Housing data for Waretown, NJ
Waretown, NJ has an estimated 2,076 residents and 845 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Ocean County.
17.2% of households rent.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 2,076 (±753)
- Housing units
- 845 (±249)
- Households that rent
- 17.2%
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +5.7%
What stands out in Waretown
Renters paying 30% or more of income: 0.0% (±52.2 points) in Waretown, lower than in Ocean County (58.4%).
Working from home: 1.2% (±1.9 points) in Waretown, lower than in Ocean County (12.5%).
Households without a vehicle: 0.0% (±5.8 points) in Waretown, lower than in Ocean County (6.0%).
Average commute: 44.4 minutes (±10.8) in Waretown, higher than in Ocean County (30.0 minutes).
Housing in Waretown at a glance
- Rent burden: 0.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 17.2% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Income and affordability: $121,538 median household income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Home values: $505,800 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $2,656 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $7,410 median real estate taxes a year (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Types of homes: 10.5% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 50.3% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 69.7% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 89.4% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 44.4 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +5.7% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 21.9% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 1.7% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Waretown against Ocean County, its state and the nation
| Waretown | Ocean County | New Jersey | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,076 (±753) | 654,362 (exact) | 9,343,809 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 845 (±249) | 296,357 (±123) | 3,791,354 (±469) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 17.2% (±16.0 points) | 19.3% (±0.7 points) | 36.2% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | — | $1,755 (±$30) | $1,720 (±$7) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $121,538 (±$91,447) | $89,863 (±$1,555) | $103,556 (±$513) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $505,800 (±$108,345) | $398,400 (±$3,284) | $454,400 (±$1,150) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $7,410 (±$3,681) | $6,562 (±$55) | $9,590 (±$25) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 69.7% (±30.2 points) | 48.3% (±1.0 points) | 62.8% (±0.3 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 44.4 minutes (±10.8) | 30.0 minutes (±0.5) | 30.5 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 95.1% (±5.4 points) | 88.7% (±0.5 points) | 92.8% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 41.1 years (±8.9) | 41.2 years (±0.2) | 40.1 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Waretown covers 0.9 square miles of land, about 2,247 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Waretown has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,964 (±385) | 2,076 (±753) | +5.7% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 1,028 (±182) | 845 (±249) | −17.8% | Not a measurable change |
| Median home value | $275,800 (±$30,417) | $505,800 (±$108,345) | +83.4% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $71,204 (±$6,529) | $121,538 (±$91,447) | +70.7% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,496 (±$272) | $2,656 (±$772) | +77.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $4,667 (±$818) | $7,410 (±$3,681) | +58.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 30.2% (±14.3 points) | 17.2% (±16.0 points) | −13.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±12.1 points) | 0.0% (±28.5 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
Waretown 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.
Places near Waretown
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forked River | 2.6 mi | $2,170 | $437,000 | 7.8% |
| Barnegat | 2.9 mi | $1,755 | $481,600 | 19.4% |
| Barnegat Township | 4.7 mi | $1,752 | $399,000 | 12.0% |
| Barnegat Light Borough | 5.3 mi | — | $1,107,800 | 5.1% |
| Ocean Acres | 5.7 mi | $2,241 | $402,500 | 4.2% |
| Lacey Township | 6.0 mi | $1,971 | $409,400 | 11.9% |
| Harvey Cedars Borough | 6.8 mi | — | $1,224,400 | 4.9% |
| Stafford Township | 6.9 mi | $1,800 | $426,200 | 9.7% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Waretown, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,671 | $1,847 | $2,283 | $2,927 | $3,241 |
HUD income limits for Waretown, 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.
Waretown is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
It lies inside Ocean Township (Ocean County), 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 Waretown
What is the average home value in Waretown, NJ?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $505,800 (±$108,345) for owner-occupied homes in Waretown (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Waretown?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Waretown, NJ is $2,656 (±$772) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How many homes are in Waretown?
Waretown, NJ has an estimated 845 (±249) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the most common home size in Waretown?
The most common size is 2 bedrooms, 45.4% of homes in Waretown, NJ.
How old are most homes in Waretown?
69.7% of homes in Waretown, NJ were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the most common way to heat a home in Waretown?
Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Waretown, used by 89.4% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Waretown growing?
In Waretown, the number of residents went from 1,964 in 2015–2019 to 2,076 in 2020–2024 (+5.7%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Waretown CDP, New Jersey
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Waretown CDP, New Jersey
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Waretown CDP, New Jersey
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Waretown CDP, New Jersey
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Waretown CDP, New Jersey
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Waretown CDP, New Jersey
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Waretown 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
- 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 Waretown CDP, New Jersey (place:76820, 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 .