ZIP Code 08701

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Ocean County, New Jersey.

Population: 136,784
Median household income: $62,811
Median home value: $430,700

ZIP Code 08701 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Ocean County, New Jersey, home to about 136,784 residents. Its median household income of $62,811 runs below the Ocean County figure of $86,411.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 08701's population grew 33.5% from 102,466 to 136,784, while its median gross rent rose 19.2% from $1,427 to $1,701.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 33.0% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 84.0% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 136,784
Median age: 18.2 yrs
Median household income: $62,811
Median home value: $430,700
Median gross rent: $1,701
Housing units: 33,539
Homeownership rate: 50.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

102,466136,784

Median household income

$52,148$62,811

Median home value

$335,600$430,700

Median gross rent

$1,427$1,701

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	102,466	$52,148	$335,600	$1,427
2020	104,186	$52,530	$359,800	$1,414
2021	130,352	$53,380	$356,000	$1,534
2022	134,008	$58,949	$412,600	$1,623
2023	136,784	$62,811	$430,700	$1,701

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

Age distribution

Under 516.7%

5 to 1733.0%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 545.6%

55 to 644.2%

65 to 744.9%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	22,805	16.7%
5 to 17	45,145	33.0%
18 to 24	12,068	8.8%
25 to 34	16,286	11.9%
35 to 44	13,917	10.2%
45 to 54	7,662	5.6%
55 to 64	5,803	4.2%
65 to 74	6,721	4.9%
75 and over	6,377	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	114,917	84.0%
Black or African American	2,512	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	42	0.0%
Asian	1,038	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	11	0.0%
Some other race	1,384	1.0%
Two or more races	1,641	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15,239	11.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.2%

High school graduate31.0%

Some college or associate's27.1%

Bachelor's degree18.5%

Graduate or professional degree14.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,202	9.2%
High school graduate	17,594	31.0%
Some college or associate's	15,403	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	10,486	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8,081	14.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone66.9%

Carpooled13.5%

Public transit1.8%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home12.8%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	24,413	66.9%
Carpooled	4,927	13.5%
Public transit	654	1.8%
Walked	1,213	3.3%
Bicycle	87	0.2%
Worked from home	4,666	12.8%
Other means	546	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	11,803	37.1%
15 to 29 min	11,718	36.8%
30 to 44 min	3,073	9.7%
45 to 59 min	1,163	3.7%
60+ min	4,083	12.8%

Households

Average household size: 4.32
Poverty rate: 24.7% (33,277 of 134,568)

	Count	Share
Family households	24,555	78.6%
Nonfamily households	6,669	21.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	31,224	93.1%
Vacant	2,315	6.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	15,861	50.8%
Renter-occupied	15,363	49.2%

1-unit, detached36.3%

1-unit, attached34.5%

2 to 4 units9.8%

5 to 19 units7.3%

20 or more units12.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,178	36.3%
1-unit, attached	11,581	34.5%
2 to 4 units	3,289	9.8%
5 to 19 units	2,433	7.3%
20 or more units	4,043	12.1%
Mobile home & other	15	0.0%

Geography

ZCTA: 08701
Land area: 25 sq mi
Water area: 0.4 sq mi
Center point: 40.0771, -74.1985

Counties this ZIP covers

Ocean County, New Jersey (100%)

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