Victory Gardens, NJ

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Victory Gardens, New Jersey

There are 1,546 residents in Victory Gardens.

The People and Families of Victory Gardens

In Victory Gardens, about 43% of adults are married. The faces of Victory Gardens are those of its large families. People in the town are less likely to be married than people elsewhere.

Approximately 49% of Victory Gardens is non-white. Diversity is a hallmark of Victory Gardens.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Victory Gardens had a median family income of $43,594.

Victory Gardens Housing

As of 2000, the share of housing units in Victory Gardens that were owner-occupied was 41%. People on their own appreciate the studio and one-bedroom apartments in the town. Compared to most towns in the state, Victory Gardens has reasonable real estate taxes.

Commuting

In Victory Gardens, 92% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

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

Category	Trophy
Racial Diversity (vs. Peers)	Top 1%
Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers)	Top 6%
Short Commute Times (vs. State)	Top 7%
Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers)	Top 10%

Comparative Profile of Victory Gardens, NJ

Comparing Victory Gardens 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
Well-Paid Single Women
Well-Paid Single Men
Children Under 5 Years Old
Female Share of the Population
Male Share of the Population
Age of the Population
Senior Citizens

Families

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

Wealth

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

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

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	1,546	100%
Male	743	48.1%
Female	803	51.9%
Under 18	409	26.5%
18+	1,137	73.5%
65+	84	5.4%
Median Age	31.9
Average Family Size	3.21
White	794	51.4%
African-American	331	21.4%
Asian	84	5.4%
American Indian & Alaskan	1	0.1%
Other	236	15.3%
Mixed Race	100	6.5%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	783	50.6%
Median Family Income (1999)	$43,594
Population In Poverty	130	8.4%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	1,529
Growth	-17
Growth %	-1.09%

Ancestry	Percent
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	69.7%
US/American	9%
Jamaican	3.3%
Italian	3.3%
Irish	2.5%
German	2.3%
Polish	2.1%
English	2%
African	1.7%
Ukrainian	1%
Russian	0.4%
Dutch	0.4%
Trinidadian and Tobagonian	0.4%
French (except Basque)	0.3%
Egyptian	0.3%
French Canadian	0.3%
Portuguese	0.2%
Brazilian	0.2%
Guyanese	0.2%
Bahamian	0.2%
Greek	0.2%
Swedish	0.2%
Danish	0.2%

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