Ocean County, NJ Population

Overview

630,057

Total Population

42.0

Median age

51.40%

Female population %

94.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

74.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

59,562

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Ocean County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Ocean County is 42.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ocean County's population under 18 was 24.52%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ocean County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.19% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ocean County, 20.60% were under the age of 15, 16.85% aged 15 to 29, 40.37% aged 30 to 64, 19.04% aged 65 to 84, and 3.14% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 17,651 more females than males in Ocean County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.40% females and 48.60% males in Ocean County, NJ.
The Ocean County, NJ gender ratio is 94.5:100 i.e. 94.5 men to 100 women (0.945).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 23,180.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 22,878.

Ocean County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Ocean County population: 88.47% are White, 3.05% are Black or African American, 0.16% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.93% are Asian, 0.01% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 2.73% are some other race and 3.63% are multiracial.
Ocean County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 59,562 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 570,495 (90.55% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ocean County is White with a population of 557,414 (88.47% of the total population).

Ocean County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 655,735 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Ocean County's population increased by 63,889 (12.44%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ocean County's population increased by 60,848 (10.54%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Ocean County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 513,685.