Sea Girt

Population: 1,978
Median household income: $206,000
Median home value: $2,000,001

Located in Monmouth County, New Jersey, Sea Girt is a community with a population of 1,978. The median household income of $206,000 is above the Monmouth County median ($122,727).

From 2019 to 2023, Sea Girt's population grew 19.5% from 1,655 to 1,978, while its median home value rose 26.2% from $1,585,400 to $2,000,001.

95.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1962.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,978
Median age: 56.1 yrs
Median household income: $206,000
Median home value: $2,000,001
Median gross rent: $3,501
Housing units: 1,188
Homeownership rate: 87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 78.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6551,978

Median household income

$146,023$206,000

Median home value

$1,585,400$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$3,501$3,501

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,655	$146,023	$1,585,400	—
2020	1,725	$164,602	$1,570,300	—
2021	1,945	$174,612	$1,585,500	—
2022	2,031	$218,438	$1,980,600	$3,501
2023	1,978	$206,000	$2,000,001	$3,501

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

Age distribution

Under 50.9%

5 to 1714.4%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 346.0%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 548.5%

55 to 6421.2%

65 to 7417.0%

75 and over14.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	17	0.9%
5 to 17	285	14.4%
18 to 24	157	7.9%
25 to 34	118	6.0%
35 to 44	190	9.6%
45 to 54	169	8.5%
55 to 64	419	21.2%
65 to 74	336	17.0%
75 and over	287	14.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,936	97.9%
Black or African American	1	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	40	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.3%

High school graduate7.0%

Some college or associate's14.7%

Bachelor's degree46.6%

Graduate or professional degree31.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4	0.3%
High school graduate	106	7.0%
Some college or associate's	224	14.7%
Bachelor's degree	708	46.6%
Graduate or professional degree	477	31.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone64.1%

Carpooled2.6%

Public transit3.6%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home26.8%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	520	64.1%
Carpooled	21	2.6%
Public transit	29	3.6%
Walked	6	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	217	26.8%
Other means	18	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	237	39.9%
15 to 29 min	150	25.3%
30 to 44 min	42	7.1%
45 to 59 min	10	1.7%
60+ min	155	26.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 2.9% (57 of 1,977)

	Count	Share
Family households	629	77.7%
Nonfamily households	181	22.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	810	68.2%
Vacant	378	31.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	705	87.0%
Renter-occupied	105	13.0%

1-unit, detached95.8%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,138	95.8%
1-unit, attached	3	0.3%
2 to 4 units	29	2.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	18	1.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3466330
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.06 sq mi
Water area: 0.4 sq mi
Center point: 40.1305, -74.0338