What percentage of people rent in Ocean Acres, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in Ocean Acres, NJ, 2020–2024
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4.2% (±2.0 points) of the occupied homes in Ocean Acres, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 296 renting households against 6,725 that own their home.

In Ocean Acres, the share of households that rent went from 9.7% in 2015–2019 to 4.2% in 2020–2024 (−5.5 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 4.2% (±2.0 points)
Renting households: 296 (±138)
Median renter income: $55,313 (±$46,897)

Who rents and who owns in Ocean Acres

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ocean Acres	Ocean County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	4.2% (±2.0 points)	19.3% (±0.7 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	296 (±138)	46,969 (±1,727)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	6,725 (±475)	196,874 (±2,083)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.4 (±1.0)	2.9 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$55,313 (±$46,897)	$58,423 (±$2,802)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$124,420 (±$10,132)	$100,587 (±$1,633)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In Ocean Acres, the renter share is lower than in Ocean County (19.3%).

It is also lower than in New Jersey (36.2%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Ocean County, Ocean Acres ranks 24 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 216 of 252.

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

How renting in Ocean Acres has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	9.7% (±2.6 points)	4.2% (±2.0 points)	−5.5 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,853 (±$132)	$2,241 (±$97)	+20.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$88,750 (±$7,458)	$121,924 (±$12,066)	+37.4%	No measurable change after inflation

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.

Households that rent in places near Ocean Acres

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ocean Acres
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Ocean Acres	—	4.2% (±2.0 points)	—
Barnegat Township	1.8 mi	12.0% (±2.9 points)	Higher
Barnegat	3.3 mi	19.4% (±9.2 points)	Higher
Manahawkin	4.1 mi	20.1% (±10.5 points)	Higher
Ocean Township (Ocean County)	4.9 mi	11.7% (±4.9 points)	Higher
Beach Haven West	5.4 mi	2.9% (±1.8 points)	Not measurably different
Waretown	5.7 mi	17.2% (±16.0 points)	Not measurably different
Eagleswood Township	6.6 mi	10.5% (±3.9 points)	Higher
Lacey Township	7.9 mi	11.9% (±3.4 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Barnegat Township, NJ (12.0%), Barnegat, NJ (19.4%), Manahawkin, NJ (20.1%).

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

Households that rent across Ocean County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
18	Forked River	7.8% (±4.8 points)
19	Dover Beaches South	7.5% (±4.6 points)
20	Pine Ridge at Crestwood	7.3% (±5.3 points)
21	Leisure Knoll	5.2% (±4.4 points)
22	Cedar Glen Lakes	4.9% (±3.7 points)
23	Leisure Village East	4.7% (±3.6 points)
24	Ocean Acres	4.2% (±2.0 points)
25	Holiday Heights	4.0% (±4.7 points)
26	Beach Haven West	2.9% (±1.8 points)
27	Vista Center	2.5% (±4.3 points)

Showing 10 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), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Ocean Acres

How many renters are there in Ocean Acres?

Ocean Acres has an estimated 296 (±138) renting households, 4.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Ocean Acres?

In Ocean Acres, the share of households that rent went from 9.7% in 2015–2019 to 4.2% in 2020–2024 (−5.5 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Ocean Acres?

A renting household in Ocean Acres has 3.4 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Ocean Acres?

The median renting household in Ocean Acres, NJ has an income of $55,313 (±$46,897) a year, against $124,420 for households that own their home.

Sources

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) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Ocean Acres CDP, New Jersey (place:54315, in state:34).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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