Humidity & wind
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Population
94,956
US Census ACS 2024 5-year average
Median home value
$403,600
Owner-occupied units
Toms River, NJ
New Jersey · 39.995° N, 74.188° W · 39 sq mi
Toms River is a city in New Jersey, with a population of 94,956 and about 2,435 residents per square mile. The median household earns $100,137 a year, and the median home is worth $403,600.
Conditions
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Size & density
Land area
39 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
2,435
People per square mile
Rank by population
#386
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#338
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$100,137
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,731
Per month
Homeownership
81.9%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
30.1 min
One way
People
Median age
41.4
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
36.4%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
9.5%
Households
36,076
2.59 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 28.1%
Professional & business services 11.7%
Retail trade 11.3%
Arts, food & hospitality 9.3%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of New Jersey
State bird
Eastern Goldfinch
State flower
Common Violet
State capital
Trenton
Nickname
The Garden State
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Cities near Toms River
- Lakewood, NJ7 mi · 69,585
- Trenton, NJ34 mi · 91,506
- New Brunswick, NJ37 mi · 57,133
- Perth Amboy, NJ37 mi · 56,739
- Levittown, PA37 mi · 50,926
- Plainfield, NJ45 mi · 57,141
- Elizabeth, NJ46 mi · 141,675
- Bayonne, NJ46 mi · 74,744
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- Arden-Arcade, CA94,994
- San Marcos, CA94,908
- Orem, UT95,214
- Fall River, MA95,298
- Lehi, UT95,313
- Norwalk, CT94,508
- Mount Pleasant, SC95,469
- Indio, CA94,269
More in New Jersey
- Newark323,808
- Jersey City302,013
- Paterson161,793
- Clifton91,127
- East Orange72,159
- Camden71,430
- Passaic71,337
- Union City66,656
Wealthiest person in New Jersey
Name
John Overdeck
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$7.4B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Millburn
Source of wealth
Hedge funds
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in New Jersey · private sector
Employer
RWJBarnabas Health
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in New Jersey
Company
Johnson & Johnson
Revenue
$88.8B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
New Brunswick
Ticker
JNJ
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.