Found within zip codes: 08750
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About Sea Girt
Sea Girt is a very small coastal borough (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 1,828 people and just one neighborhood, Sea Girt is the 461st largest community in New Jersey.
Sea Girt home prices are not only among the most expensive in New Jersey, but Sea Girt real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Sea Girt is a decidedly white-collar borough, with fully 96.50% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Sea Girt is a borough of sales and office workers, managers and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Sea Girt who work in sales jobs (20.92%), management occupations (20.59%) and office and administrative support (10.30%).
Also of interest is that Sea Girt has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Sea Girt telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.04% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
In addition, Sea Girt is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.
Sea Girt is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The borough’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Sea Girt’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
One of the nice things about Sea Girt is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.
In Sea Girt, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 42.32 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Sea Girt is a small borough, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
If knowledge is power, Sea Girt is a pretty powerful place. 58.57% of the adults in Sea Girt have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 19.23% for all cities and towns.
The per capita income in Sea Girt in 2000 was $63,871, which is wealthy relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $255,484 for a family of four.
The people who call Sea Girt home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sea Girt residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Sea Girt include Irish, Italian, German, English and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Sea Girt is English.
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| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER | DETAILS |
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| THE SETTING | Suburban (based on population density) , coastal |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | Mostly Single-family homes and a few Small apartment buildings |
| SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | Mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Large dwellings (4 or 5 bedrooms) and a few Small dwellings (1, 2, or no bedrooms) |
| AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | Mostly Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), some Established but not old (Built 1970 – 1994) and some Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later) |
| HOMEOWNERSHIP | Mostly Owner occupied |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | Mostly Nautical, Urban Sophisticates, Quiet and Walkable |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | Mostly Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some Seniors (people 65 and over), some Families with children (family households with school-aged children) and some Mixed ages |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 10 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Wealthy (among the 15% most wealthy communities in America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | Mostly Executive, managerial & professional, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Government employees and some Manufacturing & Laborers |
| ETHNICITY / ANCESTRY | Mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry and some Hispanic |
| LANGUAGES | Mostly English speaking |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 97.8 | 53.0 |
| BLACK (%) | 0.0 | 17.1 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 0.6 | 20.6 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 1.7 | 8.5 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 31.9 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $10,933 | $1,968,000 | 42.6 |
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| STUDENT | $2,189 | $394,000 | 8.5 |
| STAFF | $683 | $123,000 | 2.7 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $817 | $147,000 | 3.2 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $550 | $99,000 | 2.1 |
| OPERATION | $2,078 | $374,000 | 8.1 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $478 | $86,000 | 1.9 |
| OTHER | $644 | $116,000 | 2.5 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $7,439 | $1,339,000 | 29.0 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $7,311 | $1,316,000 | 28.5 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $25,683 | $4,623,000 | 100.0 |
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| ADULTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 58.6 |
| CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 7.9 |
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| SINCE 1990 | 156.47% | 4.64% | 10 | 8 |
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National Median 4.0
My chances of becoming a victim
in Sea Girt SUBSCRIBE FOR DETAIL
in New Jersey 1 in 324
| MURDER | RAPE | ROBBERY | ASSAULT | |
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| REPORT TOTAL | SUBSCRIBE | SUBSCRIBE | SUBSCRIBE | SUBSCRIBE |
| RATE PER 1,000 | SUBSCRIBE | SUBSCRIBE | SUBSCRIBE | SUBSCRIBE |
| MURDER | RAPE | ROBBERY | ASSAULT | |
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| REPORT TOTAL | 14,748 | 84,767 | 367,832 | 778,901 |
| RATE PER 1,000 | 0.05 | 0.27 | 1.19 | 2.52 |
National Median 29.4
My chances of becoming a victim
in Sea Girt SUBSCRIBE FOR DETAIL
in New Jersey 1 in 48
| BURGLARY | THEFT | MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT | |
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| REPORT TOTAL | SUBSCRIBE | SUBSCRIBE | SUBSCRIBE |
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| REPORT TOTAL | 2,159,878 | 6,185,867 | 737,142 |
| RATE PER 1,000 | 7.00 | 20.04 | 2.39 |
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