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08751

Seaside Heights, NJ · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
4,185
Median household income
$77,448
People below poverty
21.8%
Median home value
$628,500

Income

The median income of households in 08751 was $77,448. An estimated 16.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 16.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 08751 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 16.1
$10,000 to $14,999 2.3
$15,000 to $24,999 6.8
$25,000 to $34,999 5.3
$35,000 to $49,999 6.2
$50,000 to $74,999 12.2
$75,000 to $99,999 13.3
$100,000 to $149,999 12.3
$150,000 to $199,999 9.2
$200,000 or more 16.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 08751 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 85036
Female 66106

An estimated 58.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 47.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 39.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $28,025. 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 08751 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 58.3
Social Security 47.4
Retirement income 39.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.2
Cash public assistance income 0.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 21.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 55.9% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 8.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 22.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 08751 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 21.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 55.9
People 65 years old and over below poverty 8.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 22.6

In 2020-2024, 16.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 48.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 13.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 8.1% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 08751 in 2020-2024, 94.7% had health insurance coverage and 5.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 63% and public coverage was 55.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 08751 had a total population of 4,185 - 1,909 (45.6%) females and 2,276 (54.4%) males. The median age was 57.2 years. An estimated 10.8% of the population was under 18 years, 18.1% was 19 to 44 years, 38.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 31.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 08751 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 138 12
5 to 9 2 23
10 to 14 16 140
15 to 19 107 77
20 to 24 173 31
25 to 29 69 58
30 to 34 19 19
35 to 39 191 77
40 to 44 85 37
45 to 49 202 63
50 to 54 146 233
55 to 59 187 184
60 to 64 297 281
65 to 69 204 215
70 to 74 247 210
75 to 79 111 166
80 to 84 31 29
85 and over 51 54

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 86.5% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.9% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 7.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 13.3% of the people in 08751 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 83.6% of the people in 08751 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 2,211 households in 08751. The average household size was 1.89 people.

Married-couple households made up 38.3% of the households in 08751 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 28.1% of all households, while 26.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 17.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 18% were female householders living alone, for a total of 35.4% of all households.

In 08751, 12.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 41.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 08751 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 38.3
Cohabiting Couples 6.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
26.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
28.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 44.9% of males and 48.3% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 37.4 22.4
Now married, except separated 44.9 48.3
Separated 6.7 0
Widowed 1.4 13.1
Divorced 9.6 16.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 08751, 16 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 43.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 92.6% of the people living in 08751 were U.S. natives. 67.1% of the 08751 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 7.4% of 08751 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 44.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 79.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 08751 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 08751.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 08751 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 58.5
Asia 6.4
Europe 30.9
Africa 0
Northern America 4.2
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 08751 in 2020-2024, 10.3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 8% of people at least five years old; 3.5% 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 08751 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 8
Other Indo-European languages 2.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90 % of the people at least one year old living in 08751 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 08751 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90
Different house, same county 3
Different county, same state 6.2
Different state 0.8
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 89.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 39.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 10.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 08751 was 619 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 131 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 292. College or graduate school enrollment was 196.

Educational Attainment of People in 08751 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 10.7
High school diploma or equivalency 24.9
Some college, no degree 17.2
Associate's degree 8.2
Bachelor's degree 26
Graduate or professional degree 13.1

Disability

In 08751, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 14.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 2% of people under 18 years old, to 13.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 20.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 08751, 43.3 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 52.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 73.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 17.9% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 8.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,218 73.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 297 17.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 141 8.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 08751 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 08751 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 6.2
Manufacturing 5.1
Wholesale trade 2.4
Retail trade 12.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7.1
Information 3.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 9.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 21.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9.4
Other Services, except public administration 2.2
Public administration 12.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 08751 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 750 45.3
Service occupations 321 19.4
Sales and office occupations 285 17.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 54 3.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 246 14.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 71% of 08751 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 31.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 08751 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 71
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1.3
Walked 5.6
Other means 4
Worked from home 12

In 2020-2024, 08751 had a total of 5,576 housing units. Of these housing units, 54.2% 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"). 45.5% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 08751 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 54.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 45.5
Mobile homes 0.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

20.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 10.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 08751 was 5.1 rooms, and of these housing units 50.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 08751 had 2,211 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 3,365 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 61.1% while renters occupied 38.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 1.88 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.9.

3.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 11.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 15.7% and another 9.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 08751:

House Heating Fuel Used in 08751 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 76.9
Electricity 18.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 4.9
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 08751 was $628,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 49 % had a mortgage. 51% 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 $2,499 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,326.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 08751 was $1,481. 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.