Frequently Asked Questions

Taxes

Demographics & Socio-Economic Characteristics

School System

Housing & Construction

Municipal Services

Municipal Finance

Public Library

Government Officials

Debt

1970

8,409

1980

7,418

1990

6,774

1994 estimate

6,581

Person per sq mile

4,219.58

Male

3,211

Female

3,563

White

6,541

Black

139

American Indian

12

Asian/Pacific Islander

70

Other

12

Hispanic Origin

94

under 5

438

5-17

1,070

18-64

4,300

65 and over

966

Median age

34.6 yrs

0-8 yrs of school

262

High School graduates

1,644

College graduates & beyond

959

Per capita income, 1989

$16,327

Median household income, 1989

$36,436

Median family income, 1989

$43,734

Persons in poverty, 1989

223

Total Households

2,688

With persons under 18

821

With persons over 65

709

Receiving Public Aid

67

Receiving Social Security

783

Family households

1,863

Persons per family

3.08

Total civilian labor force

3,663

Employed 16 yrs and over by occupation:

Mgrs & Professionals

1,051

Technician, Sales, & Admin Support

1,322

Service Occupations

295

Farming, Fish, & Forestry

25

Precision Production, Craft, & Repair

433

Operators, Fabricators, & Laborers

385

Self-employed persons

130

Address

No Library

Telephone

N/A

Director

N/A

Number of books,1993

N/A

Class

# Parcels

% Valuation

Vacant

72

.72

Residential

1,991

75.73

Farm

2

.13

Commercial

62

6.67

Industrial

12

10.09

Apartments

8

6.66

Total

2,147

Single Family

Total

1992

0

0

1993

0

284

1994

2

2

Total

2,765

Single Family units

1,911

Owner Occupied units

1,871

Renter Occupied units

817

Units Built before 1950

923

Median Value, Single Family Home

$96,800

Median Rent

$466

Total Issued and Outstanding, 1991

$2,839,000.00

Debt Service per Capita, 1991

$67.67

Moody's Rating

A

S&P Rating

N/A

Local Officials, 1999

Mayor

Howard T Page, Jr

856.547.8585

Adm/Mgr.

N/A

856.547.0706

Clerk

Donna A. Condo

856.547.0706

Treas./MFO

Donna A. Condo

856.547.0706

Engineer

Kei Assoc.

Attorney

John Kearney

Assessor

Steven Kessler

Bldg. Officer

Steve Walko

856.547.0706

Chief

Joseph Kaiser

Number of employees, 1994

15

Crime rate ( per 1,000), 1994

17.1

VInt. crm, rate (per 1,000), 1994

1.2

Chief

Jay Houck

Number of housing units using water system

2765

Wells and other water

0

Public sewer system

2,750

Septic and other sewer

15

Superintendent

Nelson Maloney

Pres. Bd. of ED.

Barbara Quattrocchi

Sec. Bd. of ED.

Carol Anne Visalli

Address

311 Reading Ave. Barrington, NJ 08007

Telephone

856.547.8467

K-3,4-8

Enrollment, 1994-95

548

Students per Teacher, 1994-95

13.4

1994-95 Revenue from:

State Aid

32%

Local Taxes

58%

Other Resources

8%

Cost per pupil, 1994-95

$6,520

Average SAT scores, Class 1995

Verbal

N/A

Math

N/A

Median teacher salary, 1994-95

36,200

Revenues

1989

1990

1991

Total

$7,749,136.83

$7,980,652.24

$8,705,543.25

Property Tax

6,264,592.51

6,500,561.89

6,942,727.64

State Aid

127,382.41

112,104.50

376,745.42

Federal Aid

--

--

--

Expenditures

Total

$7,620,934.05

$7,921,344.91

$8,616,088.94

Municipal Functions

2,502,402.81

2,621,229.99

2,614,918.87

Capital Improvements

89,807.00

--

52,750.00

Debt Service - Principal

225,000.00

225,000.00

309,375.00

Debt Service - Interest

131,552.00

156,704.96

149,033.33

Total Tax Levy per Capita

945.03

982.09

1,058.20

Percent Tax Levy Collected

97.85%

97.64%

96.80%

1992

1993

1994

General Tax Rate per $100

4.598

4.706

4.946

Net Valuation Taxable

$167,384,167

$167,709,948

$167,378,097

State Equalized Value

250,655,859

254,753,705

258,266,648

County Equalization Ratio

65.93

66.70

65.75