• GENERAL INFORMATION
• DEMOGRAPHICS & SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
• HOME SALES
• SCHOOL SYSTEM
• STATE POLICE UNIFORM CRIME REPORTS
• TAXES
• TOWN PROFILE

GENERAL INFORMATION

Address: 152 Washington Avenue, NJ 07109
Telephone: 973-450-3300
Land area: 3.34 square miles
Water area: 0.07 square miles
Type: Township
Form of government: CM '50

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DEMOGRAPHICS & SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
Census 2000 Demographic Profile Highlights:

General Characteristics	Number	Percent	U.S.
Total population	35,928
Male	17,330	48.2	49.1%
Female	18,598	51.8	50.9%
Median age (years)	36.2	(X)	35.3
Under 5 years	2,133	5.9	6.8%
18 years and over	28,082	78.2	74.3%
65 years and over	4,806	13.4	12.4%
One race	34,556	96.2	97.6%
White	24,950	69.4	75.1%
Black or African American	1,926	5.4	12.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native	60	0.2	0.9%
Asian	4,062	11.3	3.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	26	0.1	0.1%
Some other race	3,532	9.8	5.5%
Two or more races	1,372	3.8	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	8,507	23.7	12.5%
Household population	35,728	99.4	97.2%
Group quarters population	200	0.6	2.8%
Average household size	2.60	(X)	2.59
Average family size	3.23	(X)	3.14
Total housing units	14,144
Occupied housing units	13,731	97.1	91.0%
Owner-occupied housing units	6,997	51.0	66.2%
Renter-occupied housing units	6,734	49.0	33.8%
Vacant housing units	413	2.9	9.0%
Social Characteristics -	Number	Percent	U.S.
Population 25 years and over	25,114
High school graduate or higher	19,638	78.2	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5,461	21.7	24.4%
Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)	2,468	8.8	12.7%
Disability status (population 5 years and over)	7,609	22.5	19.3%
Foreign born	9,638	26.8	11.1%
Male, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over)	7,163	51.1	56.7%
Female, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over)	7,329	47.6	52.1%
Speak a language other than English at home (population 5 years and over)	14,445	42.6	17.9%
Economic Characteristics	Number	Percent	U.S.
In labor force (population 16 years and over)	18,392	63.5	63.9%
Mean travel time to work in minutes (workers 16 years and over)	27.5	(X)	25.5
Median household income in 1999 (dollars)	48,576	(X)	41,994
Median family income in 1999 (dollars)	55,212	(X)	50,046
Per capita income in 1999 (dollars)	22,093	(X)	21,587
Families below poverty level	577	6.3	9.2%
Individuals below poverty level	2,939	8.2	12.4%
Housing Characteristics	Number	Percent	U.S.
Single-family owner-occupied homes	4,850
Median value (dollars)	147,500	(X)	119,600
Median of selected monthly owner costs	(X)	(X)
With a mortgage (dollars)	1,544	(X)	1,088
Not mortgaged (dollars)	662	(X)	295

Source: http://factfinder.census.gov/

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HOME SALES

The Big Picture: This table shows annual residential sales data for Belleville. It includes all property sales listed as residential by the local assessor which closed in the calendar year listed for $10,000 or more. *Sales for 2007 are through 2/28/2007, are based on preliminary reports, and the median price might not be comparable to previous years.	COUNTY:	Essex	TOWN:	Belleville
	Year	Sales	Median. Price (000s)
	2000:	606	$136		Change
	2001:	542	$156		14.8%
	2002:	626	$190		21.6%
	2003:	688	$230		21.0%
	2004:	672	$260		13.2%
	2005:	662	$305		17.3%
	2006:	559	$331		8.5%
	*2007:	86	$340		2.7%
	Overall change, 2000-2006:				143.7%

Source: http://factfinder.census.gov/

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SCHOOL SYSTEM

Board of Education
Address: Belleville High School
100 Passaic Avenue, Ste. 2
Belleville, N.J 07109-3127
Telephone: 201-450-3447
Grade Plan: K-6, 7-8, 9-12

