Ship Bottom

Population: 1,009
Median household income: $111,250
Median home value: $910,000

Ship Bottom, a community in Ocean County, New Jersey, has 1,009 residents. The median household income of $111,250 is above the Ocean County median ($86,411).

Between 2019 and 2023, Ship Bottom's population declined 3.8% from 1,049 to 1,009, while its median home value rose 38.0% from $659,300 to $910,000.

The typical home was built around 1969. 3.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,009
Median age: 63.2 yrs
Median household income: $111,250
Median home value: $910,000
Median gross rent: $1,422
Housing units: 2,114
Homeownership rate: 90.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 61.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,0491,009

Median household income

$84,205$111,250

Median home value

$659,300$910,000

Median gross rent

$1,131$1,422

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,049	$84,205	$659,300	$1,131
2020	1,074	$81,250	$713,900	$1,196
2021	1,000	$87,500	$754,000	$1,354
2022	995	$95,208	$850,900	$1,575
2023	1,009	$111,250	$910,000	$1,422

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

Age distribution

Under 51.4%

5 to 175.9%

18 to 243.5%

25 to 344.9%

35 to 446.3%

45 to 548.7%

55 to 6424.4%

65 to 7423.0%

75 and over21.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	14	1.4%
5 to 17	60	5.9%
18 to 24	35	3.5%
25 to 34	49	4.9%
35 to 44	64	6.3%
45 to 54	88	8.7%
55 to 64	246	24.4%
65 to 74	232	23.0%
75 and over	221	21.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	941	93.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	18	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	0.2%
Two or more races	13	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	35	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.4%

High school graduate17.6%

Some college or associate's19.6%

Bachelor's degree36.3%

Graduate or professional degree25.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	13	1.4%
High school graduate	158	17.6%
Some college or associate's	176	19.6%
Bachelor's degree	327	36.3%
Graduate or professional degree	226	25.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone69.0%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit5.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home16.2%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	290	69.0%
Carpooled	24	5.7%
Public transit	21	5.0%
Walked	8	1.9%
Bicycle	4	1.0%
Worked from home	68	16.2%
Other means	5	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	172	48.9%
15 to 29 min	66	18.8%
30 to 44 min	30	8.5%
45 to 59 min	8	2.3%
60+ min	76	21.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.00
Poverty rate: 3.5% (35 of 1,009)

	Count	Share
Family households	350	69.4%
Nonfamily households	154	30.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	504	23.8%
Vacant	1,610	76.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	458	90.9%
Renter-occupied	46	9.1%

1-unit, detached83.3%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units11.0%

5 to 19 units1.8%

20 or more units2.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,762	83.3%
1-unit, attached	29	1.4%
2 to 4 units	232	11.0%
5 to 19 units	39	1.8%
20 or more units	52	2.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3467110
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.71 sq mi
Water area: 0.28 sq mi
Center point: 39.6454, -74.1830