Manasquan, New Jersey demographics

Manasquan, NJ demographics: median age 48.3; 71.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Manasquan borough, New Jersey · Incorporated borough · GEOID 3443050. The survey estimates a population of 5,922 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Manasquan is 48.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.1 years. There are 2,545 households (±226). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe City estimate ± MOE State estimate ± MOE U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years 48.3 ±2.1 40.1 ±0.1 38.9 ±0.1
Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,922
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
Under 18 1,203 ±253 20.3% ±4.3 pp 21.8% 22.0%
18–34 910 ±306 15.4% ±5.2 pp 21.3% 22.8%
35–64 2,620 ±330 44.2% ±5.6 pp 39.7% 38.0%
65 and older 1,189 ±167 20.1% ±2.8 pp 17.2% 17.2%
Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,922
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
Male 2,962 ±256 50.0% ±4.3 pp 49.2% 49.5%
Female 2,960 ±257 50.0% ±4.3 pp 50.8% 50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,922
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
White alone 5,482 ±231 92.6% ±3.9 pp 54.0% 61.0%
Black or African American alone 2 ±5 · low precision 0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision 12.8% 12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone 93 ±122 · low precision 1.6% ±2.1 pp · low precision 0.6% 0.9%
Asian alone 46 ±43 · low precision 0.8% ±0.7 pp · low precision 10.1% 6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 0 ±20 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.0% 0.2%
Some other race alone 31 ±38 · low precision 0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision 10.1% 7.1%
Two or more races 268 ±215 · low precision 4.5% ±3.6 pp · low precision 12.4% 12.6%
Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,922
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino 5,665 ±155 95.7% ±2.6 pp 77.5% 80.7%
Hispanic or Latino 257 ±152 · low precision 4.3% ±2.6 pp · low precision 22.5% 19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,545
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
Married-couple family 1,309 ±127 51.4% ±2.0 pp 49.8% 46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present 92 ±81 · low precision 3.6% ±3.2 pp · low precision 5.1% 5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present 161 ±76 6.3% ±2.9 pp 12.9% 12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone 856 ±223 33.6% ±8.2 pp 26.4% 28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone 127 ±89 · low precision 5.0% ±3.5 pp · low precision 5.8% 7.0%
Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,545
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
Households with people under 18 610 ±113 24.0% ±3.9 pp 31.2% 29.5%
Households without people under 18 1,935 ±295 76.0% ±9.4 pp 68.8% 70.5%
Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,545
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
One-person nonfamily households 856 ±223 33.6% ±8.2 pp 26.4% 28.7%
Two-person households 940 ±193 36.9% ±6.8 pp 31.1% 33.8%
Three-person households 210 ±95 8.3% ±3.7 pp 17.1% 15.3%
Four-person households 384 ±103 15.1% ±3.8 pp 15.2% 12.6%
Five-person households 105 ±78 · low precision 4.1% ±3.0 pp · low precision 6.3% 5.9%
Six-person households 23 ±34 · low precision 0.9% ±1.3 pp · low precision 2.3% 2.2%
Seven or more people 27 ±39 · low precision 1.1% ±1.5 pp · low precision 1.6% 1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,922
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
Native 5,677 ±155 95.9% ±2.6 pp 76.1% 85.9%
Foreign born 245 ±152 · low precision 4.1% ±2.6 pp · low precision 23.9% 14.1%
Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 5,716
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
English only 5,549 ±184 97.1% ±2.6 pp 66.9% 77.7%
Spanish 69 ±78 · low precision 1.2% ±1.4 pp · low precision 17.2% 13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun 6 ±10 · low precision 0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision 1.1% 0.7%
German or other West Germanic 0 ±20 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.4% 0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 16 ±24 · low precision 0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision 1.7% 0.7%
Other Indo-European 40 ±30 · low precision 0.7% ±0.5 pp · low precision 5.6% 2.0%
Korean 17 ±24 · low precision 0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision 0.9% 0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese 19 ±32 · low precision 0.3% ±0.6 pp · low precision 1.5% 1.1%
Vietnamese 0 ±20 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino 0 ±20 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.9% 0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island 0 ±20 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 1.6% 1.1%
Arabic 0 ±20 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.9% 0.5%
Other and unspecified 0 ±20 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 1.1% 0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 4,299
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
Less than high school graduate 48 ±84 · low precision 1.1% ±1.9 pp · low precision 9.3% 10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency 557 ±130 13.0% ±2.9 pp 25.3% 26.0%
Some college, no degree 365 ±116 8.5% ±2.7 pp 15.0% 19.1%
Associate’s degree 266 ±114 6.2% ±2.6 pp 6.7% 8.8%
Bachelor’s degree 1,981 ±244 46.1% ±5.0 pp 26.1% 21.6%
Graduate or professional degree 1,082 ±218 25.2% ±4.8 pp 17.6% 14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 5,878
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
Same house 5,607 ±162 95.4% ±2.6 pp 90.4% 87.7%
Moved within same county 149 ±115 · low precision 2.5% ±2.0 pp · low precision 4.4% 6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state 61 ±91 · low precision 1.0% ±1.5 pp · low precision 2.5% 3.1%
Moved from a different state 45 ±40 · low precision 0.8% ±0.7 pp · low precision 1.8% 2.3%
Moved from abroad 16 ±19 · low precision 0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.8% 0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

2.0% of Manasquan residents (±1.4 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.5% in New Jersey and 8.4% nationally. 98.0% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure Manasquan New Jersey U.S. Compared with New Jersey
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population 2.0% ±1.4 pp · low precision 7.5% 8.4% Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households 98.0% ±2.3 pp 92.8% 91.0% Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older 5.0% ±1.8 pp 3.7% 6.2% Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Manasquan . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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