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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Ocean County is $30,951, which is lower than the state average of $36,359 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Ocean County median household income is $61,839, which has grown by 33.15% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 30.67% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Ocean County residents spend 30.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 31.2 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #16

Ocean County	30,951 USD
New Jersey	36,359 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ocean County	35,402 USD
New Jersey	39,546 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ocean County	45,417 USD
New Jersey	47,106 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ocean County	27,282 USD
New Jersey	32,292 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #14

Ocean County	61,839 USD
New Jersey	72,062 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Ocean County	79,508 USD
New Jersey	98,286 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #9

Ocean County	33.15%
New Jersey	30.67%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Ocean County		New Jersey		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	27.07%	$13,145, see rank	24.72%	$16,682	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	43.56%	$20,162, see rank	29.18%	$19,213	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.20%	$4,855, see rank	2.81%	$4,209	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	27.70%	$26,537, see rank	17.41%	$26,347	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Ocean County	77,118 USD
New Jersey	87,999 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Ocean County	93,658 USD
New Jersey	114,618 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Ocean County	New Jersey	U.S.
White	$62,130, see rank	$77,446	$56,900
Black	$50,740, see rank	$46,640	$35,600
Hispanic	$55,715, see rank	$49,097	$42,396
Asian	$78,597, see rank	$103,101	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$25,950, see rank	$36,663	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$75,556, see rank	$74,375	$53,370
One Race, Other	$48,441, see rank	$45,137	$40,300
Two or More Races	$60,833, see rank	$59,161	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Ocean County	New Jersey	U.S.
less than 25	$32,691, see rank	$32,789	$25,788
25 to 44	$73,150, see rank	$77,813	$58,398
45 to 64	$83,002, see rank	$88,136	$65,027
65 or over	$39,986, see rank	$44,740	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Ocean County	New Jersey	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	458,983, see rank	7,080,181	248,775,628
Male¹	216,325, 47.13%, see rank	48.17%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	140,340, 64.87%, see rank	72.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	460, 0.21%, see rank	0.17%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	139,880, 64.66%, see rank	72.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	125,052, 89.40%, see rank	90.25%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	14,828, 10.60%, see rank	9.75%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	75,985, 35.13%, see rank	27.70%	30.72%
Female¹	242,658, 52.87%, see rank	51.83%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	130,048, 53.59%, see rank	60.75%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	114, 0.05%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	129,934, 53.55%, see rank	60.72%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	117,878, 90.72%, see rank	90.43%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	12,056, 9.28%, see rank	9.57%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	112,610, 46.41%, see rank	39.25%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Ocean County	New Jersey	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	236,747, 100%	4,144,855	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	194,672, 82.23%, see rank	71.91%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	18,886, 7.98%, see rank	8.31%	9.59%
Public Transportation	4,923, 2.08%, see rank	10.92%	5.06%
Walked	3,503, 1.48%, see rank	3.03%	2.78%
Other Means	3,668, 1.55%, see rank	1.89%	1.79%
Worked at Home	11,095, 4.69%, see rank	3.94%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Ocean County	30.7 minutes
New Jersey	31.2 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Ocean County	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	242,930	4,235,089	143,435,233
Male¹	125,052, 51.48%, see rank	52.43%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	37,159, 29.71%, see rank	38.00%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	20,724, 16.57%, see rank	14.90%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	24,358, 19.48%, see rank	18.56%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	600, 0.48%, see rank	0.26%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	15,200, 12.15%, see rank	8.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	16,776, 13.42%, see rank	15.13%	17.94%
Female¹	117,878, 48.52%, see rank	47.57%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	46,510, 39.46%, see rank	43.61%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	24,435, 20.73%, see rank	18.85%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	41,785, 35.45%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	90, 0.08%, see rank	0.09%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	425, 0.36%, see rank	0.17%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,461, 3.78%, see rank	5.12%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Ocean County	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	242,930, 100%	4,235,089	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	852, 0.35%, see rank	0.32%	1.96%
Construction	19,373, 7.97%, see rank	5.57%	6.17%
Manufacturing	13,144, 5.41%, see rank	8.65%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	7,068, 2.91%, see rank	3.43%	2.75%
Retail Trade	32,766, 13.49%, see rank	11.20%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	13,760, 5.66%, see rank	5.72%	4.93%
Information	6,179, 2.54%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	15,959, 6.57%, see rank	8.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	23,777, 9.79%, see rank	12.77%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	63,402, 26.10%, see rank	23.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	20,364, 8.38%, see rank	8.28%	9.49%
Public Administration	14,025, 5.77%, see rank	4.39%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	12,261, 5.05%, see rank	4.50%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Ocean County	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Population in Poverty	63,748	11.11%, see rank	10.74%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	11,137	7.48%, see rank	8.14%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.