Surf City, NJ Demographics

A map of Surf City's Population by Race

Surf City, New Jersey had a population of 1,243 in 2020. It was 94.0% White, 0.1% Black, 0.6% Asian, 3.5% Hispanic, 0.4% Native American/Other, and 1.3% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Surf City, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Of the 701 places in New Jersey, Surf City is the 529th most populous. This ranking is based on the Census definition of a place, which includes incorporated places like cities, towns, and villages, as well as unincorporated census-designated places (CDPs).

Surf City's White Population

1,169 residents of Surf City identify as White, or 94.0%. This makes the White share of the population of Surf City considerably larger than the White share of the population of New Jersey (51.9% White). Of the 701 places in New Jersey, Surf City is ranked #21 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Surf City is more White than neighboring Ship Bottom (90% White), Beach Haven West (92.4% White), and Manahawkin (78.9% White). Surf City is less White than neighboring Harvey Cedars (97.4% White), and North Beach Haven (94.1% White).

Surf City's Black Population

1 residents of Surf City identify as Black, or 0.1%. This makes the Black share of the population of Surf City less than the Black share of the population of New Jersey (12.4% Black). Of the 701 places in New Jersey, Surf City is ranked #678 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Surf City is more Black than neighboring Harvey Cedars (0% Black), and Beach Haven West (0% Black). Surf City is less Black than neighboring Manahawkin (1% Black).

Surf City's Asian Population

8 residents of Surf City identify as Asian, or 0.6%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Surf City slightly less than the Asian share of the population of New Jersey (10.2% Asian). Of the 701 places in New Jersey, Surf City is ranked #618 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Surf City is more Asian than neighboring Harvey Cedars (0.5% Asian). Surf City is less Asian than neighboring Ship Bottom (1% Asian), Beach Haven West (0.8% Asian), North Beach Haven (0.9% Asian), and Manahawkin (1.4% Asian).

Surf City's Hispanic Population

44 residents of Surf City identify as Hispanic, or 3.5%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Surf City less than the Hispanic share of the population of New Jersey (21.6% Hispanic). Of the 701 places in New Jersey, Surf City is ranked #642 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Surf City is more Hispanic than neighboring Harvey Cedars (1.5% Hispanic), and North Beach Haven (2.9% Hispanic). Surf City is less Hispanic than neighboring Ship Bottom (6.6% Hispanic), Beach Haven West (5% Hispanic), and Manahawkin (16% Hispanic).

Surf City's Native American/Other Population

5 residents of Surf City identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.4%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Surf City roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of New Jersey (0.9% Native American/Other). Of the 701 places in New Jersey, Surf City is ranked #458 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Surf City is more Native American/Other than neighboring Harvey Cedars (0% Native American/Other), Beach Haven West (0.2% Native American/Other), North Beach Haven (0.3% Native American/Other), and Manahawkin (0.1% Native American/Other). Surf City is less Native American/Other than neighboring Ship Bottom (0.5% Native American/Other).

Surf City's Multiracial Population

16 residents of Surf City identify as Multiracial, or 1.3%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Surf City roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of New Jersey (3.1% Multiracial). Of the 701 places in New Jersey, Surf City is ranked #657 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Surf City is more Multiracial than neighboring Harvey Cedars (0.5% Multiracial). Surf City is less Multiracial than neighboring Ship Bottom (1.8% Multiracial), Beach Haven West (1.5% Multiracial), North Beach Haven (1.7% Multiracial), and Manahawkin (2.6% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.