Brooklawn, NJ

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Brooklawn, New Jersey

Brooklawn, New Jersey, in Camden county, is 1 miles W of Gloucester, New Jersey (center to center) and 5 miles SE of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The town has a population of 2,354.

The People and Families of Brooklawn

In Brooklawn, about 46% of adults are married. Looking at Brooklawn, you'll find a large share of the people are not married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Brooklawn had a median family income of $47,891.

Political Inclinations

Residents of Brooklawn gave more campaign money ($625) to George W. Bush than to the other people running for President in 2004. Residents gave more to the Republican party than any of the others.

Brooklawn Housing

Owners occupy 62% of the housing units in Brooklawn. On average, the construction date of housing in the town is earlier than you'll find in most places. If the number of studio apartments and one-bedroom apartments is any indication, then Brooklawn is a popular and practical place to live on one's own. One of the strengths of the town is the availability of reasonably priced apartment rentals. Who wouldn't appreciate the low real estate taxes that are typical in Brooklawn?

Commuting

In Brooklawn, 86% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

Brooklawn strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New Jersey):

Category	Trophy
Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers)	Top 4%
Short Commute Times (vs. State)	Top 4%
Affordability of Property Taxes (vs. State)	Top 10%
Affordability of Rents (vs. State)	Top 11%
Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers)	Top 11%
Racial Diversity (vs. Peers)	Top 17%

Comparative Profile of Brooklawn, NJ

Comparing Brooklawn to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in New Jersey (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Well-Paid Single Women
Racial Diversity
Well-Paid Single Men
Female Share of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old
Senior Citizens
Male Share of the Population
Age of the Population

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Average Household Size
Portion of People Married

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Median Family Income
People in Middle Class or Better
People Above Poverty
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Public Transportation Use
Short Commute Times
Working at Home
Walking and Biking to Work

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
People Living Alone
Affordability of Rents
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Housing Recently Built
Affordability of Property Taxes

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Property Crime
Low Violent Crime

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Category	Value
Near Medium City	1 miles W of Gloucester, New Jersey (center to center)
Nearest Large City	5 miles SE of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
County	Camden
Standard Zip Codes	08030
Phone Area Codes	856
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	39.874
Longitude	-75.119

Station	AUDUBON
Distance	2 miles
Jan Temp	25 to 41 F
Apr Temp	42 to 65 F
Jul Temp	67 to 87 F
Oct Temp	46 to 67 F
Annual Precip	45.9 inches

Station	GLASSBORO 2 NE
Distance	9.8 miles
Jan Temp	24 to 40 F
Apr Temp	42 to 62 F
Jul Temp	66 to 86 F
Oct Temp	45 to 66 F
Annual Precip	45.5 inches

Station	MOORESTOWN
Distance	10.3 miles
Jan Temp	23 to 41 F
Apr Temp	41 to 66 F
Jul Temp	65 to 88 F
Oct Temp	44 to 68 F
Annual Precip	48.2 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	2,354	100%
Male	1,109	47.1%
Female	1,245	52.9%
Under 18	608	25.8%
18+	1,746	74.2%
65+	310	13.2%
Median Age	35.2
Average Family Size	3.09
White	2,125	90.3%
African-American	101	4.3%
Asian	25	1.1%
American Indian & Alaskan	2	0.1%
Other	56	2.4%
Mixed Race	45	1.9%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	111	4.7%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	2,315
Growth	-39
Growth %	-1.69%

Ancestry	Percent
Irish	25.8%
Italian	21.7%
German	16%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	9.2%
Polish	7.5%
English	6.8%
US/American	2.2%
Scotch-Irish	1.5%
Scottish	1.4%
Jamaican	1%
Slovak	0.9%
Ukrainian	0.9%
Russian	0.6%
French (except Basque)	0.6%
Trinidadian and Tobagonian	0.5%
Greek	0.4%
Hungarian	0.3%
Austrian	0.3%
Lithuanian	0.3%
Finnish	0.3%
Czechoslovakian	0.3%
Swedish	0.3%
Romanian	0.2%
Welsh	0.2%
Czech	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Brooklawn	2,354	$47,891
Audubon Park	1,102	$41,029
Bellmawr	11,262	$53,839
Gloucester	64,350	$62,992
Gloucester City	11,484	$46,038
Mount Ephraim	4,495	$59,468
Westville	4,500	$49,005

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