Ocean County, New Jersey
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 9,428
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 673,746
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024) 666,434
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2025) 637,328
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024) 637,300
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2025, (V2025) 5.7%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024) 4.6%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 637,229
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 576,567
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent 7.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent 25.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 23.3%
Female persons, percent 51.2%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent 91.8%
Black alone, percent(a) 4.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) 0.3%
Asian alone, percent(a) 2.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) 11.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 81.9%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2020-2024 29,973
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2020-2024 8.0%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 299,268
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2020-2024 80.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2020-2024 $398,400
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2020-2024 $2,330
Median selected monthly owner costs - without a mortage, 2020-2024 $920
Median gross rent, 2020-2024 $1,755
Building Permits, 2025 2,831
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2020-2024 243,843
Persons per household, 2020-2024 2.65
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2020-2024 92.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2020-2024 13.2%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2020-2024 93.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2020-2024 88.7%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 93.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 34.4%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2020-2024 6.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 6.3%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 59.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 55.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 1,569,182
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 5,714,300
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 608,535
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 12,711,951
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $19,388
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2020-2024 30.0
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $89,863
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $44,947
Persons in poverty, percent 9.1%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2023 15,020
Total employment, 2023 172,650
Total annual payroll, 2023 ($1,000) 8,774,701
Total employment, percent change, 2022-2023 8.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2023 54,825
All employer firms, Reference year 2023 11,841
Male-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 7,571
Female-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 2,318
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 1,581
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 9,428
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 10,776
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 1,014.2
Population per square mile, 2010 917.0
Land area in square miles, 2020 628.29
Land area in square miles, 2010 628.78
FIPS Code 34029