Ship Bottom Borough, New Jersey

Ship Bottom Borough is one of the borough of Ocean County, New Jersey, located towards the Northeastern Region (Mid-Atlantic) of United States. According to the 2000 census it had a population of 1384 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 1449, It is the 54th smallest by population in the U.S. state of New Jersey. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.99 square miles (2.56 square kilometre), of which, 0.7 square miles (1.81 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 87th smallest by area in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 1384 people, 457 households, and 284 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1991.1 people per square mile (768.77/kmē), it is the 164th least populated borough in terms of population density. There were 2218 housing units at an average density of 3168.6 per square mile (1223.4/kmē). The average household size was 2.08 persons, and the average family size was 2.65 persons. In the borough Age distribution was 14.8% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 26.9% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.2 males. The median age is 50.5 years, The median age of males and females living in Ship Bottom Borough was 49.2 and 52.4 years respectively. The racial makeup of the borough was 96.32% White, 0.29% Black or African American, 0.72% American Indian, 0.87% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, 0.72% from two or more races and 1.08% Other races.

Ship Bottom borough New Jersey Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Ship Bottom borough New Jersey School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Ship Bottom Borough New Jersey GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the borough was $42098, it would be the 91st lowest borough by median household income in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The median income for a family in the borough was $60417, it is 317th wealthiest borough by median family income in New Jersey. The per capita income for the borough was $27870, it is the 214th wealthiest borough in terms of per capita income. The median income is $22361, Median income for males is $30433, compared with $16154 for females.

In 2000, 262 pupils and students, of which 44.27% are male and 55.73% are female, 18.93% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 3.05% nursery or pri school, 4.58% kindergarten, 42.75% elementary school, 30.92% high school and 18.7% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census1384
April 2000 Estimate1384
July 2000 Estimate1385
July 2001 Estimate1386
July 2002 Estimate1403
July 2003 Estimate1413
July 2004 Estimate1414
July 2005 Estimate1413
July 2006 Estimate1423
July 2007 Estimate1438
July 2008 Estimate1449
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school88
Kindergarten1212
Elementary school4171112
High school374481
College or graduate school262349
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Ship Bottom borough, New Jersey$42098$60417$27870
Ocean County, New Jersey$46443$56420$23054
New Jersey, United States$55146$65370$27006
United States$41994$50046$21587