Silver Ridge is an

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and

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(CDP) located within Berkeley Township, in

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, in the

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.New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32)

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, August 2012. Accessed January 4, 2013.Locality Search
State of

. Accessed April 19, 2015. Listed as Silver Ridge Park. As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP's population was 1,133.DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Silver Ridge CDP, New Jersey

. Accessed January 6, 2013.

Geography

According to the

, the CDP had a total area of , including of land and of water (0.83%).US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990

. Accessed September 4, 2014.

Demographics

Census 2010

The 2010 United States census counted 1,133 people, 749 households, and 309 families in the CDP. The

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was . There were 827 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 96.91% (1,098)

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, 1.41% (16) Black or African American, 0.09% (1) Native American, 0.35% (4) Asian, 0.00% (0)

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, 0.62% (7) from other races, and 0.62% (7) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.35% (38) of the population. Of the 749 households, 0.3% had children under the age of 18; 32.0% were married couples living together; 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present and 58.7% were non-families. Of all households, 54.9% were made up of individuals and 43.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.51 and the average family size was 2.13. 0.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 1.1% from 18 to 24, 4.0% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 69.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 71.2 years. For every 100 females, the population had 63.5 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 63.7 males.

Census 2000

As of the 2000 United States Census there were 1,211 people, 770 households, and 372 families living in the CDP. The

was . There were 827 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.26%

, 0.33%

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, 0.08% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.08% from other races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.24% of the population.DP-1 - Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 from the Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Silver Ridge CDP, New Jersey
,

. Accessed January 6, 2013. There were 770 households, out of which none had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.8% were

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living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 51.6% were non-families. 48.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 41.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.57 and the average family size was 2.11. In the CDP the population was spread out, with 0.1% under the age of 18, 0.5% from 18 to 24, 3.4% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 73.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 72 years. For every 100 females, there were 68.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 68.5 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $29,671, and the median income for a family was $37,281. Males had a median income of $42,708 versus $19,911 for females. The

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for the CDP was $22,403. None of the families and 3.9% of the population were living below the

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, including no under eighteens and 5.5% of those over 64.

References

{{Authority control Berkeley Township, New Jersey Census-designated places in Ocean County, New Jersey Census-designated places in New Jersey Populated places in the Pine Barrens (New Jersey)