Barnegat

NJ Monthly magazine rated Barnegat the #1 town in NJ
Barnegat is a township in Ocean County, in the New York metro area.
The community name derives from Dutch, for "area where surf breaks"
The latitude of Barnegat is 39.753N. The longitude is -74.223W.
It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 108 feet.
The population, at the time of the 2000 census, was 15,270.


INCOME SNAPSHOT
Median household income
Local$48,572
National$41,994

Barnegat is on an inlet of Barnegat Bay
Former and merged names include:
· Barendegat
Once a pirates' hideaway. Shipbuilding center during the Revolution

Township Population 2000: 15,270
Square miles: 34.67
Metro area: New York

2000 CENSUS DATA

 

POPULATION

 

 

 

 

Number

 

 

 

Number

 

Number

 

 

Total population

 

15,270

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Square miles (land)

 

34.67

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Population per square mile

 

440.41

 

 

 

1,134.42

 

79.56

 

 

 

GENDER

 

 

 

 

Number

 

Pct

 

Pct

 

Pct

 

 

Male

 

7,358

 

48.2

 

48.5

 

49.1

 

 

Female

 

7,912

 

51.8

 

51.5

 

50.9

 

 

 

AGE

 

 

 

 

Number

 

Pct

 

Pct

 

Pct

 

 

15 or younger

 

3,440

 

22.5

 

20.9

 

21.4

 

 

16-24

 

1,704

 

11.2

 

11.9

 

13.9

 

 

25-44

 

3,970

 

26.0

 

31.2

 

30.2

 

 

45-64

 

3,417

 

22.4

 

22.7

 

22.0

 

 

65+

 

2,739

 

17.9

 

13.2

 

12.4

 

 

 

 

 

Number

 

 

 

Number

 

Number

 

 

Average age (years)

 

38.82

 

 

 

37.19

 

36.22

 

 

 

RACE AND ETHNICITY

 

 

 

 

Number

 

Pct

 

Pct

 

Pct

 

 

White

 

14,468

 

94.7

 

72.6

 

75.1

 

 

Black or African American

 

338

 

2.2

 

13.6

 

12.3

 

 

American Indian and Alaska native

 

14

 

0.1

 

0.2

 

0.9

 

 

Asian

 

152

 

1.0

 

5.7

 

3.6

 

 

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander

 

0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.1

 

 

Some other race

 

107

 

0.7

 

5.4

 

5.5

 

 

Two or more races

 

191

 

1.3

 

2.5

 

2.4

 

 

Hispanic or Latino

 

590

 

3.9

 

13.3

 

12.5

 

HOUSING UNITS

 

 

 

 

Number

 

 

 

Number

 

Number

 

 

Total housing units

 

6,039

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RENTER-OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS

 

 

 

 

Number

 

Pct

 

Pct

 

Pct

 

 

Renter-occupied housing units

 

565

 

9.4

 

31.8

 

30.8

 

 

 

 

 

Number

 

 

 

Number

 

Number

 

 

Average number of household members

 

2.92

 

 

 

2.37

 

2.36

 

 

Average number of rooms

 

5.13

 

 

 

3.96

 

4.04

 

 

Average number of vehicles

 

1.56

 

 

 

1.05

 

1.19

 

 

Median year structure was built

 

1980

 

 

 

1960

 

1969

 

 

Median year householder moved in

 

1996

 

 

 

1997

 

1998

 

 

Median rent ($)

 

741

 

 

 

672

 

519

 

 

Median rent asked for vacant units ($)

 

525

 

 

 

660

 

469

 

 

 

 

 

Number

 

Pct

 

Pct

 

Pct

 

 

Rent includes utilities

 

29

 

5.1

 

16.3

 

16.5

 

 

 

 

 

Number

 

 

 

Number

 

Number

 

 

Rent as a pct of household revenue

 

24

 

 

 

26

 

26

 

 

 

OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS

 

 

 

 

Number

 

Pct

 

Pct

 

Pct

 

 

Owner-occupied housing units

 

4,896

 

81.1

 

60.8

 

60.2

 

 

 

 

 

Number

 

 

 

Number

 

Number

 

 

Average number of household members

 

2.76

 

 

 

2.85

 

2.71

 

 

Average number of rooms

 

6.32

 

 

 

6.77

 

6.30

 

 

Average number of vehicles

 

1.23

 

 

 

1.63

 

1.64

 

 

Median year structure was built

 

1981

 

 

 

1962

 

1971

 

 

Median year householder moved in

 

1992

 

 

 

1989

 

1991

 

 

Median value ($)

 

113,300

 

 

 

167,900

 

111,800

 

 

 

 

 

Number

 

Pct

 

Pct

 

Pct

 

 

With mortgage or contract to purchase

 

3,037

 

62.0

 

60.5

 

55.4

 

 

With second mortgage, equity loan

 

887

 

18.1

 

15.4

 

12.7

 

 

 

 

 

Number

 

 

 

Number

 

Number

 

 

Median price asked for vacant housing ($)

 

128,000

 

 

 

128,000

 

89,600

 

 

Monthly cost, with mortgage ($)

 

1,273

 

 

 

1,560

 

1,088

 

 

Monthly cost, without mortgage ($)

 

499

 

 

 

567

 

295

 

 

MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME BY AGE ($ IN PREVIOUS YEAR)

 

 

 

 

Number

 

Number

 

Number

 

 

 

 

Median household income

 

48,572

 

55,146

 

41,994

 

 

 

 

Householder under 25

 

36,964

 

30,108

 

22,679

 

 

 

 

Householder 25-34

 

52,434

 

53,612

 

41,414

 

 

 

 

Householder 35-44

 

61,278

 

65,149

 

50,654

 

 

 

 

Householder 45-54

 

60,324

 

73,188

 

56,300

 

 

 

 

Householder 55-64

 

53,704

 

63,775

 

47,447

 

 

 

 

Householder 65-74

 

29,613

 

38,155

 

31,368

 

 

 

 

Householder 75 and older

 

25,337

 

24,700

 

22,259

 

 

 

 

 

PER CAPITA INCOME BY RACE OR ETHNICITY ($)

 

 

 

 

Number

 

Number

 

Number

 

 

 

 

Per capita income

 

19,307

 

27,006

 

21,587

 

 

 

 

White

 

19,467

 

30,248

 

23,918

 

 

 

 

Black or African American

 

12,099

 

17,409

 

14,437

 

 

 

 

Native American

 

20,687

 

18,695

 

12,893

 

 

 

 

Asian

 

30,359

 

27,581

 

21,823

 

 

 

 

Native Hawaiian and Pacific islander

 

0

 

23,745

 

15,054

 

 

 

 

Some other race

 

8,386

 

12,793

 

10,813

 

 

 

 

Two or more races

 

11,753

 

15,713

 

13,405

 

 

 

 

Hispanic or Latino

 

14,871

 

14,804

 

12,111

 

 

 

 

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census; ePodunk