Silver Ridge is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Berkeley Township, in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, Silver Ridge had a population of 1,167.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of , including of land and of water (0.83%).
Demographics
Silver Ridge first appeared as a census designated place in the 1990 U.S. census.
!Pop 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|White alone (NH)
|1,188
|1,069
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,061
|98.10%
|94.35%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |90.92%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|4
|16
|style='background: #ffffe6; |19
|0.33%
|1.41%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.63%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|1
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|0.08%
|0.09%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.26%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|3
|4
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13
|0.25%
|0.35%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.11%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.17%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|0
|5
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13
|0.00%
|0.44%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.11%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|15
|38
|style='background: #ffffe6; |56
|1.24%
|3.35%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.80%
|-
|Total
|1,211
|1,133
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,167
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2010 census
The 2010 United States census counted 1,133 people, 749 households, and 309 families in the CDP. The population density was . There were 827 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 96.91% (1,098) White, 1.41% (16) Black or African American, 0.09% (1) Native American, 0.35% (4) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 0.62% (7) from other races, and 0.62% (7) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.35% (38) of the population.
Of the 749 households, 0.3% had children under the age of 18; 32.0% were married couples living together; 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present and 58.7% were non-families. Of all households, 54.9% were made up of individuals and 43.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.51 and the average family size was 2.13.
There were 770 households, out of which none had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.8% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 51.6% were non-families. 48.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 41.4% 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 2.11.