Ocean Gate, NJ Population

Overview

1,629

Total Population

48.4

Median age

54.63%

Female population %

83:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

64.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

61

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Ocean Gate's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Ocean Gate is 48.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ocean Gate's population under 18 was 15.04%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ocean Gate's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.23% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ocean Gate, 14.00% were under the age of 15, 15.47% aged 15 to 29, 45.30% aged 30 to 64, 21.67% aged 65 to 84, and 3.56% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 151 more females than males in Ocean Gate:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.63% females and 45.37% males in Ocean Gate, NJ.
The Ocean Gate, NJ gender ratio is 83:100 i.e. 83 men to 100 women (0.830).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 121.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 116.

Ocean Gate's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Ocean Gate population: 98.22% are White, 1.17% are Black or African American and 0.61% are multiracial.
Ocean Gate's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 61 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,568 (96.26% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ocean Gate is White with a population of 1,6 (98.22% of the total population).

Ocean Gate's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 2,115 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Ocean Gate's population decreased by 42 (2.06%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ocean Gate's population decreased by 61 (3.05%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Ocean Gate's population was lowest in year 2020 at 1,939.