What is the population of Ocean County, New Jersey?

The population of Ocean County, New Jersey is 639,154, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Ocean County, New Jersey?

The median household income in Ocean County, New Jersey is $87,247, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Ocean County, New Jersey is $380,018, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Ocean County, New Jersey is 5.5%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income B

Education C

Metric	Ocean County	New Jersey Avg	U.S. Average
Population	639,154	9,029,857	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	699.1	1036.4	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	1.41%	0.55%	0.57%
Median age	42.4	40.2	37.1
Households	241,413	3,476,039	128,459,983

Year	Ocean County

Group	Share

Ocean County has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.

Metric	Ocean County	New Jersey Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$87,247	$101,200	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	4.64%	4.63%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	6.1%	5.2%

Metric	Ocean County	New Jersey Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$380,018	$359,215	$242,182
Median rent	$1,702	$1,653	$1,342
Homeownership rate	80.2%	63.7%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM .

Metric	Ocean County	New Jersey Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	23.4	26.6	22.5
Work from home	11.6%	15.0%	13.4%

Ocean County has a education index of C, which means it is somewhat educated.

Metric	Ocean County	New Jersey Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.3%	39.6%	31.6%
Average household size	2.64	2.61	2.54

Ocean County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Ocean County	New Jersey Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	78.4	79.4	78.3
Self-rated poor health	12.6%	12.9%	16.3%
Smokers	14.4%	14.2%	19.0%