Toms River is an

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and

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(CDP) located within and constituting the mainland portion of Toms River Township (formerly Dover Township), in

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, in the

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.GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County – County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Ocean County, New Jersey
,

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. Accessed January 11, 2013.New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32)

, August 2012. Accessed January 11, 2013. As of the 2020 United States census, the CDP's population was 92,830, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 4,039 (+4.5%) from the 88,791 recorded at the 2010 census,DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Toms River CDP, New Jersey
,

. Accessed January 12, 2013. which in turn reflected an increase of 2,464 (+2.9%) from the 86,327 counted in the 2000 census. The Toms River CDP is the

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of Ocean County. The area is named for

Toms River The Toms River is a freshwater river and estuary in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. The river rises in the Pine Barrens of northern Ocean County, then flows southeast and east, where it is fed by several tributaries, and flows in a ...

, whose

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flows through the community and empties into

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. Toms River Township and its fully contained census-designated place are not co-extensive. In addition to the census-designated place, which includes all of mainland Toms River Township and is home to the vast majority of the township's population, Toms River Township includes two small CDPs: Dover Beaches North (2020 Census population of 1,277) and Dover Beaches South (1,331), both of which are located on the

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. As defined by the Census Bureau based on 2010 Census data, more than 96% of Toms River Township's area and of its population of 95,438 was located in Toms River CDP.Census Designated Places 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data

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. Accessed February 26, 2023.

Geography

According to the

, the CDP had a total area of , including of land and of water (4.40%).US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990

. Accessed September 4, 2014.

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 88,791 people, 33,394 households, and 23,643 families in the CDP. The

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was . There were 36,605 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 89.71% (79,653)

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, 2.77% (2,459) Black or African American, 0.17% (151) Native American, 3.67% (3,260) Asian, 0.02% (17)

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, 1.98% (1,760) from other races, and 1.68% (1,491) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.04% (7,136) of the population. Of the 33,394 households, 29.0% had children under the age of 18; 54.9% were married couples living together; 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present and 29.2% were non-families. Of all households, 24.3% were made up of individuals and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.12. 21.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.5 years. For every 100 females, the population had 92.4 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 89.6 males.

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census there were 86,327 people, 31,674 households, and 23,470 families living in the CDP. The

was . There were 34,375 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.36%

, 1.81%

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, 0.13% Native American, 2.54% Asian, 0.02%

, 0.98% from other races, and 1.15% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 4.65% of the population.DP-1 - Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 from the Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Toms River CDP, New Jersey
,

. Accessed January 12, 2013. There were 31,674 households, out of which 32.3% had children under the living with them, 60.1% were

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living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.9% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.11. In the CDP the population was spread out, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.0 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $55,659, and the median income for a family was $62,971. Males had a median income of $47,448 versus $30,763 for females. The

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for the CDP was $24,831. 5.6% of the population and 4.0% of families were below the

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. 6.6% of those under the age of 18 and 6.2% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

References

External links

Walking Tour of the Village of Toms River

{{Authority control Toms River, New Jersey Census-designated places in Ocean County, New Jersey Census-designated places in New Jersey vo:Toms River (New Jersey)