Toms River, NJ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Toms River, NJ: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 122,197. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet TOMS-RIVER-NJ · Toms River, NJ 3 ZIPs · 122,197 pop · #8112/25278 · Ocean County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-MID · SPREAD-WIDE · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $83,706
  • RANK-UPPER #8112/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Tuckerton
  • BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 84% owners
  • POP-MID 122,197
  • SPREAD-WIDE 08757→08753
  • HOME-MID $361,267

Nearest income peer: Tuckerton, NJ (+ $7,971 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Toms River

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Toms River on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Toms River, NJ sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a mid-size population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 32%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
122,197
city population (Census)
3
USPS ZIP codes covered
$83,706
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (3) - lead code 08753 (63,678 residents). Household income $83,706 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (83.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Toms River as a pure owner town.

Within New Jersey, Villas is the closest lower-income city and Pennsauken the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Toms River.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Toms River differ

Income is the clearest internal divide in Toms River. ZIP 08757 reports $58,319 in median household income, while ZIP 08753 reports $105,224. The city average sits between those published endpoints, so it is a starting point rather than a substitute for the ZIP records.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.8×

08757 to 08753

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.4×

08757 to 08753

Poverty-rate spread
5.3 points

08753 to 08757

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 08753 skews compact Toms River

In this 3-ZIP cluster, 08753 covers about 52% of Toms River's 122,197 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Toms River

Citywide ZBP: 3,005 establishments, 35,461 employees , annual payroll $1,743,652k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 08753 (1,806 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (545) · also Retail trade · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Toms River, NJ

These ZIP codes sit in Ocean County, which covers 29 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Toms River. See the Ocean County roll-up →

Toms River sits in the lower half of Ocean County on income: Brick, Jackson and Point Pleasant Beach report more, Lakewood and Manchester Township report less. Point Pleasant Beach marks the far end of that range at $123,152, 47% above Toms River.

Side-by-side: Compare 08753 vs 08757 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
08753 63,678 $105,224 1,806 1,065
08757 33,217 $58,319 223 498
08755 25,302 $87,575 976 610

Toms River roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Toms River, .