Avon-by-the-Sea vs Belford

A side-by-side comparison of Avon-by-the-Sea and Belford: population, income, housing, and more.

Avon-by-the-Sea and Belford are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Belford has the higher population (2,039 vs 1,801 in Avon-by-the-Sea). Belford has the higher median household income ($121,406 vs $109,113 in Avon-by-the-Sea). Avon-by-the-Sea has the higher median home value ($1,349,000 vs $491,100 in Belford).

Population, income & housing

	Avon-by-the-Sea	Belford
Population	1,801	2,039
Median age	55.3 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$109,113	$121,406
Median home value	$1,349,000	$491,100
Median gross rent	$1,891	$2,111
Housing units	1,254	712
Homeownership rate	65.7%	84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	72.1%	38.7%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	9.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Avon-by-the-Sea	Belford
Population	1,789 → 1,801 (+0.7%)	2,129 → 2,039 (-4.2%)
Median household income	$92,813 → $109,113 (+17.6%)	$156,250 → $121,406 (-22.3%)
Median home value	$884,300 → $1,349,000 (+52.6%)	$376,200 → $491,100 (+30.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,484 → $1,891 (+27.4%)	$1,920 → $2,111 (+9.9%)

Avon-by-the-Sea

Population

1,7891,801

Median household income

$92,813$109,113

Median home value

$884,300$1,349,000

Median gross rent

$1,484$1,891

Belford

Population

2,1292,039

Median household income

$156,250$121,406

Median home value

$376,200$491,100

Median gross rent

$1,920$2,111

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Avon-by-the-Sea	Belford
Under 5	0.3%	10.1%
5 to 17	12.0%	17.8%
18 to 24	6.8%	7.8%
25 to 34	13.9%	10.3%
35 to 44	4.7%	15.1%
45 to 54	11.5%	15.6%
55 to 64	18.9%	15.2%
65 to 74	17.4%	5.3%
75 and over	14.5%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Avon-by-the-Sea	Belford
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	83.7%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Avon-by-the-Sea	Belford
No high school diploma	2.5%	5.6%
High school graduate	12.0%	21.9%
Some college or associate's	13.4%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	44.9%	32.8%
Graduate or professional degree	27.2%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Avon-by-the-Sea	Belford
Drove alone	65.7%	68.6%
Carpooled	1.8%	0.0%
Public transit	1.8%	9.2%
Walked	3.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	4.1%	4.7%
Worked from home	20.3%	17.4%
Other means	2.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Avon-by-the-Sea	Belford
1-unit, detached	68.6%	70.1%
1-unit, attached	5.7%	14.5%
2 to 4 units	8.8%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	4.4%
20 or more units	11.6%	5.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Avon-by-the-Sea	Belford
Poverty rate	6.4%	6.5%
Average household size	2.04	2.99
Mean commute (minutes)	29	40
Median year structure built	1948	1978