Toms River.
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New Jersey·Ocean County
20 tracts·95K people·$404K median·2,435/mi²
White 75 · Hispanic 12 · Black 5 · Asian 4 · Multiracial 3 · Other 0
Married couple 49 · Living alone 28 · Other 23
Health 37 · Retail 18 · Professional 16 · Public admin 9 · Leisure 9 · Manufacturing 6 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 43 · Sales · office 24 · Service 18 · Construction · maintenance 8 · Production · transport 7
Drive alone 77 · Carpool 16 · Work from home 13 · Walk 0 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Toms River is $403,600 (Census ACS) — 0.9× the US median of $458,812.
Toms River has 94,956 residents across 20 census tracts and 17 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 41.4; the population is 75.4% White, 12.4% Hispanic or Latino, 4.9% Black, 4.0% Asian, 3.0% Multiracial and 0.3% Other; the average household has 2.6 people; 36.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 5.8% (Census ACS).
North Dover Elementary School (57%), Hooper Avenue Elementary School (47%) and Silver Bay Elementary School (47%) lead the elementary schools; Toms River Intermediate School East (43%) and Toms River Intermediate School North (34%) lead the middle schools; OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy (69%), Toms River High School South (44%) and Toms River High School East (43%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,731/month, 10% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Toms River is $100,137 a year, 16% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Toms River, median rent is $1,731/month and the median home value is $403,600 (Census ACS).
Summer highs average 85°F; winter lows average 25°F; there are 78 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 50 inches; snowfall averages 23 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Toms River are strong wind (99), winter weather (93) and wildfire (87), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.23g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Toms River, 0.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).