Ocean Grove, NJ

Census Place

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2024 Population
3,092
US Senator
Cory Booker
Democratic Party
US Senator
Andy Kim
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
62.2
0.161% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
6.92%
5.51% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$89,286
20% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$790,100
3.39% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,467
0.407% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Ocean Grove, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.1% of the residents in Ocean Grove, NJ are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Ocean Grove, NJ was $790,100, and the homeownership rate was 63.7%.

Most people in Ocean Grove, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 36.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Ocean Grove, NJ was 1 car per household.

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Population & Diversity

Ocean Grove, NJ is home to a population of 3.09k people, from which 97.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 7.99% of Ocean Grove, NJ residents were born outside of the country (247 people).

In 2024, there were 37.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.86k people) in Ocean Grove, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 77 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 51 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.1%
2024 Citizenship
96.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.1% of Ocean Grove, NJ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Ocean Grove, NJ was 96.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ocean Grove, NJ
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.86k ± 417
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    77 ± 66
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    51 ± 40
3.85%
Hispanic Population
119 people

In 2024, there were 37.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.86k people) in Ocean Grove, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 77 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 51 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

3.85% of the people in Ocean Grove, NJ are hispanic (119 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Ocean Grove, NJ as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Jersey.
Most Common Origin
  1. India
    273,706 ± 12,653 people
  2. Dominican Republic
    205,965 ± 11,018 people
  3. Mexico
    107,667 ± 8,009 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Jersey was India, the natal country of 273,706 New Jersey residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 205,965 and Mexico with 107,667.

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Foreign-Born Population

7.99%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
247 people
11.6%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
337 people

As of 2024, 7.99% of Ocean Grove, NJ residents (247 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Ocean Grove, NJ was 11.6%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    18 ± 30
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    10 ± 21

Ocean Grove, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.8 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Ocean Grove, NJ employs 1.47k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Ocean Grove, NJ were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (276 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (276 people), and Retail Trade (138 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($207,500), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($130,893), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($130,179).

Employment

Occupations

1.47k
2024 Value
± 243
−0.407%
1 Year decline
± 24.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ocean Grove, NJ declined at a rate of −0.407%, from 1.47k employees to 1.47k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ocean Grove, NJ, are Management Occupations (218 people), Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (165 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (162 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ocean Grove, NJ.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.47k
2024 Value
± 243
−0.407%
1 Year decline
± 24.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ocean Grove, NJ declined at a rate of −0.407%, from 1.47k employees to 1.47k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ocean Grove, NJ, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (276 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (276 people), and Retail Trade (138 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ocean Grove, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Ocean Grove, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$76,442
Median earning men ± $24,531
$74,122
Median earning women ± $21,766

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($191,635), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($163,864), and Construction ($79,732).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($118,000), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($94,408), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($83,194).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.
Y-Axis
2.27%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.24M people employed in New Jersey. This represents a 2.27% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 16.5%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Ocean Grove, NJ was $790,100 in 2024, which is 2.37 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $764,200 to $790,100, a 3.39% increase. The homeownership rate in Ocean Grove, NJ is 63.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Ocean Grove, NJ have an average commute time of 36.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ocean Grove, NJ is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$790,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$100,018
$1,118
Median Property Taxes
±$238

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Ocean Grove, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Ocean Grove, NJ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

63.7%
Homeownership
2024
51%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 63.7% of the housing units in Ocean Grove, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 61.7%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$89,286
Median Household Income
± $30,631
1.75k
Number of Households
± 291

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.75k households in Ocean Grove, NJ grew to $89,286 from the previous year's value of $74,410.

The following chart displays the households in Ocean Grove, NJ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ocean Grove, NJ is from New Jersey.
0.486
2023 Wage GINI in New Jersey
0.489
2022 Wage GINI in New Jersey

In 2023, the income inequality in New Jersey was 0.486 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.709% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Jersey was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New Jersey in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (48.9%)
  2. Worked At Home (32.6%)
  3. Walked (8.11%)

In 2024, 48.9% of workers in Ocean Grove, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (32.6%) and those who walked to work (8.11%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

36.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ocean Grove, NJ have a longer commute time (36.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 10.8% of the workforce in Ocean Grove, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Ocean Grove, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Ocean Grove, NJ have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.92% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ocean Grove, NJ (204 out of 2.95k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Males 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ocean Grove, NJ is White, followed by Asian and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

94.9% of the population of Ocean Grove, NJ has health coverage, with 44.1% on employee plans, 3.82% on Medicaid, 27.3% on Medicare, 19.7% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see 1,279 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,279 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1157 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 320 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.5% were men and 53.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 3.04% under 18 years, 16.7% between 18 and 34 years, 46.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 34.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.5% were men and 53.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

5.07%
Uninsured
44.1%
Employer Coverage
3.82%
Medicaid
27.3%
Medicare
19.7%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Ocean Grove, NJ declined by 39% from 8.32% to 5.07%.

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