U.S. Cities - City-Data Homepage  
Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania, Forum City-Data.com Homepage

Avenel, New Jersey

Back to Avenel, NJ housing info, Middlesex County, New Jersey, NJ smaller cities, NJ small cities, All Cities.

Avenel: Winter time Avenel: A quiet street in Avenel
 

Submit pictures of this place

Avenel, NJ map Current weather forecast for Avenel, NJ

Population (year 2000): 17,552
Males: 10,062  (57.3%)
Females: 7,490  (42.7%)

Middlesex County

Median resident age:  35.5 years
New Jersey median age:  36.7 years

Zip codes: 07001.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $60,900 (it was $54,929 in 2000)
Avenel  $60,900
New Jersey:  $61,672

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $281,100 (it was $142,600 in 2000)
Avenel  $281,100
New Jersey:  $333,900

Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 07001

Avenel, NJ residents, houses, and apartments details

Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition

Profiles of local businesses:
 Treichs' Landscape Services L.L.C.

Races in Avenel:

  • White Non-Hispanic (49.0%)
  • Black (19.7%)
  • Asian Indian (13.0%)
  • Hispanic (9.9%)
  • Two or more races (3.9%)
  • Other race (3.7%)
  • Other Asian (2.3%)
  • Filipino (1.5%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Chinese (0.9%)
  • Korean (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Avenel: 118.9 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

Avenel, NJ forum
Recent posts about Avenel, New Jersey on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users. Avenel is mentioned 143 times on our forum:
JC-Avenel-Florham Park triangle  (5 replies)
Worst towns in NJ  (663 replies)
How diverse is Avenel and What other areas in middlesex are a great diverse community  (4 replies)
Jersey "Institutions" of Yesteryear...Ahhhh  (231 replies)
Best Pizzeria in NJ  (158 replies)
Really, it's the food that keeps me in North Jersey  (172 replies)

Latest news from Avenel, NJ collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Ancestries: Italian (12.8%), Irish (12.3%), German (7.7%), Polish (6.7%), English (3.8%), Subsaharan African (3.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 84 feet

Land area: 3.44 square miles.

Population density: 5099 people per square mile 
 
  (average).

Avenel,NJ real estate house value index trend





Home Value Estimate
Address:
 Unit (optional):
City
 State
 Zip


Recent Home Sales
Address:
City
State
Zip
Min Price (optional)

Max Price (optional)
Prioritization:



Avenel, New Jersey map

For population 25 years and over in Avenel

  • High school or higher: 79.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.4%
  • Unemployed: 7.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Avenel CDP

  • Never married: 29.0%
  • Now married: 54.6%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 5.7%
  • Divorced: 8.2%

4,554 residents are foreign born (16.3% Asia, 3.9% Latin America, 2.8% Africa, 2.8% Europe).

This place:  25.9%
New Jersey:  17.5%



According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Avenel, New Jersey in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Avenel to the number of sex offenders is 4388 to 1.

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

Avenel:  2.4% ($3,468)
New Jersey:  2.4% ($4,047)
Avenel satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Elizabeth, NJ (7.3 miles , pop. 120,568).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Staten Island, NY (9.5 miles , pop. 443,728).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Brooklyn, NY (23.0 miles , pop. 2,465,326).

Nearest cities: Rahway, NJ (1.7 miles ), Woodbridge, NJ (1.8 miles ), Port Reading, NJ (2.4 miles ), Sewaren, NJ (2.4 miles ), Colonia, NJ (2.4 miles ), Iselin, NJ (2.6 miles ), Clark, NJ (3.3 miles ), Carteret borough, NJ (3.4 miles ).

Latitude: 40.58 N, Longitude: 74.28 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +993 (+5.7%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 633 (8.7%)


People in group quarters in Avenel
  • 2640 people in state prisons
  • 540 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 31 people in nursing homes
  • 24 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
  • 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 4 people in religious group quarters
  • 2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Avenel household income distribution Avenel home values distribution

This place's Wikipedia profile



Most common industries for males:
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (14%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)
  • Chemicals (5%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (11%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (4%)
  • Public administration (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Computer specialists (17%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Computer specialists (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)


Avenel races chart

Average climate in Avenel, New Jersey

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Avenel, New Jersey average temperatures Avenel, New Jersey average precipitation
 
Avenel, New Jersey humidity		  
Avenel, New Jersey wind speed
 
Avenel, New Jersey snowfall		  
Avenel, New Jersey sunshine
 
Avenel, New Jersey clear and cloudy days		  

Back to the top

Avenel-area historical tornado activity is near New Jersey state average. It is 30% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/28/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 21.3 miles away from the Avenel place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 10/18/1990, a category 3 tornado 34.4 miles away from the place center injured 8 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Avenel topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Avenel:
  • RAHWAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; RAHWAY, NJ)
  • RARITAN BAY MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; PERTH AMBOY, NJ)
  • STATEN ISLAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL-SOUT (about 6 miles; STATEN ISLAND, NY)

Political contributions by individuals in Avenel, NJ

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Avenel:
  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 11 miles; NEWARK, NJ; ID: EWR)
  • PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 21 miles; NEW YORK, NY; ID: JRB)
  • TETERBORO (about 25 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; ID: TEB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Avenel:
  • LINDEN (about 4 miles; LINDEN, NJ; ID: LDJ)
  • NEWARK NR 1 (about 14 miles; NEWARK, NJ; ID: 3N4)
  • MORRISTOWN MUNI (about 17 miles; MORRISTOWN, NJ; ID: MMU)

