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Ocean County

Population in July 2008: 2,136. Population change since 2000: +2.9%

Males: 1,005	(47.1%)
Females: 1,131	(52.9%)

Median resident age:	36.9 years
New Jersey median age:	36.7 years

Zip codes: 08740.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $49,766 (it was $41,067 in 2000)

Ocean Gate:	$49,766
New Jersey:	$67,035

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $24,289

Ocean Gate:	$24,289
New Jersey:	$33,832

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $251,472 (it was $103,800 in 2000)

Ocean Gate:	$251,472
New Jersey:	$372,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $274,273; Detached houses: $267,335; In 2-unit structures: $513,308; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $1,230,370

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Races in Ocean Gate:

White Non-Hispanic (94.6%)
Hispanic (2.4%)
Black (1.0%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
Other race (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Ocean Gate: 122.8 (high, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Italian (32.5%), Irish (31.4%), German (19.7%), Polish (9.7%), English (8.3%), French (3.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 7 feet

Land area: 0.44 square miles.

Population density: 4886 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Ocean Gate

High school or higher: 81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.6%
Unemployed: 4.3%
Mean travel time to work: 35.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ocean Gate borough

Never married: 25.7%
Now married: 48.4%
Separated: 4.1%
Widowed: 8.1%
Divorced: 13.7%

11 residents are foreign born

This borough:	0.5%
New Jersey:	17.5%

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

Ocean Gate:	2.4% ($2,462)
New Jersey:	2.4% ($4,047)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Toms River, NJ (4.1 miles , pop. 86,327).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Staten Island, NY (45.4 miles , pop. 443,728).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Brooklyn, NY (51.0 miles , pop. 2,465,326).

Nearest cities: Island Heights borough, NJ (1.1 miles ), Pine Beach borough, NJ (1.4 miles ), Seaside Park borough, NJ (1.7 miles ), Beachwood borough, NJ (1.8 miles ), Seaside Heights borough, NJ (1.8 miles ), Dover Beaches South, NJ (1.9 miles ), Toms River, NJ (2.0 miles ), South Toms River borough, NJ (2.0 miles ).

Latitude: 39.93 N, Longitude: 74.13 W

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Population change in the 1990s: -42 (-2.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (22%)
Educational services (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Health care (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (16%)
Public administration (14%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Educational services (9%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Personal and laundry services (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
Electricians (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (13%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Art and design workers (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)

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Crime in Ocean Gate by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	94.3
Rapes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	47.1	0.0	0.0	47.1
Assaults	3	4	2	6	6	6	3
per 100,000	143.3	188.7	94.8	282.5	282.8	284.2	141.4
Burglaries	8	8	5	4	8	12	9
per 100,000	382.2	377.4	237.1	188.3	377.0	568.5	424.3
Thefts	37	45	46	24	24	37	30
per 100,000	1767.8	2122.6	2181.1	1129.9	1131.0	1752.7	1414.4
Auto thefts	0	1	0	3	0	2	1
per 100,000	0.0	47.2	0.0	141.2	0.0	94.7	47.1
Arson	0	3	1	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	141.5	47.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	126.1	152.8	122.8	140.3	128.2	174.3	321.1

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 7 (6 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.81
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Ocean Gate, New Jersey

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Ocean Gate-area historical tornado activity is near New Jersey state average. It is 33% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/21/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 19.3 miles away from the Ocean Gate borough 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 6.9 miles away from the borough center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Ocean Gate-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below New Jersey state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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 69.6 miles away from Ocean Gate 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 32.1 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 78.4 miles away from the city center
On 10/28/1991 at 20:58:26, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 84.4 miles away from Ocean Gate center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Ocean Gate topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Ocean Gate:

SHORE REHABILITATION INSTITUTE (about 3 miles; POINT PLEASANT, NJ)
COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; TOMS RIVER, NJ)
HEALTHSOUTH GARDEN STATE REHAB HOSP (about 5 miles; TOMS RIVER, NJ)

Political contributions by individuals in Ocean Gate, NJ

Operable nuclear power plant near Ocean Gate:

8 miles: Oyster Creek in Forked River, NJ.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ocean Gate:

OCEAN COUNTY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; TOMS RIVER, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,651)
BETH MEDRASH GOVOHA (about 12 miles; LAKEWOOD, NJ; FT enrollment: 2,823)
MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ; FT enrollment: 4,613)
BROOKDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; LINCROFT, NJ; FT enrollment: 7,533)
BURLINGTON COUNTY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; PEMBERTON, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,751)
MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; West Windsor, NJ; FT enrollment: 4,445)
THE RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 38 miles; POMONA, NJ; FT enrollment: 5,526)

Public elementary/middle school in Ocean Gate:

Ocean Gate Elementary School (Students: 147; Location: 126 WEST ARVERNE AVENUE; Grades: PK - G6)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Ocean Gate and their reported violations in the past:

OCEAN GATE WATER DEPT (Population served: 3200, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-02-1994 and MAR-21-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-21-1994)

One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:

This borough:	2.5 people
New Jersey:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This borough:	65.7%
Whole state:	70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This borough:	6.9%
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: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This borough:	10.3%
Whole state:	8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This borough:	3.2%
Whole state:	4.2%

