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Ocean County

Ocean County has 654,362 residents across 29 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $89,863, 13% below the New Jersey figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $398,400, and 34% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026
654,362residentsACS 2020–2024
$89,863median household incomeNew Jersey: $104K
$398,400median home valueowner-occupied homes
89%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription
Ocean County in New JerseyZIP codes in Ocean County highlighted; the rest of New Jersey in grey
Map of New Jersey with Ocean County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 29 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP codeResidentsHousehold incomeHome valueOwnersBachelor's+BroadbandCommute
0800526,866$94K$396K89%34%94%30 min
08006500$125K$1.11M95%73%95%41 min
080086,837$120K$1.17M92%64%97%33 min
0805028,053$116K$423K90%40%94%34 min
0808725,342$92K$352K83%29%94%36 min
080923,119$111K$497K90%40%92%29 min
0852758,991$115K$486K87%39%91%35 min
085337,563$114K$493K80%32%94%35 min
08701139,149$65K$466K52%34%71%26 min
0872122,783$105K$384K86%28%95%36 min
0872211,088$107K$353K93%28%94%33 min
0872332,141$109K$401K81%33%94%31 min
0872442,345$103K$411K82%37%92%30 min
0873121,629$99K$404K87%34%96%34 min
087321,558$110K$561K95%54%97%30 min
087332,816$86K$248K61%17%79%31 min
087347,879$116K$442K93%32%96%33 min
087353,451$77K$872K81%52%87%37 min
087381,381$250K$1.49M95%71%96%40 min
087401,599$69K$358K83%34%87%31 min
087412,709$143K$466K95%49%99%26 min
0874225,732$123K$627K81%53%96%32 min
087514,185$77K$629K61%39%86%34 min
087522,338$79K$802K82%53%87%37 min
0875365,448$105K$409K82%38%93%31 min
0875529,670$88K$390K82%33%88%34 min
0875736,087$58K$285K87%19%84%36 min
087587,868$97K$486K87%32%99%42 min
0875934,237$52K$192K89%23%84%35 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

654,362 residents in 243,843 households, next to the New Jersey figure.

25%
under 18
18%
aged 18–34
23%
aged 65 and over
28%
of households are people living alone
53%
of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

296,357 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $398,400 (±$3,284).

81%
of households own their home
74%
of homes are detached single-family houses
8%
are in buildings with 5 or more units
2%
are mobile homes
18%
of housing units are vacant
$1,755
median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%
2010–20199%
2000–200913%
1990–199912%
1980–198916%
1970–197920%
1960–196913%
1950–19599%
1940–19493%
1939 or earlier4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,555.

$89,863
median household income
10.5%
of people live below the poverty line
5.4%
unemployment rate
34%
of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

32 min
average commute to work
23%
of commuters travel 45 minutes or more
84%
of workers drive or carpool
1%
take public transportation
2%
walk or bike
13%
work from home
6%
of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

89%
of households have a broadband subscription
9%
have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Ocean County, New Jersey, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Strand Theater (2)
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Strand Theater (2)
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Strand Theater
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Strand Theater
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Pork Roll, Egg & Cheese Race
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Pork Roll, Egg & Cheese Race
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