Housing data for Holiday City-Berkeley, NJ
Holiday City-Berkeley, NJ has an estimated 12,995 residents and 8,982 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Ocean County.
9.0% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,640 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 12,995 (±927)
- Housing units
- 8,982 (±593)
- Households that rent
- 9.0%
- Median gross rent
- $1,640
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +7.9%
What stands out in Holiday City-Berkeley
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 0.0% (±0.9 points) in Holiday City-Berkeley, lower than in Ocean County (8.3%).
Median real estate taxes: $3,148 (±$115) in Holiday City-Berkeley, lower than in Ocean County ($6,562).
Households that rent: 9.0% (±3.9 points) in Holiday City-Berkeley, lower than in Ocean County (19.3%).
Median household income: $50,156 (±$5,385) in Holiday City-Berkeley, lower than in Ocean County ($89,863).
- Types of homes in Holiday City-Berkeley
- Property taxes in Holiday City-Berkeley
- Renters and owners in Holiday City-Berkeley
- Income and affordability in Holiday City-Berkeley
Housing in Holiday City-Berkeley at a glance
- Median rent: $1,640 median gross rent a month
- Rent burden: 80.2% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 9.0% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $50,156 median household income
- Home values: $266,200 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,374 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $3,148 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 6.8% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 60.3% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 89.9% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 33.4 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +7.9% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 16.6% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 0.2% of homes have more than 1 person per room
- Fair Market Rent: $2,250 Small Area FMR, 2 bedrooms (ZIP 08757)
Holiday City-Berkeley against Ocean County, its state and the nation
| Holiday City-Berkeley | Ocean County | New Jersey | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 12,995 (±927) | 654,362 (exact) | 9,343,809 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 8,982 (±593) | 296,357 (±123) | 3,791,354 (±469) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 9.0% (±3.9 points) | 19.3% (±0.7 points) | 36.2% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,640 (±$132) | $1,755 (±$30) | $1,720 (±$7) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $50,156 (±$5,385) | $89,863 (±$1,555) | $103,556 (±$513) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $266,200 (±$9,900) | $398,400 (±$3,284) | $454,400 (±$1,150) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $3,148 (±$115) | $6,562 (±$55) | $9,590 (±$25) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 60.3% (±5.7 points) | 48.3% (±1.0 points) | 62.8% (±0.3 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 33.4 minutes (±3.3) | 30.0 minutes (±0.5) | 30.5 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 80.9% (±4.3 points) | 88.7% (±0.5 points) | 92.8% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 70.5 years (±1.0) | 41.2 years (±0.2) | 40.1 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Holiday City-Berkeley covers 6.0 square miles of land, about 2,178 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Holiday City-Berkeley has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 12,040 (±440) | 12,995 (±927) | +7.9% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 8,600 (±210) | 8,982 (±593) | +4.4% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $1,371 (±$50) | $1,640 (±$132) | +19.6% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $161,600 (±$3,796) | $266,200 (±$9,900) | +64.7% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $40,065 (±$2,717) | $50,156 (±$5,385) | +25.2% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,122 (±$41) | $1,374 (±$64) | +22.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $2,569 (±$25) | $3,148 (±$115) | +22.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 9.8% (±2.5 points) | 9.0% (±3.9 points) | −0.8 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±4.8 points) | 0.0% (±5.8 points) | 0.0 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
Holiday City-Berkeley 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 Holiday City-Berkeley
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08757 | 34% | 36,087 | $1,772 | $285,000 | $58,319 |
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 Holiday City-Berkeley
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Ridge at Crestwood | 1.7 mi | $1,674 | $135,900 | 7.3% |
| Holiday Heights | 2.0 mi | — | $338,900 | 4.0% |
| Silver Ridge | 2.3 mi | $1,375 | $226,500 | 10.9% |
| Holiday City South | 2.3 mi | $1,821 | $266,700 | 10.5% |
| Pine Lake Park | 2.9 mi | $1,838 | $414,700 | 13.4% |
| Leisure Village West | 3.3 mi | $1,379 | $222,600 | 12.3% |
| Leisure Knoll | 3.9 mi | $1,710 | $313,700 | 5.2% |
| Crestwood Village | 3.9 mi | $1,146 | $96,500 | 9.3% |
Places in New Jersey most like Holiday City-Berkeley
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leisure Village East | $1,535 | $232,900 | $49,198 | 4.7% |
| Manchester Township | $1,477 | $219,100 | $56,885 | 13.3% |
| Leisure Village West | $1,379 | $222,600 | $52,500 | 12.3% |
| Leisuretowne | $1,689 | $246,400 | $55,357 | 3.4% |
| Leisure Knoll | $1,710 | $313,700 | $64,718 | 5.2% |
| Clearbrook | $1,739 | $282,000 | $37,411 | 8.8% |
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 Holiday City-Berkeley, 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 Holiday City-Berkeley, 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.
Holiday City-Berkeley is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
It lies inside Berkeley 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 Holiday City-Berkeley
What is the average rent in Holiday City-Berkeley, NJ?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Holiday City-Berkeley is $1,640 (±$132) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
Are renters in Holiday City-Berkeley rent-burdened?
80.2% of renting households in Holiday City-Berkeley pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Holiday City-Berkeley?
Holiday City-Berkeley has an estimated 751 (±352) renting households, 9.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Holiday City-Berkeley?
The median household income in Holiday City-Berkeley is $50,156 (±$5,385) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Holiday City-Berkeley, NJ?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $266,200 (±$9,900) for owner-occupied homes in Holiday City-Berkeley (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Holiday City-Berkeley?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Holiday City-Berkeley, NJ is $1,374 (±$64) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
Is Holiday City-Berkeley growing?
In Holiday City-Berkeley, the number of residents went from 12,040 in 2015–2019 to 12,995 in 2020–2024 (+7.9%), not a measurable change.
What ZIP codes are in Holiday City-Berkeley?
The ZIP code that covers Holiday City-Berkeley is 08757.
What is the median rent in ZIP code 08757?
The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08757 is $1,772 (±$63) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Holiday City-Berkeley CDP, New Jersey
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Holiday City-Berkeley CDP, New Jersey
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Holiday City-Berkeley CDP, New Jersey
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Holiday City-Berkeley CDP, New Jersey
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Holiday City-Berkeley CDP, New Jersey
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Holiday City-Berkeley CDP, New Jersey
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Holiday City-Berkeley 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 Holiday City-Berkeley CDP, New Jersey (place:32415, 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.
The API needs a free key.
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 .