Pine Lake Park, New Jersey

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Population in 2010: 8,707.
Males: 4,344  (49.9%)
Females: 4,363  (50.1%)
Median resident age:  40.0 years
New Jersey median age:  39.6 years
Estimated median household income in 2015: $63,765
Pine Lake Park:

$63,765
NJ:

$72,222

Estimated per capita income in 2015: $32,594

Pine Lake Park CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $270,200
Pine Lake Park:

$270,200
NJ:

$322,600

Mean prices in 2015: All housing units: $315,598; Detached houses: $339,234; Townhouses or other attached units: $184,061; In 2-unit structures: $327,266; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $77,549; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $198,956; Mobile homes: $50,197

Median gross rent in 2015: $1,246.

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  • Races in Pine Lake Park, NJ (2010)

    Pine Lake Park races chart
    • 6,93079.6%White alone
    • 8109.3%Hispanic
    • 4535.2%Black alone
    • 3544.1%Asian alone
    • 1391.6%Two or more races
    • 90.1%American Indian alone
    • 80.09%Other race alone
    • 40.05%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone

Races in Pine Lake Park detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Pine Lake Park: 118.8 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)
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Ancestries: Italian (21.1%), Irish (10.0%), American (9.4%), Polish (5.2%), German (4.5%), English (1.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 70 feet

For population 25 years and over in Pine Lake Park:

  • High school or higher: 90.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pine Lake Park CDP:

  • Never married: 25.9%
  • Now married: 60.3%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 5.0%
  • Divorced: 7.5%

794 residents are foreign born (2.6% Latin America, 1.9% Europe).

This place:

8.7%
New Jersey:

21.7%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $4,997 (2.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $4,761 (1.8%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Toms River, NJ (5.0 miles , pop. 86,327).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Staten Island, NY (40.5 miles , pop. 443,728).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (47.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Leisure Village West-Pine Lake Park, NJ (0.5 miles ), Leisure Knoll, NJ (1.4 miles ), Holiday City-Berkeley, NJ (1.6 miles ), Silver Ridge, NJ (1.8 miles ), Cedar Glen West, NJ (1.8 miles ), Lakehurst borough, NJ (1.9 miles ), Holiday City South, NJ (1.9 miles ), Holiday Heights, NJ (2.0 miles ).

Latitude: 40.00 N, Longitude: 74.26 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 732

Pine Lake Park household income distribution Pine Lake Park home values distribution
Unemployment in September 2015:
Here:

5.7%
New Jersey:

5.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2015 (%)
Males Females
  • Construction (23%)
  • Manufacturing (14%)
  • Retail trade (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Health care and social assistance (30%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Retail trade (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)
Most common occupations in 2015 (%)
Males Females
  • Construction and extraction occupations (19%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (16%)
  • Sales and related occupations (10%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (8%)
  • Production occupations (7%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
  • Transportation occupations (6%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (25%)
  • Sales and related occupations (11%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (10%)
  • Education, training, and library occupations (9%)
  • Personal care and service occupations (6%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (6%)

Work and jobs in Pine Lake Park: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Tornado activity:

Pine Lake Park-area historical tornado activity is slightly below New Jersey state average. It is 46% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/21/1983, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 23.1 miles away from the Pine Lake Park place center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/29/1982, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 8.5 miles away from the place center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Pine Lake Park-area historical earthquake activity is near New Jersey state average. It is 88% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 96.8 miles away from the city center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 273.2 miles away from Pine Lake Park center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 95.2 miles away from the city center
On 8/22/1992 at 12:20:32, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 3.8 MS, 4.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 219.0 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW, Depth: 6.8 mi) earthquake occurred 311.4 miles away from Pine Lake Park 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 61.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Ocean County (26) is a lot greater than the US average (13).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 15
Emergencies Declared: 9

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 7, Floods: 6, Hurricanes: 6, Snowstorms: 4, Blizzards: 2, Fires: 2, Heavy Rains: 2, Water Shortages: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Tropical Depression: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 2 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers near Pine Lake Park:

  • ARBORS CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 2 miles away; TOMS RIVER, NJ)
  • OCEAN COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH (Home Health Center, about 2 miles away; TOMS RIVER, NJ)
  • CHILDRENS SPECIALIZED HOSPITAL TOMS RIVER (Nursing Home, about 2 miles away; TOMS RIVER, NJ)
  • HAMPTON RIDGE HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION (Nursing Home, about 2 miles away; TOMS RIVER, NJ)
  • GREEN ACRES MANOR (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; TOMS RIVER, NJ)
  • SHORE MEADOWS REHAB AND NURSING CENTER (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; TOMS RIVER, NJ)
  • MANCHESTER MANOR REHABILITATIO (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; MANCHESTER, NJ)

Operable nuclear power plant near Pine Lake Park:

  • 13 miles: Oyster Creek in Forked River, NJ.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pine Lake Park:

  • Ocean County College (about 5 miles; Toms River, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,471)
  • Beth Medrash Govoha (about 7 miles; Lakewood, NJ; FT enrollment: 6,700)
  • Burlington County College (about 21 miles; Pemberton, NJ; FT enrollment: 7,928)
  • Brookdale Community College (about 24 miles; Lincroft, NJ; FT enrollment: 10,879)
  • Monmouth University (about 24 miles; West Long Branch, NJ; FT enrollment: 5,986)
  • Mercer County Community College (about 28 miles; West Windsor, NJ; FT enrollment: 5,728)
  • Thomas Edison State College (about 31 miles; Trenton, NJ; FT enrollment: 4,972)

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Notable location: Manchester Volunteer Fire Company 1 (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Union Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Ocean County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2013 was 78.5. This is about average.

