Waretown, New Jersey facts for kids

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Census-designated place
Location of Waretown in Ocean County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Ocean County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left).
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Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Ocean
Township	Ocean
Area
• Total	0.95 sq mi (2.46 km2)
• Land	0.92 sq mi (2.39 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)  2.81%
Elevation	10 ft (3 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,483
• Density	1,604.98/sq mi (619.60/km2)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code	08758
Area code(s)	609
FIPS code	34-76820
GNIS feature ID	02390452

Waretown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located on the Jersey Shore within Ocean Township, in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the CDP's population was 1,483, a decrease of 86 (5.5%) from the 1,589 recorded at the 2010 United States Census, which in turn had decreased by 13 (-0.8%) from the 1,582 counted at the 2000 census. Waretown is home to Albert Music Hall.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 0.925 square miles (2.40 km²), including 0.899 square miles (2.33 km²) of land and 0.026 square miles (0.067 km²) of water (2.81%).

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 1,569 people, 644 households, and 458 families in the CDP. The population density was 1,745.9 people per square mile (674.1 people/km²). There were 836 housing units at an average density of 930.2 units per square mile (359.2 units/km²). The racial makeup was 97.77% (1,534) White, 0.45% (7) Black or African American, 0.00% (0) Native American, 0.51% (8) Asian, 0.06% (1) Pacific Islander, 0.25% (4) from other races, and 0.96% (15) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.36% (37) of the population.

Of the 644 households, 23.3% had children under the age of 18; 56.2% were married couples living together; 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present and 28.9% were non-families. Of all households, 23.0% were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.89.

17.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 31.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.4 years. For every 100 females, the population had 98.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 96.8 males.

The Census Bureau's 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $78,750 (with a margin of error of +/- $4,931) and the median family income was $85,043 (+/- $13,392). Males had a median income of $53,438 (+/- $21,536) versus $31,172 (+/- $19,721) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $45,330 (+/- $18,923). About none of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.7% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

The Garden State Parkway northbound at the exit for Waretown

New Jersey Transit provides bus service to Atlantic City on the 559 bus route. Numbered routes that run through the community include U.S. Route 9 and County Route 532. Waretown is served by exit 69 of the Garden State Parkway.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Waretown include:

• George E. Smith (born 1930), winner of the 2009 Nobel Prize winner in Physics for his work on the charge-coupled device.

See also

In Spanish: Waretown para niños