Ocean Ridge, Florida

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Ocean Ridge is a town in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,636 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 1,702.^[1]

[edit] Geography

Location of Ocean Ridge, Florida

Ocean Ridge is located at 26°31′30″N, 80°3′2″W (26.525113, -80.050443).^GR1

Ocean Ridge is a small coastal community along US Hwy A1A. It lies 1.6 miles north of Briny Breezes, 1.3 miles east of Boynton Beach and 4.3 miles south of South Palm Beach. To the east lies the Atlantic Ocean.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.2 km² (2.0 mi²). 2.2 km² (0.9 mi²) of it is land and 3.0 km² (1.1 mi²) of it (57.00%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,636 people, 875 households, and 494 families residing in the town. The population density was 734.5/km² (1,909.6/mi²). There were 1,449 housing units at an average density of 650.5/km² (1,691.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.35% White, 0.12% African American, 0.55% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 0.43% from other races, and 0.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.93% of the population.

There were 875 households out of which 11.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were married couples living together, 3.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.5% were non-families. 37.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.87 and the average family size was 2.41.

In the town the population was spread out with 10.3% under the age of 18, 1.8% from 18 to 24, 18.5% from 25 to 44, 33.6% from 45 to 64, and 35.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 57 years. For every 100 females there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $70,625, and the median income for a family was $99,184. Males had a median income of $91,198 versus $31,607 for females. The per capita income for the town was $76,088. About 2.6% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.