ZIP 08740 · Ocean Gate
Who lives in ZIP code 08740 (Ocean Gate, NJ): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Ocean Gate, NJ · Ocean County
uszips 2026
People1,599
Median age51.8
Household income$69,397
Home value$355,505
Median rent$1,604/mo
Poverty6.0%
College degree+33.5%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
- Wider region
- New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA
- Metro division
- Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 1,372 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 710
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
27.1% are 65 or older; 83.6% are adults.
Household income
35.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $47,399.
Education (adults 25+)
30.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 42.3%
- Never married
- 40.2%
- Divorced
- 9.1%
- Widowed
- 8.5%
- Family size
- 2.96
- Dual-income families
- 39.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 82.5%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 49.4%
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 5.8%
- With a disability
- 20.4%
- No health insurance
- 4.1%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.