Housing data for Dover Beaches North, NJ
Dover Beaches North, NJ has an estimated 1,586 residents and 4,256 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Ocean County.
16.5% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,201 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 1,586 (±310)
- Housing units
- 4,256 (±278)
- Households that rent
- 16.5%
- Median gross rent
- $1,201
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −9.7%
What stands out in Dover Beaches North
Median home value: $725,900 (±$101,463) in Dover Beaches North, higher than in Ocean County ($398,400).
Working from home: 24.6% (±11.5 points) in Dover Beaches North, higher than in Ocean County (12.5%).
Median household income: $51,364 (±$19,948) in Dover Beaches North, lower than in Ocean County ($89,863).
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 2.7% (±1.5 points) in Dover Beaches North, lower than in Ocean County (8.3%).
- Home values in Dover Beaches North
- Commute and cars in Dover Beaches North
- Income and affordability in Dover Beaches North
- Types of homes in Dover Beaches North
Housing in Dover Beaches North at a glance
- Median rent: $1,201 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 93.4% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 16.5% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Income and affordability: $51,364 median household income
- Home values: $725,900 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $2,540 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $10,000 or more median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 2.7% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 64.7% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 53.5% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 74.6% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 33.2 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: −9.7% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 15.4% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Fair Market Rent: $2,090 Small Area FMR, 2 bedrooms (ZIP 08735)
Dover Beaches North against Ocean County, its state and the nation
| Dover Beaches North | Ocean County | New Jersey | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,586 (±310) | 654,362 (exact) | 9,343,809 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 4,256 (±278) | 296,357 (±123) | 3,791,354 (±469) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 16.5% (±8.8 points) | 19.3% (±0.7 points) | 36.2% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,201 (±$1,116) | $1,755 (±$30) | $1,720 (±$7) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $51,364 (±$19,948) | $89,863 (±$1,555) | $103,556 (±$513) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $725,900 (±$101,463) | $398,400 (±$3,284) | $454,400 (±$1,150) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $10,000 or more | $6,562 (±$55) | $9,590 (±$25) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 53.5% (±7.0 points) | 48.3% (±1.0 points) | 62.8% (±0.3 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 33.2 minutes (±7.3) | 30.0 minutes (±0.5) | 30.5 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 81.5% (±10.7 points) | 88.7% (±0.5 points) | 92.8% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 65.5 years (±4.1) | 41.2 years (±0.2) | 40.1 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Dover Beaches North covers 0.9 square miles of land, about 1,724 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Dover Beaches North has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,756 (±228) | 1,586 (±310) | −9.7% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 3,899 (±96) | 4,256 (±278) | +9.2% | Measurable increase |
| Median gross rent | $1,568 (±$380) | $1,201 (±$1,116) | −23.4% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $531,700 (±$50,968) | $725,900 (±$101,463) | +36.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $75,882 (±$9,270) | $51,364 (±$19,948) | −32.3% | Down after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $2,358 (±$190) | $2,540 (±$407) | +7.7% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 6.1% (±3.4 points) | 16.5% (±8.8 points) | +10.4 percentage points | Measurable increase |
| Rental vacancy rate | 30.9% (±25.5 points) | 0.0% (±21.3 points) | −30.9 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Ocean County
Dover Beaches North has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Ocean County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Ocean County recorded 113 violent and 650 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
ZIP codes in Dover Beaches North
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08735 | 53% | 3,451 | $2,026 | $872,300 | $76,974 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Dover Beaches North
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lavallette Borough | 1.7 mi | $2,793 | $1,089,000 | 21.7% |
| Dover Beaches South | 2.7 mi | $1,489 | $753,400 | 7.5% |
| Seaside Heights Borough | 3.4 mi | $1,480 | $408,200 | 60.1% |
| Mantoloking Borough | 4.5 mi | — | $2,000,000 or more | 0.5% |
| Seaside Park Borough | 4.7 mi | $1,660 | $860,200 | 23.6% |
| Brick Township | 5.1 mi | $1,756 | $410,600 | 17.8% |
| Island Heights Borough | 5.3 mi | $1,750 | $546,800 | 6.0% |
| Bay Head Borough | 5.4 mi | $1,424 | $1,864,000 | 13.7% |
Places in New Jersey most like Dover Beaches North
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seaside Park Borough | $1,660 | $860,200 | $84,375 | 23.6% |
| Hampton Borough | $1,125 | $336,500 | $67,222 | 30.3% |
| Ocean Township (Ocean County) | $1,217 | $475,200 | $100,524 | 11.7% |
| Manahawkin | $1,730 | $465,000 | $77,031 | 20.1% |
| Berkeley Township | $1,683 | $310,000 | $66,008 | 11.1% |
| Hope Township | $1,355 | $426,600 | $105,625 | 12.0% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across New Jersey.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Dover Beaches North, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,671 | $1,847 | $2,283 | $2,927 | $3,241 |
HUD also publishes a Small Area Fair Market Rent for each ZIP code in the area; the Fair Market Rent page for this place lists its ZIP codes.
HUD income limits for Dover Beaches North, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $29,550 | $49,250 | $76,000 |
| 2 people | $33,800 | $56,250 | $86,850 |
| 3 people | $38,000 | $63,300 | $97,700 |
| 4 people | $42,200 | $70,300 | $108,550 |
| 5 people | $45,600 | $75,950 | $117,250 |
| 6 people | $49,000 | $81,550 | $125,950 |
| 7 people | $52,350 | $87,200 | $134,650 |
| 8 people | $55,750 | $92,800 | $143,300 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Monmouth-Ocean, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $140,600.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Dover Beaches North is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
It lies inside Toms River Township, whose figures include it.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Dover Beaches North
Are renters in Dover Beaches North rent-burdened?
93.4% of renting households in Dover Beaches North pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Dover Beaches North?
The median household income in Dover Beaches North is $51,364 (±$19,948) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Dover Beaches North, NJ?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $725,900 (±$101,463) for owner-occupied homes in Dover Beaches North (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Dover Beaches North?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Dover Beaches North, NJ is $2,540 (±$407) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Dover Beaches North?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Dover Beaches North, NJ is $10,000 or more a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Dover Beaches North?
Dover Beaches North, NJ has an estimated 4,256 (±278) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Dover Beaches North growing?
In Dover Beaches North, the number of residents went from 1,756 in 2015–2019 to 1,586 in 2020–2024 (−9.7%), not a measurable change.
What ZIP codes are in Dover Beaches North?
The ZIP code that covers Dover Beaches North is 08735.
What is the median rent in ZIP code 08735?
The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08735 is $2,026 (±$1,544) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Dover Beaches North CDP, New Jersey
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Dover Beaches North CDP, New Jersey
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Dover Beaches North CDP, New Jersey
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Dover Beaches North CDP, New Jersey
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Dover Beaches North CDP, New Jersey
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Dover Beaches North CDP, New Jersey
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Dover Beaches North CDP, New Jersey
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Monmouth-Ocean, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area
- HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Monmouth-Ocean, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Dover Beaches North CDP, New Jersey (place:18148, in state:34).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .