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Toms River, NJ
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Toms River profile


Living in Toms River



Toms River is a larger medium-sized coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 92,830 people and 26 associated neighborhoods, Toms River is the sixth largest community in New Jersey.

A relatively large number of people in Toms River telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.33% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One of the nice things about Toms River is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

The citizens of Toms River are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 34.43% of adults in Toms River have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Toms River in 2018 was $47,751, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $191,004 for a family of four. However, Toms River contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Toms River is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Toms River home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Toms River residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Toms River also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.88% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Toms River include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Toms River is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.