Ocean Acres, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 13,029, Rural population: 179 (all nonfarm))

Ocean Acres, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 4,987 (4,729 occupied: 4,470 owner occupied, 259 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	5%
State:	34%

Housing density: 852 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $420,316.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,116 (lower quartile is $879, upper quartile is $1,336)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $883

Median gross rent in Ocean Acres, NJ in 2007: $1,337

Housing units in Ocean Acres with a mortgage: 3,208 (319 second mortgage, 508 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,100

Ocean Acres,NJ index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $314,703 (it was $129,900 in 2000)

Ocean Acres:	$314,703
New Jersey:	$372,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $223,842 - $400,492

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $325,802
Here: $325,802
State: $452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $163,106
Here: $163,106
State: $310,364

In 2-unit structures: $288,788
Here: $288,788
State: $429,538

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $195,244
Here: $195,244
State: $371,779

Household type by relationship

Households: 13,205

In family households: 12,218 (3,240 male householders, 638 female householders)
3,447 spouses, 4,081 children (3,746 natural, 103 adopted, 232 stepchildren), 125 grandchildren, 83 brothers or sisters, 167 parents, 251 other relatives, 186 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 987 (336 male householders (238 living alone)), 505 female householders (479 living alone)), 146 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 3 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,611 2-persons, 864 3-persons, 864 4-persons, 385 5-persons, 118 6-persons, 36 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 717 1-person, 110 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 8 4-persons.

2,917 married couples with children.
474 single-parent households (105 men, 369 women).

92.7% of residents of Ocean Acres speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (56% speak English very well, 44% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 668 (5.1%)
(76.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.7
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ocean Acres, New Jersey:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 46 4 rooms: 282 5 rooms: 953 6 rooms: 1,388 7 rooms: 795 8 rooms: 566 9 or more rooms: 434

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ocean Acres, New Jersey:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 7 4 rooms: 31 5 rooms: 59 6 rooms: 115 7 rooms: 20 8 rooms: 11 9 or more rooms: 8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 426
1995 to 1998: 1,440
1990 to 1994: 936
1980 to 1989: 555
1970 to 1979: 1,430
1960 to 1969: 142
1950 to 1959: 43
1940 to 1949: 0
1939 or earlier: 15

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Ocean Acres:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 86 2 bedrooms: 739 3 bedrooms: 2,555 4 bedrooms: 958 5 or more bedrooms: 132

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ocean Acres:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 13 2 bedrooms: 40 3 bedrooms: 182 4 bedrooms: 8 5 or more bedrooms: 8

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Ocean Acres in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 84 1 vehicle: 1,398 2 vehicles: 2,315 3 vehicles: 512 4 vehicles: 131 5 or more vehicles: 30

Cars and other vehicles available in Ocean Acres in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 9 1 vehicle: 92 2 vehicles: 136 3 vehicles: 9 4 vehicles: 13 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Ocean Acres, NJ:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 4
$100,000 to $124,999: 39
$125,000 to $149,999: 76
$150,000 to $174,999: 114
$175,000 to $199,999: 172
$200,000 to $249,999: 665
$250,000 to $299,999: 922
$300,000 to $399,999: 1464
$400,000 to $499,999: 745
$500,000 to $749,999: 259
$750,000 to $999,999: 10
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Ocean Acres rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Ocean Acres:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 3
$250 to $299: 4
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 0
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 0
$600 to $649: 1
$650 to $699: 5
$700 to $749: 2
$750 to $799: 2
$800 to $899: 25
$900 to $999: 17
$1,000 to $1,249: 91
$1,250 to $1,499: 43
$1,500 to $1,999: 8
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 60

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 40 1990 to 1994: 139 1985 to 1989: 59 1980 to 1984: 16 1975 to 1979: 10 1970 to 1974: 45 1970 to 1974: 95 1965 to 1969: 264

Ocean Acres, NJ Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 65.1%
Number of people working at home: 54 (0.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 112
5 to 9 minutes: 669
10 to 14 minutes: 799
15 to 19 minutes: 443
20 to 24 minutes: 504
25 to 29 minutes: 338
30 to 34 minutes: 548
35 to 39 minutes: 212
40 to 44 minutes: 254
45 to 59 minutes: 693
60 to 89 minutes: 758
90 or more minutes: 326

Ocean Acres mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,995 (87%)
Carpooled: 541 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 33 (1%)
Motorcycle: 6 (0%)
Walked: 29 (1%)
Other means: 52 (1%)
Worked at home: 54 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 174
$10,000 to $14,999: 109
$15,000 to $19,999: 233
$20,000 to $24,999: 169
$25,000 to $29,999: 256
$30,000 to $34,999: 296
$35,000 to $39,999: 242
$40,000 to $44,999: 323
$45,000 to $49,999: 355
$50,000 to $59,999: 502
$60,000 to $74,999: 713
$75,000 to $99,999: 838
$100,000 to $124,999: 315
$125,000 to $149,999: 97
$150,000 to $199,999: 74
$200,000 or more: 23

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 2975

Irish: 2405

German: 1789

Polish: 926

Other groups: 756

English: 703

United States or American: 472

French (except Basque): 173

Scottish: 143

Norwegian: 122

European: 121

Scotch-Irish: 119

Ukrainian: 108

Dutch: 101

Hungarian: 99

Swedish: 82

Greek: 69

Czechoslovakian: 68

Lithuanian: 66

British: 62

Czech: 51

French Canadian: 40

Portuguese: 40

Russian: 39

Croatian: 35

Austrian: 28

Luxemburger: 28

Cape Verdean: 28

Subsaharan African:: 28

Danish: 24

Brazilian: 24

Romanian: 21

Northern European: 20

Welsh: 17

Belgian: 16

Albanian: 15

Slovak: 15

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 14

Jamaican: 14

Pennsylvania German: 10

Scandinavian: 10

Estonian: 10

Arab:: 8

Lebanese: 8

Swiss: 8

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Cuba (8%)
Philippines (8%)
Portugal (7%)
Mexico (7%)
Germany (7%)
Poland (7%)
United Kingdom (5%)

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

This state: 8874
Northeast: 2936
Midwest: 284
South: 285
West: 81

45% of Ocean Acres residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 38
7th and 8th grade: 60
9th grade: 56
10th grade: 173
11th grade: 99
12th grade, no diploma: 226
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,619
Less than 1 year of college: 296
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 610
Associate degree: 265
Bachelor's degree: 595
Master's degree: 151
Professional school degree: 41
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 10
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 29
7th and 8th grade: 95
9th grade: 48
10th grade: 109
11th grade: 117
12th grade, no diploma: 137
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,965
Less than 1 year of college: 399
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 646
Associate degree: 365
Bachelor's degree: 653
Master's degree: 71
Professional school degree: 41
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $64,250
Black householders: $69,986
Asian householders: $53,405
Some other race householders: $58,669
Two or more races householders: $47,378
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $97,992

Ocean Acres household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Ocean Acres household income for Black householders

Ocean Acres household income for Asian householders

Ocean Acres household income for Some other race householders

Ocean Acres household income for Two or more races householders

Ocean Acres household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Ocean Acres marital status for males

Ocean Acres marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $314,460
Black or African American householders: $517,479
Asian householders: $267,461
Some other race householders: $393,681
Two or more races householders: $397,557
Hispanic or Latino householders: $358,553

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,765
One, attached: 102
Two: 77
3 or 4: 43

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Ocean Acres:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (66%) Electricity (23%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (56%) Utility gas (35%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) Wood (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 50

Here:	3.1%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7

Here:	1.2%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 78

Here:	17.9%
New Jersey:	30.1%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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