Demographics of Ocean County, New Jersey

Ocean County, New Jersey had 673,746 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +35,603 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Ocean County, in four figures

673,746
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +5.6%
Change since July 2020: +35,603 people.; 41.2 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $89,863 ±$1,555
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Ocean County, New Jersey's population grew 5.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Ocean County, New Jersey's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Ocean County, New Jersey's population grew 5.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Ocean County, New Jersey's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	638,143	100.0	100.0
2021	649,331	101.8	100.2
2022	656,066	102.8	100.7
2023	661,368	103.6	101.6
2024	668,395	104.7	102.5
2025	673,746	105.6	103.1

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Population of Ocean County, New Jersey on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	638,143	+815	−348	+5	+1,149
2021	649,331	+11,188	+1,501	+175	+9,696
2022	656,066	+6,735	+1,978	+1,293	+3,640
2023	661,368	+5,302	+2,712	+2,062	+633
2024	668,395	+7,027	+3,108	+2,758	+1,185
2025	673,746	+5,351	+3,216	+549	+1,567

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.2 ±0.2: for men 39.0 ±0.3 and for women 43.5 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Ocean County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under 5	48,093 ±88	7.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	115,273 ±1,740	17.6% ±0.3	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	47,859 ±1,308	7.3% ±0.2	8.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	140,179 ±1,651	21.4% ±0.3	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	154,951 ±1,983	23.7% ±0.3	26.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	148,007 ±2,390	22.6% ±0.4	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $89,863 ±$1,555, and income per person $44,947 ±$679, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,556 ±$513 in New Jersey and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Ocean County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under $25,000	27,812 ±1,505	11.4% ±0.6	11.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	38,219 ±1,749	15.7% ±0.7	12.8% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	37,243 ±1,581	15.3% ±0.6	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	29,647 ±1,574	12.2% ±0.6	11.3% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	47,272 ±1,873	19.4% ±0.8	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	28,937 ±1,347	11.9% ±0.5	11.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	34,713 ±1,543	14.2% ±0.6	21.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Ocean County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Jersey	United States
All ages	67,961 ±4,340	10.5% ±0.7	9.7% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	26,135 ±1,972	16.1% ±1.2	13.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	26,300 ±2,018	8.9% ±0.7	8.6% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	15,526 ±1,084	8.2% ±0.6	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Ocean County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Ocean County	New Jersey	United States
Housing units	296,357 ±123	3,791,354 ±469	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.3% ±0.5	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	17.7% ±0.5	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.7% ±0.7	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.3% ±0.7	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$398,400 ±$3,284	$454,400 ±$1,150	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,755 ±$30	$1,720 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1981 ±1	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Ocean County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Hispanic or Latino	71,391 ±0	10.9% ±<0.1	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	530,679 ±1,838	81.1% ±0.3	50.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	18,756 ±827	2.9% ±0.1	12.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	12,370 ±714	1.9% ±0.1	10.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	63 to 235	< 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	162 ±79	< 0.1% ±<0.1	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	3,267 ±1,110	0.5% ±0.2	0.8% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	17,588 ±1,545	2.7% ±0.2	3.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Ocean County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Born in the state	434,286 ±4,189	66.4% ±0.6	50.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	155,121 ±3,759	23.7% ±0.6	22.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	12,499 ±1,282	1.9% ±0.2	2.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	52,456 ±2,210	8.0% ±0.3	23.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	33,123 ±1,645	5.1% ±0.3	13.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	19,333 ±1,689	3.0% ±0.3	10.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Ocean County among the counties of New Jersey

5th of 21 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the New Jersey page.

Counties of New Jersey near Ocean County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Bergen County	977,026	+2.4%
Essex County	896,379	+4.2%
Middlesex County	883,335	+2.6%
Hudson County	735,033	+1.8%
Ocean County	673,746	+5.6%
Monmouth County	651,035	+1.3%
Union County	601,863	+4.9%
Camden County	535,799	+2.4%
Passaic County	531,624	+1.6%
Morris County	524,251	+3.2%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026