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08087

Tuckerton, NJ · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
25,342
Median household income
$91,677
People below poverty
8.3%
Median home value
$352,000

Income

The median income of households in 08087 was $91,677. An estimated 3.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 11.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 08087 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.4
$10,000 to $14,999 2.5
$15,000 to $24,999 5
$25,000 to $34,999 5.2
$35,000 to $49,999 7.3
$50,000 to $74,999 18.8
$75,000 to $99,999 11.7
$100,000 to $149,999 22.3
$150,000 to $199,999 12
$200,000 or more 11.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 08087 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 79516
Female 60581

An estimated 70.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 41.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 37.1 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $27,817. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 08087 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 70.6
Social Security 41.6
Retirement income 37.1
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.6
Cash public assistance income 2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 8.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 8.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 7.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 8.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 08087 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 8.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 8.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 7.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 8.4

In 2020-2024, 5.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 52.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 42.2% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 55.6% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 08087 in 2020-2024, 97.4% had health insurance coverage and 2.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 76.8% and public coverage was 41.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0.3%.


In 2020-2024, 08087 had a total population of 25,342 - 12,898 (50.9%) females and 12,444 (49.1%) males. The median age was 49.3 years. An estimated 17.1% of the population was under 18 years, 26.5% was 19 to 44 years, 29.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 25.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 08087 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 455 238
5 to 9 532 720
10 to 14 766 672
15 to 19 636 569
20 to 24 897 693
25 to 29 423 572
30 to 34 645 821
35 to 39 823 553
40 to 44 641 655
45 to 49 877 782
50 to 54 683 736
55 to 59 804 1117
60 to 64 1246 1220
65 to 69 1008 944
70 to 74 621 810
75 to 79 628 710
80 to 84 502 519
85 and over 257 567

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 85.5% were White; 3.1% were Black or African American; 5.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.4% were Asian; 1.4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 7.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 6.1% of the people in 08087 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 84.4% of the people in 08087 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 10,722 households in 08087. The average household size was 2.33 people.

Married-couple households made up 52.8% of the households in 08087 while cohabiting couple households made up 8.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 23.4% of all households, while 15.7% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 12.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 14.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 27% of all households.

In 08087, 22.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 42.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 08087 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 52.8
Cohabiting Couples 8.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
15.7
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
23.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 55.6% of males and 52.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 30.4 22.7
Now married, except separated 55.6 52.1
Separated 0.9 3.1
Widowed 3.2 11.5
Divorced 9.8 10.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 08087, 239 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 30.1% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 96% of the people living in 08087 were U.S. natives. 66.6% of the 08087 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 4% of 08087 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 74.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 84.1 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 08087 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 08087.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 08087 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 17.2
Asia 29.7
Europe 40.8
Africa 6.4
Northern America 5.7
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 08087 in 2020-2024, 6.8 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.5% of people at least five years old; 1.8% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 08087 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.5
Other Indo-European languages 3.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.7
Other languages 0.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 08087 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 08087 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90.1
Different house, same county 6.6
Different county, same state 2.1
Different state 1.1
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 94.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 29.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 5.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 08087 was 5,458 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 424 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 3,405. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,629.

Educational Attainment of People in 08087 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 5.7
High school diploma or equivalency 36.7
Some college, no degree 20.1
Associate's degree 8.4
Bachelor's degree 20
Graduate or professional degree 9.1

Disability

In 08087, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 16.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 6.6% of people under 18 years old, to 12% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 31.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 08087, 56.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 41.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 73.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 20.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 9,052 73.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,562 20.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 746 6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 08087 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 08087 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.3
Construction 11
Manufacturing 5.6
Wholesale trade 1.2
Retail trade 13.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.1
Information 1.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 23.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 11.1
Other Services, except public administration 3.3
Public administration 7.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 08087 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 4,235 34.3
Service occupations 2,392 19.4
Sales and office occupations 2,844 23
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,696 13.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,193 9.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 78.7% of 08087 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 33.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 08087 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 78.7
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1
Walked 0.9
Other means 1.2
Worked from home 11.3

In 2020-2024, 08087 had a total of 12,972 housing units. Of these housing units, 92.9% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 5.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 1.8% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 08087 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 92.9
Apartments in multi-unit structures 5.3
Mobile homes 1.8
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

10.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 3.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 08087 was 6.1 rooms, and of these housing units 64.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 08087 had 10,722 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 2,250 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 83.4% while renters occupied 16.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.32 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.38.

3.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 5.6% and another 25.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 08087:

House Heating Fuel Used in 08087 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 82.8
Electricity 13.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 2.5
All other fuels 1
No fuel used 0.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 08087 was $352,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 58 % had a mortgage. 42% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,065 and for owners without a mortgage it was $958.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 08087 was $1,856. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.