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Population (year 2000): 13,407
Males: 6,389 (47.7%), Females: 7,018 (52.3%)
Union County
Median resident age: 39.7 years
Median household income: $107,716 (year 2000)
Median house value: $324,900 (year 2000)
Races in Berkeley Heights:
- White Non-Hispanic (86.6%)
- Chinese (4.1%)
- Hispanic (3.7%)
- Asian Indian (2.1%)
- Black (1.1%)
- Korean (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: Italian (25.4%), Irish (22.5%),
German (17.3%), English (9.0%), Polish (5.7%), Russian (4.7%).
Elevation: 220 feet
Land area: 6.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Berkeley Heights
- High school or higher: 92.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 52.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 23.2%
- Unemployed: 2.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Berkeley Heights CDP
- Never married: 17.7%
- Now married: 70.1%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 6.8%
- Divorced: 4.8%
13.8% Foreign born (5.6% Asia, 5.2% Europe, 2.6%
Latin America).
Hospital/medical center in Berkeley Heights:
- RUNNELLS SPECIALIZED HOSP-UNION CO (40
WATCHUNG WAY)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Berkeley Heights:
- CHILDRENS SPECIALIZED HOSP (about 6 miles;
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ)
- SUMMIT HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; SUMMIT, NJ)
- UNIVERSITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE (about 9 miles;
PISCATAWAY, NJ)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Berkeley Heights:
- NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 19 miles; NEWARK, NJ; ID:
EWR)
- TETERBORO (about 29 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; ID: TEB)
- PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 30 miles;
NEW YORK, NY; ID: JRB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Berkeley Heights:
- MORRISTOWN MUNI (about 8 miles; MORRISTOWN, NJ; ID:
MMU)
- LINDEN (about 15 miles; LINDEN, NJ; ID: LDJ)
- CENTRAL JERSEY REGIONAL (about 16 miles; MANVILLE,
NJ; ID: 47N)
Amtrak stations near Berkeley Heights:
- 11 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.
- 13 miles: NEW BRUNSWICK (FRENCH & ALBANY STS.).
Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible,
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, snack bar, ATM, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi
stand, public transit connection.
- 17 miles: NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (NEWARK, ).
Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Berkeley Heights:
- DREW UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; MADISON, NJ;
Full-time enrollment: 2,133)
- UNION COUNTY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; CRANFORD, NJ;
FT enrollment: 5,856)
- KEAN UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; UNION, NJ; FT
enrollment: 8,627)
- SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; SOUTH ORANGE,
NJ; FT enrollment: 7,509)
- RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEW BRUNSWICK (about 14 miles;
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; FT enrollment: 30,649)
- COUNTY COLLEGE OF MORRIS (about 16 miles; RANDOLPH,
NJ; FT enrollment: 5,202)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE (about 16 miles; NORTH BRUNSWICK,
NJ; FT enrollment: 2,897)
Public high school in Berkeley Heights:
- GOVERNOR LIVINGSTON H S (Students: 953;
Location: 175 WATCHUNG BOULEVARD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Berkeley Heights:
- COLUMBIA (Students: 582; Location: 345
PLAINFIELD AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- EARLY CHILD CNT-HAMIL TER (Students: 407;
Location: 651 MOUNTAIN AVENUE; Grades: PK - 01)
- THOMAS P. HUGHES (Students: 294; Location:
446 SNYDER AVE; Grades: 02 - 05)
- MOUNTAIN PARK (Students: 275; Location: 55
FAIRFAX DR; Grades: 02 - 05)
- WILLIAM WOODRUFF (Students: 248; Location:
BRIARWOOD DR WEST; Grades: 02 - 05)
Library in Berkeley Heights:
- BERKELEY HEIGHTS FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY
(Operating income: $693,018; Location: 290 PLAINFIELD
AVENUE; 81,598 books; 2,125 audio materials; 1,867 video
materials; 220 serial subscriptions)
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