Leonardo vs West Belmar

A side-by-side comparison of Leonardo and West Belmar: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Belmar has the higher population (2,682 vs 2,342 in Leonardo). Leonardo has the higher median household income ($122,216 vs $113,083 in West Belmar). West Belmar has the higher median home value ($490,000 vs $432,200 in Leonardo).

Population, income & housing

	Leonardo	West Belmar
Population	2,342	2,682
Median age	39.4 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	$122,216	$113,083
Median home value	$432,200	$490,000
Median gross rent	$1,439	$1,661
Housing units	1,012	1,251
Homeownership rate	87.6%	88.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.0%	43.8%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Leonardo	West Belmar
Population	2,568 → 2,342 (-8.8%)	2,325 → 2,682 (+15.4%)
Median household income	$106,453 → $122,216 (+14.8%)	$106,089 → $113,083 (+6.6%)
Median home value	$315,200 → $432,200 (+37.1%)	$349,400 → $490,000 (+40.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,000 → $1,439 (+43.9%)	$1,750 → $1,661 (-5.1%)

Leonardo

Population

2,5682,342

Median household income

$106,453$122,216

Median home value

$315,200$432,200

Median gross rent

$1,000$1,439

West Belmar

Population

2,3252,682

Median household income

$106,089$113,083

Median home value

$349,400$490,000

Median gross rent

$1,750$1,661

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Leonardo	West Belmar
Under 5	6.7%	6.1%
5 to 17	15.8%	11.0%
18 to 24	9.4%	3.5%
25 to 34	10.1%	13.1%
35 to 44	13.4%	18.3%
45 to 54	18.0%	8.5%
55 to 64	9.6%	12.6%
65 to 74	11.7%	24.8%
75 and over	5.5%	2.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Leonardo	West Belmar
White (non-Hispanic)	92.3%	85.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.4%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	9.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Leonardo	West Belmar
No high school diploma	1.2%	0.8%
High school graduate	31.0%	24.5%
Some college or associate's	26.8%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	31.3%	28.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	15.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Leonardo	West Belmar
Drove alone	75.9%	74.7%
Carpooled	5.3%	2.8%
Public transit	2.2%	1.3%
Walked	0.6%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	15.4%	20.0%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Leonardo	West Belmar
1-unit, detached	90.4%	98.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	6.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Leonardo	West Belmar
Poverty rate	4.3%	1.0%
Average household size	2.55	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	36	29
Median year structure built	1953	1944