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Moving to Berkeley Heights, New Jersey

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Population: 13,407
Males: 6,389 (47.7%), Females: 7,018 (52.3%)

Union County

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.7 years
Median household income: $107,716
Median house value: $324,900

Population by Race

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

Population by Education

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).

Hospitals

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

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Berkeley Heights:

  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 19 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
  • TETERBORO (about 29 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)
  • PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 30 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Berkeley Heights:

  • MORRISTOWN MUNI (about 8 miles; MORRISTOWN, NJ; Abbreviation: MMU)
  • LINDEN (about 15 miles; LINDEN, NJ; Abbreviation: LDJ)
  • CENTRAL JERSEY REGIONAL (about 16 miles; MANVILLE, NJ; Abbreviation: 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 and Universities

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; Full-time enrollment: 5,856)
  • KEAN UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; UNION, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,627)
  • SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; SOUTH ORANGE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,509)
  • RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEW BRUNSWICK (about 14 miles; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 30,649)
  • COUNTY COLLEGE OF MORRIS (about 16 miles; RANDOLPH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,202)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE (about 16 miles; NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,897)

Schools

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)

Libraries

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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