Editing Spring Lake, New Jersey (section)

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 3,567 people, 1,463 households, and 983 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|2,723.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,930 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,473.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 98.77% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.34% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.28% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.11% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.50% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.73% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603470110.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Spring Lake borough, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112132441/http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603470110.pdf |date=January 12, 2016 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 17, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402570110 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Spring Lake borough, Monmouth County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212092909/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402570110 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 17, 2012.</ref>

There were 1,463 households, out of which 23.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.03.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the borough the population was spread out, with 21.8% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 19.6% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 25.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.2 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

As of 2008, the median income for a household in the borough was $115,709. Males had a median income of $88,924 versus $41,000 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $59,445. None of the families and 2.6% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and 6.6% of those over 64.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

39.4% of Spring Lake residents identified as being of [[Irish American]] ancestry in the 2000 Census, the highest percentage of Irish Americans of any place in the United States.<ref name=Epodunk>[http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Irish.html Irish Ancestry by City], [[EPodunk]]. Accessed June 4, 2006.</ref>