Tuckerton Borough, New Jersey

Tuckerton Borough is a borough in the Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. Tuckerton Borough had an official population of 3517 in 2000. Its population was estimated at 3876 in July 2008, It is the 160th smallest by population in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It has total area of 3.78 sq mi (9.79 sq km), of which, 3.66 square miles (9.48 sq km) of it is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 sq km) of it is water, it is the 151st largest by area in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

As of the census of 2000, there were 3517 people in the borough, organized into 457 households, and 284 families living in the borough. The population density was 961.7 people per square mile (371.31/kmē), it would be the 70th least densely populated borough in the U.S. state of New Jersey. There were 1971 housing units at an average density of 538.5 per square mile (207.92/kmē). The average household size was 2.38 people, and the average family size was 3.02 people. The population's age distribution was 23% under the age of 18, 8% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 23% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males. The median age of the borough's population was 39.2 years, The median age of males was 38.8 years, for females the median age was 40.1 years. The racial or ethnic makeup of the borough was 96.9% White, 0.4% Black or African American, 0.28% American Indian, 0.54% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, 1.34% from two or more races and 0.54% Other races.

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

The median income for a household in the borough was $40042, it is 76th poorest borough by median household income in New Jersey. The median income for a family in the borough was $49528, it is the 90th poorest borough in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the borough was $20118, it would be the 100th lowest borough by per capita income in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The median income is $25815, The median income for males was $30806 versus $21250 for females.

In 2000, 732 pupils and students, of which 51.09% are male and 48.91% are female, 20.81% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 13.52% nursery or pri school, 3.69% kindergarten, 48.63% elementary school, 14.75% high school and 19.4% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census3517
April 2000 Estimate3517
July 2000 Estimate3517
July 2001 Estimate3512
July 2002 Estimate3562
July 2003 Estimate3588
July 2004 Estimate3591
July 2005 Estimate3768
July 2006 Estimate3818
July 2007 Estimate3841
July 2008 Estimate3876
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school623799
Kindergarten2727
Elementary school158198356
High school6840108
College or graduate school5983142
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Tuckerton borough, New Jersey$40042$49528$20118
Ocean County, New Jersey$46443$56420$23054
New Jersey, United States$55146$65370$27006
United States$41994$50046$21587