Ocean Gate, NJ

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Ocean Gate, New Jersey

Ocean Gate, New Jersey, in Ocean county, is 3 miles SE of Toms River, New Jersey (center to center) and 54 miles E of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The town has a population of 2,076.

The People and Families of Ocean Gate

In Ocean Gate, about 48% of adults are married. Looking at Ocean Gate, you'll find a large share of the people are not married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Ocean Gate had a median family income of $50,847.

Ocean Gate Housing

Owners occupy 69% of the housing units in Ocean Gate. The town sports a large amount of seasonal housing, typically for vacation or part-time use. Who wouldn't appreciate the low real estate taxes that are typical in Ocean Gate?

Commuting

In Ocean Gate, 94% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

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

Category	Trophy
Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers)	Top 7%
Affordability of Property Taxes (vs. State)	Top 8%
Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers)	Top 12%

Comparative Profile of Ocean Gate, NJ

Comparing Ocean Gate 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
Well-Paid Single Men
Female Share of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old
Racial Diversity
Senior Citizens
Age of the Population
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
Median Family Income
People in Middle Class or Better
People Above Poverty
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

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

Housing

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

Crime

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

Category	Value
Near Medium City	3 miles SE of Toms River, New Jersey (center to center)
Nearest Large City	54 miles E of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
County	Ocean
P.O. Box Zip Codes	08740
Phone Area Codes	732
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	39.927
Longitude	-74.133

Station	TOMS RIVER
Distance	4.7 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

Station	LONG BRANCH OAKHURST
Distance	24.6 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	TUCKERTON
Distance	25.3 miles
Jan Temp	23 to 42 F
Apr Temp	40 to 62 F
Jul Temp	66 to 87 F
Oct Temp	45 to 68 F
Annual Precip	45.9 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	2,076	100%
Male	977	47.1%
Female	1,099	52.9%
Under 18	540	26%
18+	1,536	74%
65+	300	14.5%
Median Age	36.9
Average Family Size	3.06
White	2,004	96.5%
African-American	20	1%
Asian	20	1%
American Indian & Alaskan	3	0.1%
Other	11	0.5%
Mixed Race	18	0.9%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	49	2.4%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	2,109
Growth	33
Growth %	1.6%

Ancestry	Percent
Italian	31.3%
Irish	27.4%
German	10.8%
Polish	7.3%
English	5.6%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	3.9%
Scotch-Irish	2.5%
Ukrainian	2.4%
Scottish	1.7%
US/American	1.3%
Lithuanian	1%
French (except Basque)	1%
Greek	0.9%
Hungarian	0.9%
Scandinavian	0.3%
Norwegian	0.3%
French Canadian	0.3%
Czech	0.2%
Austrian	0.2%
Russian	0.2%
Portuguese	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Ocean Gate	2,076	$50,847
Beachwood	10,375	$64,190
Island Heights	1,751	$72,596
Pine Beach	1,950	$67,404
Seaside Heights	3,155	$27,197
Seaside Park	2,263	$58,636
Toms River	86,327	$62,971

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