Tuckerton

Population: 3,616
Median household income: $78,934
Median home value: $297,200

Tuckerton, a community in Ocean County, New Jersey, has 3,616 residents. The median household income of $78,934 is below the Ocean County median ($86,411).

From 2019 to 2023, Tuckerton's population grew 7.4% from 3,367 to 3,616, while its median home value rose 32.5% from $224,300 to $297,200.

33.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 68.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,616
Median age: 54.0 yrs
Median household income: $78,934
Median home value: $297,200
Median gross rent: $1,741
Housing units: 1,870
Homeownership rate: 68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.7%
Unemployment rate: 8.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,3673,616

Median household income

$60,050$78,934

Median home value

$224,300$297,200

Median gross rent

$1,314$1,741

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,367	$60,050	$224,300	$1,314
2020	3,373	$65,918	$236,800	$1,348
2021	3,558	$71,929	$247,000	$1,440
2022	3,582	$80,957	$268,600	$1,608
2023	3,616	$78,934	$297,200	$1,741

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

Age distribution

Under 51.2%

5 to 1713.1%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6419.1%

65 to 7418.3%

75 and over10.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	44	1.2%
5 to 17	472	13.1%
18 to 24	240	6.6%
25 to 34	411	11.4%
35 to 44	381	10.5%
45 to 54	335	9.3%
55 to 64	691	19.1%
65 to 74	660	18.3%
75 and over	382	10.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,025	83.7%
Black or African American	123	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	48	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	34	0.9%
Two or more races	179	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	207	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.8%

High school graduate30.3%

Some college or associate's30.2%

Bachelor's degree24.8%

Graduate or professional degree8.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	165	5.8%
High school graduate	868	30.3%
Some college or associate's	864	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	710	24.8%
Graduate or professional degree	253	8.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone75.1%

Carpooled7.0%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,225	75.1%
Carpooled	114	7.0%
Public transit	2	0.1%
Walked	28	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	263	16.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	340	24.8%
15 to 29 min	369	27.0%
30 to 44 min	331	24.2%
45 to 59 min	71	5.2%
60+ min	258	18.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.10
Poverty rate: 6.9% (244 of 3,523)

	Count	Share
Family households	898	53.1%
Nonfamily households	793	46.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,691	90.4%
Vacant	179	9.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,156	68.4%
Renter-occupied	535	31.6%

1-unit, detached63.4%

1-unit, attached12.5%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units9.6%

Mobile home & other8.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,185	63.4%
1-unit, attached	233	12.5%
2 to 4 units	114	6.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	180	9.6%
Mobile home & other	158	8.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3474210
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 3.36 sq mi
Water area: 0.45 sq mi
Center point: 39.5922, -74.3331