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

Ocean Gate compared to New Jersey state average:

Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Ocean Gate mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Ocean County New Jersey:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (87%) Electricity (7%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Religion statistics for Ocean Gate

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Episcopal Church
Adherents	79.7%	3.6%	2.5%	2.4%	2.1%
Congregations	17.1%	14.5%	5.7%	5.7%	6.2%

Name	Assemblies of God	Conservative Baptist Association of America	Reformed Church in America	Lutheran Church	Other religions
Adherents	1.2%	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%	7.0%
Congregations	4.7%	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.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	3	$10,381	$41,524	0	$0
Other Government Administration	3	$13,868	$55,472	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	2	$5,083	$30,498	1	$629
Police Protection - Officers	6	$25,080	$50,160	2	$2,486
Police - Other	0	$0		2	$1,324
Streets and Highways	1	$3,232	$38,784	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	5	$12,930	$31,032	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	2	$9,697	$58,182	2	$631
Water Supply	0	$0		1	$461
Totals for Government	22	$80,271	$43,784	8	$5,531

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 Gate:

WOBM (1160 AM; 9 kW; LAKEWOOD TOWNSHIP, NJ; Owner: NORTH SHORE BROADCASTING CORP.)
WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, 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.)
WEPN (1050 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK AM RADIO, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ocean Gate:

WOBM-FM (92.7 FM; TOMS RIVER, NJ; Owner: SEASHORE BROADCASTING CORP.)
W264AM (100.7 FM; TOMS RIVER, NJ; Owner: JERSEY SHORE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WJRZ-FM (100.1 FM; MANAHAWKIN, NJ; Owner: JERSEY SHORE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WWNJ (91.1 FM; DOVER TOWNSHIP, NJ; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
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.)
WJLK-FM (94.3 FM; ASBURY PARK, NJ; Owner: MILLENNIUM SHORE LICENSE HOLDCO, LLC)
WHTG-FM (106.3 FM; EATONTOWN, NJ; Owner: PRESS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W300AO (107.9 FM; MANAHAWKIN, NJ; Owner: JERSEY SHORE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WRAT (95.9 FM; POINT PLEASANT, NJ; Owner: THE SENTINEL PUBLISHING CO.)
WKXW-FM (101.5 FM; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: MILLENNIUM CENTRAL NEW JERSEY LICENSE HOLDCO, LLC)
WYRS (90.7 FM; MANAHAWKIN, NJ; Owner: PENN JERSEY EDUCATIONAL RADIO CORP.)
WNJT-FM (88.1 FM; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BRD/CST AUTHORITY)
WBZC (88.9 FM; PEMBERTON, NJ; Owner: BURLINGTON COUNTY COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Ocean Gate:

WWSI (Channel 62; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: HISPANIC BROADCASTERS OF PHILADELPHIA, L.L.C.)
WNYW (Channel 5; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
WCBS-TV (Channel 2; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
WUVP (Channel 65; VINELAND, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION PHILADELPHIA LLC)
WPXN-TV (Channel 31; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WNJT (Channel 52; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
WNJS (Channel 23; CAMDEN, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

Ocean Gate, New Jersey:

Fatal accident count: 3
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 4
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
Fatalities: 3
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 7
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

New Jersey average:

Fatal accident count: 91
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 133
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 29
Fatalities: 98
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 234
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 17

Ocean Gate fatal accident list:
Apr 4, 2005 04:11 AM, 617, Anglesea Ave, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Mar 20, 1984 03:20 AM, Cr625, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Sep 2, 1975 09:45 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

Ocean Gate Police Dept 151 E Longport Ave, Call Sign: KNHE213, Licensee ID: L00016788
Assigned Frequencies : 39.9200 MHz, 39.7600 MHz
Grant Date: 05/28/2003, Expiration Date: 08/09/2013
Registrant: State Of New Jersey, Box 7068, West Trenton, NJ 08625, Phone: (201) 269-2468

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Ocean Gate)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2

Aircraft: TAYLORCRAFT BC12-65 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 78 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 33903 , Serial Number: 2754, Year manufactured: 1941, Airworthiness Date: 07/02/1957
Registrant (Individual): Dana M Hague, 16 W Chelsea Ave, Ocean Gate, NJ 08740
Aircraft: CESSNA 182R (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 9889H , Serial Number: 18268093, Year manufactured: 1981, Airworthiness Date: 10/31/1981
Registrant (Co-Owned): Priscilla K Lynch, Po Box 217, Ocean Gate, NJ 08740, Other Owners: Harvey J Lynch

	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)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 full tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	2	$220,500	29	$208,828	52	$192,462	12	$48,750	22	$202,364
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	5	$159,200	12	$125,083	11	$87,909	5	$104,400
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	6	$242,167	47	$213,064	24	$76,917	10	$269,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	1	$264,000	5	$164,200	10	$211,700	3	$164,667	4	$148,500
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	7	$240,571	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 7290.00

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings		C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 full tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	10	$270,500	6	$245,000	4	$267,500
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	1	$160,000	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 7290.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 6
Hazardous Condition: 22

Incident types - Ocean Gate

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