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Population (year 2000): 1,690
Males: 869  (51.4%)
Females: 821  (48.6%)

Ocean County

Median resident age:  36.9 years
New Jersey median age:  36.7 years

Zip codes: 08005.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $61,700 (it was $55,040 in 2000)
Barnegat  $61,700
New Jersey:  $61,672

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $291,400 (it was $136,700 in 2000)
Barnegat  $291,400
New Jersey:  $333,900

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Races in Barnegat:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.1%)
  • Hispanic (2.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.7%)
  • Other race (0.7%)
  • Asian Indian (0.6%)
  • Black (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Barnegat: 114.6 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (25.7%), Irish (21.1%), English (18.0%), Italian (13.3%), United States (8.6%), Polish (8.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 43 feet

Land area: 2.68 square miles.

Population density: 631 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Barnegat

  • High school or higher: 86.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
  • Unemployed: 5.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 33.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Barnegat CDP

  • Never married: 28.2%
  • Now married: 56.4%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 6.2%
  • Divorced: 8.6%

52 residents are foreign born (3.1% Europe).

This place:  3.1%
New Jersey:  17.5%



According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Barnegat, New Jersey in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Barnegat to the number of sex offenders is 423 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Barnegat:  2.7% ($3,633)
New Jersey:  2.4% ($4,047)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Toms River, NJ (16.0 miles , pop. 86,327).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Staten Island, NY (57.5 miles , pop. 443,728).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Brooklyn, NY (64.6 miles , pop. 2,465,326).

Nearest cities: Waretown, NJ (3.4 miles ), Ocean Acres, NJ (4.4 miles ), Manahawkin, NJ (4.6 miles ), Forked River, NJ (5.6 miles ), Beach Haven West, NJ (6.1 miles ), Harvey Cedars borough, NJ (6.8 miles ), Surf City borough, NJ (7.4 miles ), Barnegat Light borough, NJ (7.6 miles ).

Latitude: 39.75 N, Longitude: 74.22 W


2 people in religious group quarters

Area code: 609

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (18%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (28%)
  • Social assistance (12%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Personal and laundry services (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Electricians (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Computer specialists (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (16%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Child care workers (8%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Personal appearance workers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Communications equipment operators (5%)


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Barnegat-area historical tornado activity is below New Jersey state average. It is 54% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/21/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.1 miles away from the Barnegat place center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/29/1982, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 8.9 miles away from the place center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Barnegat:
  • SOUTHERN OCEAN COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; MANAHAWKIN, NJ)
  • COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; TOMS RIVER, NJ)
  • HEALTHSOUTH GARDEN STATE REHAB HOSP (about 15 miles; TOMS RIVER, NJ)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Barnegat:
  • LAKEHURST NAES /MAXFIELD FIELD (about 22 miles; LAKEHURST, NJ; ID: NEL)
  • MC GUIRE AFB (about 31 miles; WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ; ID: WRI)
  • ATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL (about 32 miles; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; ID: ACY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Barnegat:
  • EAGLES NEST (about 9 miles; WEST CREEK, NJ; ID: 31E)
  • ROBERT J. MILLER AIR PARK (about 12 miles; TOMS RIVER, NJ; ID: MJX)
  • LAKEWOOD (about 22 miles; LAKEWOOD, NJ; ID: N12)

Operable nuclear power plant near Barnegat:
  • 6 miles: Oyster Creek in Forked River, NJ.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Barnegat:
  • OCEAN COUNTY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; TOMS RIVER, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,651)
  • BETH MEDRASH GOVOHA (about 23 miles; LAKEWOOD, NJ; FT enrollment: 2,823)
  • THE RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 30 miles; POMONA, NJ; FT enrollment: 5,526)
  • BURLINGTON COUNTY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; PEMBERTON, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,751)
  • ATLANTIC CAPE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; MAYS LANDING, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,086)
  • MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ; FT enrollment: 4,613)
  • BROOKDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; LINCROFT, NJ; FT enrollment: 7,533)
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Public elementary/middle schools in Barnegat:

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Cemeteries: Masonic Cemetery (1), Friends Meeting Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: Barnegat Cultural Arts Center (Art Museums; 781 West Bay Avenue), Ocean County Offices & Institutions - Libraries- Branches- Waretown (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 112 Burr Street).

