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Language Spoken At Home in Ocean County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 537,252 | 100% |
English only | 473,024 | 88.0% |
Language other than English | 64,228 | 12.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 24,390 | 4.5% |
Spanish | 30,068 | 5.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 14,204 | 2.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 24,506 | 4.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 6,887 | 1.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 5,471 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,277 | 0.4% |
Other languages | 4,183 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,022 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Ocean County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 575,961 | 100% |
American | 31,490 | 5.5% |
Arab | 3,466 | 0.6% |
Czech | 3,545 | 0.6% |
Danish | 1,915 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 7,813 | 1.4% |
English | 43,263 | 7.5% |
French (except Basque) | 10,717 | 1.9% |
French Canadian | 2,124 | 0.4% |
German | 101,800 | 17.7% |
Greek | 4,725 | 0.8% |
Hungarian | 12,867 | 2.2% |
Irish | 133,098 | 23.1% |
Italian | 151,662 | 26.3% |
Lithuanian | 4,984 | 0.9% |
Norwegian | 5,198 | 0.9% |
Polish | 53,552 | 9.3% |
Portuguese | 5,398 | 0.9% |
Russian | 12,482 | 2.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,687 | 0.6% |
Scottish | 9,781 | 1.7% |
Slovak | 3,804 | 0.7% |
Subsaharan African | 1,325 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 5,068 | 0.9% |
Swiss | 1,580 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 5,239 | 0.9% |
Welsh | 3,335 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 2,297 | 0.4% |
Households By Type in Ocean County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 222,970 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 150,559 | 67.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 59,629 | 26.7% |
Married-couple family | 120,673 | 54.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 45,941 | 20.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 8,505 | 3.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,634 | 1.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 21,381 | 9.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 10,054 | 4.5% |
Nonfamily households | 72,411 | 32.5% |
Householder living alone | 63,339 | 28.4% |
65 years and over | 36,968 | 16.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 64,884 | 29.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 86,246 | 38.7% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Ocean County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 568,644 | 100% |
Householder | 222,970 | 39.2% |
Spouse | 120,758 | 21.2% |
Child | 177,094 | 31.1% |
Other relatives | 26,811 | 4.7% |
Nonrelatives | 21,011 | 3.7% |
Unmarried partner | 10,262 | 1.8% |
Marital Status in Ocean County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 218,497 | 100% |
Never married | 62,646 | 28.7% |
Now married, except separated | 126,598 | 57.9% |
Separated | 2,984 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 9,012 | 4.1% |
Divorced | 17,257 | 7.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 245,072 | 100% |
Never married | 54,627 | 22.3% |
Now married, except separated | 126,199 | 51.5% |
Separated | 3,726 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 34,716 | 14.2% |
Divorced | 25,804 | 10.5% |
Fertility in Ocean County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 7,862 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,648 | 21.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 28 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 65 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 7 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 126 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 36 | 0% |
Grandparents in Ocean County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 9,238 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 2,954 | 32.0% |
Less than 1 year | 565 | 6.1% |
1 or 2 years | 438 | 4.7% |
3 or 4 years | 386 | 4.2% |
5 or more years | 1,565 | 16.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,954 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,767 | 59.8% |
Who are married | 2,119 | 71.7% |
School Enrollment in Ocean County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 137,732 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 10,208 | 7.4% |
Kindergarten | 8,854 | 6.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 57,869 | 42.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 29,569 | 21.5% |
College or graduate school | 31,232 | 22.7% |
Educational Attainment in Ocean County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 398,506 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 12,987 | 3.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 28,035 | 7.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 149,927 | 37.6% |
Some college, no degree | 80,928 | 20.3% |
Associate's degree | 27,183 | 6.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 67,285 | 16.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 32,161 | 8.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 25.0% |
Veteran Status in Ocean County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 440,776 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 50,783 | 11.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Ocean County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 570,161 | 100% |
With a disability | 73,685 | 12.9% |
Under 18 years | 134,313 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,578 | 3.4% |
18 to 64 years | 317,813 | 100% |
With a disability | 30,111 | 9.5% |
65 years and over | 118,035 | 100% |
With a disability | 38,996 | 33.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Ocean County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 568,681 | 100% |
Same house | 518,007 | 91.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 48,681 | 8.6% |
Same county | 30,200 | 5.3% |
Different county | 18,481 | 3.2% |
Same state | 11,180 | 2.0% |
Different state | 7,301 | 1.3% |
Abroad | 1,993 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Ocean County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 575,961 | 100% |
Native | 530,527 | 92.1% |
Born in United States | 521,348 | 90.5% |
State of residence | 374,435 | 65.0% |
Different state | 146,913 | 25.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 9,179 | 1.6% |
Foreign born | 45,434 | 7.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Ocean County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 45,434 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 24,687 | 54.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 20,747 | 45.7% |
Year of Entry in Ocean County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 54,613 | 100% |
Native | 9,179 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 279 | 3.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 8,900 | 97.0% |
Foreign born | 45,434 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 433 | 1.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 45,001 | 99.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Ocean County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 45,434 | 100% |
Europe | 15,788 | 34.7% |
Asia | 9,311 | 20.5% |
Africa | 1,089 | 2.4% |
Oceania | 82 | 0.2% |
Latin America | 18,257 | 40.2% |
Northern America | 907 | 2.0% |