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Ocean County, NJ


Metropolitan Statistical Area: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
Designated Market Area: New York, NY-CT-NJ-PA
USDA County Type (2025): Recreation/Tourism, Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Exurbs

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2024 population: 666,434   ( 29,134 from 2020)
Land area: 628.3 square miles
Population density: 1060.7 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:545,743 81.89% 2.8%
Black:22,4533.37% 13.3%
Indian:4780.07% 2.0%
Asian:13,9032.09% 12.5%
2+ races:8,0741.21% 12.3%
Hispanic:75,78311.37% 14.3%
Total non-White:120,69118.11% 13.7%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:42,834 16.8
Deaths:34,06713.4
Net Migration: 16,4846.5
Net Immigration: 4,4031.7
Change in White population:14,613 2.3
Change in Non-White pop.:14,521 2.3




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
637,300
531,13083.34%
19,8213.11%
4880.08%
12,3571.94%
7,1891.13%
66,31510.41%
106,17016.66%

2010
576,567
495,53485.95%
16,5832.88%
4540.08%
10,0161.74%
5,6390.98%
47,7838.29%
81,03314.05%

2000
510,916
459,17489.87%
14,4312.82%
5000.10%
6,5011.27%
4,2800.84%
25,6385.02%
51,74210.13%

1990
433,203
403,79893.21%
11,3432.62%
6400.15%
3,6370.84%
n/a
13,7853.18%
29,4056.79%

1980
346,038
326,24294.28%
9,1722.65%
3590.10%
1,9130.55%
n/a
8,2292.38%
19,7965.72%

1970
208,470
199,07795.49%
6,1872.97%
1290.06%
4350.21%
n/a
2,4871.19%
9,393 4.51%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
77,150 13.4
66,14611.5
18,0893.1
2,1430.4
35,596 6.2
25,137 4.4
2000's
NumberRate
68,622 13.4
64,22812.6
53,11210.4
5,0061.0
36,360 7.1
29,291 5.7
1990's
NumberRate
62,195 14.4
62,66614.5
67,75815.6
3,3210.8
55,376 12.8
22,337 5.2
1980's
NumberRate
51,469 14.9
50,147 14.5
85,573 24.7
n/a
77,556 22.4
9,609 2.8
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
127,945 61.4
n/a
127,165 61.0
10,403 5.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Ocean County, NJ
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
41.8
156,270 23.4%
510,164 76.6%
143,400 21.5%
239,466
2.64
158,440 66.2%
126,346 79.7%
8,161 5.2%
81,026 33.8%

2010
NumberPercent
42.6
134,919 23.4%
441,648 76.6%
121,104 21.0%
221,111
2.58
149,334 67.5%
119,144 79.8%
9,360 6.3%
71,777 32.5%

2000
NumberPercent
41.1
118,909 23.3%
392,007 76.7%
113,240 22.2%
200,553
2.51
138,440 69.0%
114,832 82.9%
7,918 5.7%
62,113 31.0%

1990
NumberPercent
38.6
97,938 22.6%
335,265 77.4%
100,389 23.2%
168,312
2.54
121,382 72.1%
103,653 85.4%
5,780 4.8%
46,930 27.9%

1980
NumberPercent
35.5
91,099 26.3%
254,939 73.7%
71,762 20.7%
128,624
2.67
99,212 77.1%
85,969 86.7%
5,786 5.8%
29,412 22.9%

2022 Housing Data for Ocean County, NJ

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units293,899 
Median Value$343,500 
Occupied239,46681.5%
Vacant54,43318.5%
Owned191,32879.9%
Rented48,13820.1%
Median Rent$1,639 
Single-Family Units248,91084.7%
    Detached220,49975.0%
    Attached28,4119.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units23,5698.0%
Mobile Homes5,8062.0%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ocean County, NJ

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0008,2903.5%
$10,000 to $14,9995,9882.5%
$15,000 to $19,9996,8642.9%
$20,000 to $24,9998,5873.6%
$25,000 to $29,9998,4573.5%
$30,000 to $34,9998,6333.6%
$35,000 to $39,9999,2933.9%
$40,000 to $44,9997,6403.2%
$45,000 to $49,9998,0753.4%
$50,000 to $59,99916,4176.9%
$60,000 to $74,99921,4979.0%
$75,000 to $99,99929,54412.3%
$100,000 to $124,99925,79410.8%
$125,000 to $149,99919,7548.2%
$150,000 to $199,99924,49810.2%
$200,000 or more30,13512.6%
Median Household Income82,379 
Per Capita Income42,497 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state100 
Compared to U.S.108 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI9,1503.8%
Public Assistance3,7771.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps16,5746.9%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed223,96870.6%
Unemployed13,1634.1%
In Armed Forces6440.2%
Total Labor Force237,77574.9%
Not in Labor Force79,57125.1%
Real Unemployment Rate 29.2%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector93,50486,97151.8%
Non-Profit8,34214,59936.4%
Self-Employed16,9849,69463.7%
Local Government12,41017,20141.9%
State Government5,4664,39855.4%
Federal Government4,6441,68473.4%
Total Private + Self110,48896,66553.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.30,86237,88244.9%
Total141,350134,54751.2%
Pct. Govt.16.6%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts44,43016.1%
Sales and Office Occupations67,11424.3%
Professional, Technical69,41725.1%
Service Occupations46,16016.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing2740.1%
All others49,26617.8%
White Collar 65.5%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance43,61715.8%
Retail trade36,01813.0%
Educational services35,41412.8%
Construction21,8787.9%
Professional, scientific, technical19,4727.0%
Accommodation and food services15,4355.6%
Public administration15,1555.5%
Manufacturing13,3654.8%
Finance and insurance12,4494.5%
Transportation and warehousing12,3694.5%
Other services12,2134.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.9,7833.5%
Wholesale trade7,0942.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation6,8842.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing5,6432.0%
Information4,9341.8%
Utilities3,6311.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting7060.3%
Management2320.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction950.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Ocean County, NJ

