Ocean County, New Jersey

Interactive maps and statistics for Ocean County, New Jersey: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside New Jersey and the United States.

Ocean County, New Jersey is among the highest in the country for total population (107th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median gross rent (115th of 3,215 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Ocean County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States	Rank
Total Population	654,362	9,343,809	334,922,499	107th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$89,863	$103,556	$80,734	303rd of 3,221
Median Age	41.2	40.1	38.9	1751st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	34.4%	43.6%	35.7%	498th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$398,400	$454,400	$332,700	289th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,755	$1,720	$1,413	115th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.5%	9.7%	12.5%	2327th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.4%	6.3%	5.2%	991st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1,041.5	1,270.4	n/a	177th of 3,222
Foreign Born	8.0%	23.9%	14.1%	562nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.1	n/a	n/a	732nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	80.7%	63.8%	65.2%	524th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	30.0	30.5	26.4	515th of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.5%	16.8%	15.1%	707th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.4%	n/a	n/a	2693rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.9%	49.8%	46.9%	876th of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.1%	n/a	n/a	1011th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Ocean County, New Jersey

Statistic	Ocean County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	81.1%	50.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10.9%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	12.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.9%	10.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.7%	3.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.8%	0.6%
Diversity Index	32.8	66.4	61.4

Age in Ocean County, New Jersey

Statistic	Ocean County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Median Age	41.2	40.1	38.9
Under 18 %	25.0%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.3%	8.4%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.1%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.3%	13.3%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.7%	26.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.6%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Ocean County, New Jersey

Statistic	Ocean County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Households	243,843	3,507,701	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.6	2.5
Family Households	66.9%	67.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.0%	31.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.0%	18.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.0%	26.4%	28.7%
Never Married	29.1%	34.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Ocean County, New Jersey

Statistic	Ocean County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Per Capita Income	$44,947	$54,253	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	11.4%	11.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.3%	12.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.4%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	14.2%	21.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.5%	9.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	25.0%	21.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.4%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Ocean County, New Jersey

Statistic	Ocean County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Housing Units	296,357	3,791,354	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	74.4%	52.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	8.2%	21.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	17.7%	7.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,981.0	1,970.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	19.3%	36.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	35.2%	30.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$6,562	$9,590	n/a

Education in Ocean County, New Jersey

Statistic	Ocean County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Less than High School	6.5%	9.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.7%	25.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.5%	21.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	22.0%	26.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	12.5%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Ocean County, New Jersey

Statistic	Ocean County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Labour Force Participation	59.1%	66.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.4%	62.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.9%	8.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.4%	2.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	25.1%	21.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	14.2%	13.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.0%	11.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Ocean County, New Jersey

Statistic	Ocean County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Born in State of Residence	66.4%	50.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	5.1%	13.5%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.0%	10.5%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	86.8%	66.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	6.1%	17.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	10.6%	24.5%	16.7%

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