Holiday City South vs South Toms River

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

Holiday City South 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.

Holiday City South has the higher population (4,294 vs 3,701 in South Toms River). South Toms River has the higher median household income ($101,466 vs $55,298 in Holiday City South). South Toms River has the higher median home value ($269,200 vs $244,300 in Holiday City South).

Population, income & housing

	Holiday City South	South Toms River
Population	4,294	3,701
Median age	69.6 yrs	33.4 yrs
Median household income	$55,298	$101,466
Median home value	$244,300	$269,200
Median gross rent	$1,964	$2,019
Housing units	2,564	1,112
Homeownership rate	89.0%	82.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	16.3%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	8.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Holiday City South	South Toms River
Population	4,464 → 4,294 (-3.8%)	3,648 → 3,701 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$45,968 → $55,298 (+20.3%)	$82,994 → $101,466 (+22.3%)
Median home value	$166,900 → $244,300 (+46.4%)	$185,900 → $269,200 (+44.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,617 → $1,964 (+21.5%)	$1,778 → $2,019 (+13.6%)

Holiday City South

Population

4,4644,294

Median household income

$45,968$55,298

Median home value

$166,900$244,300

Median gross rent

$1,617$1,964

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)

	Holiday City South	South Toms River
Under 5	1.1%	7.3%
5 to 17	3.3%	20.3%
18 to 24	1.2%	11.2%
25 to 34	3.7%	13.5%
35 to 44	3.4%	14.4%
45 to 54	5.1%	12.8%
55 to 64	16.7%	13.3%
65 to 74	31.6%	4.6%
75 and over	33.9%	2.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Holiday City South	South Toms River
White (non-Hispanic)	74.3%	40.9%
Black or African American	4.0%	10.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.7%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.1%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	11.4%	41.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Holiday City South	South Toms River
No high school diploma	7.0%	13.5%
High school graduate	48.0%	43.4%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Holiday City South	South Toms River
Drove alone	87.3%	76.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	11.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.8%
Worked from home	9.4%	4.2%
Other means	2.6%	4.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Holiday City South	South Toms River
1-unit, detached	98.3%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Holiday City South	South Toms River
Poverty rate	8.5%	5.3%
Average household size	1.78	3.47
Mean commute (minutes)	32	28
Median year structure built	—	1966