Stafford Township, New Jersey

Township in Ocean County, New Jersey

Population, 2000 to 2020+27.0%

Population of Stafford Township at each census
Census	Population
2000	22,532
2010	26,535
2020	28,617

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county subdivision level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county subdivision level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county subdivision level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Stafford Township compared with its county and state

Stafford Township compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Measure	Stafford Township	Ocean County	New Jersey
Population	29,375	646,434	9,267,014
Median household income	$115,544	$86,411	$101,050
Median age	46.5	41.4	40.1
Median home value	$379,400	$366,600	$427,600
Bachelor’s degree or higher	40.2%	33.7%	42.9%
Foreign-born residents	5.7%	8.0%	23.5%
Owner-occupied homes	89.1%	80.2%	63.7%
Mean commute to work	31.0 minutes	30.7 minutes	30.9 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county subdivision level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Stafford Township

Under $50k16.2%

$50k to $100k26.5%

$100k to $150k22.7%

$150k to $200k18.4%

$200k and over16.3%

Median household income $115,544 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county subdivision level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Stafford Township

89.1%owner occupied

Owner occupied: 10,550 units
Renter occupied: 1,287 units
Vacancy rate: 21%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county subdivision level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Public schools in Stafford Township8

Public schools in Stafford Township, NCES directory 2023–2024
School	Type	Grades	District
Oxycocus Elementary School	Public	Pre-K	Stafford Township School District
McKinley Avenue Elementary School	Public	3–4	Stafford Township School District
Ocean Acres Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–2	Stafford Township School District
Ronald L. Meinders Primary Learning Center	Public	Pre-K–K	Stafford Township School District
Southern Regional Middle School	Public	7–8	Southern Regional School District
Stafford Intermediate School	Public	5–6	Stafford Township School District
Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science	Career and technical	9–12	Ocean County Vocational Technical School District
Southern Regional High School	Public	9–12	Southern Regional School District

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.