Seaside Heights, New Jersey Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 3,155. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,220 (+2.1% change)
Males: 1,627 (51.6%), Females: 1,528 (48.4%)
Ocean County
Demographics
Median resident age: 33.3 years
Median household income: $25,963
Median house value: $124,400
Population by Race
Races in Seaside Heights:
- White Non-Hispanic (83.3%)
- Hispanic (9.7%)
- Black (4.0%)
- Two or more races (3.4%)
- American Indian (1.4%)
- Other race (1.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Italian (25.7%), Irish (19.0%), German (18.1%), English (7.8%), Polish (6.8%), United States (3.3%).
Elevation: 7 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Seaside Heights
- High school or higher: 76.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
- Unemployed: 7.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Seaside Heights borough
- Never married: 36.0%
- Now married: 35.8%
- Separated: 4.4%
- Widowed: 7.3%
- Divorced: 16.5%
7.5% Foreign born (2.7% Europe, 2.5% Latin America, 1.5% Africa, 0.9% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +754 (+31.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Seaside Heights:
- COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; TOMS RIVER, NJ)
- HEALTHSOUTH GARDEN STATE REHAB HOSP (about 6 miles; TOMS RIVER, NJ)
- SHORE REHABILITATION INSTITUTE (about 10 miles; POINT PLEASANT, NJ)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Seaside Heights:
- LAKEHURST NAES /MAXFIELD FIELD (about 21 miles; LAKEHURST, NJ; Abbreviation: NEL)
- MC GUIRE AFB (about 36 miles; WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ; Abbreviation: WRI)
- ATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL (about 49 miles; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Abbreviation: ACY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Seaside Heights:
- LAKEWOOD (about 11 miles; LAKEWOOD, NJ; Abbreviation: N12)
- ROBERT J. MILLER AIR PARK (about 15 miles; TOMS RIVER, NJ; Abbreviation: MJX)
- MONMOUTH EXECUTIVE (about 17 miles; BELMAR/FARMINGDALE, NJ; Abbreviation: BLM)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Seaside Heights:
- OCEAN COUNTY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; TOMS RIVER, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,651)
- BETH MEDRASH GOVOHA (about 14 miles; LAKEWOOD, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,823)
- MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,613)
- BROOKDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; LINCROFT, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,533)
- BURLINGTON COUNTY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; PEMBERTON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,751)
- MIDDLESEX COUNTY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; EDISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,739)
- MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; West Windsor, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,445)