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Toms River, New Jersey by the numbers
Its median household earns $100,137 and the median home value is $403,600. About 94,956 people live in Toms River.
Last updated . Crime: FBI 2021-2025. Income and housing: Census ACS 2020-2024. Road work: October 11, 2026.
Also on the map: income by neighborhood · home values · schools
What is the crime rate in Toms River?
Toms River is an unincorporated community (a Census-designated place), so it has no city police department of its own; crime here is reported by county agencies and counted on the county page.
How does Toms River compare with New Jersey?
Households in Toms River have a median income of $100,137 (New Jersey: $103,556). Owner-occupied homes have a median value of $403,600, and half of renters pay more than $1,731 a month. About 94,956 people live on 39 square miles of land, roughly 2,435 per square mile. The city lies in Ocean County.
| Census ACS 2020-2024 | Toms River | New Jersey | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 94,956 | 9,343,809 | 334,922,499 |
| Median household income | $100,137 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $403,600 | $454,400 | $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,731 | $1,720 | $1,413 |
| Unemployment rate (2020-2024 average) | 4.3% | 6.3% | 5.2% |
| People below the poverty line | 5.8% | 9.7% | 12.5% |
| Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher | 36.4% | 43.6% | 35.7% |
| Homeowner households | 81.9% | 63.8% | 65.2% |
| Median age | 41.4 | 40.1 | 38.9 |
What environmental sites and hazards are in Toms River?
EPA lists 1 active Superfund site (final or proposed) in Toms River: Ciba-Geigy Corp.. 1 other site has finished cleanup and been taken off the list. A listing means EPA is managing a long-term cleanup; it does not by itself mean anyone is exposed today.
On FEMA's National Risk Index, Ocean County has an overall natural-hazard risk rating of “Relatively High”. Among the hazards we show, the highest-rated are coastal flooding (Very High), river flooding (Relatively High) and hurricanes (Relatively High). The index compares counties with each other and also weighs how vulnerable and resilient a community is, so it is a long-run estimate, not a forecast.
Is there road construction in Toms River?
The state DOT feed had no interstate, U.S. or state highway work zones in Toms River city limits on October 11, 2026. Some states publish only part of their road work in open feeds, so check the state's 511 site before you travel. The map's layer refreshes every morning.
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How many schools, nursing homes and parks are in or near Toms River?
Federal school lists place 18 public and 5 private schools within Toms River. 7 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes are in the city. Within about 15 miles: 5 state parks or recreation areas: Allaire State Park, Barnegat Lighthouse State Park, Double Trouble State Park, Island Beach State Park and Monmouth Battlefield State Park.
Gun shops, liquor stores and Planned Parenthood in Toms River
Gun shops
2 gun shops with a public storefront are on the map inside the Toms River city limits. On the ATF list: Guns & Roses LLC (Toms River) and Toms River Armory INC (Toms River).
Liquor stores
10 liquor stores are on the map inside the Toms River city limits: Anthony's Wine & Liquors, Buy Rite (Toms River), Monaghan's, Spirits Unlimited (2 locations), Spirits Unlimited (2 in Toms River), Super Buy Rite Liquor (Toms River) and Super BuyRite (2 locations). New Jersey has no complete public liquor licence list we can use, so this count also draws on OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps and may miss some stores or include closed ones.
Planned Parenthood
There is no Planned Parenthood health center inside the Toms River city limits on the map.
See them on the map: gun shops · liquor stores →
Sources: ATF licensee list (Sept 2026); state liquor licence lists, OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps (non-official; partial in some states); HHS Title X directory and CMS NPPES.
Common questions
What is the median household income in Toms River?
$100,137 (Census American Community Survey, 2020-2024), compared with $103,556 for New Jersey.
How much do homes cost in Toms River?
The median value of owner-occupied homes is $403,600 (Census ACS 2020-2024), against $454,400 statewide.
What natural hazards affect Toms River?
On FEMA's National Risk Index, Ocean County has an overall natural-hazard risk rating of “Relatively High”. Among the hazards we show, the highest-rated are coastal flooding (Very High), river flooding (Relatively High) and hurricanes (Relatively High).
Nearby cities
Lakewood, NJ (7 mi) · Trenton, NJ (34 mi) · Perth Amboy, NJ (37 mi) · New Brunswick, NJ (37 mi) · Levittown, PA (37 mi) · Plainfield, NJ (45 mi)
More: New Jersey statewide numbers · county page: Ocean County · Sex-offender registry search (NSOPW)
Where do these numbers come from?
- Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, agency counts 2021-2025 (Return A); state and national rates: FBI estimated crimes.
- Income, housing, education: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year, table B19013 (median household income) and related tables, for the Census place Toms River CDP.
- Land area: Census 2024 Gazetteer. Hazards: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), county scores (county level).
- Superfund: U.S. EPA, Superfund site boundaries and NPL status (October 2026). Dams: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Inventory of Dams (public map service, October 2026).
- Work zones: State departments of transportation, via the U.S. DOT Work Zone Data Exchange (WZDx) and state 511 feeds; refreshed every morning (snapshot October 11, 2026).
- Schools: National Center for Education Statistics, EDGE public school locations 2024-25; budgets: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2024; National Center for Education Statistics, EDGE Private School geocodes (Private School Survey 2023-24). Nursing homes: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Nursing Home Provider Information and Penalties (September 2026).
- Parks: USGS Protected Areas Database of the U.S. (PAD-US 4.1); state park agencies' open data (CA, NY, PA, TN, TX, FL, NJ, KY, HI, UT, MT and others); OpenStreetMap contributors for some hours, phones, fees and camping; U.S. National Park Service: unit boundaries (Land Resources Division), Acreage Report (Sept 30, 2026), park pages on nps.gov (hours, fees), Visitor Use Statistics (2025).
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