Holiday Heights, New Jersey
Encyclopedia
Holiday Heights is a census-designated place
and unincorporated area located within Berkeley Township
, in Ocean County
, New Jersey
, in the United States
. As of the 2000 census
, the CDP population was 2,389.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the CDP has a total area of 12.9 km2 (5.0 mi2), all land.
of 2000, there were 2,389 people, 1,369 households, and 941 families residing in the CDP. The population density
was 184.5/km2 (477.9/mi2). There were 1,393 housing units at an average density of 107.6/km2 (278.7/mi2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.16% White, 0.46% African American, 0.25% Asian, and 0.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.30% of the population.
There were 1,369 households out of which 0.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were married couples
living together, 3.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.2% were non-families. 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 27.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.75 and the average family size was 2.06.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 0.3% under the age of 18, 0.1% from 18 to 24, 2.0% from 25 to 44, 10.8% from 45 to 64, and 86.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 73 years. For every 100 females there were 78.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.3 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $30,025, and the median income for a family was $33,360. Males had a median income of $45,573 versus $25,313 for females. The per capita income
for the CDP was $19,062. About 2.3% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
and unincorporated area located within Berkeley Township
Berkeley Township, New Jersey
Berkeley Township is a Township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population had increased to a record high of 41,255....
, in Ocean County
Ocean County, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 510,916 people, 200,402 households, and 137,876 families residing in the county. The population density was 803 people per square mile . There were 248,711 housing units at an average density of 151/km²...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, the CDP population was 2,389.
Geography
Holiday Heights is located at 39.945016°N 74.246175°W.According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the CDP has a total area of 12.9 km2 (5.0 mi2), all land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 2,389 people, 1,369 households, and 941 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 184.5/km2 (477.9/mi2). There were 1,393 housing units at an average density of 107.6/km2 (278.7/mi2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.16% White, 0.46% African American, 0.25% Asian, and 0.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.30% of the population.
There were 1,369 households out of which 0.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 3.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.2% were non-families. 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 27.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.75 and the average family size was 2.06.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 0.3% under the age of 18, 0.1% from 18 to 24, 2.0% from 25 to 44, 10.8% from 45 to 64, and 86.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 73 years. For every 100 females there were 78.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.3 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $30,025, and the median income for a family was $33,360. Males had a median income of $45,573 versus $25,313 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the CDP was $19,062. About 2.3% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.