Cities / New Jersey / Toms River

Toms River, NJ

94,956 people

Right Now

Weather

80.1°F

Partly Cloudy

Today: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 84°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Southeast Burlington and Ocean Counties)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 10.8 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

EWR

51 mi — Newark Liberty International Airport

Population & People

Population

94,956

Median age

41.4

Median household income

$100,137

Poverty rate

5.8%

Unemployment rate

4.3%

Bachelor's degree+

36.4%

Avg. commute

26 min

Hispanic or Latino

12.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$403,600

Median gross rent

$1,731/mo

Homeownership rate

81.85%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$2,328

HUD Fair Market Rent (Ocean County, 7 mi from Toms River), 2026. Efficiency $1676, 1BR $1889, 2BR $2328, 3BR $3043, 4BR $3371. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

New Jersey commercial electricity

16.63¢/kWh

New Jersey industrial electricity

13.9¢/kWh

New Jersey residential electricity

22.63¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

887174.6

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

688124

All-Transactions House Price Index for New Jersey

947.27

Unemployment Rate

4.5%

Source: FRED, New Jersey-specific series.

Nearby Airports

EWR

Newark Liberty International Airport

51 mi away

JFK

John F. Kennedy International Airport

52 mi away

PHL

Philadelphia International Airport

56 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (New Jersey energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (New Jersey economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).