City:

78.5
U.S.:

74.7

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.371. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 4.6 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.371
U.S.:

0.293

Ozone [ppb] level in 2013 was 31.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 7.6 miles away from the city center.

City:

31.2
U.S.:

32.0

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2013 was 8.05. This is about average. Closest monitor was 4.6 miles away from the city center.

City:

8.05
U.S.:

9.35
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 5.9%
(7.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.2% for Black residents, 3.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 4.0% for other race residents)
Average household size:
This place:  3.0 people
New Jersey:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  78.0%
Whole state:  69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  6.5%
Whole state:  5.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households
115 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities in 2010
87 people in group homes intended for adults in 2010

Educational Attainment (%) in 2015

School Enrollment by Level of School (%) in 2015

Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

9.5
New Jersey average:

12.7

Presidential Elections Results

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Religion statistics for Pine Lake Park CDP (based on Ocean County data)

ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic173,31826
Other56,416108
Mainline Protestant28,02974
Evangelical Protestant14,51079
Black Protestant2,30311
Orthodox1,2804
None300,711-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 90
Ocean County:

1.59 / 10,000 pop.
New Jersey:

2.90 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
This county:

0.04 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.06 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 110
Ocean County:

1.95 / 10,000 pop.
New Jersey:

1.76 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 49
Ocean County:

0.87 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.81 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 359
Here:

6.36 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.15 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

9.2%
New Jersey:

8.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Ocean County:

26.4%
New Jersey:

23.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

13.2%
State:

18.0%

3.88% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($55,946 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

3.88%
New Jersey average:

5.08%

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($283 average AGI)
Ocean County:

0.03%
New Jersey average:

0.06%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Monmouth County, NJ  0.88% ($58,512 average AGI)
from Middlesex County, NJ  0.31% ($61,910)
from Bergen County, NJ  0.16% ($73,980)


3.94% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($51,559 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

3.94%
New Jersey average:

5.65%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($292 average AGI)
Ocean County:

0.03%
New Jersey average:

0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Monmouth County, NJ  0.77% ($49,619 average AGI)
to Middlesex County, NJ  0.20% ($45,747)
to Burlington County, NJ  0.12% ($50,424)

Strongest AM radio stations in Pine Lake Park:

  • 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.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, 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.)
  • 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)

Strongest FM radio stations in Pine Lake Park:

  • W264AM (100.7 FM; TOMS RIVER, NJ; Owner: JERSEY SHORE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WOBM-FM (92.7 FM; TOMS RIVER, NJ; Owner: SEASHORE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WJRZ-FM (100.1 FM; MANAHAWKIN, NJ; Owner: JERSEY SHORE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WJLK-FM (94.3 FM; ASBURY PARK, NJ; Owner: MILLENNIUM SHORE LICENSE HOLDCO, LLC)
  • WBBO (98.5 FM; OCEAN ACRES, NJ; Owner: MILLENNIUM SHORE LICENSE HOLDCO, LLC)
  • WKXW-FM (101.5 FM; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: MILLENNIUM CENTRAL NEW JERSEY LICENSE HOLDCO, LLC)
  • WCHR-FM (105.7 FM; MANAHAWKIN, NJ; Owner: NASSAU BROADCASTING II, L.L.C.)
  • WHTG-FM (106.3 FM; EATONTOWN, NJ; Owner: PRESS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WNJT-FM (88.1 FM; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BRD/CST AUTHORITY)
  • WPRB (103.3 FM; PRINCETON, NJ; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
  • WNYC-FM (93.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WNYC RADIO)
  • WRAT (95.9 FM; POINT PLEASANT, NJ; Owner: THE SENTINEL PUBLISHING CO.)
  • WPAT-FM (93.1 FM; PATERSON, NJ; Owner: WPAT LICENSING, INC.)
  • WNJM (89.9 FM; MANAHAWKIN, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTH.)
  • WWNJ (91.1 FM; DOVER TOWNSHIP, NJ; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WNJS-FM (88.1 FM; BERLIN, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WWZY (107.1 FM; LONG BRANCH, NJ; Owner: PRESS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WBJB-FM (90.5 FM; LINCROFT, NJ; Owner: BROOKDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WBZC (88.9 FM; PEMBERTON, NJ; Owner: BURLINGTON COUNTY COLLEGE)
  • W300AO (107.9 FM; MANAHAWKIN, NJ; Owner: JERSEY SHORE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Pine Lake Park:

  • 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)
  • 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.)
  • WNJT (Channel 52; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • 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)
  • WNJS (Channel 23; CAMDEN, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WFUT (Channel 68; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION NEW YORK LLC)
  • WNJN (Channel 50; MONTCLAIR, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC B/CNG AUTHORITY)
  • WPSJ-LP (Channel 8; HAMMONTON, ETC., NJ; Owner: ENGLE BROADCASTING)

Pine Lake Park compared to New Jersey state average:

  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age below state average.
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