Barnegat vs South Toms River

A side-by-side comparison of Barnegat and South Toms River: population, income, housing, and more.

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

South Toms River has the higher population (3,701 vs 3,367 in Barnegat). Barnegat has the higher median household income ($105,091 vs $101,466 in South Toms River). Barnegat has the higher median home value ($398,900 vs $269,200 in South Toms River).

Population, income & housing

	Barnegat	South Toms River
Population	3,367	3,701
Median age	43.1 yrs	33.4 yrs
Median household income	$105,091	$101,466
Median home value	$398,900	$269,200
Median gross rent	$1,870	$2,019
Housing units	1,344	1,112
Homeownership rate	83.7%	82.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.0%	16.3%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	8.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barnegat	South Toms River
Population	2,988 → 3,367 (+12.7%)	3,648 → 3,701 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$75,993 → $105,091 (+38.3%)	$82,994 → $101,466 (+22.3%)
Median home value	$256,900 → $398,900 (+55.3%)	$185,900 → $269,200 (+44.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,675 → $1,870 (+11.6%)	$1,778 → $2,019 (+13.6%)

Barnegat

Population

2,9883,367

Median household income

$75,993$105,091

Median home value

$256,900$398,900

Median gross rent

$1,675$1,870

South Toms River

Population

3,6483,701

Median household income

$82,994$101,466

Median home value

$185,900$269,200

Median gross rent

$1,778$2,019

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barnegat	South Toms River
Under 5	4.4%	7.3%
5 to 17	17.5%	20.3%
18 to 24	7.9%	11.2%
25 to 34	9.7%	13.5%
35 to 44	11.5%	14.4%
45 to 54	16.6%	12.8%
55 to 64	16.5%	13.3%
65 to 74	11.3%	4.6%
75 and over	4.6%	2.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barnegat	South Toms River
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	40.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	10.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.5%	0.0%
Some other race	1.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	41.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barnegat	South Toms River
No high school diploma	9.9%	13.5%
High school graduate	24.4%	43.4%
Some college or associate's	20.6%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	33.1%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11.9%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barnegat	South Toms River
Drove alone	92.4%	76.8%
Carpooled	3.4%	11.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.8%
Worked from home	4.2%	4.2%
Other means	0.0%	4.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barnegat	South Toms River
1-unit, detached	82.9%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	6.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Barnegat	South Toms River
Poverty rate	2.8%	5.3%
Average household size	2.81	3.47
Mean commute (minutes)	25	28
Median year structure built	1994	1966