Gloucester City, Camden County

State Plan Planning Areas (2001)

FieldValue
Planning Area Number1
Planning Area DescriptionMETROPOLITAN
ACRES1597.95
SQMI2.4967

Mayor and Government

FieldValue
Address512 Monmouth Street
CityGloucester City
StateNJ
ZIP Code08030
Phone Number(856) 456-0079
Fax Number(856) 456-8030
Mayor's NameWilliam P. James
Term Start2007-01-01
Term End2010-12-31

Placenames

CLASSCOORDSELEVATIONFEATUREIDNAMEQUAD
BridgeView Map01191352Walt Whitman BridgePhiladelphia
SchoolView Map62340237Brown Street Elementary SchoolCamden
BuildingView Map62340312Gloucester City Company 1 Fire StationCamden
BuildingView Map62340313Gloucester City Company 2 Fire StationCamden
BuildingView Map62340314Gloucester City Company 3 Fire StationCamden
BuildingView Map62340315Gloucester City Company 4 Fire StationCamden
BuildingView Map62340316Gloucester City Court HouseCamden
SchoolView Map62340317Gloucester City Middle School and High SchoolCamden
Populated PlaceView Map62340318Gloucester City Post OfficeCamden
SchoolView Map62340361Mary E Costello Elementary SchoolCamden
StreamView Map0874074South Branch Newton CreekCamden
LocaleView Map6874075Interchange 1Camden
CemeteryView Map6875281Cedar Grove CemeteryCamden
Populated PlaceView Map6876644Gloucester CityCamden
Populated PlaceView Map6876645Gloucester HeightsCamden
CapeView Map2876646Gloucester PointPhiladelphia
Populated PlaceView Map6877107Highland ParkCamden
StreamView Map0877867Little Timber CreekPhiladelphia
CemeteryView Map6878965Old Saint Marys CemeteryCamden
BridgeView Map0881808Whitman BridgePhiladelphia
LocaleView Map6883688Fort Nassau Industrial ParkPhiladelphia

Historic Population

FieldValue
MUNIGLOUCESTER CITY
COUNTYCAMDEN
ACRES1831.40
Square Miles2.86
1930 Population5820
1940 Population6198
1950 Population7952
1960 Population17591
1970 Population26511
1980 Population45156
1990 Population12649
Total Population11484
1930 Density2645.5
1940 Density2817.3
1950 Density3614.5
1960 Density7995.9
1970 Density12050.5
1980 Density20525.5
1990 Density5749.5
PDEN004015.3846

Employment Statistics (2003)

1st Quarter Employment2nd Quarter Employment3rd Quarter Employment4th Quarter EmploymentAverage Annual Employment Average Annual WagesAverage UnitsAverage Weekly WagesStatistic TypeTotal Wages
2690243323652580248140227229774TOTAL - ALL COVERED UI & UCFE99820990
1940168417161852181137229221716TOTAL - PRIVATE SECTOR67428250
704703604683625482707928TOTAL - LOCAL GOVT30176602
4646454545491571945TOTAL - FEDERAL GOVT2216138

Land Use (2002)

ACRESLABEL02LU02
297.44RESIDENTIAL, HIGH DENSITY OR MULTIPLE DWELLING1110
271.32RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE UNIT, MEDIUM DENSITY1120
11.23RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE UNIT, LOW DENSITY1130
1.47RESIDENTIAL, RURAL, SINGLE UNIT1140
114.62COMMERCIAL/SERVICES1200
112.92INDUSTRIAL1300
163.21TRANSPORTATION/COMMUNICATION/UTILITIES1400
56.96MAJOR ROADWAY1410
2.85BRIDGE OVER WATER1419
21.68UPLAND RIGHTS-OF-WAY DEVELOPED1462
3.66UPLAND RIGHTS-OF-WAY UNDEVELOPED1463
27.86MIXED URBAN OR BUILT-UP LAND1600
124.87OTHER URBAN OR BUILT-UP LAND1700
16.93CEMETERY1710
5.98MANAGED WETLAND IN MAINTAINED LAWN GREENSPACE1750
43.51RECREATIONAL LAND1800
21.46ATHLETIC FIELDS (SCHOOLS)1804
27.69DECIDUOUS FOREST (10-50% CROWN CLOSURE)4110
16.50DECIDUOUS FOREST (>50% CROWN CLOSURE)4120
0.03CONIFEROUS FOREST (>50% CROWN CLOSURE)4220
9.49OLD FIELD (< 25% BRUSH COVERED)4410
1.91PHRAGMITES DOMINATE OLD FIELD4411
30.84DECIDUOUS BRUSH/SHRUBLAND4420
2.63MIXED DECIDUOUS/CONIFEROUS BRUSH/SHRUBLAND4440
12.19ARTIFICIAL LAKES5300
301.18TIDAL RIVERS, INLAND BAYS, AND OTHER TIDAL WATERS5410
1.14DREDGED LAGOON5420
51.81FRESHWATER TIDAL MARSHES6120
0.37PHRAGMITES DOMINATE COASTAL WETLANDS6141
41.16DECIDUOUS WOODED WETLANDS6210
16.42DECIDUOUS SCRUB/SHRUB WETLANDS6231
2.31HERBACEOUS WETLANDS6240
3.41PHRAGMITES DOMINATE INTERIOR WETLANDS6241
8.31ALTERED LANDS7400
2.08DISTURBED WETLANDS (MODIFIED)7430
3.09TRANSITIONAL AREAS7500