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican13,1632.06%
Puerto Rican22,9833.60%
Cuban2,5710.40%
Dominican5,5360.87%
Total Central American4,7370.74%
Costa Rican1,0070.16%
Guatemalan1,0160.16%
Honduran7140.11%
Nicaraguan870.01%
Panamanian1340.02%
Salvadoran1,6540.26%
Other Central American1250.02%
Total South American8,4671.33%
Argentinean5550.09%
Bolivian790.01%
Chilean4810.08%
Colombian2,3520.37%
Ecuadorian2,2500.35%
Paraguayan300.00%
Peruvian2,3370.37%
Uruguayan1740.03%
Venezuelan1780.03%
Other South American310.00%
Other Hispanic4,5340.71%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino4,7850.75%
Chinese2,1970.34%
Indian1,6660.26%
Korean8500.13%
Vietnamese5580.09%
Japanese2670.04%
Mongolian1960.03%
Laotian830.01%
Bangladeshi660.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English521,02687.9%
Spanish31,8795.4%
Other Indo-European9,9851.7%
German, other Germanic7,7871.3%
Other7,5831.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic5,0140.8%
Tagalog3,0020.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun1,6470.3%
Chinese1,4720.2%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
Italian132,55820.8%
Irish114,99318.0%
German82,79413.0%
Polish48,5637.6%
American43,1936.8%
English43,1686.8%
Hungarian12,1561.9%
Russian10,7751.7%
European10,7051.7%
Scottish8,3401.3%
French7,6391.2%
Dutch6,1041.0%
Norwegian4,4360.7%
Greek4,3340.7%
Ukrainian4,3130.7%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen620,92097.2%
Not a citizen17,7712.8%
Native589,08992.2%
Foreign-born49,6027.8%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ocean County, NJ

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
10,850 2.5%18,927 4.4%144,538 33.3%117,058 26.9%93,595 21.5%49,538 11.4%
  Average years of education: 13.6
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 10,850 2.5%
9-12 Years 18,927 4.4%
H.S. Grad or GED 144,538 33.3%
Some College 117,058 26.9%
Bach. Degree 93,595 21.5%
Grad Degree 49,538 11.4%
Average years of education: 13.6

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Ocean County, NJ

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 190,285 180,654 9,631 5.1% 5.1%
1991 193,688 180,244 13,444 6.9% 6.8%
1992 192,356 176,283 16,073 8.4% 8.5%
1993 195,618 181,483 14,135 7.2% 7.8%
1994 199,919 186,755 13,164 6.6% 6.8%
1995 204,316 191,627 12,689 6.2% 6.4%
1996 210,554 197,741 12,813 6.1% 6.1%
1997 214,871 202,985 11,886 5.5% 5.3%
1998 213,561 203,367 10,194 4.8% 4.6%
1999 216,528 207,011 9,517 4.4% 4.4%
2000 232,237 223,649 8,588 3.7% 3.7%
2001 235,782 226,106 9,676 4.1% 4.2%
2002 242,055 228,882 13,173 5.4% 5.8%
2003 243,897 229,715 14,182 5.8% 5.8%
2004 245,350 232,930 12,420 5.1% 4.9%
2005 248,642 237,140 11,502 4.6% 4.4%
2006 254,642 242,132 12,510 4.9% 4.6%
2007 256,167 244,647 11,520 4.5% 4.2%
2008 261,271 245,781 15,490 5.9% 5.4%
2009 264,523 239,548 24,975 9.4% 9.0%
2010 264,294 236,721 27,573 10.4% 9.7%
2011 265,521 237,771 27,750 10.5% 9.4%
2012 267,698 239,067 28,631 10.7% 9.4%
2013 265,507 240,364 25,143 9.5% 8.4%
2014 264,702 245,225 19,477 7.4% 6.7%
2015 265,617 249,404 16,213 6.1% 5.7%
2016 268,913 254,984 13,929 5.2% 4.9%
2017 269,527 256,890 12,637 4.7% 4.5%
2018 272,973 261,780 11,193 4.1% 4.0%
2019 279,686 269,814 9,872 3.5% 3.4%
2020 278,413 252,016 26,397 9.5% 9.8%
2021 292,423 274,068 18,355 6.3% 6.6%
2022 298,372 287,322 11,050 3.7% 3.7%
2023 302,654 289,839 12,815 4.2% 4.4%
2024 293,284 280,025 13,259 4.5% 4.5%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com