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Ocean County

0
TOTAL POPULATION

Source: US Census, 2010

0
LABOR FORCE

Source: Chmura, 2016

LARGEST MUNICIPALITIES

wdt_ID Municipality Population
1 Lakewood Twp 92,843
2 Toms River 91,239
3 Brick Twp 75,072
4 Jackson Twp 54,856
5 Manchester Twp 43,070
6 Berkeley Twp 41,255

Source: US Census Bureau 2010

MAJOR PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYERS

wdt_ID Company Industry
1 Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc. Amusement Park
2 Meridian Health Systems Gen Med/Surgical Hospital
3 Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Military Base
4 RWJBarnabas Health/ Community Medical Center Gen Med/Surgical Hospital
5 Ocean County College Community College
6 Wawa Convenience Store
7 The Home Depot Home Improvement Store
8 Stop & Shop Supermarket
9 Walmart Hypermarket
10 Casino Pier and Breakwater Beach Entertainment

ETHNICITY/RACE

wdt_ID Ethnicity Percentage
1 White 91
2 Black 3
3 Hispanic (of all races) 8
4 Asian 2
5 Other 2

Source: US Census, 2010- 2015

AGE (POPULATION)

wdt_ID Age Percentage
1 Under 20 26
2 20-39 21
3 40-64 32
4 65+ 21

Source: US Census, 2010- 2015

EDUCATION ATTAINMENT

wdt_ID DEGREE PERCENTAGE
2 H.S. Diploma or Higher 92
4 Associates Degree 8
5 Bachelor's Degree or Higher 30
6 Post-graduate studies 10

Source: US Census, American FactFinder, 2017

INSTITUTES OF HIGHER EDUCATION

wdt_ID Institute Type Undergrad Graduate
1 Georgian Court University 4 Yr 1,528 594
2 Ocean County CC 2 Yr 8,663 N/A

Source: Secretary of Higher Ed

0 %
USE OF
PUBLIC TRANSIT

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011-2015

0
COMMUTER
RAIL LINES

Source: NJ Transit

MILEAGE TO AIRPORTS

wdt_ID Airport Miles
1 Newark International Airport 69
2 John F. Kennedy International Airport 93
3 LaGuardia Airport 97
4 Philadelphia International Airport 56
5 Trenton-Mercer Airport 40
6 Atlantic City International Airport 50
7 Teterboro Airport 85

MILEAGE TO PORTS

wdt_ID Port Miles
1 Paulsboro Marine Terminal 58
2 Balzano Marine Terminal 54
3 Broadway Terminal 51
4 Broadway Terminal – Pier 5 51
5 Salem Terminal 75

TAXES

wdt_ID Tax Percent
1 Corporate Income Tax (Single Sales Factor) 6.5% to 11.5% (for incomes over $1M)
2 Personal Income Tax 1.4% to 10.75% (for incomes over $1M)
3 Sales and Use Tax 6.625% (3.3125% in UEZs)
4 Gross Receipts Tax None
5 Franchise Tax None
6 Personal Property Tax None
7 Real Property Tax No state property tax
8 Fuel Tax 50.7 cents per gallon
*Corporate Income Tax will decrease to 9% in 2022. Source: Tax Foundation 2021

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