Manasquan vs Oceanport

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

Manasquan 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 5,915 in Manasquan). Manasquan has the higher median household income ($156,542 vs $156,196 in Oceanport). Manasquan has the higher median home value ($947,100 vs $685,800 in Oceanport).

Population, income & housing

	Manasquan	Oceanport
Population	5,915	6,130
Median age	47.6 yrs	48.3 yrs
Median household income	$156,542	$156,196
Median home value	$947,100	$685,800
Median gross rent	$1,655	$1,310
Housing units	3,372	2,666
Homeownership rate	86.4%	93.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	73.0%	51.6%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Manasquan	Oceanport
Population	5,829 → 5,915 (+1.5%)	5,725 → 6,130 (+7.1%)
Median household income	$124,185 → $156,542 (+26.1%)	$91,250 → $156,196 (+71.2%)
Median home value	$679,300 → $947,100 (+39.4%)	$520,200 → $685,800 (+31.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,206 → $1,655 (+37.2%)	$2,639 → $1,310 (-50.4%)

Manasquan

Population

5,8295,915

Median household income

$124,185$156,542

Median home value

$679,300$947,100

Median gross rent

$1,206$1,655

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)

	Manasquan	Oceanport
Under 5	3.4%	4.8%
5 to 17	18.4%	19.6%
18 to 24	6.3%	5.7%
25 to 34	8.5%	4.2%
35 to 44	6.3%	12.3%
45 to 54	24.3%	13.1%
55 to 64	13.5%	17.4%
65 to 74	12.8%	13.0%
75 and over	6.4%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Manasquan	Oceanport
White (non-Hispanic)	90.4%	84.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Manasquan	Oceanport
No high school diploma	0.9%	2.7%
High school graduate	11.6%	13.6%
Some college or associate's	14.5%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	43.7%	31.9%
Graduate or professional degree	29.3%	19.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Manasquan	Oceanport
Drove alone	71.9%	68.8%
Carpooled	4.6%	12.4%
Public transit	2.1%	8.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.7%
Bicycle	1.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.9%	9.4%
Other means	0.3%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Manasquan	Oceanport
1-unit, detached	85.4%	78.8%
1-unit, attached	6.9%	13.6%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	0.2%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.2%	4.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Manasquan	Oceanport
Poverty rate	1.8%	2.9%
Average household size	2.35	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	32	33
Median year structure built	1960	1976