| Official Name: | Leisure Knoll, New Jersey |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Ocean County#USA New Jersey#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Leisure Knoll |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ocean County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ocean |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Manchester |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.32 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.30 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.02 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.90 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.89 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.80 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 2562 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1113.96 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 2885.14 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | −05:00 |
| Timezone Dst: | Eastern (EDT) |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −04:00 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [3] |
| Elevation M: | 23 |
| Elevation Ft: | 75 |
| Coordinates: | 40.0181°N -74.2896°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | [4] [5] [6] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 02390050[7] |
Leisure Knoll is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[8] located within Manchester Township, in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[9] [10] [11] As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP's population was 2,490.[12]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 0.895mi2, including 0.888mi2 of land and 0.007mi2 of water (0.80%).[4] [13]
The 2010 United States census counted 2,490 people, 1,499 households, and 738 families in the CDP. The population density was 2805.5/mi2. There were 1,627 housing units at an average density of 1833.1/mi2. The racial makeup was 97.59% (2,430) White, 1.41% (35) Black or African American, 0.00% (0) Native American, 0.36% (9) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 0.20% (5) from other races, and 0.44% (11) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.89% (47) of the population.[12]
Of the 1,499 households, 0.1% had children under the age of 18; 44.2% were married couples living together; 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present and 50.8% were non-families. Of all households, 48.0% were made up of individuals and 42.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.57 and the average family size was 2.09.[12]
0.2% of the population were under the age of 18, 0.5% from 18 to 24, 1.7% from 25 to 44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 79.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 75.0 years. For every 100 females, the population had 65.1 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 65.1 males.[12]
As of the 2000 United States Census there were 2,467 people, 1,540 households, and 845 families living in the CDP. The population density was 1082.4/km2. There were 1,634 housing units at an average density of 716.9/km2. The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.87% White, 0.45% African American, 0.28% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.16% from other races, and 0.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.73% of the population.[14]
There were 1,540 households, out of which none had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were married couples living together, 3.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.1% were non-families. 43.1% of all households 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 2.06.
In the CDP the population was spread out, with 0.1% under the age of 18, 0.2% from 18 to 24, 1.1% from 25 to 44, 13.9% from 45 to 64, and 84.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 75 years. For every 100 females, there were 68.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 68.8 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $36,207, and the median income for a family was $41,741. Males had a median income of $41,964 versus $27,727 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $25,012. About 1.6% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 1.2% of those age 65 or over.[14]