Seaside Heights

Population: 1,992
Median household income: $58,988
Median home value: $376,700

Located in Ocean County, New Jersey, Seaside Heights is a community with a population of 1,992. At $58,988, its median household income sits below Ocean County's $86,411.

Between 2019 and 2023, Seaside Heights's population declined 31.1% from 2,892 to 1,992, while its median home value rose 27.0% from $296,600 to $376,700.

Households average 1.85 people. The median gross rent is $1,429.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,992
Median age: 50.2 yrs
Median household income: $58,988
Median home value: $376,700
Median gross rent: $1,429
Housing units: 2,807
Homeownership rate: 40.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.3%
Unemployment rate: 6.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,8921,992

Median household income

$57,083$58,988

Median home value

$296,600$376,700

Median gross rent

$1,152$1,429

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,892	$57,083	$296,600	$1,152
2020	2,917	—	$286,700	$1,240
2021	2,161	$37,008	$291,700	$1,147
2022	2,027	$51,364	$372,900	$1,240
2023	1,992	$58,988	$376,700	$1,429

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 178.0%

18 to 2410.4%

25 to 343.6%

35 to 4414.7%

45 to 5415.9%

55 to 6423.2%

65 to 7412.8%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	116	5.8%
5 to 17	160	8.0%
18 to 24	207	10.4%
25 to 34	72	3.6%
35 to 44	292	14.7%
45 to 54	317	15.9%
55 to 64	463	23.2%
65 to 74	254	12.8%
75 and over	111	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,560	78.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	26	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	70	3.5%
Two or more races	8	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	328	16.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.1%

High school graduate32.4%

Some college or associate's18.2%

Bachelor's degree22.5%

Graduate or professional degree9.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	258	17.1%
High school graduate	489	32.4%
Some college or associate's	274	18.2%
Bachelor's degree	339	22.5%
Graduate or professional degree	149	9.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone70.7%

Carpooled2.8%

Public transit4.0%

Walked9.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.6%

Other means5.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	584	70.7%
Carpooled	23	2.8%
Public transit	33	4.0%
Walked	76	9.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	63	7.6%
Other means	47	5.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	172	22.5%
15 to 29 min	237	31.1%
30 to 44 min	136	17.8%
45 to 59 min	78	10.2%
60+ min	140	18.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.85
Poverty rate: 34.4% (685 of 1,992)

	Count	Share
Family households	538	50.0%
Nonfamily households	537	50.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,075	38.3%
Vacant	1,732	61.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	432	40.2%
Renter-occupied	643	59.8%

1-unit, detached40.1%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units34.3%

5 to 19 units17.6%

20 or more units7.2%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,127	40.1%
1-unit, attached	22	0.8%
2 to 4 units	962	34.3%
5 to 19 units	494	17.6%
20 or more units	202	7.2%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3466450
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.62 sq mi
Water area: 0.13 sq mi
Center point: 39.9449, -74.0783