Ocean Gate

Population: 1,768
Median household income: $75,278
Median home value: $342,100

Located in Ocean County, New Jersey, Ocean Gate is a community with a population of 1,768. The median household income of $75,278 is below the Ocean County median ($86,411).

From 2019 to 2023, Ocean Gate's population grew 10.4% from 1,601 to 1,768, while its median home value rose 42.1% from $240,800 to $342,100.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 90.9% of the population. 90.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,768
Median age: 46.8 yrs
Median household income: $75,278
Median home value: $342,100
Median gross rent: $1,724
Housing units: 1,231
Homeownership rate: 80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6011,768

Median household income

$57,426$75,278

Median home value

$240,800$342,100

Median gross rent

$1,651$1,724

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,601	$57,426	$240,800	$1,651
2020	1,488	$53,947	$256,500	$1,529
2021	1,629	$59,397	$268,300	$1,773
2022	1,682	$67,788	$323,000	$1,779
2023	1,768	$75,278	$342,100	$1,724

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

Age distribution

Under 50.8%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 2411.8%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 546.7%

55 to 6419.7%

65 to 7417.5%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	15	0.8%
5 to 17	271	15.3%
18 to 24	209	11.8%
25 to 34	200	11.3%
35 to 44	173	9.8%
45 to 54	118	6.7%
55 to 64	349	19.7%
65 to 74	309	17.5%
75 and over	124	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,607	90.9%
Black or African American	19	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	42	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	91	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.8%

High school graduate41.8%

Some college or associate's19.2%

Bachelor's degree23.6%

Graduate or professional degree9.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	74	5.8%
High school graduate	532	41.8%
Some college or associate's	245	19.2%
Bachelor's degree	301	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	121	9.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone90.3%

Carpooled1.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	720	90.3%
Carpooled	8	1.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	13	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	56	7.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	128	17.3%
15 to 29 min	284	38.3%
30 to 44 min	179	24.2%
45 to 59 min	104	14.0%
60+ min	46	6.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 3.8% (66 of 1,733)

	Count	Share
Family households	433	57.4%
Nonfamily households	321	42.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	754	61.3%
Vacant	477	38.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	609	80.8%
Renter-occupied	145	19.2%

1-unit, detached95.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.8%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,178	95.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	47	3.8%
5 to 19 units	6	0.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3454450
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.45 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 39.9265, -74.1348