S Toms River's Livability
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Crime -
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Commute -
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Amenities
About S Toms River, NJ
S Toms River, NJ is located in Ocean County in the state of New Jersey.
The total City Population for S Toms River is about 33,217 with about 1,289 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $162,600, which is roughly 59% lower than the Average Home Value of $399,186 for the state of New Jersey, and roughly 25% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $43,932, which is roughly 58% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $104,415 for the state of New Jersey, and roughly 32% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 1.91Male Population Estimate: 43.2%
Female Population Estimate: 56.8%
Median Age: 64.6
Male Median Age: 61.6
Female Median Age: 66.7
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:6.24%
Black:5.23%
Other:2.12%
Asian:1.78%
Indian:0.43%
Hawaiian:0.09%
Voting
![Bob Menendez](/assets/images/politicians/senators/bob_menendez.jpg)
![Cory Booker](/assets/images/politicians/senators/cory_booker.jpg)
![Phil Murphy](/assets/images/politicians/governors/phil_murphy.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 34.98%
Libertarian: 0.72%
Green: 0.31%
Other: 0.23%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of S Toms River specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Ocean County: About 1.25069 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Ocean County: About 99.2524 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Ocean County is about 68% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 66% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for S Toms River is about 6.1%.
New Jersey is ranked #6 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 80.81 out of 100.
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Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 67.65The average living wage for the state of New Jersey is $35.18/hr, while the states minimum wage is $12.00/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives New Jersey a minimum wage score of 63.69 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $4.13/hr, which gives New Jersey a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 15.46 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for New Jersey is $319.68, resulting in a UI benefit score of 92.35 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ New Jersey does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ New Jersey does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ New Jersey does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
✓ New Jersey does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
✓ New Jersey does provide some form of paid family leave.
✓ New Jersey does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X New Jersey does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
✓ New Jersey does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X New Jersey does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X New Jersey does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ New Jersey does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ New Jersey does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
✓ New Jersey does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ New Jersey does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ New Jersey does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ New Jersey does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ New Jersey does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ New Jersey does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Nearby Location
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 08757Latitude: 39.967816
Longitude: -74.251437
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 24.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 732, 848, 908