Holiday Heights, New Jersey Explained

Official Name:Holiday Heights, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
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Pushpin Map:USA New Jersey Ocean County#USA New Jersey#USA
Pushpin Label:Holiday Heights
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ocean County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Ocean
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Berkeley
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:13.02
Area Land Km2:13.02
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:5.03
Area Land Sq Mi:5.03
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Area Water Percent:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:2135
Population Density Km2:164.01
Population Density Sq Mi:424.79
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:Eastern (EDT)
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Elevation Footnotes:[3]
Elevation M:20
Elevation Ft:66
Coordinates:39.9394°N -74.2573°W
Area Code:609
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:[4] [5]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:02389943[6]

Holiday Heights is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[7] located within Berkeley Township, in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[8] [9] [10] As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP's population was 2,099.[11]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 4.944mi2, all of which was land.[12] [13]

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 2,099 people, 1,311 households, and 690 families in the CDP. The population density was 424.6/mi2. There were 1,417 housing units at an average density of 286.6/mi2. The racial makeup was 98.28% (2,063) White, 0.81% (17) Black or African American, 0.05% (1) Native American, 0.57% (12) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 0.10% (2) from other races, and 0.19% (4) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.86% (39) of the population.[11]

Of the 1,311 households, 0.5% had children under the age of 18; 48.1% were married couples living together; 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present and 47.4% were non-families. Of all households, 44.5% were made up of individuals and 40.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.60 and the average family size was 2.08.[11]

0.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 0.3% from 18 to 24, 2.1% from 25 to 44, 11.7% from 45 to 64, and 85.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 77.8 years. For every 100 females, the population had 70.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 70.7 males.[11]

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States Census there were 2,389 people, 1,369 households, and 941 families living in the CDP. The population density was 184.5/km2. There were 1,393 housing units at an average density of 107.6/km2. 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.[14]

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.[14]

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.[14]

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.[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 11, 2022.
  2. https://data.census.gov/profile?g=160XX00US3432424 Census Data Explorer: Holiday Heights CDP, New Jersey
  3. , Geographic Names Information System. Accessed January 6, 2013.
  4. https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website
  5. https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey
  6. http://geonames.usgs.gov US Board on Geographic Names
  7. https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerwebmain/Files/tab20/tigerweb_tab20_cdp_2020_nj.html State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020
  8. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34029 GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County  - County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Ocean County, New Jersey
  9. http://www2.census.gov/acs2010_5yr/summaryfile/UserTools/Geography/NJ.xls 2006-2010 American Community Survey Geography for New Jersey
  10. https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-32.pdf New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32)
  11. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3432424 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Holiday Heights CDP, New Jersey
  12. http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2010_place_list_34.txt Gazetteer of New Jersey Places
  13. https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990
  14. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/1600000US3432424 DP-1 - Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 from the Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Holiday Heights CDP, New Jersey