Dover Beaches South

Population: 1,520
Median household income: $105,536
Median home value: $688,400

Dover Beaches South is a community in Ocean County, New Jersey, home to 1,520 residents. Its median household income of $105,536 runs above the Ocean County figure of $86,411.

From 2019 to 2023, Dover Beaches South's population grew 22.3% from 1,243 to 1,520, while its median home value rose 31.7% from $522,600 to $688,400.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 95.2% of the population. 79.2% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,520
Median age: 63.4 yrs
Median household income: $105,536
Median home value: $688,400
Median gross rent: $1,750
Housing units: 2,428
Homeownership rate: 92.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2431,520

Median household income

$79,796$105,536

Median home value

$522,600$688,400

Median gross rent

$1,695$1,750

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,243	$79,796	$522,600	$1,695
2020	1,230	$79,022	$540,500	$1,739
2021	1,378	$90,417	$558,100	$1,785
2022	1,474	$97,400	$636,400	$1,815
2023	1,520	$105,536	$688,400	$1,750

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

Age distribution

Under 50.5%

5 to 175.2%

18 to 242.1%

25 to 343.9%

35 to 444.2%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6427.8%

65 to 7430.7%

75 and over16.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7	0.5%
5 to 17	79	5.2%
18 to 24	32	2.1%
25 to 34	59	3.9%
35 to 44	64	4.2%
45 to 54	143	9.4%
55 to 64	422	27.8%
65 to 74	467	30.7%
75 and over	247	16.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,447	95.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	16	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	57	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.6%

High school graduate18.5%

Some college or associate's29.1%

Bachelor's degree29.3%

Graduate or professional degree20.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	36	2.6%
High school graduate	260	18.5%
Some college or associate's	408	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	411	29.3%
Graduate or professional degree	287	20.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone79.2%

Carpooled1.1%

Public transit2.7%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.8%

Other means4.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	496	79.2%
Carpooled	7	1.1%
Public transit	17	2.7%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	80	12.8%
Other means	26	4.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	125	22.9%
15 to 29 min	199	36.4%
30 to 44 min	40	7.3%
45 to 59 min	50	9.2%
60+ min	132	24.2%

Households

Average household size: 1.88
Poverty rate: 5.3% (80 of 1,520)

	Count	Share
Family households	476	59.0%
Nonfamily households	331	41.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	807	33.2%
Vacant	1,621	66.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	747	92.6%
Renter-occupied	60	7.4%

1-unit, detached70.5%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units9.5%

5 to 19 units8.5%

20 or more units8.1%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,712	70.5%
1-unit, attached	65	2.7%
2 to 4 units	230	9.5%
5 to 19 units	207	8.5%
20 or more units	197	8.1%
Mobile home & other	17	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3418151
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.62 sq mi
Water area: 0.39 sq mi
Center point: 39.9549, -74.0817