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Ocean County, NJ

666,434 Population
628.3 square miles 1,060.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.8 ±0.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$45,080 ±$1,260 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $53,818 ±$373
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$96,430 ±$4,837 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $104,294 ±$997
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

9.1% ±1.2% (60,096  ±7,861) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in New Jersey: 9.2% 859,029 (±0.3% / ±29,158)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

31.1 minutes ±1.1 (7,992,330  ±336,455) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in New Jersey: 31.9 131,588,270 (±0.2 / ±1,265,689)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

247,985 ±3,853 Number of households
  • New Jersey: 3,543,944 ±7,728
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.7 ±0 (659,305  ±123) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,334,098
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

9.7% ±1.6% (12,395  ±2,090) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • nearly double the rate in New Jersey: 5.4% 117,595 (±0.3% / ±6,859)
  • about double the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

298,735 ±92 Number of housing units
  • New Jersey: 3,816,432 ±2,877
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$452,900 ±$9,606 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $496,000 ±$2,982
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

5.6% ±0.8% (36,749  ±5,035.4) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Jersey: 8.8% 825,588 (±0.3% / ±26,043.5)
  • about half the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.7% ±2.2% (422,577  ±10,017.5) 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)
36.2% ±1.4% (163,493  ±6,268.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 44.6% 2,965,532 (±0.4% / ±26,621.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

7.5% (49,721  ±4,469) 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

5.1% ±0.5% (25,513  ±2,478) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New Jersey: 3.4% 249,802 (±0.1% / ±7,648)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
25,513 Total veterans ±2,478 23,578 Male ±2,064 1,935 Female ±872

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