Fair Haven vs Oceanport

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

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

Fair Haven has the higher population (6,182 vs 6,130 in Oceanport). Fair Haven has the higher median household income ($237,132 vs $156,196 in Oceanport). Fair Haven has the higher median home value ($943,300 vs $685,800 in Oceanport).

Population, income & housing

	Fair Haven	Oceanport
Population	6,182	6,130
Median age	40.5 yrs	48.3 yrs
Median household income	$237,132	$156,196
Median home value	$943,300	$685,800
Median gross rent	$3,500	$1,310
Housing units	2,082	2,666
Homeownership rate	92.4%	93.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	81.0%	51.6%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fair Haven	Oceanport
Population	5,873 → 6,182 (+5.3%)	5,725 → 6,130 (+7.1%)
Median household income	$179,138 → $237,132 (+32.4%)	$91,250 → $156,196 (+71.2%)
Median home value	$731,900 → $943,300 (+28.9%)	$520,200 → $685,800 (+31.8%)
Median gross rent	$2,288 → $3,500 (+53.0%)	$2,639 → $1,310 (-50.4%)

Fair Haven

Population

5,8736,182

Median household income

$179,138$237,132

Median home value

$731,900$943,300

Median gross rent

$2,288$3,500

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)

	Fair Haven	Oceanport
Under 5	7.2%	4.8%
5 to 17	24.2%	19.6%
18 to 24	6.2%	5.7%
25 to 34	4.8%	4.2%
35 to 44	16.0%	12.3%
45 to 54	17.6%	13.1%
55 to 64	13.8%	17.4%
65 to 74	6.5%	13.0%
75 and over	3.8%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fair Haven	Oceanport
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	84.1%
Black or African American	2.8%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fair Haven	Oceanport
No high school diploma	1.9%	2.7%
High school graduate	5.4%	13.6%
Some college or associate's	11.7%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	48.9%	31.9%
Graduate or professional degree	32.1%	19.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fair Haven	Oceanport
Drove alone	53.5%	68.8%
Carpooled	3.9%	12.4%
Public transit	16.0%	8.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.4%	9.4%
Other means	1.8%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fair Haven	Oceanport
1-unit, detached	97.8%	78.8%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	13.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Fair Haven	Oceanport
Poverty rate	1.2%	2.9%
Average household size	2.98	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	40	33
Median year structure built	1956	1976