Ocean County, New Jersey (NJ)

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% of renters here:	17%
State:	34%

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Races in Ocean County, New Jersey:

Median resident age:	41.0 years
New Jersey median age:	36.7 years

Males: 242,596	(47.5%)
Females: 268,320	(52.5%)

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Ocean County:	2.5 people
New Jersey:	2.7 people

This county:	$56,281
New Jersey:	$67,035

This county:	$1,005
State:	$905

Ocean County:	$310,100
New Jersey:	$372,300

Detached houses: $382,407

Here:	$382,407
State:	$452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $198,072

Here:	$198,072
State:	$310,364

In 2-unit structures: $528,186

Here:	$528,186
State:	$429,538

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $217,116

Here:	$217,116
State:	$371,779

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $248,357

Here:	$248,357
State:	$309,003

Mobile homes: $34,938

Here:	$34,938
State:	$53,584

Health of residents in Ocean County based on 799 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.5. This is about average.
69.0% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
34.9% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is about average.
58.4% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is more than average.
61.1% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
Average weight of males is 196 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 151 pounds. This is about average.

Ocean County:	8.7%
New Jersey:	8.6%

Area name: New York-Monmouth-Ocean, NY-NJ HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Ocean County is $1003 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1133 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1406 a month.

Cities in this county include: Toms River, Lakewood, Point Pleasant, Holiday City-Berkeley, Ocean Acres, Beachwood, Mystic Island, Crestwood Village, Point Pleasant Beach, Forked River.

2005 air pollution in Ocean County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.137 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.101 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 11.8 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 32 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Atlantic County , Burlington County , Monmouth County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Ocean County: Progress Industrial Park (A), Success (B), Staffordville Public Landing (C), Field and Stream Gunning Club (D), Southern Water Pollution Control Facility (E), Forked River State Game Farm (F), Barnegat Pier (G), South Lakewood Station (H), Bay Shore Rod and Gun Club (I), Boyds Hotel (J), Ocean County Golf Course At Atlantis (K), Ocean County Golf Course at Forge Pond (L), Woodlake Golf and Country Club (M), Good Will Camp (N), Camp Wanda (O), Ridgeway Municipal Industrial Park (P), Northern Water Pollution Control Facility (Q), Whites Station (R), Seaside Park Yacht Club (S), Central Water Pollution Control Facility (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Brick Mall Shopping Center (1), Cross Mill Village Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Ocean County include: Hope Presbyterian Church (A), Saint Paul Church (B), Saint Pius X Catholic Church (C), Saint Vladimir Memorial Church (D), Temple Beth Or (E), Trinity United Methodist Church (F), Village Lutheran Church (G), Debows Church (H), Visitation Roman Catholic Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Mount Sinai Cemetery (1), Greenwood Cemetery (2), Evergreen Cemetery (3), Reevestown Cemetery (4), Staffordville Cemetery (5), West Creek Cemetery (6), Good Luck Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Log Creek Pond (A), Wire Pond (B), Swordens Pond (C), North Pond (D), Shell Pond (E), Standing Pond (F), Goose Pond (G), Knoll Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Beaverdam Creek (A), Long Causeway Branch (B), Big Creek (C), Big Flat Creek (D), Big Thorofare (E), Ridge Creek (F), Manahawkin Creek (G), Obhonan Ridgeway Branch (H), Lochiel Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Ocean County include: Parkertown County Park (1), Cedar Run County Park (2), William Hebrew Park (3), William Raws Monument (4), Cassville Crossroads Historic District (5), Island Beach State Park (6), John F Johnson Junior Memorial Park (7), Lakewood Pine Park (8), Windward Beach Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Beaches: Nejecho Beach (A), Little Beach (B), Shore Beach (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Forked River Post Office (A), Brick Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.9%
New Jersey:	8.7%

Current college students: 20,490
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 33,152 (61% naturalized citizens)

