Oakhurst is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Ocean Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP population was 4,069, making it the second most populated neighborhood in Ocean Township. The unincorporated community of Oakhurst includes land to the north and east of the CDP.
Route 35 leads north to Eatontown and south to Neptune City. The Atlantic Ocean along the Elberon section of Long Branch is less than to the east.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Oakhurst CDP has a total area of , including of water (0.19%). 1960 1970<br> 1980 1990 2000<br> 2010 2020
!Pop 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|White alone (NH)
|3,918
|3,660
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,300
|94.36%
|91.61%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |81.10%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|31
|51
|style='background: #ffffe6; |62
|0.75%
|1.28%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.52%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.12%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|95
|100
|style='background: #ffffe6; |144
|2.29%
|2.50%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.54%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|3
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |34
|0.07%
|0.05%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.84%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|21
|28
|style='background: #ffffe6; |153
|0.51%
|0.70%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.76%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|84
|154
|style='background: #ffffe6; |371
|2.02%
|3.85%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9.12%
|-
|Total
|4,152
|3,995
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,069
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Oakhurst had a population of 4,069. The median age was 40.4 years. 23.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.7% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 93.6 males age 18 and over.
There were 1,361 households in Oakhurst, of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 63.8% were married-couple households, 11.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 20.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 16.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
Of the 1,372 households, 35.5% had children under the age of 18; 68.1% were married couples living together; 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present and 18.0% were non-families. Of all households, 14.4% were made up of individuals and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.21.
There were 1,397 households, out of which 42.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.0% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.8% were non-families. 13.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.28.
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Oakhurst include:
- Lou Barbaro (1916–1976), professional golfer
- Michelle Davidson (born 1970), masters swimmer and a long distance, open water swimmer who accomplished the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming, which includes crossing the English Channel and Catalina Channel, and circumnavigating Manhattan Island
- Norma Eberhardt (1929–2011), actress
- Rowland Hughes (1896–1957), director of the Office of Management and Budget from 1954 to 1956
- Chris Malachowsky (born 1959), electrical engineer who was one of the founders of the computer graphics company Nvidia
- Paul Palmieri (born 1970), entrepreneur and business leader in the mobile telecommunications and digital advertising industries
- Kenny Pickett (born 1998), American football quarterback who was drafted 20th overall in the 2022 NFL draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers
- Jeffrey K. Tulis (born 1950), political scientist known for work that conjoins the fields of American politics, political theory, and public law