Leisure Knoll, New Jersey
Census-designated place
Map of Leisure Knoll CDP in Ocean County. Inset: Location of Ocean County in New Jersey.
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Coordinates: 40°01′05″N 74°17′23″W / 40.018055°N 74.28963°W / 40.018055; -74.28963
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Ocean
Township	Manchester
Area [1]
• Total	0.90 sq mi (2.32 km2)
• Land	0.89 sq mi (2.30 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)  0.80%
Elevation [2]	75 ft (23 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	2,562
• Density	2,885.14/sq mi (1,113.96/km2)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
FIPS code	34-39883[4][5][6]
GNIS feature ID	02390050[4][7]

Leisure Knoll is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)^[8] located within Manchester Township, in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[9][10][11] As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP's population was 2,490.^[12]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 0.895 square miles (2.317 km²), including 0.888 square miles (2.299 km²) of land and 0.007 square miles (0.018 km²) of water (0.80%).^[4][13]

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 2,490 people, 1,499 households, and 738 families in the CDP. The population density was 2,805.5 per square mile (1,083.2/km²). There were 1,627 housing units at an average density of 1,833.1 per square mile (707.8/km²). The racial makeup was 97.59% (2,430) White, 1.41% (35) Black or African American, 0.00% (0) Native American, 0.36% (9) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 0.20% (5) from other races, and 0.44% (11) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.89% (47) of the population.^[12]

Of the 1,499 households, 0.1% had children under the age of 18; 44.2% were married couples living together; 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present and 50.8% were non-families. Of all households, 48.0% were made up of individuals and 42.4% 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 2.09.^[12]

0.2% of the population were under the age of 18, 0.5% from 18 to 24, 1.7% from 25 to 44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 79.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 75.0 years. For every 100 females, the population had 65.1 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 65.1 males.^[12]

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States Census^[5] there were 2,467 people, 1,540 households, and 845 families living in the CDP. The population density was 1,082.4/km² (2,788.1/mi²). There were 1,634 housing units at an average density of 716.9/km² (1,846.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.87% White, 0.45% African American, 0.28% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.16% from other races, and 0.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.73% of the population.^[14]

There were 1,540 households, out of which none had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were married couples living together, 3.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.1% were non-families. 43.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 40.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.60 and the average family size was 2.06.

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 0.1% under the age of 18, 0.2% from 18 to 24, 1.1% from 25 to 44, 13.9% from 45 to 64, and 84.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 75 years. For every 100 females, there were 68.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 68.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $36,207, and the median income for a family was $41,741. Males had a median income of $41,964 versus $27,727 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $25,012. About 1.6% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 1.2% of those age 65 or over.^[14]