Harvey Cedars

Population: 478
Median household income: $148,333
Median home value: $1,207,500

Located in Ocean County, New Jersey, Harvey Cedars is a community with a population of 478. The median household income of $148,333 is above the Ocean County median ($86,411).

Between 2019 and 2023, Harvey Cedars's population held roughly steady from 475 to 478, while its median home value rose 26.3% from $955,900 to $1,207,500.

69.5% of workers drive to work alone. 95.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 478
Median age: 63.3 yrs
Median household income: $148,333
Median home value: $1,207,500
Median gross rent: $1,625
Housing units: 1,224
Homeownership rate: 96.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 70.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

475478

Median household income

$96,944$148,333

Median home value

$955,900$1,207,500

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	475	$96,944	$955,900	—
2020	452	$99,500	$936,600	—
2021	430	$111,250	$947,500	—
2022	479	$125,313	$1,138,200	—
2023	478	$148,333	$1,207,500	$1,625

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

Age distribution

Under 50.8%

5 to 175.9%

18 to 245.0%

25 to 344.4%

35 to 445.4%

45 to 547.5%

55 to 6425.5%

65 to 7425.7%

75 and over19.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4	0.8%
5 to 17	28	5.9%
18 to 24	24	5.0%
25 to 34	21	4.4%
35 to 44	26	5.4%
45 to 54	36	7.5%
55 to 64	122	25.5%
65 to 74	123	25.7%
75 and over	94	19.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	445	93.1%
Black or African American	1	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	10	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.8%
Two or more races	15	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.2%

High school graduate9.7%

Some college or associate's18.2%

Bachelor's degree38.6%

Graduate or professional degree32.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5	1.2%
High school graduate	41	9.7%
Some college or associate's	77	18.2%
Bachelor's degree	163	38.6%
Graduate or professional degree	136	32.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone69.5%

Carpooled3.2%

Public transit1.6%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle3.2%

Worked from home22.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	132	69.5%
Carpooled	6	3.2%
Public transit	3	1.6%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	6	3.2%
Worked from home	43	22.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	60	40.8%
15 to 29 min	46	31.3%
30 to 44 min	9	6.1%
45 to 59 min	6	4.1%
60+ min	26	17.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.02
Poverty rate: 6.3% (30 of 478)

	Count	Share
Family households	164	69.5%
Nonfamily households	72	30.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	236	19.3%
Vacant	988	80.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	227	96.2%
Renter-occupied	9	3.8%

1-unit, detached95.5%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units1.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,169	95.5%
1-unit, attached	31	2.5%
2 to 4 units	23	1.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	1	0.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3430390
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.56 sq mi
Water area: 0.63 sq mi
Center point: 39.6996, -74.1415