Ocean Acres

Population: 18,689
Median household income: $117,739
Median home value: $359,200

Ocean Acres is a community in Ocean County, New Jersey, home to 18,689 residents. At $117,739, its median household income sits above Ocean County's $86,411.

From 2019 to 2023, Ocean Acres's population grew 7.8% from 17,333 to 18,689, while its median home value rose 35.8% from $264,600 to $359,200.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.9% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 87.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,689
Median age: 42.7 yrs
Median household income: $117,739
Median home value: $359,200
Median gross rent: $2,240
Housing units: 7,225
Homeownership rate: 94.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,33318,689

Median household income

$88,750$117,739

Median home value

$264,600$359,200

Median gross rent

$1,853$2,240

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,333	$88,750	$264,600	$1,853
2020	17,325	$93,586	$272,700	$1,805
2021	17,886	$96,304	$282,800	$2,045
2022	18,229	$106,367	$326,000	$1,987
2023	18,689	$117,739	$359,200	$2,240

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 5416.7%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	709	3.8%
5 to 17	3,162	16.9%
18 to 24	1,522	8.1%
25 to 34	2,393	12.8%
35 to 44	1,912	10.2%
45 to 54	3,128	16.7%
55 to 64	2,800	15.0%
65 to 74	1,521	8.1%
75 and over	1,542	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,400	87.8%
Black or African American	182	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	134	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	144	0.8%
Two or more races	184	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,645	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.7%

High school graduate34.5%

Some college or associate's26.3%

Bachelor's degree21.3%

Graduate or professional degree13.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	625	4.7%
High school graduate	4,592	34.5%
Some college or associate's	3,503	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	2,831	21.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,745	13.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone80.4%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.6%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,000	80.4%
Carpooled	830	8.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	138	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	958	9.6%
Other means	20	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,984	22.1%
15 to 29 min	2,905	32.3%
30 to 44 min	1,727	19.2%
45 to 59 min	1,097	12.2%
60+ min	1,275	14.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.73
Poverty rate: 1.8% (336 of 18,681)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,160	75.5%
Nonfamily households	1,677	24.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,837	94.6%
Vacant	388	5.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,487	94.9%
Renter-occupied	350	5.1%

1-unit, detached94.0%

1-unit, attached3.8%

2 to 4 units1.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,788	94.0%
1-unit, attached	273	3.8%
2 to 4 units	105	1.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	59	0.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3454315
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.83 sq mi
Water area: 0.14 sq mi
Center point: 39.7420, -74.2811