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Moving to Boonton, New Jersey

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Population: 8,496. Estimated population in July 2024: 8,555 (+0.7% change)
Males: 4,214 (49.6%), Females: 4,282 (50.4%)

Morris County

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.9 years
Median household income: $65,322
Median house value: $212,000

Population by Race

Races in Boonton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (78.8%)
  • Hispanic (6.9%)
  • Black (4.0%)
  • Other Asian (3.3%)
  • Two or more races (2.8%)
  • Asian Indian (2.3%)
  • Other race (2.2%)
  • Chinese (1.1%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)
  • Filipino (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Italian (24.3%), Irish (20.8%), German (16.3%), English (7.0%), Polish (6.9%), United States (4.0%).

Elevation: 431 feet

Land area: 2.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Boonton

  • High school or higher: 86.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 32.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.4%
  • Unemployed: 6.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Boonton town

  • Never married: 27.2%
  • Now married: 53.5%
  • Separated: 2.6%
  • Widowed: 8.2%
  • Divorced: 8.5%

16.3% Foreign born (7.2% Asia, 4.8% Europe, 3.4% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +109 (+1.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Boonton:

  • ST CLARES HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; DENVILLE, NJ)
  • GREYSTONE PARK PSYCH HOSP (about 7 miles; GREYSTONE PARK, NJ)
  • CHILTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; POMPTON PLAINS, NJ)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Boonton:

  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 23 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
  • TETERBORO (about 26 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)
  • PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 32 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Boonton:

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Boonton:

  • DREW UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; MADISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,133)
  • WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (about 12 miles; WAYNE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,017)
  • COUNTY COLLEGE OF MORRIS (about 13 miles; RANDOLPH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,202)
  • MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 10,226)
  • SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; SOUTH ORANGE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,509)
  • PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; PATERSON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,452)
  • KEAN UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; UNION, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,627)

Schools

Public high schools in Boonton:

  • BOONTON HIGH (Students: 653; Location: 306 LATHROP AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS (Students: 71; Location: 306 LATHROP AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Boonton:

  • SCHOOL ST (Students: 314; Location: BIRCH STREET; Grades: KG – 03)
  • JOHN HILL (Students: 222; Location: 435 LATHROP AVENUE; Grades: 04 – 06)
  • BOONTON MIDDLE SCH (Students: 149; Location: 306 LATHROP AVENUE; Grades: 07 – 08)

Private primary/middle schools in Boonton:

  • OUR LADY OF MT CARMEL SCHOOL (Students: 160; Location: 205 OAK STREET; Grades: PK – 5)
  • MUSTARD SEED MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 77; Location: RD 3 117 BOONTON AVE; Grades: PK – UG)

Libraries

Library in Boonton:

  • BOONTON HOLMES PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $246,611; Location: 621 MAIN ST.; 45,133 books; 583 audio materials; 862 video materials; 102 serial subscriptions)

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