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Toms River

New Jersey · 94,956 residents · 39.0 sq mi
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Toms River is home to 94,956 people in New Jersey. That puts it in the top 7% of US cities for household income. 82% of homes are owner-occupied. There are 2,435 people per square mile. The poverty rate is 5.8%, under the national 12.5%. Median household income runs $100,137, well clear of the $82,259 US median.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $100,137, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.4
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 51%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Toms River

What changed most since 1990

  • Population7,524 → 94,956 (+1,162%)US over the same years: +35%
  • Homes owned by their occupants57.3% → 81.9% (+24.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
  • Median home value (2024 dollars)$339,610 → $403,600 (+19%)US over the same years: +67%

Among the 810 cities and towns in the New York metro

  • 612th in household income$100,137
  • 620th in share with a bachelor's degree36.4%
  • 686th in home value$403,600
  • 465th in diversity score51.4

Its weight in Ocean County

Toms River's population equals 15% of Ocean County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 8.1% of the county's.

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
94,956
+10%since 2000
from 86,327 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Population density
2,435 / sq mi
+10%since 2000
from 2,214 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
41.4
+4%since 2000
from 39.7 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
39.0 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
026K52K78K104K19902000201020202024Toms River
202495K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.9%(5,645)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.7%(5,390)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.7%(6,349)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.3%(5,965)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 244.8%(4,514)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.6%(11,989)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.4%(11,763)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.4%(11,731)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.3%(12,649)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7411.6%(11,013)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.8%(5,474)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.6%(2,474)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$100,137
−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $55,659 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$49,592
+100%since 2000
from $24,831 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
63.0%
+16.0 ptssince 2009
from 46.9% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
5.8%
+0.2 ptssince 2000
from 5.6% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.435
+8%since 2010
from 0.401 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.3%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade7%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services6.4%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance6.2%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.8%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration4.5%
US avg: 4.8%
Retail trade3.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Transportation & warehousing3.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food2.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1.4%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$403,600
+51%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $146,300 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,731
+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $795 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
81.9%
−1.9 ptssince 2000
from 83.7% in 2000
18.1% rent
Vacancy rate
9.6%
+1.6 ptssince 2009
from 7.9% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.59 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.65 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
27.0%
−11.4 ptssince 2009
from 38.5% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
43.9%
−10.7 ptssince 2009
from 54.6% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.0
−12%since 2009
from 4.6 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
40
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic90.1%(77,807)
Black1.7%(1,487)
Hispanic / Latino4.6%(4,010)
Asian2.5%(2,185)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic75.4%(71,575)
Black4.9%(4,681)
Hispanic / Latino12.4%(11,761)
Asian4%(3,787)
Other3.3%(3,152)
Diversity Score
51
+63%since 2009
from 32 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican4.4%(4,202)
Mexican2.3%(2,154)
South American2.2%(2,064)
Central American1.7%(1,594)
Ecuadorian0.7%(705)
Costa Rican0.7%(700)
Colombian0.6%(547)
Salvadoran0.6%(536)
Cuban0.5%(488)
Dominican0.5%(445)
Peruvian0.5%(429)
Spaniard0.3%(321)
+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data
Guatemalan0.3%(298)
Venezuelan0.2%(159)
Argentine0.2%(144)
Chilean0.1%(58)
Uruguayan0%(22)
Honduran0%(16)
Asian origin
Filipino2%(1,873)
Asian Indian0.9%(886)
Korean0.5%(438)
Chinese0.3%(271)
Japanese0.1%(114)
Indonesian0.1%(96)
Cambodian0%(34)
Pakistani0%(34)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(24)
Ancestry
Italian24.1%(22,916)
Irish18.1%(17,185)
German12.9%(12,250)
Polish7.2%(6,801)
American6.8%(6,480)
English6.1%(5,754)
Russian1.5%(1,413)
Hungarian1.4%(1,318)
French1.1%(1,081)
Scottish0.9%(863)
Dutch0.9%(851)
Arab0.9%(832)
+ 41 more ancestry groups with data
Portuguese0.7%(712)
West Indian0.7%(639)
Greek0.7%(629)
Norwegian0.6%(616)
