Vista Center

Population: 2,235
Median household income: $131,194
Median home value: $576,600

Vista Center is a community in Ocean County, New Jersey, home to 2,235 residents. The median household income of $131,194 is above the Ocean County median ($86,411).

Between 2019 and 2023, Vista Center's population held roughly steady from 2,241 to 2,235, while its median home value rose 29.6% from $444,800 to $576,600.

Households average 2.09 people. 57.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,235
Median age: 65.7 yrs
Median household income: $131,194
Median home value: $576,600
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 1,058
Homeownership rate: 97.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 57.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2412,235

Median household income

$103,542$131,194

Median home value

$444,800$576,600

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	2,241	$103,542	$444,800
2020	2,450	$111,963	$470,100
2021	2,440	$116,890	$479,100
2022	2,457	$126,902	$538,600
2023	2,235	$131,194	$576,600

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

Age distribution

Under 58.6%

5 to 172.9%

18 to 242.1%

25 to 340.0%

35 to 448.6%

45 to 543.8%

55 to 6417.2%

65 to 7437.1%

75 and over19.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	192	8.6%
5 to 17	64	2.9%
18 to 24	48	2.1%
25 to 34	0	0.0%
35 to 44	192	8.6%
45 to 54	86	3.8%
55 to 64	384	17.2%
65 to 74	830	37.1%
75 and over	439	19.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,944	87.0%
Black or African American	29	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	47	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	215	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.8%

High school graduate15.6%

Some college or associate's22.2%

Bachelor's degree33.3%

Graduate or professional degree24.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	93	4.8%
High school graduate	301	15.6%
Some college or associate's	429	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	643	33.3%
Graduate or professional degree	465	24.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone84.2%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.8%

Other means4.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	716	84.2%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	100	11.8%
Other means	34	4.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	34	4.5%
15 to 29 min	523	69.7%
30 to 44 min	122	16.3%
45 to 59 min	71	9.5%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.09
Poverty rate: 2.8% (61 of 2,189)

	Count	Share
Family households	799	76.3%
Nonfamily households	248	23.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2005

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,047	99.0%
Vacant	11	1.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,019	97.3%
Renter-occupied	28	2.7%

1-unit, detached100.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,058	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3476107
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.36 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 40.1590, -74.3223