Neptune City

Population: 4,607
Median household income: $82,872
Median home value: $383,600

Neptune City, a community in Monmouth County, New Jersey, has 4,607 residents. At $82,872, its median household income sits below Monmouth County's $122,727.

From 2019 to 2023, Neptune City's population declined 1.4% from 4,672 to 4,607, while its median home value rose 32.6% from $289,300 to $383,600.

80.5% of workers drive to work alone. 60.4% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,607
Median age: 40.9 yrs
Median household income: $82,872
Median home value: $383,600
Median gross rent: $1,525
Housing units: 2,281
Homeownership rate: 64.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,6724,607

Median household income

$62,076$82,872

Median home value

$289,300$383,600

Median gross rent

$1,198$1,525

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,672	$62,076	$289,300	$1,198
2020	4,654	$73,085	$296,500	$1,341
2021	4,637	$64,940	$315,300	$1,228
2022	4,619	$82,009	$367,900	$1,323
2023	4,607	$82,872	$383,600	$1,525

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1710.7%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4415.1%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6415.8%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	356	7.7%
5 to 17	495	10.7%
18 to 24	435	9.4%
25 to 34	616	13.4%
35 to 44	694	15.1%
45 to 54	626	13.6%
55 to 64	726	15.8%
65 to 74	443	9.6%
75 and over	216	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,859	62.1%
Black or African American	849	18.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	19	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	98	2.1%
Two or more races	64	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	718	15.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.7%

High school graduate29.9%

Some college or associate's34.5%

Bachelor's degree18.0%

Graduate or professional degree11.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	222	6.7%
High school graduate	992	29.9%
Some college or associate's	1,145	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	598	18.0%
Graduate or professional degree	364	11.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone80.5%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit0.7%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle2.7%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,153	80.5%
Carpooled	254	9.5%
Public transit	20	0.7%
Walked	28	1.0%
Bicycle	73	2.7%
Worked from home	147	5.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	906	35.8%
15 to 29 min	683	27.0%
30 to 44 min	327	12.9%
45 to 59 min	325	12.9%
60+ min	287	11.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.11
Poverty rate: 18.2% (811 of 4,467)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,193	55.8%
Nonfamily households	946	44.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,139	93.8%
Vacant	142	6.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,369	64.0%
Renter-occupied	770	36.0%

1-unit, detached60.4%

1-unit, attached4.6%

2 to 4 units6.3%

5 to 19 units4.6%

20 or more units22.0%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,378	60.4%
1-unit, attached	106	4.6%
2 to 4 units	144	6.3%
5 to 19 units	105	4.6%
20 or more units	501	22.0%
Mobile home & other	47	2.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3449920
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.9 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.2005, -74.0333