2006 School Report Card

Essex County Median	441	19	40%				75%		2%		72%		19%		75%		15%
New Jersey Median	441	19	18%				85%		5%		83%		27%		87%		25%

Belleville	CD	Belleville Middle	686	18	35%				69%		3%		50%		7%		68%		6%
Belleville	CD	Number 3	313	17	36%				79%		1%		71%		20%		65%		8%
Belleville	CD	Number 4	323	19	46%				71%		2%		79%		20%		74%		4%
Belleville	CD	Number 5	338	19	38%				73%		0%		70%		11%		67%		7%
Belleville	CD	Number 7	443	19	24%				84%		13%		83%		45%		82%		49%
Belleville	CD	Number 8	474	23	42%				70%		0%		69%		11%		75%		7%
Belleville	CD	Number 9	139	20	53%				75%		0%		85%		28%		88%		24%
Belleville	CD	Number 10	147	21	38%				85%		2%		87%		26%		73%		27%

Essex County Median						78		6		67		9		97	18	76	413	457	415		1285
New Jersey Median						88		19		81		23		97	7	73	487	507	486		1478

Belleville	CD	Bellville Sr. High				72		13		65		12		92	14	64	460	461	456		1377

Essex County Median	$11,516	4%	$1,403	0%	90	1	$57,112	8		$107,085
New Jersey Median	$10,816	5%	$1,334	2%	69	2	$51,343	10		$99,059

Belleville	CD	K-12	$9,466	2%	$1,138	2%	58	3	$52,942	11		$119,128

Source: http://www.nj.com/news/bythenumbers/

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STATE POLICE UNIFORM CRIME REPORTS

	Belleville Overall Crime
1997		38.64
1998		36.49
1999		32.30
2000		29.20
2001		31.50
2002		32.01
2003		32.98
2004		26.79
2005		29.77
Crimes per 1,000 population

 

Year-by-Year Detail, Reported Crimes*
 

	Index Offenses			Crime Rates			Personnel
Year	Crimes	Violent	Non-Violent	Rate Per 1000 pop	Violent Rate	Non Violent Rate	Male	Female	Civillian	Total
1997	1,271	137	1,134	38.64	4.17	34.48	105	0	5	110
1998	1,200	132	1,068	36.49	4.01	32.47	108	1	5	114
1999	1,049	113	936	32.30	3.50	28.80	108	1	7	116
2000	1,049	123	926	29.20	3.40	25.80	107	1	7	115
2001	1,130	128	1,002	31.50	3.60	27.90	103	1	11	115
2002	1,150	126	1,024	32.01	3.51	28.50	103	1	40	144
2003	1,183	134	1,049	32.98	3.74	29.25	108	2	7	117
2004	954	104	850	26.79	2.92	23.87	108	2	7	117
2005	1,054	126	928	29.77	3.56	26.22	110	2	9	121

*Includes only offenses that make up official "crime index."

Source: http://factfinder.census.gov/

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TAXES                                                         

This table shows basic property tax data for Belleville, as well as rankings among the 526 towns with at least 500 homeowners. Levies are in 000,000s.

Year	Tax Rate	Tax Levy/Rnk		Residential  Levy/Rnk		Avg. Tax Assessment	Avg. Market Value	Avg. Tax Bill/Rnk		Change	Percent Change
2000	12.80	$551	71	$411	58	$39,385	$135,762	$5,039	160	N/A	N/A
2001	12.74	$548	77	$410	72	$39,460	$146,202	$5,027	188	($12)	-0.2%
2002	13.69	$591	78	$441	74	$39,494	$162,996	$5,406	172	$379	7.5%
2003	14.08	$605	82	$454	80	$39,572	$187,280	$5,574	186	$168	3.1%
2004	14.52	$626	89	$468	86	$39,731	$215,227	$5,767	197	$193	3.5%
2005	15.06	$652	92	$487	91	$39,852	$260,808	$6,002	209	$235	4.1%
2006	15.89	$695	89	$516	95	$39,990	$307,377	$6,354	218	$352	5.9%

