Ocean AcresNJ
A town of 19,204.
Is Ocean Acres a good place to live?
Ocean Acres’ concentration of trails is 2.0 miles per square mile, above both New Jersey’s towns (0.7) and U.S. towns (0.4). The biggest place to walk is Nautilus Park, 31 acres with 1.2 miles of trail. We don’t grade Ocean Acres yet; the figures below are still real.
Ocean Acres has grown 13% from 2010 to 2020
16,142 counted in 2010 and 18,185 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Moving to Ocean Acres: who provides what
Ocean Acres is unincorporated, so Ocean County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Ocean Acres.
Ocean Acres has 0.2 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Ocean Acres’ mean commuting time is 33 minutes, above both the New Jersey town median (30 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Jobs in Ocean Acres grew by 1,063 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 2,217. The typical household income locally is $122,000. The top destinations are Stafford Township (15%), Toms River Township (7%) and Barnegat Township (4%).
| Ocean Acres | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $122,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 11% | 16% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Ocean Acres
In July, afternoons reach 85°; in January, nights fall to 25°, and about 10 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Ocean Acres has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Ocean Acres has had 2 paid flood insurance claims since 1984. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 63% of U.S. communities. 60% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by strong winds at 18%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Ocean Acres is
The share of adults in Ocean Acres who smoke cigarettes: 12%. This New Jersey town does better than the New Jersey average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 2. Two figures for adults locally: 30% feel lonely, 30% have high blood pressure.
| Ocean Acres | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Ocean Acres | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.4% | 14.3% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.9% | 11.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.8% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Ocean Acres looks like New Jersey by age
Every broad age group is within 4 points of the New Jersey average. The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 36%, against 44% across New Jersey. Among residents in Ocean Acres, 17% are 65 or older.
| Ocean Acres | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 45% | 29% |
| Median age | 43.6 years | 42 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.1 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| Ocean Acres | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.7% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.2% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.2% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.2% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.7% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.5% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.4% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.2% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.3% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.4% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.2% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.7% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.8% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.4% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Protected land: 5.1% of Ocean Acres
Trails total 12 miles in 2 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in Ocean Acres: 2, covering 45 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Nautilus Park | 1.2 mi | 31 |
| 2. Lighthouse Park | 0.5 mi | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Ocean Acres sell for about $553K
Ocean Acres’ rent at the middle of the market stands at $2,241 a month. For households in the town, the share who own their home is 96%. Homes sold in Ocean Acres spent a median 15 days on the market.
| Ocean Acres | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,241 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 96% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Pine Barrens and 30 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ocean Acres. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
Big draw29 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great Adventure2.2M visitors a year8 mi BeachLong Beach Island
28 mi Stadium & arenaBoardwalk Hall
32 mi LandmarkLucy the Elephant
9 mi LighthouseBarnegat LighthousePhoto credits
Pine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Six Flags Great Adventure: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Boardwalk Hall: Jack Boucher, Public domain · Lucy the Elephant: User:dtcdthingy 3:30 pm 30th July 2004 (Minolta Dimage X20), Public domain · Barnegat Lighthouse: L'Aquatique, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Ocean Acres
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Ocean Acres; the nearest are
About 8 of every 100 Ocean Acres residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
96% of working residents leave Ocean Acres for work
Where Ocean Acres’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Ocean Acres
Populated place in Ocean County, New Jersey, US
Ocean Acres is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) split between Barnegat Township and Stafford Township, in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, Ocean Acres had a population of 18,185. Ocean Acres is located in the northwestern end of Stafford Township and part of Barnegat Township, and is the newest and biggest part of both communities, with approximately 5,500 lots in an area of 6 square miles (16 km2).
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 6.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 121 ft
Questions about Ocean Acres
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ocean Acres, NJ a good place to live?
We don’t grade Ocean Acres yet; the figures below are still real.