Ocean County:	6.5%
Whole state:	17.5%

Mean travel time to work: 32.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 57.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 186,722
• One, attached: 22,510
• Two: 9,903
• 3 or 4: 6,896
• 5 to 9: 4,945
• 10 to 19: 5,169
• 20 or more: 6,693
• Mobile homes: 5,746
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 127

Housing units in Ocean County with a mortgage: 94,105 (9,883 second mortgage, 14,806 home equity loan, 563 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 58,006

Here:	61.9% with mortgage
State:	71.5% with mortgage

Ocean County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below New Jersey state average. It is 1.1 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/20/1999, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person and caused $4 million in damages.

Ocean County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below New Jersey state average. It is 95% 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 99.1 miles away from Ocean County 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 67.0 miles away from the county 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 31.5 miles away from the county 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 74.4 miles away from Ocean County center
On 10/28/1991 at 20:58:26, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 86.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 173,156 (83%) Carpooled: 21,991 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 2,912 (1%) Subway or elevated: 91 (0%) Railroad: 688 (0%) Ferryboat: 15 (0%) Taxi: 365 (0%) Motorcycle: 82 (0%) Bicycle: 578 (0%) Walked: 3,220 (2%) Other means: 939 (0%) Worked at home: 5,291 (3%)

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%

3.80% relocated from other counties in New Jersey ($46,290 average AGI)
1.64% relocated from other states ($15,817 average AGI)

Ocean County:	1.64%
New Jersey average:	2.46%

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)
from Union County, NJ	0.25% ($66,683)
from Essex County, NJ	0.18% ($75,091)
from Hudson County, NJ	0.18% ($69,682)
from Richmond County, NY	0.17% ($70,127)

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%

2.33% relocated to other counties in New Jersey ($24,937 average AGI)
2.53% relocated to other states ($27,413 average AGI)

Ocean County:	2.53%
New Jersey average:	3.32%

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)
to Atlantic County, NJ	0.15% ($48,919)
to Mercer County, NJ	0.12% ($46,964)
to Bergen County, NJ	0.11% ($57,745)
to Hudson County, NJ	0.10% ($48,322)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 122,603 (111,640 aged, 10,963 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 431,606 (109,634 male householders, 28,806 female householders)

  114,939 spouses, 148,942 children (138,853 natural, 3,624 adopted, 6,465 stepchildren), 6,365 grandchildren, 3,971 brothers or sisters, 4,376 parents, 6,580 other relatives, 7,993 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 71,427 (22,323 male householders (17,587 living alone)), 39,790 female householders (36,608 living alone)), 9,314 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 7,883 (5,807 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 63,696 2-persons, 28,160 3-persons, 26,159 4-persons, 12,925 5-persons, 4,700 6-persons, 2,800 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 54,195 1-person, 6,988 2-persons, 668 3-persons, 152 4-persons, 43 5-persons, 21 6-persons, 46 7-or-more-persons.

89.1% of residents of Ocean County speak English at home.
4.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
5.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $3,374,923,000 ($6100 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $241,334,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,838,323,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $950,208,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,851,000
Federal grants: $267,417,000
Federal procurement contracts: $120,230,000 ($86,640,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $195,895,000 ($110,697,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $10,395,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $406,692,000
Federal Government insurance: $9,279,343,000

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Here:	+7 per 1000 residents
State:	+33 per 1000 residents

Here:	+78 per 1000 residents
State:	-22 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 49.64 millions of gallons per day (87% from ground, 13% from surface)

Here:	6.0
State:	6.6

Here:	4.3
State:	3.8

61% of Ocean County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in New Jersey.

Ocean County:	61.1%
State average:	62.3%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 334907
• Northeast: 106456
• Midwest: 8973
• South: 15341
• West: 4591

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $111,200

Here:	14.5%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Here:	10.4%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Here:	34.7%
New Jersey:	30.1%

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