Moving to Neptune, New Jersey

Population: 5,218. Estimated population in July 2024: 5,176 (-0.8% change)
Males: 2,436 (46.7%), Females: 2,782 (53.3%)

Monmouth County

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.8 years
Median household income: $43,451
Median house value: $124,100

Population by Race

Races in Neptune City:

  • White Non-Hispanic (80.7%)
  • Black (9.5%)
  • Hispanic (5.3%)
  • Other race (2.1%)
  • Two or more races (2.0%)
  • Asian Indian (1.4%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Filipino (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Irish (29.3%), Italian (17.9%), German (14.1%), English (11.8%), Polish (4.9%), Dutch (2.7%).

Elevation: 15 feet

Land area: 0.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Neptune City

  • High school or higher: 82.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
  • Unemployed: 4.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Neptune City borough

  • Never married: 27.3%
  • Now married: 47.3%
  • Separated: 2.4%
  • Widowed: 11.7%
  • Divorced: 11.3%

8.0% Foreign born (3.5% Latin America, 2.3% Asia, 2.2% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +197 (+3.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Neptune City:

  • JERSEY SHORE MEDICAL CENTER (about 2 miles; NEPTUNE, NJ)
  • MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; LONG BRANCH, NJ)
  • REHAILITATION HOSPITAL OF TINTON FALLS (about 8 miles; TINTON FALLS, NJ)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Neptune City:

  • LAKEHURST NAES /MAXFIELD FIELD (about 25 miles; LAKEHURST, NJ; Abbreviation: NEL)
  • PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 35 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRB)
  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 35 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Neptune City:

  • MONMOUTH EXECUTIVE (about 7 miles; BELMAR/FARMINGDALE, NJ; Abbreviation: BLM)
  • LAKEWOOD (about 14 miles; LAKEWOOD, NJ; Abbreviation: N12)
  • OLD BRIDGE (about 23 miles; OLD BRIDGE, NJ; Abbreviation: 3N6)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Neptune City:

  • MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,613)
  • BROOKDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; LINCROFT, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,533)
  • BETH MEDRASH GOVOHA (about 15 miles; LAKEWOOD, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,823)
  • OCEAN COUNTY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; TOMS RIVER, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,651)
  • CUNY KINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; BROOKLYN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 9,902)
  • CUNY COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND (about 29 miles; STATEN ISLAND, NY; Full-time enrollment: 8,135)
  • CUNY BROOKLYN COLLEGE (about 30 miles; BROOKLYN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 10,079)

Public primary/middle school in Neptune City:

  • WOODROW WILSON (Students: 440; Location: 210 WEST SYLVANIA AVE.; Grades: KG – 08)