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Toms River Regional School District Overview

Ocean County College located in Toms River Regional School District area. A total of 40,727 households are located in Toms River Regional School District area. Among them, 12,715 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.22 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 34,555 and 26,201 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2.90% (3,129) of residents are non-citizens and 10.76% (11,604) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Toms River Regional School District, New Jersey
Household	40,727
Population	107,813
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	12,715 (31.22%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	34,555
Total Students	26,201
Pre-Kindergarten	1,583
Kindergarten	1,411
Grade 1-8	10,840
Grade 9-12	6,027
College/Graduate School	6,340
Veterans	85,131
Non-citizen	3,129
Non-English Home Language	11,604
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

88,328 residents are over the age of 16 and 57,025 people are in labor force. Among them, 56,831 people are in civilian labor force and 194 are in armed labor force. 54,011 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.00%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Toms River Regional School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	52,998	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	45,396	85.66%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	3,227	6.09%
Public transportation	731	1.38%
Walked	591	1.12%
Other method	693	1.31%
Worked from home	2,360	4.45%
Average Commute Time	31 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	54,011	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	19,986	37.00%
Service	10,366	19.19%
Sales and office	13,715	25.39%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	4,122	7.63%
Production, transportation, and material moving	5,822	10.78%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	54,011	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	56	0.10%
Construction	3,848	7.12%
Manufacturing	2,939	5.44%
Wholesale trade	1,612	2.98%
Retail trade	7,511	13.91%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	3,248	6.01%
Information	1,093	2.02%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	3,094	5.73%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	5,342	9.89%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	14,335	26.54%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	4,874	9.02%
Other services, except public administration	2,442	4.52%
Public administration	3,617	6.70%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	54,011	-
Private wage and salary workers	41,679	77.17%
Government workers	9,293	17.21%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	2,865	5.30%
Unpaid family workers	174	0.32%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $101,180 for the 40,727 households in Toms River Regional School District area, New Jersey. The average income of a single worker is $40,720. 101,542 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 94.05%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	40,727	-
Less than $10,000	1,694	4.16%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,110	2.73%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,468	6.06%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,349	8.22%
$35,000 - $49,999	4,259	10.46%
$50,000 - $74,999	6,299	15.47%
$75,000 - $99,999	5,681	13.95%
$100,000 - $149,999	8,124	19.95%
$150,000 - $199,999	4,067	9.99%
More than $200,000	3,676	9.03%
Median Household Income	$80,044	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$101,180	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	28,116	-
Less than $10,000	682	2.43%
$10,000 - $14,999	336	1.20%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,044	3.71%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,543	5.49%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,629	9.35%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,990	14.19%
$75,000 - $99,999	4,007	14.25%
$100,000 - $149,999	6,949	24.72%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,650	12.98%
More than $200,000	3,286	11.69%

Median Family Income	$98,713	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$115,483	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$40,720	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$64,826	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$64,826	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	107,967	-
With health insurance coverage	101,542	94.05%
Public coverage	35,650	33.02%
Private health insurance	81,584	75.56%
Without health insurance coverage	6,425	5.95%

Housing

There are 49,390 housing units in Toms River Regional School District area, New Jersey with 40,727 units (82.46%) occupied. 32,858 houses (80.68%) are occupied by owner and 7,869 houses (19.32%) are rented. The average housing value is $284,300 and the average rental cost is $1,444. 1,732 houses (3.51%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 3,481 houses (7.05%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	49,390	-
Occupied	40,727	82.46%
Owner Occupied	32,858	80.68%
Renter Occupied	7,869	19.32%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	40,677	82.36%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,879	3.80%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	5,574	11.29%
Mobile Homes	1,260	2.55%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	49,390	-
Built 2014 or later	1,732	3.51%
Built 2010 - 2013	785	1.59%
Built 2000 - 2009	4,493	9.10%
Built 1990 - 1999	6,234	12.62%
Built 1980 - 1989	7,870	15.93%
Built 1970 - 1979	9,665	19.57%
Built 1960 - 1969	9,048	18.32%
Built 1950 - 1959	6,082	12.31%
Built 1949 or earlier	3,481	7.05%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	49,390	-
1 room	217	0.44%
2 rooms	441	0.89%
3 rooms	2,346	4.75%
4 rooms	6,593	13.35%
5 rooms	8,532	17.27%
6 rooms	10,191	20.63%
7 rooms	7,316	14.81%
8 rooms	6,159	12.47%
9 rooms or more	7,595	15.38%
Median Number of Rooms	6.1 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	49,390	-
no bedroom	217	0.44%
1 bedroom	2,811	5.69%
2 bedrooms	13,151	26.63%
3 bedrooms	18,759	37.98%
4 bedrooms	11,323	22.93%
5 bedrooms or more	3,129	6.34%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	32,858	-
Less than $50,000	1,095	3.33%
$50,000 - $99,999	586	1.78%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,404	4.27%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,095	9.42%
$200,000 - $299,999	12,294	37.42%
$300,000 - $499,999	10,015	30.48%
$500,000 - $999,999	3,982	12.12%
$1,000,000 or more	387	1.18%
Median House Value	$284,300	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	7,459	-
Less than $500	418	5.60%
$500 - $999	645	8.65%
$1,000 - $1,499	2,952	39.58%
$1,500 - $1,999	2,213	29.67%
$2,000 - $2,499	1,072	14.37%
$2,500 - $2,999	112	1.50%
$3,000 or more	47	0.63%
Median Rental Costs	$1,444	-

Demographic

A total of 109,477 people lives in Toms River Regional School District area, New Jersey with 52,917 male and 56,560 female. The males to female ratio is 48.34 to 51.66. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	109,477	-
Male	52,917	48.34%
Female	56,560	51.66%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	109,477	-
Under 5 years	6,284	5.74%
5 - 9 years	6,700	6.12%
10 - 14 years	6,820	6.23%
15 - 19 years	6,894	6.30%
20 - 24 years	6,286	5.74%
25 - 34 years	12,916	11.80%
35 - 44 years	11,919	10.89%
45 - 54 years	16,094	14.70%
55 - 59 years	7,859	7.18%
60 - 64 years	7,645	6.98%
65 - 74 years	11,142	10.18%
75 - 84 years	5,822	5.32%
85 years and older	3,096	2.83%
Median Age	42.4 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	109,477	-
One Race	106,116	96.93%
White	94,927	86.71%
Black or African American	4,569	4.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native	103	0.09%
Asian	3,486	3.18%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	9	0.01%
Other	3,022	2.76%

Two or more races	3,361	3.07%
White and Black or African American	963	0.88%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	539	0.49%
White and Asian	912	0.83%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	125	0.11%