Barnegat Light

Population: 473
Median household income: $104,583
Median home value: $1,105,600

Barnegat Light, a community in Ocean County, New Jersey, has 473 residents. The median household income of $104,583 is above the Ocean County median ($86,411).

Between 2019 and 2023, Barnegat Light's population grew 28.2% from 369 to 473, while its median home value rose 57.8% from $700,600 to $1,105,600.

The typical home was built around 1978. 3.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 473
Median age: 60.9 yrs
Median household income: $104,583
Median home value: $1,105,600
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 1,273
Homeownership rate: 92.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 72.7%
Unemployment rate: 18.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

369473

Median household income

$73,750$104,583

Median home value

$700,600$1,105,600

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	369	$73,750	$700,600
2020	461	$75,833	$681,300
2021	427	$85,833	$743,400
2022	435	$93,958	$921,900
2023	473	$104,583	$1,105,600

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 242.1%

25 to 342.3%

35 to 441.7%

45 to 544.4%

55 to 6430.2%

65 to 7424.3%

75 and over18.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	79	16.7%
18 to 24	10	2.1%
25 to 34	11	2.3%
35 to 44	8	1.7%
45 to 54	21	4.4%
55 to 64	143	30.2%
65 to 74	115	24.3%
75 and over	86	18.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	377	79.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	78	16.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	7	1.5%
Two or more races	2	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.8%

High school graduate8.6%

Some college or associate's18.0%

Bachelor's degree40.9%

Graduate or professional degree31.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3	0.8%
High school graduate	33	8.6%
Some college or associate's	69	18.0%
Bachelor's degree	157	40.9%
Graduate or professional degree	122	31.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 47 min

Drove alone46.8%

Carpooled20.7%

Public transit9.0%

Walked6.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	52	46.8%
Carpooled	23	20.7%
Public transit	10	9.0%
Walked	7	6.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	19	17.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	36	39.1%
15 to 29 min	8	8.7%
30 to 44 min	1	1.1%
45 to 59 min	11	12.0%
60+ min	36	39.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 3.7% (17 of 463)

	Count	Share
Family households	142	69.3%
Nonfamily households	63	30.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	205	16.1%
Vacant	1,068	83.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	189	92.2%
Renter-occupied	16	7.8%

1-unit, detached93.2%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units3.2%

5 to 19 units2.0%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,186	93.2%
1-unit, attached	7	0.5%
2 to 4 units	41	3.2%
5 to 19 units	25	2.0%
20 or more units	14	1.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3403130
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.83 sq mi
Water area: 0.37 sq mi
Center point: 39.7513, -74.1068