How long do people stay in their homes in Ocean Township (Monmouth County), NJ?

Name: How long people stay in Ocean Township (Monmouth County), NJ, 2020–2024
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19.9% (±3.1 points) of households in Ocean Township (Monmouth County), NJ moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

24.5% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 19.9% (±3.1 points)
Since before 2000: 24.5%

When households in Ocean Township (Monmouth County) moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Ocean Township (Monmouth County)	Monmouth County	New Jersey	United States
2023 or later	4.2% (±1.7 points)	3.2%	3.6%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	15.7% (±2.6 points)	15.4%	17.6%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	37.3% (±3.6 points)	38.5%	39.0%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	18.3% (±3.0 points)	17.9%	18.0%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	12.0% (±1.8 points)	13.5%	10.7%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	12.5% (±1.9 points)	11.5%	11.1%	9.5%

A high share of recent movers usually means more renting households and more turnover; a high share of long-time residents usually means more owners who have stayed.

In Ocean Township (Monmouth County), the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Monmouth County (18.6%).

It is not measurably different from New Jersey (21.2%).

It is lower than the national figure (24.8%).

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Ocean Township (Monmouth County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ocean Township (Monmouth County)
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Ocean Township (Monmouth County)	—	19.9% (±3.1 points)	—
Interlaken Borough	1.6 mi	10.2% (±4.1 points)	Lower
Deal Borough	1.8 mi	17.6% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different
Allenhurst Borough	2.0 mi	9.4% (±22.4 points)	Not measurably different
Loch Arbour Village	2.3 mi	18.2% (±14.3 points)	Not measurably different
West Long Branch Borough	2.4 mi	15.5% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
Asbury Park	2.5 mi	29.4% (±4.7 points)	Higher
Eatontown Borough	2.8 mi	12.1% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Neptune Township	3.0 mi	19.3% (±2.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Interlaken Borough, NJ (10.2%), Eatontown Borough, NJ (12.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Asbury Park, NJ (29.4%).

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

Households that moved in since 2020 across Monmouth County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
18	Monmouth Beach Borough	21.4% (±7.2 points)
19	Aberdeen Township	21.3% (±3.3 points)
20	Tinton Falls Borough	20.8% (±4.3 points)
21	Englishtown Borough	20.6% (±8.5 points)
22	Spring Lake Borough	20.5% (±6.9 points)
23	Lake Como Borough	20.3% (±8.6 points)
24	Ocean Township (Monmouth County)	19.9% (±3.1 points)
25	Rumson Borough	19.8% (±5.7 points)
26	Keansburg Borough	19.6% (±7.0 points)
27	Neptune Township	19.3% (±2.9 points)
28	Belmar Borough	18.3% (±5.9 points)
29 (tie)	Loch Arbour Village	18.2% (±14.3 points)
29 (tie)	Wall Township	18.2% (±3.3 points)

Showing 13 of 53 places in Monmouth County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Ocean Township (Monmouth County) include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Oakhurst, Wanamassa.

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 Township (Monmouth County)

How often do people move in Ocean Township (Monmouth County)?

19.9% of households in Ocean Township (Monmouth County), NJ moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Ocean Township (Monmouth County) have?

24.5% of households in Ocean Township (Monmouth County) have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Ocean township, Monmouth County, New Jersey

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DP04_0051PE, DP04_0051PM, DP04_0052PE, DP04_0052PM, DP04_0053PE, DP04_0053PM, DP04_0054PE, DP04_0054PM, DP04_0055PE, DP04_0055PM, DP04_0056PE, DP04_0056PM

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