Ocean Acres, NJ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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30%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

74%

Household income NAT. AVG.

2%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Ocean Acres	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$58,179	$55,297	$44,883
Median household income	$141,113	$108,915	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$142,676	$143,334	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$94,448	$61,880	$52,080
Median earnings male	$76,384	$69,742	$54,343
Median earnings female	$46,815	$46,406	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.8%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	2.5%	10.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Ocean Acres is 30% higher than the national average
The median household income in Ocean Acres is 74% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Ocean Acres is 2% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Ocean Acres is 83% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$94,065 $141,113 $282,226

City

$72,602 $108,915 $217,830

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Ocean Acres median earnings by income bracket

Ocean Acres employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	14.4%	14.4%
Manufacturing sector	5.3%	5.3%
Financial & insurance services	4.6%	4.6%
Wholesale & retail services	19.3%	19.3%
Public administration	14.6%	14.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.7%	8.7%
Education, health & social services	11.3%	11.3%
Other	18.3%	18.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Port Republic, NJ	1,161	$211,338	159.8%
Beach Haven, NJ	1,001	$154,516	90.0%
Pine Beach, NJ	2,452	$148,047	82.0%
Harvey Cedars, NJ	461	$146,090	79.6%
Beach Haven West, NJ	4,476	$144,290	77.4%
Ocean Acres, NJ	17,774	$141,113	73.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Port Hope, ON	17,769	n/a
New Castle, IN	17,779	$63,055	22.5%
Miramichi, NB	17,761	n/a
Nederland, TX	17,748	$120,993	48.8%
Pampa, TX	17,743	$79,673	2.0%
Ocean Acres, NJ	17,774	$141,113	73.5%

Source: The Ocean Acres, NJ employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.