A COMMUNITY PROFILE Town: Millville County: Cumberland *Southern New Jersey* Size: 44.3 sq. miles Distance and Direction from: Philadelphia 47 miles SE Atlantic City 47 miles SW New Youk City 130 miles SW Wilmington, DE 50 miles SE DEMOGRAPHICS Population 1970 21,366 1980 24,915 1990 25,992 Age Analysis 18-64 years 15,599 (60%) 65 and over 3,479 (13%) Median Age 33 years Race/Ethnicity White 87% Black 8% Hispanic 8% Other 5% Housing Total Units 10,150 Occupied 9,640 Owner 63.2% Renter 36.8% Vacancy 5% Median Value $70,500 Households Total 9,640 Person per household 2.67 Employment Labor Force: 87% Employed: 8% Unemployed: 8% Unemployment Rate: (1995-NJ Dept. of Labor - annual average) 5% Income Median Household $31,266 Per Capita $13,749 MAJOR EMPLOYERS Lawson Mardon Wheaton Glass Manufacturers Durand Glass & Manufacturing Glass Manufacturers UNC Airwork Aircraft Overhaul Ball-Foster Glass Container Manufacturers South Jersey Hospital System Health Care Prudential Government Health Claims SCHOOL SYSTEM Enrollment Figures as of December 1996 Elementary: 3,417 K-7 Schools 2,219 K-5 Schools 1,093 Child Family Center 105 Secondary : 2,145 Senior 1,237 Memorial 908 Total Enrollment: 5,562 .......... Millville has three preschool programs, one of which is housed in the Child Family Center. The others are housed at Bacon and Mt. Pleasant Schools. Each location has two sessions per day; morning and afternoon. There are three kindergarten to grade 5 buildings (Bacon, Mt. Pleasant, and Wood); three kindergarten to grade 7 buildings (Holly Heights, Rieck Avenue, and Silver Run); two high schools (Memorial High, grades 8 and 9, and Senior High, grades 10,11, and 12); one Alternative School (grades 8 through 12; attendance figures included in Memorial and Senior High's enrollment.) Millville also has a preschool handicapped program for children ages 3 and 4. This program is housed at Mt. Pleasant and Holly Heights. Public Health and Safety South Jersey Hospital System 150 Bed Hospital Millville Police Department 68 Police Officers Millville Rescue Squad 7 paid EMT'S 55 volunteer EMT'S Millville Fire Dept. 6 paid Fire Fighters 70 volunteer Fire Fighters Back to The Homepage