08740 Zip Code (Ocean Gate, NJ) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,684
Zip code population in 2010: 2,010
Zip code population in 2000: 2,072

Houses and condos: 1,251
Renter-occupied apartments: 149
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 08740: 119.2 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 3,775 people per square mile

(average).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $5,522 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $5,524 (1.7%)

For population 25 years and over in 08740:

• High school or higher: 91.6%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 7.1%
• Unemployed: 2.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 08740:

• Never married: 37.9%
• Now married: 43.4%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 9.2%
• Divorced: 9.4%

• 
• • 1,54791.9%White
  • 1036.1%Two or more races
  • 201.2%Black
  • 140.8%Hispanic or Latino

100% urban population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 08740, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $40,665 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$40,665
State:	$64,921

Salary/wage: $37,369 (reported on 82.5% of returns)

Here:	$37,369
State:	$57,755

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.5% for AGIs below $10k, 71.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 59.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $941 (reported on 41.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$941
New Jersey:	$2,068

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,866 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,866
State:	$3,959

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$6,141 (reported on 14.5% of returns)

Here:	+$6,141
State:	+$13,591

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,529 (reported on 11.2% of returns)

Here:	+$9,529
State:	+$17,520

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs below $10k, 8.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,029 (reported on 3.7% of returns)

08740:	$2,029
New Jersey:	$3,270

Total itemized deductions: $15,726 (26% of AGI, reported on 40.0% of returns)

Here:	$15,726
State:	$23,924

Here:	25.5% of AGI
State:	21.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.3% for AGIs below $10k, 14.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 14.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 17.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,777 (3% of AGI, reported on 36.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,777
State:	$3,242

Here:	2.8% of AGI
State:	2.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,013 (reported on 77.4% of returns)

08740:	$5,013
State:	$12,321

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $10k, 4.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,721 (reported on 14.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,721
State:	$1,711

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 61.7%

Here:	62%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 54.5% for AGIs below $10k, 68.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 58.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 61.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 08732, 08721, 08741, 08751, 08753, 08722.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 77
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 683

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 286 (63 now married, 223 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 08740 with a mortgage: 386 (5 second mortgage)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,849
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $767

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 08740 household income distribution in 2022

• 17Less than $10,000
• 49$10,000 to $14,999
• 6$15,000 to $19,999
• 44$20,000 to $24,999
• 21$25,000 to $29,999
• 11$30,000 to $34,999
• 28$35,000 to $39,999
• 8$40,000 to $44,999
• 76$45,000 to $49,999
• 32$50,000 to $59,999
• 104$60,000 to $74,999
• 91$75,000 to $99,999
• 118$100,000 to $124,999
• 70$125,000 to $149,999
• 33$150,000 to $199,999
• 34$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 08740

• 13$20,000 to $24,999
• 39$150,000 to $174,999
• 2$175,000 to $199,999
• 78$200,000 to $249,999
• 58$250,000 to $299,999
• 318$300,000 to $399,999
• 20$400,000 to $499,999
• 26$500,000 to $749,999
• 18$750,000 to $999,999
• 8$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 08740

• 23$450 to $499
• 14$1,000 to $1,249
• 4$1,250 to $1,499
• 54$1,500 to $1,999
• 12$2,000 to $2,499
• 36No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,754.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $850,181.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $335,153
• Two or more races householders: $748,111
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $540,302

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $345,129 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $265,937 - $393,214

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $391,961

Here:	$391,961
State:	$537,591

In 2-unit structures: $508,203

Here:	$508,203
State:	$444,476

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,218
• Two: 20
• 5 to 9: 8
• 10 to 19: 4

Unemployment: 2.6%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 08740

• 82.5%661Drove a car alone
• 1.1%9Carpooled
• 1.7%14Walked
• 1.7%14Other means
• 10.0%80Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 08740

• 10Less than 5 minutes
• 805 to 9 minutes
• 4910 to 14 minutes
• 3715 to 19 minutes
• 21320 to 24 minutes
• 2625 to 29 minutes
• 9930 to 34 minutes
• 2835 to 39 minutes
• 2640 to 44 minutes
• 10145 to 59 minutes
• 2460 to 89 minutes
• 790 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 89.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,684

• Male householders: 382 (153 living alone), Female householders: 378 (130 living alone)

• 272 spouses (272 opposite-sex spouses), 40 unmarried partners, (40 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 384 children (332 natural, 41 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 105 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 23 foster children, 23 other relatives, 66 non-relatives

Size of family households: 156 2-persons, 139 3-persons, 68 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 24 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 283 1-person, 72 2-persons

85 married couples with children.
98 single-parent households (98 women).

98.0% of residents of 08740 zip code speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• OCEAN GATE BORO TRANSFER (151 E LONGPORT AVE in OCEAN GATE BORO, NJ)

  STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-132558, REFUSE DISPOSAL, NJEMS-159014, NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT, NJEMS-207311, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, NJEMS-94571, WASTEWATER FACILITY, NJEMS-002034, STATE CLEANUP SITE
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  

• AT&T COMMUNICATIONS INC OCN GATE TRANSMITTER STATION (83 EAST BAYVIEW AVENUE in OCEAN GATE, NJ)

  STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-013741, STATE CLEANUP SITE, NJEMS-014891, NJEMS-58492600137, EPCRA
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS, EXCEPT RADIOTELEPHONE
  Organizations: AT&T NETWORK SYSTEMS (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: A T & T

• OCEAN GATE AUTO BODY (1001 OCEAN GATE AVE in OCEAN GATE, NJ)

  STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-NJX000320929, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• OCEAN GATE TRANSMITTER STATION (EAST BAY VIEW AVE in OCEAN GATE, NJ)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• OCEANGATE ELEM SCHOOL (WEST AREVERNE AVE in OCEAN GATE, NJ)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.7%

Population in 1990: 2,028. Population change in the 1990s: +44 (+2.2%).

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

• This state: 1,302
• Northeast: 183
• Midwest: 19
• South: 64
• West: 53

53% of the 08740 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in New Jersey.

86% of the 08740 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 19% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 76
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Electrical Contractors (10-19: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (5-9: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Optometrists (1-4: 1)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (1-4: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Engineering Services (1-4: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Tax Preparation Services (1-4: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Graphic Design Services (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Automotive Glass Replacement Shops (1-4: 1)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 7290.00


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 7290.00

Most common first names in zip code 08740 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	42	75.0 years
William	23	77.4 years
Mary	18	79.3 years
Anna	17	83.2 years
Charles	16	74.9 years
Frank	16	77.1 years
Joseph	14	69.7 years
Edward	14	73.1 years
George	13	79.0 years
Helen	12	78.8 years

Most common last names in zip code 08740 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Page	5	81.0 years
Peters	5	86.0 years
Smith	5	83.6 years
Thomas	5	74.6 years
Brown	4	74.3 years
Maschal	4	68.0 years
Mccarthy	4	72.8 years
Miller	4	72.3 years
Griffin	3	68.7 years
Keyes	3	77.0 years