, 3,276 adopted, 5,719 stepchildren), 7,313 grandchildren, 2,573 brothers or sisters, 3,389 parents, 5,616 other relatives, 6,265 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 50,501 (18,598 male householders (14,428 living alone)), 23,738 female householders (21,021 living alone)), 8,165 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 14,216 (11,827 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 43,358 2-persons, 26,532 3-persons, 25,586 4-persons, 11,396 5-persons, 3,861 6-persons, 1,502 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 35,449 1-person, 6,108 2-persons, 499 3-persons, 192 4-persons, 59 5-persons, 10 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.
78,429 married couples with children.
18,260 single-parent households (4,284 men, 13,976 women).
89.7% of residents of Burlington County speak English at home.
3.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
4.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (77% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $3,732,818,000 ($8301 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,752,786,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,139,358,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $456,292,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,207,000
Federal grants: $266,210,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,338,119,000 ($1,240,170,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $524,632,000 ($399,014,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $15,954,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $378,698,000
Federal Government insurance: $531,729,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 27,665
| Here: |
61 per 1000 residents | | State: | 69
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 19,392
| Here: |
43 per 1000 residents | | State: | 44
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +3,657
| Here: |
+8 per 1000 residents | | State: | +33
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +15,947
| Here: |
+35 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-22 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Burlington County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 50.44 millions of gallons per day (61% from ground, 39% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built: |
- 1999
to March 2000: 4,004
- 1995
to 1998: 10,425
- 1990
to 1994: 12,138
- 1980
to 1989: 25,620
- 1970
to 1979: 32,103
- 1960
to 1969: 28,884
- 1950
to 1959: 21,774
- 1940
to 1949: 7,282
- 1939
or earlier: 19,081
|
Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Burlington County, New Jersey: |
- 1
room: 92
- 2
rooms: 291
- 3
rooms: 2,198
- 4
rooms: 6,537
- 5
rooms: 17,411
- 6
rooms: 24,106
- 7
rooms: 22,979
- 8
rooms: 23,227
- 9
or more rooms: 22,659
|
Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Burlington County, New Jersey: |
- 1
room: 1,101
- 2
rooms: 2,401
- 3
rooms: 8,742
- 4
rooms: 8,829
- 5
rooms: 7,187
- 6
rooms: 3,477
- 7
rooms: 1,654
- 8
rooms: 882
- 9
or more rooms: 598
|
Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Burlington County:
|
- no
bedroom: 178
- 1
bedroom: 2,951
- 2
bedrooms: 21,226
- 3
bedrooms: 50,239
- 4
bedrooms: 39,179
- 5
or more bedrooms: 5,727
|
Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Burlington County:
|
- no
bedroom: 1,225
- 1
bedroom: 13,618
- 2
bedrooms: 12,294
- 3
bedrooms: 5,840
- 4
bedrooms: 1,649
- 5
or more bedrooms: 245
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Burlington County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 3,486
- 1
vehicle: 32,183
- 2
vehicles: 58,476
- 3
vehicles: 18,761
- 4
vehicles: 5,113
- 5
or more vehicles: 1,481
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Burlington County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 4,437
- 1
vehicle: 18,307
- 2
vehicles: 10,142
- 3
vehicles: 1,684
- 4
vehicles: 156
- 5
or more vehicles: 145
|
61% of Burlington County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in New Jersey.
| Burlington
County: |
61.1% | | State
average: | 62.3% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 216207
- Northeast:
119463
- Midwest:
13433
- South:
32016
- West:
8025
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $108,900 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Year
Householders Moved Into Unit:
|
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (69%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (19%)
- Electricity
(10%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (2%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (56%)
- Electricity
(26%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
- No
fuel used (1%)
|
Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5,751
| Here: |
11.3% | | New
Jersey: | 13.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2,790
| Here: |
11.2% | | New
Jersey: | 13.0% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 3,884
| Here: |
24.1% | | New
Jersey: | 30.1% |
Burlington
County government finances in 2004:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $22,403,000
- Charges
- Solid Waste Management: $21,656,000
Higher Education - Other: $18,668,000
Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $13,602,000
Hospital Public: $13,003,000
All Other: $2,311,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,251,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $854,000
- Construction
- Solid Waste Management: $11,140,000
Regular Highways: $8,121,000
Higher Education - Other: $3,414,000
Libraries: $3,356,000
General Public Buildings: $3,139,000
Parks & Recreation: $667,000
- Current
Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $69,269,000
General - Other: $42,367,000
Other Higher Education: $36,899,000
Welfare - Other: $21,141,000
Corrections - Other: $17,524,000
Solid Waste Management: $15,995,000
Regular Highways: $12,012,000
Own Hospitals: $11,350,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $8,315,000
Health Services - Other: $7,645,000
Libraries: $6,840,000
Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $6,026,000
General Public Buildings: $4,757,000
Central Staff Services: $4,101,000
Police Protection: $3,845,000
Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $2,670,000
Financial Administration: $2,313,000
Natural Resources - Other: $661,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $660,000
Housing & Community Development: $361,000
Fire Protection: $358,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $218,000
Parks & Recreation: $200,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - Education: $208,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $9,864,000
- Intergovernmental
to State - Hospitals: $411,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - Education: $34,872,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $37,130,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $143,662,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Higher Education: $21,533,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $12,140,000
Other NEC: $7,630,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $115,547,000
Full Faith & Credit - Higher Education: $31,768,000
Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $18,484,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $12,195,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $23,550,000
Higher Education: $16,605,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,946,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $2,017,000
Interest Earnings: $1,373,000
Rents: $1,065,000
Property Sale Other: $55,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $13,332,000
Natural Resource - Other: $9,227,000
General - Other: $2,093,000
Other Higher Education: $1,192,000
Regular Highways: $346,000
Parks & Recreation: $297,000
Corrections - Other: $19,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $70,157,000
- Short
Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $60,429,000
Beginning: $52,627,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $12,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Education: $25,599,000
All Other: $18,578,000
Public Welfare: $8,103,000
Health & Hospitals: $7,779,000
Highways: $6,678,000
- Tax
- Property: $137,717,000
NEC: $12,707,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $102,954,000
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