South Toms River vs Tuckerton

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

South Toms River and Tuckerton 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 3,616 in Tuckerton). South Toms River has the higher median household income ($101,466 vs $78,934 in Tuckerton). Tuckerton has the higher median home value ($297,200 vs $269,200 in South Toms River).

Population, income & housing

	South Toms River	Tuckerton
Population	3,701	3,616
Median age	33.4 yrs	54.0 yrs
Median household income	$101,466	$78,934
Median home value	$269,200	$297,200
Median gross rent	$2,019	$1,741
Housing units	1,112	1,870
Homeownership rate	82.3%	68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	33.7%
Unemployment rate	8.0%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Toms River	Tuckerton
Population	3,648 → 3,701 (+1.5%)	3,367 → 3,616 (+7.4%)
Median household income	$82,994 → $101,466 (+22.3%)	$60,050 → $78,934 (+31.4%)
Median home value	$185,900 → $269,200 (+44.8%)	$224,300 → $297,200 (+32.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,778 → $2,019 (+13.6%)	$1,314 → $1,741 (+32.5%)

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

Tuckerton

Population

3,3673,616

Median household income

$60,050$78,934

Median home value

$224,300$297,200

Median gross rent

$1,314$1,741

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Toms River	Tuckerton
Under 5	7.3%	1.2%
5 to 17	20.3%	13.1%
18 to 24	11.2%	6.6%
25 to 34	13.5%	11.4%
35 to 44	14.4%	10.5%
45 to 54	12.8%	9.3%
55 to 64	13.3%	19.1%
65 to 74	4.6%	18.3%
75 and over	2.5%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Toms River	Tuckerton
White (non-Hispanic)	40.9%	83.7%
Black or African American	10.4%	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	5.9%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	41.2%	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Toms River	Tuckerton
No high school diploma	13.5%	5.8%
High school graduate	43.4%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	26.7%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	24.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Toms River	Tuckerton
Drove alone	76.8%	75.1%
Carpooled	11.0%	7.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.2%	1.7%
Bicycle	3.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	16.1%
Other means	4.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Toms River	Tuckerton
1-unit, detached	100.0%	63.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	12.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	8.4%

Poverty & households

	South Toms River	Tuckerton
Poverty rate	5.3%	6.9%
Average household size	3.47	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	28	34
Median year structure built	1966	1976