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Ocean County (Central)--Toms River & Berkeley PUMA, NJ

165,389 Population
90.5 square miles 1,828.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

48.2 ±3 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$47,959 ±$2,483 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $53,818 ±$373
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$91,061 ±$4,562 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $104,294 ±$997
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

6.7% ±1.5% (10,902  ±2,381) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Jersey: 9.2% 859,029 (±0.3% / ±29,158)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

31 minutes ±1.3 (2,032,755  ±103,124) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about the same as the figure in New Jersey: 30.5 116,289,230 (±0.1 / ±571,910)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

70,238 ±3,052 Number of households
  • New Jersey: 3,543,944 ±7,728
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.1 (163,168  ±2,933) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,334,098
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.6% ±2.6% (1,709  ±818) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in New Jersey: 5.4% 117,595 (±0.3% / ±6,859)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

88,006 ±3,325 Number of housing units
  • New Jersey: 3,816,432 ±2,877
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$403,600 ±$15,274 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $496,000 ±$2,982
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

5.2% ±1.2% (8,544  ±1,909.2) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 8.8% 825,588 (±0.3% / ±26,043.5)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.7% ±2.7% (117,018  ±5,319.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in New Jersey: 90.4% 6,015,420 (±0.6% / ±40,185.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
35.6% ±2.2% (44,400  ±3,186.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 44.6% 2,965,532 (±0.4% / ±26,621.6)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

12.4% ±1.4% (19,306  ±2,216) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 33.1% 2,922,137 (±0.2% / ±15,881.3)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

8.2% ±1.3% (13,536  ±2,080) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in New Jersey: 25% 2,376,424
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6% ±1.3% (8,125  ±1,711) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in New Jersey: 3.4% 249,802 (±0.1% / ±7,648)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
8,125 Total veterans ±1,711 7,880 Male ±1,700 245 Female ±257

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