Ukrainian0.6%(556)
Canadian0.6%(552)
Swedish0.6%(541)
Scotch-Irish0.5%(519)
Welsh0.5%(487)
Lithuanian0.5%(474)
Slovak0.4%(343)
Danish0.4%(341)
Egyptian0.3%(270)
Haitian0.3%(252)
Jamaican0.2%(226)
Czech0.2%(197)
Austrian0.2%(173)
Turkish0.2%(168)
Lebanese0.2%(159)
Croatian0.2%(151)
Armenian0.2%(143)
Romanian0.1%(136)
Latvian0.1%(126)
British0.1%(119)
Swiss0.1%(111)
Israeli0.1%(110)
Syrian0.1%(87)
Ghanaian0.1%(80)
Finnish0.1%(78)
Ethiopian0.1%(54)
Guyanese0.1%(51)
Nigerian0.1%(49)
Brazilian0%(27)
Belgian0%(25)
Moroccan0%(19)
Slovene0%(12)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
36.4%
+12.8 ptssince 2000
from 23.7% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
93.0%
+6.7 ptssince 2000
from 86.3% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
12.6%
+4.6 ptssince 2000
from 8.0% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
30.1 min
+27%since 2000
from 23.7 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
76.8%
−6.8 ptssince 2009
from 83.6% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.0%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 9.2% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.3%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 1.8% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
12.8%
+9.7 ptssince 2009
from 3.0% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.4%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 1.1% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.1%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 5.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.3%
−4.3 ptssince 2011
from 8.7% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
64.2%
−1.9 ptssince 2011
from 66.1% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
79.1%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 78.5% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
16.0%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 14.5% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
43.0%
+6.9 ptssince 2009
from 36.1% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.1%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 49.1% in 2009
Female
51.9%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 50.9% in 2009
Foreign born
9.5%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 8.5% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.2%
−4.8 ptssince 2009
from 11.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.6%
+1.0 ptssince 2012
from 11.6% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
4.9%
−4.9 ptssince 2013
from 9.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.5%
+7.0 ptssince 2017
from 84.5% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.4%
+3.2 ptssince 2020
from 92.2% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
91.0%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 88.8% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
85.6%
−2.5 ptssince 2016
from 88.1% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
7.2%
+2.3 ptssince 2016
from 4.9% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married37.1%(13,807)
Married51.7%(19,271)
Widowed3.6%(1,354)
Divorced7.6%(2,824)
Women 15+
Never married29.8%(11,996)
Married47%(18,950)
Widowed11.2%(4,520)
Divorced12%(4,850)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
4.9%
−4.9 ptssince 2013
from 9.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
63.3%
−2.7 ptssince 2020
from 66.0% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.4%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 13.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
21.0%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 20.5% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
15.9%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 13.8% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.5%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 1.5% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
75.3%
−1.9 ptssince 2020
from 77.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
34.4%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 32.0% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)31%(1,425)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.9%(913)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.3%(1,625)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.4%(340)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(30)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,597 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Over time

Toms River, decade by decade

Toms River population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
19907,524$85,116$339,61022.0%18.0
200086,327$101,391$266,50823.7%23.1
201088,791$104,201$465,66527.5%34.9
202092,830$97,139$354,76432.1%49.1
202494,956$100,137$403,60036.4%51.4

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Toms River, New Jersey?

Toms River, New Jersey has about 94,956 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Toms River, New Jersey?

The typical household in Toms River, New Jersey earns about $100,137 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Toms River, New Jersey expensive?

In Toms River, New Jersey, the median home is worth about $403,600, and the typical rent is about $1,731 a month.

How educated are people in Toms River, New Jersey?

About 36.4% of adults age 25 and over in Toms River, New Jersey hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Toms River, New Jersey?

About 5.8% of people in Toms River, New Jersey live below the federal poverty line.

Has Toms River, New Jersey grown since 1990?

Yes, Toms River, New Jersey has grown since 1990. The population has added about 87,432 residents, a change of about 1162 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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