Moving to Barnegat Light, New Jersey
Population: 764. Estimated population in July 2024: 822 (+7.6% change)
Males: 389 (50.9%), Females: 375 (49.1%)
Ocean County
Demographics
Median resident age: 54.9 years
Median household income: $52,361
Median house value: $299,400
Population by Race
Races in Barnegat Light:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- Black (0.5%)
Ancestries: Irish (28.3%), German (23.4%), English (17.5%), Italian (14.8%), Polish (8.8%), Norwegian (5.0%).
Elevation: 10 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Barnegat Light
- High school or higher: 92.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 38.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 17.4%
- Unemployed: 2.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 34.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Barnegat Light borough
- Never married: 14.8%
- Now married: 60.2%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 14.5%
- Divorced: 8.9%
3.3% Foreign born (1.3% North America, 1.0% Europe, 0.5% Oceania, 0.4% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +89 (+13.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Barnegat Light:
- SOUTHERN OCEAN COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; MANAHAWKIN, NJ)
- COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; TOMS RIVER, NJ)
- HEALTHSOUTH GARDEN STATE REHAB HOSP (about 16 miles; TOMS RIVER, NJ)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Barnegat Light:
- LAKEHURST NAES /MAXFIELD FIELD (about 26 miles; LAKEHURST, NJ; Abbreviation: NEL)
- MC GUIRE AFB (about 37 miles; WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ; Abbreviation: WRI)
- ATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL (about 38 miles; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Abbreviation: ACY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Barnegat Light:
- EAGLES NEST (about 15 miles; WEST CREEK, NJ; Abbreviation: 31E)
- ROBERT J. MILLER AIR PARK (about 17 miles; TOMS RIVER, NJ; Abbreviation: MJX)
- LAKEWOOD (about 22 miles; LAKEWOOD, NJ; Abbreviation: N12)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Barnegat Light:
- OCEAN COUNTY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; TOMS RIVER, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,651)
- BETH MEDRASH GOVOHA (about 24 miles; LAKEWOOD, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,823)
- THE RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 36 miles; POMONA, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,526)
- MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,613)
- BROOKDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; LINCROFT, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,533)
- BURLINGTON COUNTY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; PEMBERTON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,751)
- ATLANTIC CAPE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; MAYS LANDING, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,086)