Belford vs Navesink

A side-by-side comparison of Belford and Navesink: population, income, housing, and more.

Belford and Navesink 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 1,904 in Navesink). Navesink has the higher median household income ($145,708 vs $121,406 in Belford). Navesink has the higher median home value ($695,300 vs $491,100 in Belford).

Population, income & housing

	Belford	Navesink
Population	2,039	1,904
Median age	36.9 yrs	51.9 yrs
Median household income	$121,406	$145,708
Median home value	$491,100	$695,300
Median gross rent	$2,111	—
Housing units	712	765
Homeownership rate	84.5%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.7%	57.5%
Unemployment rate	9.9%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Belford	Navesink
Population	2,129 → 2,039 (-4.2%)	1,470 → 1,904 (+29.5%)
Median household income	$156,250 → $121,406 (-22.3%)	$109,615 → $145,708 (+32.9%)
Median home value	$376,200 → $491,100 (+30.5%)	$448,900 → $695,300 (+54.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,920 → $2,111 (+9.9%)	—

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

Navesink

Population

1,4701,904

Median household income

$109,615$145,708

Median home value

$448,900$695,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Belford	Navesink
Under 5	10.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	17.8%	20.9%
18 to 24	7.8%	6.6%
25 to 34	10.3%	2.2%
35 to 44	15.1%	5.1%
45 to 54	15.6%	29.1%
55 to 64	15.2%	17.8%
65 to 74	5.3%	17.3%
75 and over	2.7%	1.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Belford	Navesink
White (non-Hispanic)	83.7%	97.5%
Black or African American	0.7%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	8.9%	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Belford	Navesink
No high school diploma	5.6%	16.2%
High school graduate	21.9%	13.4%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	12.9%
Bachelor's degree	32.8%	47.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Belford	Navesink
Drove alone	68.6%	72.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	1.0%
Public transit	9.2%	20.2%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	4.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.4%	5.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Belford	Navesink
1-unit, detached	70.1%	98.8%
1-unit, attached	14.5%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Belford	Navesink
Poverty rate	6.5%	2.2%
Average household size	2.99	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	40	46
Median year structure built	1978	1958