Belmar vs Oceanport

A side-by-side comparison of Belmar and Oceanport: population, income, housing, and more.

Belmar and Oceanport are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Oceanport has the higher population (6,130 vs 5,861 in Belmar). Oceanport has the higher median household income ($156,196 vs $92,859 in Belmar). Belmar has the higher median home value ($771,400 vs $685,800 in Oceanport).

Population, income & housing

	Belmar	Oceanport
Population	5,861	6,130
Median age	43.6 yrs	48.3 yrs
Median household income	$92,859	$156,196
Median home value	$771,400	$685,800
Median gross rent	$1,832	$1,310
Housing units	3,835	2,666
Homeownership rate	49.3%	93.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.1%	51.6%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Belmar	Oceanport
Population	5,624 → 5,861 (+4.2%)	5,725 → 6,130 (+7.1%)
Median household income	$87,639 → $92,859 (+6.0%)	$91,250 → $156,196 (+71.2%)
Median home value	$599,900 → $771,400 (+28.6%)	$520,200 → $685,800 (+31.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,568 → $1,832 (+16.8%)	$2,639 → $1,310 (-50.4%)

Belmar

Population

5,6245,861

Median household income

$87,639$92,859

Median home value

$599,900$771,400

Median gross rent

$1,568$1,832

Oceanport

Population

5,7256,130

Median household income

$91,250$156,196

Median home value

$520,200$685,800

Median gross rent

$2,639$1,310

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Belmar	Oceanport
Under 5	2.6%	4.8%
5 to 17	10.7%	19.6%
18 to 24	6.9%	5.7%
25 to 34	18.6%	4.2%
35 to 44	12.1%	12.3%
45 to 54	12.8%	13.1%
55 to 64	18.6%	17.4%
65 to 74	12.5%	13.0%
75 and over	5.2%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Belmar	Oceanport
White (non-Hispanic)	78.4%	84.1%
Black or African American	3.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino	16.8%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Belmar	Oceanport
No high school diploma	7.2%	2.7%
High school graduate	14.4%	13.6%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	36.7%	31.9%
Graduate or professional degree	14.4%	19.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Belmar	Oceanport
Drove alone	67.2%	68.8%
Carpooled	9.6%	12.4%
Public transit	3.9%	8.0%
Walked	3.1%	0.7%
Bicycle	2.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	9.4%
Other means	2.4%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Belmar	Oceanport
1-unit, detached	49.4%	78.8%
1-unit, attached	7.1%	13.6%
2 to 4 units	19.3%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	8.7%	0.7%
20 or more units	15.2%	4.2%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Belmar	Oceanport
Poverty rate	8.6%	2.9%
Average household size	2.10	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	33	33
Median year structure built	1959	1976