Ventnor City, NJ

Quickly Find In The Tabs Below:

Overview
» Overview
» High Points
» Comparisons

Almanac
» Zip Codes
» Climate/Weather

People
» Population
» Ancestry

Local
» Map & Nearby

Schools

Overview
Almanac
People
Local
Schools
Comments

Ventnor City, New Jersey

Introduction to Ventnor City, New Jersey

Ventnor City, New Jersey, in Atlantic county, is 31 miles E of Vineland, New Jersey and 55 miles SE of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The city is located in the Atlantic - Cape May metropolitan area. Ventnor City has a population of 12,910.

Ventnor City History

In the January of 1889, this beautiful locality was named Ventnor after a place of the same name in England. At the time of its creation, Ventnor City was a part of the Egg Harbor Township, and had a population of 6,674. Over the years, these figures have gone up, and currently there are over 12,000 residents in this city.

Ventnor City and nearby Attractions

Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts/ Emlin Physick Estate
Brigantine Beach Historical Museum
Ocean Life Center
Cape May County Park
Atlantic City Cemetery
Leaming's Run Gardens

Things To Do In Ventnor City

There are various interesting sites near Ventnor City, including the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts, the Brigantine Beach Historical Museum, the Marine Mammal Stranding Center Museum, the Noyes Museum of Art, and the Ocean Life Center. For a day out with family and friends, the Leaming's Run Gardens or the Cape May County Park are the ideal places.

Ventnor City Transportation

The Atlantic City International Airport is close by.

Ventnor City Higher Education

The nearby institutes offering higher educational opportunities are The Richard Stockton College Of New Jersey and the Atlantic Cape Community College.

High Points

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

Category	Trophy
Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers)	Top 3%
Short Commute Times (vs. State)	Top 4%
Racial Diversity (vs. Peers)	Top 10%

Comparative Profile of Ventnor City, NJ

Comparing Ventnor City 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
Racial Diversity
Senior Citizens
Age of the Population
Well-Paid Single Women
Well-Paid Single Men
Female Share of the Population
Male Share of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old

Families

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

Wealth

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

Commute & Sprawl

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

Housing

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

Crime

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

Category	Value
Near Medium City	31 miles E of Vineland, New Jersey (center to center)
Nearest Large City	55 miles SE of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
County	Atlantic
Standard Zip Codes	08406
Phone Area Codes	609
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	39.34
Longitude	-74.477

Station	ATLANTIC CITY MARINA
Distance	3.8 miles
Jan Temp	29 to 41 F
Apr Temp	45 to 58 F
Jul Temp	70 to 81 F
Oct Temp	53 to 65 F
Annual Precip	38.3 inches

Station	ATLANTIC CITY AP
Distance	9 miles
Jan Temp	23 to 41 F
Apr Temp	40 to 61 F
Jul Temp	65 to 85 F
Oct Temp	44 to 66 F
Annual Precip	40.5 inches

Station	TUCKERTON
Distance	19.2 miles
Jan Temp	23 to 42 F
Apr Temp	40 to 62 F
Jul Temp	66 to 87 F
Oct Temp	45 to 68 F
Annual Precip	45.9 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	12,910	100%
Male	6,152	47.7%
Female	6,758	52.3%
Under 18	2,582	20%
18+	10,328	80%
65+	2,550	19.8%
Median Age	40.6
Average Family Size	3.02
White	9,953	77.1%
African-American	379	2.9%
Asian	962	7.5%
American Indian & Alaskan	24	0.2%
Other	1,210	9.4%
Mixed Race	378	2.9%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	2,213	17.1%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	12,737
Growth	-173
Growth %	-1.29%

Ancestry	Percent
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	31.5%
Italian	23.9%
Irish	12.5%
English	5.1%
German	4.6%
Russian	4.6%
US/American	3.1%
Polish	2.9%
Greek	2%
French (except Basque)	1.4%
Dutch	1.1%
Albanian	1%
Egyptian	0.8%
Scottish	0.6%
Ukrainian	0.5%
Welsh	0.4%
Haitian	0.4%
Scotch-Irish	0.3%
Jamaican	0.3%
Lithuanian	0.3%
Bulgarian	0.3%
Norwegian	0.3%
Swedish	0.3%
Hungarian	0.2%
French Canadian	0.2%
Israeli	0.2%
British West Indian	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Ventnor City	12,910	$52,701
Atlantic City	40,517	$31,997
Linwood	7,172	$71,415
Longport	1,054	$68,194
Margate City	8,193	$63,917
Northfield	7,725	$62,896
Pleasantville	19,012	$40,016

You are visiting:
All States > New Jersey > Ventnor City

Career and College Resources on CityTownInfo

Real-World Career Reports

Career Stories from workers: daily activities, job tips, best/worst job aspects, training, etc.

Career Videos. Professional videos on 800+ jobs, featuring actual employees.

Daily Career & Education News from our staff. We're an approved Google News provider!

Career Reference and Data

Resource Center. A starting point for all CityTownInfo career and college resources.

Career Overviews of hundreds of careers: descriptions, salaries, forecasts, schools, more.

Top Cities for each career. Lists and maps; salaries by city.

Top Industries. Lists of major hiring industries by career, with salaries.

City Comparisons, showing most common jobs, highest paying, etc.

Original Career Articles and Studies

Best Careers Not Requiring Degrees: Good pay, job growth, low need for degrees.

Helpful Articles, many in "how-to" format; e.g., "How to Become a Chef".

Interactive College Search Tools

College Search Scout™. Search by degree, location, major, athletics, etc.

CollegeMatch™. Find school most similar to one of interest.

College Directories and Lists

These lists link to thousands of detailed school profiles.

Colleges by State. Nearly every college and trade school in the country.

Colleges Listed Alphabetically. About 7,000 colleges & trade schools, including online schools.

Exceptional Schools. Lists of the "best/most/highest/lowest" schools.

Places Similar to Ventnor City

We've crunched the numbers to create PlaceMatch™, which compares thousands of cities and towns to find the places most similar to each.

Find places similar to Ventnor City

Additional Resources

Large City Map

Info for Ventnor City Government Officials

Are you an official in the Ventnor City government or quasi-government agency such as the chamber of commerce, visitors bureau or economic development council? If so, visit our information page for government officials to see how CityTownInfo can support you.

Spread The Word

Webmasters & Bloggers: Please link to this page on Ventnor City. Just copy the HTML below and paste it into your web page or blog.