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Ocean County

Population in July 2007: 14,482.
Males: 7,091  (49.0%)
Females: 7,391  (51.0%)

Median resident age:  36.6 years
New Jersey median age:  36.7 years

Zip codes: 08050.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $64,432 (it was $53,169 in 2000)
Ocean Acres:  $64,432
New Jersey:  $67,035

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $26,826
Ocean Acres:  $26,826
New Jersey:  $33,832

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $314,703 (it was $129,900 in 2000)
Ocean Acres:  $314,703
New Jersey:  $372,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $320,008; Detached houses: $325,802; Townhouses or other attached units: $163,106; In 2-unit structures: $288,788; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $195,244

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Races in Ocean Acres:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.3%)
  • Hispanic (2.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Black (1.0%)
  • Other race (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Ocean Acres: 124.0 (high, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (28.4%), Italian (27.9%), German (23.0%), English (10.4%), Polish (9.6%), United States (3.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 120 feet

Land area: 5.85 square miles.

Population density: 2475 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Ocean Acres

  • High school or higher: 86.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
  • Unemployed: 3.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ocean Acres CDP

  • Never married: 17.9%
  • Now married: 69.6%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 5.9%
  • Divorced: 5.1%

668 residents are foreign born (2.4% Europe, 1.6% Latin America, 0.9% Asia).

This place:  5.1%
New Jersey:  17.5%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Ocean Acres:  2.0% ($2,584)
New Jersey:  2.4% ($4,047)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Toms River, NJ (17.7 miles , pop. 86,327).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (49.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Manahawkin, NJ (1.9 miles ), Barnegat, NJ (1.9 miles ), Beach Haven West, NJ (2.4 miles ), Waretown, NJ (2.5 miles ), Forked River, NJ (2.8 miles ), Harvey Cedars borough, NJ (2.9 miles ), Surf City borough, NJ (2.9 miles ), Ship Bottom borough, NJ (2.9 miles ).

Latitude: 39.74 N, Longitude: 74.28 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -4,330 (-32.9%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 462 (8.1%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 609

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (16%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (23%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Computer specialists (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)



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Ocean Acres-area historical tornado activity is near New Jersey state average. It is 31% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/21/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.8 miles away from the Ocean Acres place center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/29/1982, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 9.9 miles away from the place center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Ocean Acres-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below New Jersey state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 99.9 miles away from Ocean Acres center
On 8/26/2003 at 18:24:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.5 ML, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 74.0 miles away from the city center
On 1/9/1992 at 08:50:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.0 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 43.2 miles away from the city center
On 10/23/1990 at 01:34:48, a magnitude 3.2 (2.9 LG, 3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 67.0 miles away from Ocean Acres center
On 10/28/1991 at 20:58:26, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 99.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Ocean Acres:
  • SOUTHERN OCEAN COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; MANAHAWKIN, NJ)
  • COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; TOMS RIVER, NJ)
  • HEALTHSOUTH GARDEN STATE REHAB HOSP (about 16 miles; TOMS RIVER, NJ)

Operable nuclear power plant near Ocean Acres:
  • 9 miles: Oyster Creek in Forked River, NJ.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ocean Acres:
  • OCEAN COUNTY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; TOMS RIVER, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,651)
  • THE RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 23 miles; POMONA, NJ; FT enrollment: 5,526)
  • BETH MEDRASH GOVOHA (about 25 miles; LAKEWOOD, NJ; FT enrollment: 2,823)
  • BURLINGTON COUNTY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; PEMBERTON, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,751)
  • ATLANTIC CAPE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; MAYS LANDING, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,086)
  • CAMDEN COUNTY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; BLACKWOOD, NJ; FT enrollment: 7,662)
  • MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ; FT enrollment: 4,613)

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Notable location: Ocean Acres Golf Course (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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Average household size:
This place:  2.8 people
New Jersey:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  81.3%
Whole state:  70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.1%
Whole state:  4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  3.5%
Whole state:  8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  1.5%
Whole state:  4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ocean Acres, NJ


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Ocean Acres compared to New Jersey state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Ocean County New Jersey:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (64%)
  • Electricity (24%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religion statistics for Ocean Acres

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaPresbyterian Church (USA)Episcopal Church
Adherents79.7%3.6%2.5%2.4%2.1%
Congregations17.1%14.5%5.7%5.7%6.2%
NameAssemblies of GodConservative Baptist Association of AmericaReformed Church in AmericaLutheran ChurchOther religions
Adherents1.2%0.5%0.5%0.5%7.0%
Congregations4.7%3.1%1.6%2.6%38.9%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


5.48% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($62,292 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.48%
New Jersey average:  6.12%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($186 average AGI)
Ocean County:  0.04%
New Jersey average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Monmouth County, NJ  1.42% ($61,703 average AGI)
from Middlesex County, NJ  0.53% ($61,213)
from Bergen County, NJ  0.30% ($70,616)


4.89% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($52,586 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.89%
New Jersey average:  6.89%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($236 average AGI)
Ocean County:  0.03%
New Jersey average:  0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Monmouth County, NJ  0.82% ($56,110 average AGI)
to Middlesex County, NJ  0.27% ($46,074)
to Burlington County, NJ  0.21% ($50,239)


