Health · Ocean

Ocean, NJ health

Ocean differs from New Jersey on 21 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7% vs 12.3%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (8.5% vs 14.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (12.9% vs 7.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 08758, 08005, 08752

Report card

How Ocean compares with New Jersey

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Ocean adults…

39 of every 100 Ocean adults have high blood pressure

New Jersey: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 35.6–42.1%

Bars show Ocean; the black tick is New Jersey. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Ocean, betterOcean, worseToo close to callNew Jersey

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.1% Ocean
NJ 24.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.8% Ocean
NJ 37.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 12.8% Ocean
NJ 15.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 11.6% Ocean
NJ 10.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Ocean adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks New Jersey.

Yearly checkup

NJ 78%

Dentist visit

NJ 66%

Cholesterol check

NJ 89%

Colon screening

NJ 63%

Mammogram

NJ 76%

Taking BP meds

NJ 77%

1 in 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Ocean 7.5% · New Jersey 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Ocean adults are doing

1 in 4Ocean adults feel lonely

27.4% · New Jersey 32.4% · better

1 in 7Ocean adults have been diagnosed with depression

15.1% · New Jersey 15.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Ocean adults lack social or emotional support

19.9% · New Jersey 24% · better

1 in 8Ocean adults are in frequent mental distress

13.1% · New Jersey 14.7% · too close to call

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 12

Ocean adults worry about having enough food

8.5% · NJ 14.3% · better

1 in 14

Ocean adults worry about keeping their housing

7% · NJ 12.3% · better

1 in 23

Ocean adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.3% · NJ 7% · better

1 in 20

Ocean adults lack reliable transportation

5% · NJ 7.4% · better

4.9% of Ocean adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.4% across New Jersey.

Disability

Living with a disability

27.2%

of Ocean adults live with a disability (New Jersey 24.8%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.4%

Thinking or memory10.2%

Hearing8.4%

Errands alone6.6%

Vision4.1%

Dressing or bathing3.3%

Black tick: New Jersey. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Ocean

Ocean and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

25.2%35.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#10 of 22towns on this map, healthiest first

Long Beach25.4%

Barnegat Light25.6%

Ocean28%

Lacey28.9%

Barnegat29%

Berkeley29.5%

Care nearby

Southern Ocean Medical CenterManahawkin · 6.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Community Medical CenterToms River · 12.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Monmouth Medical Center-Southern CampusLakewood · 19.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Ocean Medical CenterBrick · 20.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Ohi - Toms RiverToms River · 11.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Ohi - Little EggTuckerton · 13.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careOcean is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careOcean is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthOcean is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Ocean. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Ocean

Measure	Ocean	Margin	New Jersey
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.7%	35.6–42.1%	32.8%	worse
High cholesterol	47.2%	43.9–50.5%	39.3%	worse
Obesity	28%	24.1–32.2%	28.9%	about the same
Arthritis	34.6%	31.6–37.5%	22.2%	worse
Depression	15.1%	13.1–17.3%	15.1%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	7.3%	5.9–8.9%	9.6%	better
Asthma	9%	8.1–10.1%	8.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12.9%	11.8–14.2%	7.5%	worse
Diabetes	12%	10.4–13.9%	10.9%	about the same
COPD	7.1%	6–8.5%	5.1%	worse
Heart disease	8.2%	7.1–9.3%	5.6%	worse
Stroke	4%	3.5–4.5%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	11.6%	9.8–13.8%	10.9%	about the same
Binge drink	12.8%	11–14.8%	15.5%	better
Get no exercise	24.1%	20.6–28%	24.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33.8%	29.8–38.1%	37.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.3%	78.8–83.6%	78%	better
Dentist visit	70.2%	67.3–73.1%	65.9%	better
Cholesterol check	92.1%	90.9–93.1%	89.1%	better
Colon screening	71.6%	67.6–75.4%	63.4%	better
Mammogram	75.4%	69.2–81.1%	75.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	84%	81.6–86.1%	77.2%	better
No health insurance	7.5%	6.1–8.9%	11.3%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27.4%	24.1–30.9%	32.4%	better
Lack emotional support	19.9%	17.2–23%	24%	better
Frequent mental distress	13.1%	11.7–14.8%	14.7%	about the same
Fair or poor health	15.9%	13.6–18.6%	17.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.8%	12.1–15.8%	12.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	8.5%	6.9–10.2%	14.3%	better
Housing insecurity	7%	5.9–8.3%	12.3%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.3%	3.6–5%	7%	better
No reliable transportation	5%	4.3–5.7%	7.4%	better
Receive SNAP	4.9%	3.9–6.1%	8.4%
Disability
Any disability	27.2%	23.9–31%	24.8%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.4%	11.4–15.7%	11.3%
Thinking or memory	10.2%	8.9–11.6%	11.5%
Hearing	8.4%	7.3–9.6%	5.7%
Vision	4.1%	3.5–4.7%	4.7%
Dressing or bathing	3.3%	2.8–3.8%	3.3%
Errands alone	6.6%	5.7–7.6%	6.6%

About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Ocean door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the New Jersey figure falls inside it, we don't call Ocean better or worse.

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Ocean by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Ocean by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The New Jersey figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.