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Wednesday, September 2, 2026
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.

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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

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 23/yr Mostly or fully clear sky
Days with rain 154/yr 0.01 in or more
Days with snow 16/yr
Days above 90° 11/yr
Below freezing 65/yr
Annual rainfall 48in Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days
Warmest month
July
Average high 85°F
Coldest month
January
Average low 29°F

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

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.

State of New Jersey

State bird
Eastern Goldfinch
State flower
Common Violet
State capital
Trenton
Nickname
The Garden State

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