Hotel: Barnegat Motel (115 USHighway 9).

Court: Barnegat Township - Municipal Offices- Court Clerk (900 West Bay Avenue).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Barnegat and their reported violations in the past:

LACEY TWP MUA (Population served: 25346, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 minor monitoring violations
BARNEGAT TWP WATER & SEWER (Population served: 15109, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-02-1993 and MAR-09-1993, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-09-1993)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1992 and JAN-01-1997, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-01-1997)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 23 regular monitoring violations
PINEWOOD ESTATES-BRIGHTN (Population served: 1493, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-22-2004), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-22-2004), St Public Notif received (NOV-05-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2006 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUL-2004, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • 2 minor monitoring violations
  • 69 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This place:  2.8 people
New Jersey:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  74.5%
Whole state:  70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  6.4%
Whole state:  4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  6.0%
Whole state:  8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  1.7%
Whole state:  4.2%

Barnegat compared to New Jersey state average:

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  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Barnegat (2007 data):
  • Wachovia Bank, National Association: Barnegat Branch at 242 S Main St, branch established on 1953-04-04. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation
  • PNC Bank, National Association: Genuardi's Barnegat Branch at 912 West Bay Avenue, branch established on 1999-11-03. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $90,142.4 mil, Deposits: $65,279.9 mil, headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 836 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
  • Commerce Bank, National Association: Barnegat Branch at Bayshore Drive And Route 9, branch established on 1975-05-09. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $41,170.0 mil, Deposits: $37,207.7 mil, headquarters in Philadelphia, PA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 370 total offices, Holding Company: Commerce Bancorp, Inc.
  • Hudson City Savings Bank: Ocean County Branch at 580 N. Main St. / Rt 9 & Bayshore Plaza, branch established on 2000-03-04. Info updated 2006-07-25: Bank assets: $35,507.5 mil, Deposits: $13,991.8 mil, headquarters in Paramus, NJ, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 105 total offices



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5.48% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($62,292 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.48%
New Jersey average:  6.12%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($186 average AGI)
Ocean County:  0.04%
New Jersey average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Monmouth County, NJ  1.42% ($61,703 average AGI)
from Middlesex County, NJ  0.53% ($61,213)
from Bergen County, NJ  0.30% ($70,616)


4.89% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($52,586 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.89%
New Jersey average:  6.89%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($236 average AGI)
Ocean County:  0.03%
New Jersey average:  0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Monmouth County, NJ  0.82% ($56,110 average AGI)
to Middlesex County, NJ  0.27% ($46,074)
to Burlington County, NJ  0.21% ($50,239)


Strongest AM radio stations in Barnegat:
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WOBM (1160 AM; 9 kW; LAKEWOOD TOWNSHIP, NJ; Owner: NORTH SHORE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WEPN (1050 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK AM RADIO, LLC)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Barnegat:
  • WBBO (98.5 FM; OCEAN ACRES, NJ; Owner: MILLENNIUM SHORE LICENSE HOLDCO, LLC)
  • WJRZ-FM (100.1 FM; MANAHAWKIN, NJ; Owner: JERSEY SHORE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNJM (89.9 FM; MANAHAWKIN, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTH.)
  • WCHR-FM (105.7 FM; MANAHAWKIN, NJ; Owner: NASSAU BROADCASTING II, L.L.C.)
  • W300AO (107.9 FM; MANAHAWKIN, NJ; Owner: JERSEY SHORE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WYRS (90.7 FM; MANAHAWKIN, NJ; Owner: PENN JERSEY EDUCATIONAL RADIO CORP.)
  • WOBM-FM (92.7 FM; TOMS RIVER, NJ; Owner: SEASHORE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WBHX (99.7 FM; TUCKERTON, NJ; Owner: PRESS COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
  • WPUR (107.3 FM; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: MILLENNIUM ATLANTIC CITY LICENSE HOLDCO, LLC)
  • W264AM (100.7 FM; TOMS RIVER, NJ; Owner: JERSEY SHORE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBZC (88.9 FM; PEMBERTON, NJ; Owner: BURLINGTON COUNTY COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Barnegat:
  • WWSI (Channel 62; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: HISPANIC BROADCASTERS OF PHILADELPHIA, L.L.C.)
  • WUVP (Channel 65; VINELAND, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION PHILADELPHIA LLC)

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