How many renters in Ocean Acres, NJ pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Ocean Acres, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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67.7% (±23.2 points) of renting households in Ocean Acres, NJ spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

61.9% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 50.0% or more of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 67.7% (±23.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 61.9% (±21.0 points)
Median share of income: 50.0% or more

Rent as a share of income in Ocean Acres

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Ocean Acres	Ocean County	New Jersey	United States
Less than 15%	7.6% (±12.7 points)	9.8%	12.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	7.9% (±11.8 points)	10.1%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	0.0% (±14.3 points)	10.6%	12.6%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	16.8% (±13.8 points)	11.2%	11.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	5.8% (±9.8 points)	8.1%	8.9%	9.2%
35% or more	61.9% (±21.0 points)	50.3%	42.7%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Ocean Acres against Ocean County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ocean Acres	Ocean County	New Jersey	United States
Paying 30% or more	67.7% (±23.2 points)	58.4% (±2.4 points)	51.6% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	61.9% (±21.0 points)	50.3% (±2.1 points)	42.7% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	50.0% or more	35.2% (±1.4 points)	30.9% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$55,313 (±$46,897)	$58,423 (±$2,802)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$2,241 (±$97)	$1,755 (±$30)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413

In Ocean Acres, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Ocean County (58.4%).

It is not measurably different from New Jersey (51.6%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Ocean County, Ocean Acres ranks 11 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 50 of 237.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Ocean Acres

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ocean Acres
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Ocean Acres	—	67.7% (±23.2 points)	—
Barnegat Township	1.8 mi	49.7% (±17.9 points)	Not measurably different
Barnegat	3.3 mi	60.7% (±31.5 points)	Not measurably different
Manahawkin	4.1 mi	67.9% (±39.6 points)	Not measurably different
Ocean Township (Ocean County)	4.9 mi	55.2% (±35.8 points)	Not measurably different
Beach Haven West	5.4 mi	33.9% (±58.8 points)	Not measurably different
Waretown	5.7 mi	0.0% (±52.2 points)	Lower
Eagleswood Township	6.6 mi	63.6% (±25.9 points)	Not measurably different
Lacey Township	7.9 mi	61.4% (±21.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Waretown, NJ (0.0%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Ocean County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
5 (tie)	Holiday City-Berkeley	80.2% (±18.5 points)
5 (tie)	Leisure Village	80.2% (±15.5 points)
7	North Beach Haven	76.2% (±46.6 points)
8	Lakewood	74.9% (±5.9 points)
9	Silver Ridge	71.9% (±65.7 points)
10	Manahawkin	67.9% (±39.6 points)
11	Ocean Acres	67.7% (±23.2 points)
12	New Egypt	65.8% (±30.4 points)
13	Mystic Island	63.0% (±18.7 points)
14	Pine Ridge at Crestwood	62.5% (±49.7 points)
15	Barnegat	60.7% (±31.5 points)
16	Pine Lake Park	58.5% (±22.9 points)
17	Cedar Glen Lakes	52.4% (±92.4 points)

Showing 13 of 27 places in Ocean County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Ocean Acres is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Stafford Township, whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Ocean Acres

Are renters in Ocean Acres rent-burdened?

67.7% of renting households in Ocean Acres pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Ocean Acres spend on rent?

The median renting household in Ocean Acres, NJ spends 50.0% or more of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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