Homeownership Rate in Ocean County, NJ
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
80.7%
Rank #520/3,222 · #3 in NJ
84th
Ocean 80.7%
NJ 63.8% +26.5%
US 64.4% +25.4%
Homeownership Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Homeownership Change
National Distribution
How Ocean County's homeownership rate of 80.7% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 96.1%.
Distribution of Homeownership Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Ocean County for homeownership rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #517 | Waseca County, MN | 80.7% |
| #518 | Parker County, TX | 80.7% |
| #519 | Grant County, AR | 80.7% |
| #520 | Ocean County, NJ | 80.7% |
| #521 | Livingston Parish, LA | 80.7% |
| #522 | Gilmer County, GA | 80.7% |
| #523 | Jackson County, IA | 80.7% |
About Homeownership Rate
Ocean County, New Jersey has a homeownership rate of 80.7%, ranking #520 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 25.4% above the national value of 64.4%. Within New Jersey, it ranks #3 of 21. This places it in the 84th percentile nationally.
Percentage of occupied housing units that are owner-occupied. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.