 

ABOUT THESE RANKINGS: The rankings in these tables are useful in several ways. In addition to showing where a town stands in any particular category in any given year, the rankings can be compared across categories -- for instance, a town might rank high in average tax bill but more in the middle in percent change in average tax bill. Also, it's good to look at the rankings over time -- is a town's ranking in any particular category changing much?	Category	Rnk
	Tax Levy Change (Since 2000):	$144	145
	Tax Levy Percent Change:	26.2%	504
	Residential Levy Change:	$105	163
	Residential Levy Percent Change:	25.6%	515
	Average Tax Bill Change:	$1,315	400
	Average Tax Bill Percent Change:	26.1%	501

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Tax Segments: This table provides more details about the tax base in Belleville.  The columns show the percentage of taxable land in various categories - several categories that impact only a few towns, such as personal property, are excluded. Rankings are provided in categories common to all towns.

Year	Residential		Commercial		Industrial		Vacant		Apartment	Farm
2000	74.6%	294	11.8%	235	5.8%	133	0.5%	500	7.1%	0.0%
2001	74.8%	291	12.1%	234	5.6%	134	0.4%	498	7.1%	0.0%
2002	74.7%	300	11.9%	232	5.5%	136	0.5%	491	7.1%	0.0%
2003	75.1%	305	11.5%	244	5.6%	126	0.5%	488	7.1%	0.0%
2004	74.8%	317	11.2%	247	5.6%	120	1.1%	373	7.1%	0.0%
2005	74.8%	323	11.3%	241	5.6%	117	1.1%	370	7.0%	0.0%
2006	74.2%	348	10.9%	243	5.5%	118	1.6%	256	7.3%	0.0%

 

Where It Goes: A breakdown of property taxes by branch of government. It shows how much a house with the average assessment in Belleville Township pays, the share of taxes in the town that go to each branch, and the annual change in the townwide tax levy for each branch. down.

Year	County Bill	School  Bill	Municipal Bill	County School Muni.	County Levy Chng.	School Levy Chng.	Municipal Levy Chng.
2000	$937	$2,194	$1,908		-4%	-2%	-2%
2001	$914	$2,202	$1,911		-3%	-0%	-0%
2002	$909	$2,263	$2,235		-0%	3%	17%
2003	$966	$2,369	$2,239		6%	4%	-0%
2004	$992	$2,471	$2,304		3%	4%	3%
2005	$1,004	$2,652	$2,346		1%	7%	2%
2006	$1,156	$2,844	$2,356		16%	8%	1%

 

Who Pays? This table, from our 2004 study of local taxes and spending, puts the tax data above into further context. It shows how much Belleville relies on property taxes and how much other revenue sources contribute to keeping property taxes down.

	CATEGORY:	FIGURE:
Cost of Government  Paid For By:	STATE AID	30%
	MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES:	11%
	NON-RESIDENTIAL TAX REVENUE:	15%
	RESIDENTIAL TAX REVENUE:	44%

Source: http://www.nj.com/news/bythenumbers/

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TOWN PROFILE FOR: BELLEVILLE   Rnk Population 34,901 88 Change -2.9% 5 White 57.5% 12 Black 4.8% 68 Hispanic 23.7% 94 Asian 11.2% 92 Avg Home Value $307,377 47 Avg Tax Bill $6,354 60 Change in Taxes 26% 3 Percent Residential 74.2% 36 Median Home  Sale Price $331,025 45 Change in Sale Price 144% 76 Median HH Income $65,308 25 Percent above $200,000 3.8% 29 Crime Rate 29.77 82 Violent Crime Rate 3.55 87 Buildings Permits, 2006 175 92 Ten-Year Total (1997-2006) 309 61

Source: http://www.nj.com/news/bythenumbers/

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