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

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133%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

17%

Household income NAT. AVG.

29%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Ocean Grove	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$104,732	$55,297	$44,883
Median household income	$95,151	$108,915	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$155,133	$143,334	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$83,856	$61,880	$52,080
Median earnings male	$97,295	$69,742	$54,343
Median earnings female	$46,211	$46,406	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.5%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	4.7%	10.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Ocean Grove is 133% higher than the national average
The median household income in Ocean Grove is 17% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Ocean Grove is 29% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Ocean Grove is 69% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$63,427 $95,151 $190,302

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Ocean Grove median earnings by income bracket

Ocean Grove employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	13.1%	13.1%
Manufacturing sector	3.2%	3.2%
Financial & insurance services	8.5%	8.5%
Wholesale & retail services	18.0%	18.0%
Public administration	5.7%	5.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	1.0%	1.0%
Education, health & social services	11.9%	11.9%
Other	28.6%	28.6%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Rumson, NJ	6,946	$334,182	310.9%
Little Silver, NJ	6,005	$296,646	264.7%
Fair Haven, NJ	6,065	$270,969	233.2%
Sea Girt, NJ	1,762	$247,969	204.9%
East Freehold, NJ	4,811	$239,869	194.9%
Ocean Grove, NJ	3,233	$95,151	17.0%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Blue Earth, MN	3,233	$74,405	8.5%
Port Hawkesbury, NS	3,233	n/a
El Cenizo, TX	3,232	$33,835	58.4%
Opportunity No. 17, AB	3,232	n/a
Knoxville, IL	3,234	$96,054	18.1%
Ocean Grove, NJ	3,233	$95,151	17.0%

Source: The Ocean Grove, 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.