Waretown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located on the Jersey Shore within Ocean Township, in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

[5][15] The 2010 United States census counted 1,569 people, 644 households, and 458 families in the CDP.

Of all households, 23.0% were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

[13] The Census Bureau's 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $78,750 (with a margin of error of +/- $4,931) and the median family income was $85,043 (+/- $13,392).

[17] As of the 2000 United States Census[6] there were 1,582 people, 641 households, and 439 families living in the CDP.

26.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Waretown is served by exit 69 of the Garden State Parkway.

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Waretown include: