In 2022, Ocean County, NJ had a population of 639k people with a median age of 41.8 and a median household income of $82,379. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Ocean County, NJ grew from 630,057 to 638,691, a 1.37% increase and its median household income grew from $76,644 to $82,379, a 7.48% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Ocean County, NJ are White (Non-Hispanic) (83.1%), White (Hispanic) (3.9%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.84%), Two+ (Hispanic) (2.76%), and Other (Hispanic) (2.55%).
None of the households in Ocean County, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
97.2% of the residents in Ocean County, NJ are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Ocean County, NJ are Ocean County College (1,466 degrees awarded in 2022), Beth Medrash Govoha (1,225 degrees), and Georgian Court University (670 degrees).
In 2022, the median property value in Ocean County, NJ was $343,500, and the homeownership rate was 79.9%.
Most people in Ocean County, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Ocean County, NJ was 2 cars per household.
Ocean County, NJ borders Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, and Monmouth County, NJ.