Strongest AM radio stations in Ocean Acres:
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WOBM (1160 AM; 9 kW; LAKEWOOD TOWNSHIP, NJ; Owner: NORTH SHORE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ocean Acres:
  • WBBO (98.5 FM; OCEAN ACRES, NJ; Owner: MILLENNIUM SHORE LICENSE HOLDCO, LLC)
  • WCHR-FM (105.7 FM; MANAHAWKIN, NJ; Owner: NASSAU BROADCASTING II, L.L.C.)
  • WNJM (89.9 FM; MANAHAWKIN, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTH.)
  • W300AO (107.9 FM; MANAHAWKIN, NJ; Owner: JERSEY SHORE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WYRS (90.7 FM; MANAHAWKIN, NJ; Owner: PENN JERSEY EDUCATIONAL RADIO CORP.)
  • WJRZ-FM (100.1 FM; MANAHAWKIN, NJ; Owner: JERSEY SHORE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WOBM-FM (92.7 FM; TOMS RIVER, NJ; Owner: SEASHORE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WBHX (99.7 FM; TUCKERTON, NJ; Owner: PRESS COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
  • WNJS-FM (88.1 FM; BERLIN, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WOJZ (104.9 FM; EGG HARBOR CITY, NJ; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF EGG HARBOR LICENSEE, L.L.C.)
  • WBZC (88.9 FM; PEMBERTON, NJ; Owner: BURLINGTON COUNTY COLLEGE)
  • WPUR (107.3 FM; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: MILLENNIUM ATLANTIC CITY LICENSE HOLDCO, LLC)
  • WXXY-FM (88.7 FM; PORT REPUBLIC, NJ; Owner: IN HIS NAME BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W264AM (100.7 FM; TOMS RIVER, NJ; Owner: JERSEY SHORE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WFPG-FM (96.9 FM; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: MILLENNIUM ATLANTIC CITY LICENSE HOLDCO, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Ocean Acres:
  • WWSI (Channel 62; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: HISPANIC BROADCASTERS OF PHILADELPHIA, L.L.C.)
  • WUVP (Channel 65; VINELAND, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION PHILADELPHIA LLC)
  • WNJS (Channel 23; CAMDEN, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WPSJ-LP (Channel 8; HAMMONTON, ETC., NJ; Owner: ENGLE BROADCASTING)
  • WMCN-TV (Channel 53; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: LENFEST BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WNJT (Channel 52; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • W60CX (Channel 60; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WQAV-LP (Channel 34; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: ASIAVISION, INC.)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 4 meters (13ft)
Total average daily traffic: 7,200
Total average daily truck traffic: 72
Total future (year 2022) average daily traffic: 9,360

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 3
  • Off Harpoon Dr, Type: Tower, Structure height: 83 m, Overall height: 93 m, Call Sign: KNNW225
    Assigned Frequencies : 929.912 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/09/2001, Expiration Date: 05/31/2011, Cancelation Date: 11/02/2004, Certifier: William Buxbaum
    Registrant: Network Services, LLC Debtor-In-Possession, 525 South Douglas Street, El Segundo, CA 90245, Phone: (310) 615-6523, Fax: (310) 615-6581, Email:
  • Off Harpoon Dr, Type: Tower, Structure height: 83 m, Overall height: 93 m, Call Sign: KNNW226
    Assigned Frequencies : 929.437 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/09/2001, Expiration Date: 05/31/2011, Cancelation Date: 11/02/2004, Certifier: William Buxbaum
    Registrant: Network Services, LLC Debtor-In-Possession, 525 South Douglas Street, El Segundo, CA 90245, Phone: (310) 615-6523, Fax: (310) 615-6581, Email:
  • Off Harpoon Dr, Type: Tower, Structure height: 83 m, Overall height: 93 m, Call Sign: WPJJ341
    Assigned Frequencies : 929.212 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/09/2001, Expiration Date: 06/28/2011, Cancelation Date: 11/09/2004, Certifier: Stan F Sech
    Registrant: Venable LLP, 575 7th Street Nw, Washington, DC 20004, Phone: (202) 344-4653, Fax: (202) 344-8300, Email:

FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 2
  • 53 Nautilus Dr., Structure height: 12 m, Call Sign: KPF402
    Assigned Frequencies : 450.010 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/29/1991
    Registrant: Seaira, Inc, 800 Partridge Drive, Bridgewater, NJ 08807
  • 200 Ft Of Harpoon Dr, Structure height: 94 m, Call Sign: KPF403
    Assigned Frequencies : 455.010 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/29/1991
    Registrant: Seaira, Inc., 800 Partridge Drive, Bridgewater, NJ 08807

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • 53 Nautilus Dr., Overall height: 12.2 m, Call Sign: WLP511
    Assigned Frequencies : 945.000 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/29/1991, Cancelation Date: 02/20/2009
    Registrant: Shaw Pittman LLP, 2300 N Street Nw, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 663-8266, Fax: (202) 663-8007, Email:

FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1
  • Off Harpoon Drive, Overall height: 93 m, Call Sign: KNKL830
    Assigned Frequencies : 931.487 MHz
    Grant Date: 04/27/1999, Expiration Date: 06/15/2008, Cancelation Date: 11/02/2004, Certifier: William Buxbaum
    Registrant: Network Services, LLC Debtor-In-Possession, 525 South Douglas Street, El Segundo, CA 90245, Phone: (310) 615-6523, Fax: (310) 615-6581, Email:



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED4$208,17551$214,82297$193,97722$56,3529$198,6160$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$09$212,35817$182,9093$51,8203$208,7900$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$011$229,91367$227,74919$64,8953$201,4331$58,950
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$188,4406$243,27528$237,5442$90,6851$215,9400$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS1$140,5601$276,04014$258,1360$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 7340.01 , 7350.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED13$273,8757$310,3871$361,600
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED3$316,6774$257,1701$212,470
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$221,8501$272,3300$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 7340.01 , 7350.00

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