Bradley Beach vs Shrewsbury

A side-by-side comparison of Bradley Beach and Shrewsbury: population, income, housing, and more.

Bradley Beach and Shrewsbury are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bradley Beach has the higher population (4,264 vs 4,162 in Shrewsbury). Shrewsbury has the higher median household income ($144,500 vs $94,722 in Bradley Beach). Bradley Beach has the higher median home value ($857,200 vs $735,900 in Shrewsbury).

Population, income & housing

	Bradley Beach	Shrewsbury
Population	4,264	4,162
Median age	46.4 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$94,722	$144,500
Median home value	$857,200	$735,900
Median gross rent	$1,710	$3,300
Housing units	2,836	1,526
Homeownership rate	48.3%	84.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	65.2%	65.0%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bradley Beach	Shrewsbury
Population	4,193 → 4,264 (+1.7%)	4,086 → 4,162 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$64,246 → $94,722 (+47.4%)	$124,474 → $144,500 (+16.1%)
Median home value	$567,400 → $857,200 (+51.1%)	$589,400 → $735,900 (+24.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,348 → $1,710 (+26.9%)	$2,735 → $3,300 (+20.7%)

Bradley Beach

Population

4,1934,264

Median household income

$64,246$94,722

Median home value

$567,400$857,200

Median gross rent

$1,348$1,710

Shrewsbury

Population

4,0864,162

Median household income

$124,474$144,500

Median home value

$589,400$735,900

Median gross rent

$2,735$3,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bradley Beach	Shrewsbury
Under 5	1.8%	10.3%
5 to 17	10.2%	15.5%
18 to 24	6.0%	5.7%
25 to 34	25.8%	9.2%
35 to 44	5.5%	12.4%
45 to 54	12.2%	12.6%
55 to 64	13.3%	11.1%
65 to 74	15.0%	10.4%
75 and over	10.1%	12.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bradley Beach	Shrewsbury
White (non-Hispanic)	73.6%	85.3%
Black or African American	0.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	6.0%	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.6%	1.2%
Two or more races	0.7%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	16.5%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bradley Beach	Shrewsbury
No high school diploma	8.0%	3.7%
High school graduate	12.0%	14.2%
Some college or associate's	14.8%	17.1%
Bachelor's degree	35.8%	35.6%
Graduate or professional degree	29.4%	29.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bradley Beach	Shrewsbury
Drove alone	57.1%	68.1%
Carpooled	7.7%	0.5%
Public transit	4.8%	7.6%
Walked	2.9%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	24.4%	22.4%
Other means	2.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bradley Beach	Shrewsbury
1-unit, detached	50.0%	85.5%
1-unit, attached	6.2%	5.8%
2 to 4 units	13.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	11.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	19.2%	8.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bradley Beach	Shrewsbury
Poverty rate	6.0%	3.6%
Average household size	2.05	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	31	31
Median year structure built	1970	1960