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Population in July 2007: 4,427.
Males: 2,000  (45.2%)
Females: 2,427  (54.8%)

Median resident age:  45.4 years
New Jersey median age:  36.7 years

Zip codes: 07756.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,879 (it was $31,935 in 2000)
Ocean Grove:  $38,879
New Jersey:  $67,035

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $336,591 (it was $148,100 in 2000)
Ocean Grove:  $336,591
New Jersey:  $372,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $359,493; Detached houses: $398,007; Townhouses or other attached units: $190,119; In 2-unit structures: $392,918; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $546,500; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $247,901

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Races in Ocean Grove:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.9%)
  • Black (3.9%)
  • Hispanic (3.6%)
  • Other race (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Ocean Grove: 138.1 (high, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (21.9%), German (20.3%), English (16.2%), Italian (15.1%), Scottish (4.1%), Norwegian (2.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 20 feet

Land area: 0.36 square miles.

Population density: 12437 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Ocean Grove

  • High school or higher: 88.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 14.3%
  • Unemployed: 7.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 34.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ocean Grove CDP

  • Never married: 37.9%
  • Now married: 34.5%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 11.0%
  • Divorced: 14.8%

301 residents are foreign born (2.2% Latin America, 2.2% Asia, 1.9% Europe).

This place:  7.1%
New Jersey:  17.5%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Ocean Grove, New Jersey in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Ocean Grove to the number of sex offenders is 4427 to 1.

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

Ocean Grove:  2.6% ($3,795)
New Jersey:  2.4% ($4,047)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Toms River, NJ (18.1 miles , pop. 86,327).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Staten Island, NY (26.5 miles , pop. 443,728).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Brooklyn, NY (30.4 miles , pop. 2,465,326).

Nearest cities: Bradley Beach borough, NJ (0.8 miles ), Asbury Park, NJ (0.9 miles ), Neptune City borough, NJ (1.2 miles ), Avon-by-the-Sea borough, NJ (1.2 miles ), Loch Arbour, NJ (1.2 miles ), Interlaken borough, NJ (1.3 miles ), Allenhurst borough, NJ (1.3 miles ), Wanamassa, NJ (1.4 miles ).

Latitude: 40.21 N, Longitude: 74.01 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 732

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Educational services (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (19%)
  • Health care (17%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Top executives (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4%)
  • Media and communication equipment workers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (5%)
  • Other financial specialists (4%)



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

On 10/16/1955, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 7.1 miles away from the Ocean Grove place center .

On 7/21/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 40.1 miles away from the place center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Ocean Grove:
  • JERSEY SHORE MEDICAL CENTER (about 3 miles; NEPTUNE, NJ)
  • MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; LONG BRANCH, NJ)
  • REHAILITATION HOSPITAL OF TINTON FALLS (about 8 miles; TINTON FALLS, NJ)

Political contributions by individuals in Ocean Grove, NJ

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ocean Grove:
  • MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,613)
  • BROOKDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; LINCROFT, NJ; FT enrollment: 7,533)
  • BETH MEDRASH GOVOHA (about 14 miles; LAKEWOOD, NJ; FT enrollment: 2,823)
  • OCEAN COUNTY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; TOMS RIVER, NJ; FT enrollment: 4,651)
  • CUNY KINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; BROOKLYN, NY; FT enrollment: 9,902)
  • MIDDLESEX COUNTY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; EDISON, NJ; FT enrollment: 6,739)
  • CUNY COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND (about 28 miles; STATEN ISLAND, NY; FT enrollment: 8,135)

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Notable location: Ocean Grove Auditorium (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Ocean Grove: Saint Pauls Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Lake: Fletcher Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Ocean Grove: Boswell Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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Tourist attraction: Historical Society of Ocean Grove N J (Museums; 50 Pitman Avenue).

Hotels: Bath Avenue House (37 Bath Avenue), Hotel Solingen (27 Surf Avenue), Lillagaard Hotel (5 Abbott Avenue), Henry Richard Inn (16 Main Avenue), Quaker Inn (39 Main Avenue), Ocean Vista Hotel (13 Ocean Avenue).

 

Average household size:
This place:  1.7 people
New Jersey:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  33.7%
Whole state:  70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  6.7%
Whole state:  4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 1.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  13.3%
Whole state:  8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  6.2%
Whole state:  4.2%

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


People in group quarters in Ocean Grove
  • 259 people in nursing homes
  • 55 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 46 people in other nonhousehold living situations


Ocean Grove compared to New Jersey state average:

Ocean Grove, New Jersey environmental map by EPA

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  • Median house value above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Banks with branches in Ocean Grove (2009 data):
  • Central Jersey Bank, National Association: Ocean Grove Branch at 61 Main Avenue, branch established on 2002-10-12. Info updated 2008-08-11: Bank assets: $600.2 mil, Deposits: $418.8 mil, headquarters in Oakhurst, NJ, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 13 total offices, Holding Company: Central Jersey Bancorp
  • The Provident Bank: Ocean Grove at 40 Main Ave, branch established on 1923-01-01. Info updated 2007-11-30: Bank assets: $6,535.1 mil, Deposits: $4,251.4 mil, headquarters in Jersey City, NJ, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 84 total offices, Holding Company: Provident Financial Services, Inc.

