Spring Lake Heights, NJ

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Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey

Introduction to Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey

Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey is 7 miles NE of Brick, New Jersey and 40 miles S of New York, New York. It is in Monmouth county. The population of the town is 5,227.

Spring Lake Heights History

Spring Lake is popularly known as the Irish Riviera because of the large Irish-American population in the town. Spring Lake is named after the natural springs feeding the largest lake in the town. The town was incorporated on March 14, 1892.

Spring Lake Heights and nearby Attractions

New York Aquarium
New Jersey Museum of Boating
Allaire State Park
Havens Homestead Museum
Monmouth Battlefield

Things To Do In Spring Lake Heights

Spring Lake Heights Transportation

Air transportation is available from Newark Liberty International Airport.

Spring Lake Heights Higher Education

Colleges and universities near Spring Lake Heights include Brookdale Community College, Monmouth University, Georgian Court University and Ocean County College.

High Points

Spring Lake Heights strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New Jersey):

Category	Trophy
Low Violent Crime (vs. Peers)	Top 4%
Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers)	Top 4%
Low Property Crime (vs. Peers)	Top 6%
Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers)	Top 8%
Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers)	Top 9%
College Educated Adults (vs. Peers)	Top 17%

Comparative Profile of Spring Lake Heights, NJ

Comparing Spring Lake Heights 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
Senior Citizens
Age of the Population
Female Share of the Population
Well-Paid Single Women
Well-Paid Single Men
Racial Diversity
Children Under 5 Years Old
Male Share of the Population

Families

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

Wealth

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

Commute & Sprawl

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

Housing

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

Crime

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

Category	Value
Near Medium City	7 miles NE of Brick, New Jersey (center to center)
Nearest Large City	40 miles S of New York, New York
County	Monmouth
Standard Zip Codes	07762
Phone Area Codes	732
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	40.15
Longitude	-74.03

Station	LONG BRANCH OAKHURST
Distance	8.2 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	TOMS RIVER
Distance	17 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	NY WESTERLEIGH STAT IS
Distance	33.7 miles
Jan Temp	25 to 40 F
Apr Temp	42 to 62 F
Jul Temp	67 to 86 F
Oct Temp	47 to 66 F
Annual Precip	48.6 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	5,227	100%
Male	2,346	44.9%
Female	2,881	55.1%
Under 18	880	16.8%
18+	4,347	83.2%
65+	1,545	29.6%
Median Age	48.3
Average Family Size	2.82
White	5,085	97.3%
African-American	58	1.1%
Asian	19	0.4%
American Indian & Alaskan	1	0%
Other	35	0.7%
Mixed Race	28	0.5%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	111	2.1%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	5,135
Growth	-92
Growth %	-1.79%

Ancestry	Percent
Irish	37.4%
German	14.5%
Italian	12.8%
English	6.1%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	4.4%
Polish	3.9%
US/American	3.1%
French Canadian	2.1%
Scotch-Irish	1.9%
Scottish	1.7%
Greek	1.2%
Dutch	1.1%
Hungarian	1.1%
French (except Basque)	1%
Norwegian	1%
Ukrainian	0.9%
Portuguese	0.7%
Swedish	0.7%
Russian	0.6%
Swiss	0.6%
Armenian	0.5%
Scandinavian	0.4%
Slovak	0.4%
Estonian	0.3%
Slovene	0.2%
Lithuanian	0.2%
Syrian	0.2%
Austrian	0.2%
Czechoslovakian	0.2%
Eastern European	0.2%
Canadian	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Spring Lake Heights	5,227	$64,345
Belmar	6,045	$61,250
Manasquan	6,310	$73,670
Sea Girt	2,148	$102,680
South Belmar	1,806	$56,538
Spring Lake	3,567	$103,405
Wall	25,261	$83,795

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