92.2% of residents of Surf City speak English at home.
5.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 41% speak English less than very well).
2.4% of residents speak other language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
96.4% of residents of Surf City speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
86.7% of residents of Surf City speak English at home.
13.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
English speakers - Foreign born:
26.7% of residents of Surf City speak English at home.
45.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (29% speak English very well, 71% speak English less than very well).
27.8% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
96.5% (1,530)
Foreign born:
43.6% (24)
White - Speak another language
Native:
3.5% (55)
Foreign born:
56.4% (31)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:
100.0% (10)
Foreign born:
100.0% (35)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
96.5% (1,524)
Foreign born:
49.0% (24)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:
3.5% (55)
Foreign born:
51.0% (25)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
62.5% (10)
Foreign born:
100.0% (41)
46 residents are foreign born (1.9% Europe, 0.9% Latin America, 0.3% North America).
This city:
3.2%
New Jersey:
17.5%
Median age by place of birth - Surf City
Place of birth - Surf City White
Place of birth - Surf City Other race
Place of birth - Surf City Two or more races
Place of birth - Surf City White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Surf City Hispanic or Latino
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Surf City
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Surf City
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Surf City
Place of birth by age - Surf City
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 30.3%
Now married: 62.6%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 2.8%
Divorced: 4.3%
Females:
Never married: 6.2%
Now married: 67.1%
Separated: 1.0%
Widowed: 18.5%
Divorced: 7.3%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
58.0% (87)
Unmarried:
42.0% (63)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 57.7%
Now married: 42.3%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 100.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (9)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 0.0%
Separated: 100.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 70.0%
Now married: 0.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 30.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (10)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 30.4%
Now married: 62.5%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 2.8%
Divorced: 4.4%
Females:
Never married: 6.3%
Now married: 67.5%
Separated: 1.0%
Widowed: 18.8%
Divorced: 6.5%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
60.4% (87)
Unmarried:
39.6% (57)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 51.7%
Now married: 48.3%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 66.7%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 33.3%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
60.0% (9)
Unmarried:
40.0% (6)
Ancestries in Surf City
Irish - 399 (27.7%)
German - 342 (23.7%)
Italian - 273 (18.9%)
English - 256 (17.8%)
Polish - 112 (7.8%)
Other - 95 (6.6%)
United States - 60 (4.2%)
Scottish - 56 (3.9%)
French - 43 (3.0%)
Ukrainian - 41 (2.8%)
Dutch - 28 (1.9%)
Welsh - 27 (1.9%)
Russian - 19 (1.3%)
Scotch-Irish - 15 (1.0%)
Swedish - 15 (1.0%)
Norwegian - 14 (1.0%)
Greek - 13 (0.9%)
Swiss - 13 (0.9%)
French Canadian - 12 (0.8%)
Danish - 11 (0.8%)
Slovak - 11 (0.8%)
Hungarian - 10 (0.7%)
Lithuanian - 2 (0.1%)
Portuguese - 2 (0.1%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 1,533 (92.9%)
Asian: 2 (100.0%)
Other race: 45 (100.0%)
Two or more races: 20 (100.0%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 1,521 (92.9%)
Hispanic or Latino: 57 (100.0%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 58 (3.5%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 58 (3.5%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 10 (0.6%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 10 (0.6%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
3.2%
17.5%