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Ocean Grove, New Jersey
  • Shawmont Hotel, 17 Ocean Ave, Ocean Grove, NJ 07756, Phone: (732) 776-6985
  • The Majestic Hotel, 19 Main Ave, Ocean Grove, NJ 07756, Phone: (732) 775-6100, Fax: (732) 775-6108
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2004 Presidential Election results in Monmouth County New Jersey:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (72%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
  • Electricity (12%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • Coal or coke (1%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Religon statistics for Ocean Grove

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchMuslim EstimatePresbyterian Church (USA)Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents68.1%3.1%2.2%1.9%1.9%
Congregations16.4%15.4%1.6%7.2%3.6%
NameEpiscopal ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAReformed Church in AmericaAssemblies of GodOther religions
Adherents1.6%1.3%0.6%0.6%18.7%
Congregations7.2%6.6%3.0%5.2%33.8%
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.


4.98% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($78,776 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.98%
New Jersey average:  6.12%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,011 average AGI)
Monmouth County:  0.06%
New Jersey average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Middlesex County, NJ  0.78% ($74,424 average AGI)
from Ocean County, NJ  0.75% ($56,110)
from Richmond County, NY  0.28% ($102,994)


5.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($72,852 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.90%
New Jersey average:  6.89%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($540 average AGI)
Monmouth County:  0.06%
New Jersey average:  0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Ocean County, NJ  1.29% ($61,703 average AGI)
to Middlesex County, NJ  0.63% ($79,620)
to Hudson County, NJ  0.19% ($86,630)


Strongest AM radio stations in Ocean Grove:
  • WADB (1310 AM; 3 kW; ASBURY PARK, NJ; Owner: MILLENNIUM SHORE LICENSE HOLDCO, LLC)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WOBM (1160 AM; 9 kW; LAKEWOOD TOWNSHIP, NJ; Owner: NORTH SHORE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • 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.)
  • WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WEPN (1050 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK AM RADIO, LLC)
  • WQEW (1560 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: THE NEW YORK TIMES ELECTRONIC MEDIA COMPANY)
  • WCBS (880 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WBBR (1130 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BLOOMBERG COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WADO (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WADO-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ocean Grove:
  • WYGG (88.1 FM; ASBURY PARK, NJ; Owner: MINORITY BUSINESS & HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, INC)
  • WRAT (95.9 FM; POINT PLEASANT, NJ; Owner: THE SENTINEL PUBLISHING CO.)
  • 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)
  • WBJB-FM (90.5 FM; LINCROFT, NJ; Owner: BROOKDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WWZY (107.1 FM; LONG BRANCH, NJ; Owner: PRESS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WMCX (88.9 FM; WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ; Owner: MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY)
  • WNYC-FM (93.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WNYC RADIO)
  • WPAT-FM (93.1 FM; PATERSON, NJ; Owner: WPAT LICENSING, INC.)
  • WQCD (101.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WKTU (103.5 FM; LAKE SUCCESS, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • WCAA (105.9 FM; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: WADO-AM LICENSE CORP. ("WADO"))
  • WBAI (99.5 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: PACIFICA FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WBLS (107.5 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS-NY, INC.)
  • WLTW (106.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMFM NEW YORK LICENSES, LLC)
  • WQXR-FM (96.3 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: THE NEW YORK TIMES ELECTRONIC MEDIA COMPANY)
  • WSKQ-FM (97.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WSKQ LICENSING, INC.)
  • WXRK (92.3 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WQHT (97.1 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS LICENSE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK)
  • WAXQ (104.3 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMFM NEW YORK LICENSES, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Ocean Grove:
  • WNJB1 (Channel 58; LONG BRANCH, NJ; Owner: NJ PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WCBS-TV (Channel 2; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WNYW (Channel 5; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WABC-TV (Channel 7; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC)
  • WPIX (Channel 11; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WPIX, INC.)
  • WWOR-TV (Channel 9; SECAUCUS, NJ; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WPXN-TV (Channel 31; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WNBC (Channel 4; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WNET (Channel 13; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WXTV (Channel 41; PATERSON, NJ; Owner: WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • WNJU (Channel 47; LINDEN, NJ; Owner: WNJU LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WFUT (Channel 68; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION NEW YORK LLC)
  • WXNY-LP (Channel 32; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WNYE-TV (Channel 25; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION)
  • WKOB-LP (Channel 53; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WKOB COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WEBR-CA (Channel 17; MANHATTAN, NY; Owner: K LICENSEE INC.)
  • WRNN-LP (Channel 57; NYACK, NY; Owner: LP NYACK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPXO-LP (Channel 34; EAST ORANGE, NJ; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • WNJT (Channel 52; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • W60AI (Channel 60; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WLBX-LP (Channel 22; CRANFORD, NJ; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 15 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Ocean Grove)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 177 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 108 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 3294T , Serial Number: 17700594, Year manufactured: 1967, Airworthiness Date: 01/02/1968
    Registrant (Individual): Peter W Wolniansky, 82 Mount Tabor Way, Ocean Grove, NJ 07756



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 full tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$502,61077$317,13677$298,90710$170,7521$355,01067$316,652
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$014$271,21914$211,6143$197,7630$012$294,314
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$494,89015$531,87123$310,1307$133,9560$012$364,013
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$010$274,07120$349,3661$48,2300$010$322,306
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$02$286,5156$524,7971$337,6400$03$287,480
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 8074.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 full tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2$313,0451$335,7200$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$694,5801$458,2301$694,580
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
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See detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 8074.00

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2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 3
  • Hazardous Condition: 42

Incident types - Ocean Grove


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