New Jersey · Census place 54360
Ocean City city, NJ
Quick answer
Ocean City city has 11,260 residents, ranking #126 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $101,782, the median home is worth $719,100 and median gross rent runs $1,670 a month.
- Population
- 11,260Ocean City city residents
- Median household income
- $101,782Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $719,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,670Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 57.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 72.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Ocean City city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Ocean City city median would spend about 19.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 7.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.9% of residents and 72.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in New Jersey.
- Ringwood borough 11,600
- Gloucester City city 11,465
- Ridgefield borough 11,439
- Westwood borough 11,221
- Wanaque borough 11,162
- Greentree CDP 11,024
- Franklin Lakes borough 11,011
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