• Official borough Web site: www.collingswood.com
• Land Area: 1.8 square miles
• Government: Mayor M. James Maley Jr. and two other commissioners
• Representation: 1st Congressional District; 6th Legislative District
• 2001 voter registration: 7,807; 2,376 Democrat, 1,258 Republican, 49 Independent and 4,124 undeclared
• Taxable resident property: 84.1%
• Taxable commercial property: 12.3%
• Taxable apartment property: 3.67%
• Taxes by local school districts (2001): $8,909,809
• School tax rate: $1.84 per $100 of assessed valuation
• Taxes raised by municipal government (2001): $4,089,489
• Municipal tax rate: $.84 per $100 of assessed valuation
• Taxes raised by county government: $4,114,066
• County tax rate: $.85 per $100 of assessed valuation
• Estimated total tax rate (2001): $3.54 per $100 of assessed valuation
• Median home value (2001): $101,529
• Estimated tax on median value home: $3,594.13
  * Sources: Camden County Board of Elections, County Board of Taxation

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1990 -- 15,289
2000 -- 14,326
Median age -- 37.1
Age of population

	1990	2000
0-4 years	983	785
5-9	967	856
10-14	907	899
15-19	880	901
20-24	1,146	892
25-34	2,946	2,312
35-44	2,408	2,407
45-54	1,427	2,060
55-64	1,148	1,138
65-74	1,315	870
75-84	878	839
85 and over	284	357
By race
White	14,420	12,388
Black	465	955
Hispanic	498	901
Asian, Pacific Isl.	236	395
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut	23	48
Education (Base is adults age 25+)
Less-high school	1,835	1,669
High school grad.	3,584	3,254
Some college	1,689	1,536
Associate degree	541	490
Bachelor's degree	1,863	1,695
Graduate degree	912	823
Source: Mapinfo 2000

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	1990	2000
At work	96.3%	96.3%
Out of work	3.7%	3.7%
White collar	64.3% (5,175)	64.2% (4,732)
Blue-collar	35.7% (2,876)	35.8% (2,637)
Types of jobs
Agriculture, forestry, fishing	75	70
Machine operator / assembly	284	261
Transportation / materials moving	198	183
Handlers / cleaners / helpers	151	140
Sales	945	864
Exec / admin. / mgmt.	1,086	993
Admin. support / clerical	1,480	1,354
Private household serv.	0	51
Professional specialist	1,664	1,521
Technicians / support	428	392
Production / craft / repair	812	741
Protective serv.	151	137
Other Serv.	777	713
Source: Mapinfo 2000

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1990 -- 6,367
Median income -- $50,843
2000 -- 5,922

	1990	2000
Under $10,000	775	460
$10,000 - $14,999	472	475
$15,000 - $24,999	1,116	863
$25,000 - $34,999	1,014	802
$35,000 - $49,999	1,422	1,024
$50,000 - $74,999	1,066	1,288
$75,000 - $99,999	311	580
$100,000 - $149,000	166	344
$150,000 and over	25	86
Sources: U.S. Census 2000 and Mapinfo 2000

Today and Tomorrow stories:

• Profile: Collingswood

• Collingswood: Blending its past, present
  Incorporated in 1888, the borough of Collingswood has managed to hold on to its past while meeting the challenges of the present and looking forward to those of the future.

• English as a Second Language classes double in size
  While many teachers at Collingswood schools have seen their class sizes shrink over the past decade, the number of students in Alyce DelCastillo's classes has doubled in the last five years.

• Collingswood booms with robust business districts
  There's no doubt about it - business in Collingswood is booming.

• Slowly, but surely, town's population is becoming younger
  Joan Ferrara can easily recall three neighbors on her street - all of whom were well into their sunset years - who have passed away in the past few years.

• Library stays connected to town's changing ethnic patterns
  Like other institutions in this all-American inner-ring suburb, the Collingswood Public Library has found itself changing to meet the changing needs of the borough's citizenry.

• Single-family homes in, duplexes out
  Collingswood Mayor M. James Maley Jr. said just about every neighborhood in his borough has a problem duplex property.

• Night life: The Living Room is the place to be
  On the corner of Collings and Haddon avenues is a building that shines in the evening like a welcoming beacon on a mostly darkened street. It's The Living Room, a coffee house where locals and people from out of town gather to hear live music and have a good time.

• What do you think will be different in Collingswood in 2010?
  Donna Herbster, 31, owns Halo, a boutique on Haddon Avenueand lives above the store.