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Ocean Gate, New Jersey: commercial real estate data.
Ocean Gate is a Census borough of 1,599 people across 0.45 square miles of land, in Ocean County. Median household income is $69,397, 82.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Ocean Gate
What Ocean Gate is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area0.45 sq mi
- Water area0.09 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,554
- County holding the largest share of its areaOcean County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Ocean Gate
- Population1,599
- Median age51.8 plus or minus 13.0
- Population under 18262 plus or minus 150
- Share under 1816.4 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Population 65 and over433 plus or minus 110
- Share 65 and over27.1 percent
- Households710
- Family households377 plus or minus 98
- Share of households that are families53.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Ocean Gate
- Median household income$69,397 plus or minus $18,552
- Per capita income$46,887 plus or minus $14,737
- Civilian labor force661 plus or minus 175
- Employed635 plus or minus 171
- Unemployed26 plus or minus 32
- Unemployment rate3.9 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Adults 25 and over1,177
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher33.5 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.0 percent plus or minus 4.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Ocean Gate
- Housing units1,185
- Occupied units710
- Vacant units475
- Vacancy rate40.1 percent
- Owner occupied586
- Renter occupied124 plus or minus 84
- Ownership rate82.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$358,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,604 plus or minus $710
- Annual rent as a share of median income27.7 percent plus or minus 14.3
- Single family units1,149
- Share single family97.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more36 plus or minus 42
- Share in buildings of two or more3.0 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1956
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Ocean Gate gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute584 plus or minus 166
- Commuting under 15 minutes92 plus or minus 57
- Share commuting under 15 minutes15.8 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more290 plus or minus 103
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more49.7 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Drove alone88.0 percent
- Carpooled1.9 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.0 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Worked from home8.0 percent plus or minus 6.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Ocean Gate
- NFIP communityBorough of Ocean Gate
- NFIP community number340384
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/29/06
The Borough of Ocean Gate participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 340384 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Ocean County, not Ocean Gate
Ocean County context, not Ocean Gate figures
- Establishments in Ocean County15,020
- Covered employment, Ocean County189,912
- Average annual pay, Ocean County$57,452
- Housing units permitted, Ocean County3,706
Every figure in this section is published for Ocean County as a whole and is not a measurement of Ocean Gate.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Ocean Gate questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Ocean Gate, New Jersey?
1,599, in 710 households. Ocean Gate borough covers 0.45 square miles of land, which is 3,554 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Ocean Gate in?
Ocean County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Ocean Gate?
$69,397. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $358,000. Median gross rent is $1,604 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Ocean Gate in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Ocean Gate appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Ocean Gate, borough of, community 340384, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Ocean Gate figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Ocean County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Ocean Gate.
Is zoning published for Ocean Gate?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.