Amtrak stations near Avenel:
  • 4 miles: METROPARK (ISELIN, 100 MIDDLESEX-ESSEX TPK.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 10 miles: NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (NEWARK, ). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones.
  • 14 miles: NEWARK (RAYMOND PLAZA WEST). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Avenel:
  • UNION COUNTY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; CRANFORD, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,856)
  • KEAN UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; UNION, NJ; FT enrollment: 8,627)
  • CUNY COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND (about 9 miles; STATEN ISLAND, NY; FT enrollment: 8,135)
  • SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; SOUTH ORANGE, NJ; FT enrollment: 7,509)
  • RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEWARK (about 13 miles; NEWARK, NJ; FT enrollment: 6,878)
  • NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 13 miles; NEWARK, NJ; FT enrollment: 6,565)
  • ESSEX COUNTY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; NEWARK, NJ; FT enrollment: 5,893)
Public elementary/middle schools in Avenel:

Avenel map

Click to draw/clear place borders

Notable locations in Avenel: Avenel Station (A), East Jersey State Prison (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Avenel include: First Presbyterian Church (A), Saint Andrew's Roman Catholic Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Avenel include: Prospect Park (1), Avenel Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attraction: Libraries of Middlesex Automation Consortium (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 1030 Saint Georges Avenue Suite 203).

Hotels: Gem Motel Northbound (930 USHighway 1), Douglas Motel (1100 USHighway 1), Fairfield Inn & Suites Woodbridge (1295 Route 1 South), Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriot (1295 USHighway 1), City Motel & Tavern (943 USHighway 1), Angel Eye's Concierge Services (1162 St Georgies Ave suite 180), Americana Motel (942 USHighway 1).

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  72.6%
Whole state:  70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.1%
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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  9.6%
Whole state:  8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  4.7%
Whole state:  4.2%

Avenel compared to New Jersey state average:
  • 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.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.


Back to the top

Banks with branches in Avenel (2007 data):
  • PNC Bank, National Association: Avenel Branch at 1190 St. George Avenue, branch established on 1973-04-09. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $90,142.4 mil, Deposits: $65,279.9 mil, headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 836 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
  • Washington Mutual Bank: Avenel Branch at 1342 St. Georges Avenue, branch established on 1919-01-01. Info updated 2006-10-13: Bank assets: $345,294.6 mil, Deposits: $219,019.0 mil, headquarters in Henderson, NV, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 1582 total offices
  • Northfield Bank: Avenel Branch at 1410 St Georges Avenue, branch established on 1927-01-01. Info updated 2006-12-05: Bank assets: $1,293.6 mil, Deposits: $991.1 mil, headquarters in Staten Island, NY, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 19 total offices, Holding Company: Nsb Holding Corp.



Educational Attainment



School Enrollment by Level of School


Avenel travel time to work
Avenel mode of transportation to work chart


2004 Presidential Election results in Middlesex County New Jersey:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

7.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,801 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.26%
New Jersey average:  6.12%

0.33% of residents moved from foreign countries ($699 average AGI)
Middlesex County:  0.33%
New Jersey average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Union County, NJ  0.80% ($47,329 average AGI)
from Somerset County, NJ  0.64% ($51,524)
from Monmouth County, NJ  0.49% ($79,620)


9.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($57,563 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.05%
New Jersey average:  6.89%

0.14% of residents moved to foreign countries ($627 average AGI)
Middlesex County:  0.14%
New Jersey average:  0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Somerset County, NJ  0.87% ($62,979 average AGI)
to Monmouth County, NJ  0.59% ($74,424)
to Union County, NJ  0.52% ($45,395)


Strongest AM radio stations in Avenel:
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WJDM (1530 AM; 10 kW; ELIZABETH, NJ; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF NEW YORK LICENSE CORP)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • 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)
  • WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • WBBR (1130 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BLOOMBERG COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WADO (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WADO-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • WLIB (1190 AM; 30 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS-NY, INC.)
  • WSNR (620 AM; 20 kW; JERSEY CITY, NJ)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WQEW (1560 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: THE NEW YORK TIMES ELECTRONIC MEDIA COMPANY)
  • WNSW (1430 AM; 5 kW; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: MULTICULTURAL RADIO BROADCASTING INC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Avenel:
  • 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.)
  • WNYC-FM (93.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WNYC RADIO)
  • WPAT-FM (93.1 FM; PATERSON, NJ; Owner: WPAT LICENSING, INC.)
  • WSIA (88.9 FM; STATEN ISLAND, NY; Owner: THE COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND)
  • WQCD (101.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • 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.)
  • WKTU (103.5 FM; LAKE SUCCESS, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • 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.)
  • WQHT (97.1 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS LICENSE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK)
  • WCBS-FM (101.1 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WKCR-FM (89.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN NEW YORK)

TV broadcast stations around Avenel:
  • WLBX-LP (Channel 22; CRANFORD, NJ; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • 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.)
  • WNYW (Channel 5; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WPXO-LP (Channel 34; EAST ORANGE, NJ; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, 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)
  • 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)
  • W60AI (Channel 60; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WNXY-LP (Channel 26; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W36AS (Channel 36; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; Owner: DEEPAK VISWANATH)
  • WNJB (Channel 58; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • W33BS (Channel 33; DARIEN, CT; Owner: CT&T BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNYN-LP (Channel 39; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WNYX-LP (Channel 35; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Back to Avenel, NJ housing info, Middlesex County, New Jersey, NJ smaller cities, NJ small cities, All Cities.

 

Back to the top


Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by Onboard Informatics
© 2008 Onboard Informatics. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
 
City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2008 Advameg, Inc.