School Districts

FieldValue
District ID06000
District Numeric Type3
District TypeUnified
District NameGLOUCESTER CITY
ACRES1813.80
Abbott District1

Uniform Crime Reporting

ArsonAssaultBurglaryLarcenyMotor Vehicle TheftMurderPopulation EstimateRapeRobberyTotal Property CrimesTotal Violent CrimesYear
0135521925111591316299332006
0166521929011431815313392007

Census Summary File 1 (Population & Housing)

FieldValue
Total Population11484
Total Population: White11155
Total Population: Black79
Total Population: American Indian21
Total Population: Asian78
Total Population: Hawaiian4
Total Population: Other Race74
Total Population: Hispanic216
Total Population: Not Hispanic11268
Median Age: Both Sexes36.4
Median Age: Male34.8
Median Age: Female38.0
Total Population: Male5594
Total Population: Female5890
Households: Total4213
Average Household Size2.72
Housing Units: Total4604
Housing Units: Occupied4213
Housing Units: Vacant391

Census Summary File 3

FieldValue
Workers 16 years and over: Total4889
Means of transportation to work; Car; truck; or van4328
Means of transportation to work; Car; truck; or van; Drove alone3524
Means of transportation to work; Car; truck; or van; Carpooled804
Means of transportation to work; Public transportation223
Means of transportation to work; Public transportation; Bus or trolley bus177
Means of transportation to work; Public transportation; Subway or elevated37
Means of transportation to work; Public transportation; Taxicab9
Means of transportation to work; Bicycle26
Means of transportation to work; Walked231
Means of transportation to work; Other means25
Worked at home56
Total4889
Did not work at home4833
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; Less than 5 minutes255
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 5 to 9 minutes594
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 10 to 14 minutes672
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 15 to 19 minutes1154
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 20 to 24 minutes726
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 25 to 29 minutes223
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 30 to 34 minutes568
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 35 to 39 minutes118
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 40 to 44 minutes79
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 45 to 59 minutes227
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 60 to 89 minutes115
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 90 or more minutes102
Worked at home56
Households: Median household income in 199936855
Households: Total4248
Household income; Less than $10;000437
Household income; $10;000 to $14;999380
Household income; $15;000 to $19;999318
Household income; $20;000 to $24;999287
Household income; $25;000 to $29;999321
Household income; $30;000 to $34;999289
Household income; $35;000 to $39;999191
Household income; $40;000 to $44;999268
Household income; $45;000 to $49;999192
Household income; $50;000 to $59;999259
Household income; $60;000 to $74;999572
Household income; $75;000 to $99;999462
Household income; $100;000 to $124;999184
Household income; $125;000 to $149;99944
Household income; $150;000 to $199;99937
Household income; $200;000 or more7
Housing units: Total4612
Built 1999 to March 20007
Built 1995 to 199850
Built 1990 to 199444
Built 1980 to 1989190
Built 1970 to 1979171
Built 1960 to 1969398
Built 1950 to 1959773
Built 1940 to 1949654
Built 1939 or earlier2325
Specified owner-occupied housing units: Median real estate taxes2158