Neptune City, NJ

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Neptune City, New Jersey

Introduction to Neptune City, New Jersey

Neptune City, New Jersey, in Monmouth county, is 11 miles NE of Brick, New Jersey and 36 miles S of New York, New York. There are 5,218 residents in the town.

Neptune City History

Neptune City was incorporated as a borough in 1881. The southern portion of Bradley Beach, the area that is now Avon-by-the-Sea, and Neptune City were all encompassed together to form the Borough of Neptune City. In 1900, the Borough of Avon-by-the-Sea was extricated by a bill approved in the New Jersey Legislature.

Neptune City and nearby Attractions

Neptune Historical Museum
Cheesequake State Park
Cora Hartshorn Arboretum & Bird Sanctuary
Historic Allaire Village
Staten Island Botanical Garden
Shark River Park

Things To Do In Neptune City

The Staten Island Botanical Garden, Rutgers Gardens, the Central Park Zoo, and the Prospect Park Zoo are all located near Neptune City. The Cora Hartshorn Arboretum & Bird Sanctuary is nearby as well. The Cheesequake State Park offers opportunities for recreation, including fishing, boating and swimming.

Neptune City Transportation

Newark Liberty International is the nearest major airport.

Neptune City Higher Education

Monmouth University, Brookdale Community College, and Georgian Court University are all accessible from Neptune City.

High Points

Neptune City strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New Jersey):

Category	Trophy
Short Commute Times (vs. State)	Top 11%
Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers)	Top 17%

Comparative Profile of Neptune City, NJ

Comparing Neptune City to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in New Jersey (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Well-Paid Single Women
Female Share of the Population
Age of the Population
Racial Diversity
Well-Paid Single Men
Senior Citizens
Children Under 5 Years Old
Male Share of the Population

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Average Household Size
Portion of People Married

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People Above Poverty
People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Public Transportation Use
Short Commute Times
Working at Home
Walking and Biking to Work

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
People Living Alone
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Housing Recently Built
Affordability of Rents
Affordability of Property Taxes

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Violent Crime
Low Property Crime

Category	Value
Near Medium City	11 miles NE of Brick, New Jersey (center to center)
Nearest Large City	36 miles S of New York, New York
County	Monmouth
Standard Zip Codes	07753
Phone Area Codes	732
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	40.211
Longitude	-74.027

Station	LONG BRANCH OAKHURST
Distance	4.1 miles
Jan Temp	23 to 41 F
Apr Temp	40 to 59 F
Jul Temp	66 to 83 F
Oct Temp	45 to 65 F
Annual Precip	48.6 inches

Station	SANDY HOOK
Distance	16.7 miles
Jan Temp	26 to 38 F
Apr Temp	42 to 58 F
Jul Temp	68 to 83 F
Oct Temp	49 to 64 F
Annual Precip	43.5 inches

Station	TOMS RIVER
Distance	20.6 miles
Jan Temp	22 to 41 F
Apr Temp	38 to 61 F
Jul Temp	64 to 86 F
Oct Temp	44 to 67 F
Annual Precip	48.8 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	5,218	100%
Male	2,436	46.7%
Female	2,782	53.3%
Under 18	1,122	21.5%
18+	4,096	78.5%
65+	854	16.4%
Median Age	39.8
Average Family Size	2.96
White	4,351	83.4%
African-American	497	9.5%
Asian	142	2.7%
American Indian & Alaskan	12	0.2%
Other	110	2.1%
Mixed Race	106	2%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	277	5.3%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	5,176
Growth	-42
Growth %	-0.79%

Ancestry	Percent
Irish	27.3%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	18.2%
Italian	17.2%
English	8.7%
German	8.6%
Polish	4.2%
US/American	2.4%
Scottish	2.3%
Dutch	1.9%
Scotch-Irish	1.8%
Trinidadian and Tobagonian	1.7%
French (except Basque)	1%
Russian	0.8%
Swedish	0.8%
Greek	0.8%
Hungarian	0.4%
Pennsylvania German	0.4%
British	0.4%
Norwegian	0.3%
Slovak	0.2%
Ukrainian	0.2%
Austrian	0.2%
Czechoslovakian	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Neptune City	5,218	$46,393
Asbury Park	16,930	$26,370
Bradley Beach	4,793	$49,688
Interlaken	900	$104,618
Loch Arbour	280	$74,250
Neptune	27,690	$57,735
Ocean	26,959	$74,572

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