Barnegat Light vs Beach Haven

A side-by-side comparison of Barnegat Light and Beach Haven: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Beach Haven has the higher population (1,096 vs 473 in Barnegat Light). Beach Haven has the higher median household income ($114,868 vs $104,583 in Barnegat Light). Beach Haven has the higher median home value ($1,217,600 vs $1,105,600 in Barnegat Light).

Population, income & housing

	Barnegat Light	Beach Haven
Population	473	1,096
Median age	60.9 yrs	59.4 yrs
Median household income	$104,583	$114,868
Median home value	$1,105,600	$1,217,600
Median gross rent	—	$1,859
Housing units	1,273	2,671
Homeownership rate	92.2%	88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	72.7%	66.0%
Unemployment rate	18.8%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barnegat Light	Beach Haven
Population	369 → 473 (+28.2%)	1,090 → 1,096 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$73,750 → $104,583 (+41.8%)	$97,083 → $114,868 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$700,600 → $1,105,600 (+57.8%)	$760,100 → $1,217,600 (+60.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,313 → $1,859 (+41.6%)

Barnegat Light

Population

369473

Median household income

$73,750$104,583

Median home value

$700,600$1,105,600

Beach Haven

Population

1,0901,096

Median household income

$97,083$114,868

Median home value

$760,100$1,217,600

Median gross rent

$1,313$1,859

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barnegat Light	Beach Haven
Under 5	0.0%	2.4%
5 to 17	16.7%	8.9%
18 to 24	2.1%	4.0%
25 to 34	2.3%	6.0%
35 to 44	1.7%	8.2%
45 to 54	4.4%	9.0%
55 to 64	30.2%	27.2%
65 to 74	24.3%	22.8%
75 and over	18.2%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barnegat Light	Beach Haven
White (non-Hispanic)	79.7%	88.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	16.5%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	10.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barnegat Light	Beach Haven
No high school diploma	0.8%	8.1%
High school graduate	8.6%	10.2%
Some college or associate's	18.0%	15.7%
Bachelor's degree	40.9%	37.2%
Graduate or professional degree	31.8%	28.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barnegat Light	Beach Haven
Drove alone	46.8%	49.5%
Carpooled	20.7%	2.4%
Public transit	9.0%	3.2%
Walked	6.3%	11.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	17.1%	31.1%
Other means	0.0%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barnegat Light	Beach Haven
1-unit, detached	93.2%	70.9%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	5.4%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	12.0%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	7.7%
20 or more units	1.1%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Barnegat Light	Beach Haven
Poverty rate	3.7%	5.9%
Average household size	2.26	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	47	39
Median year structure built	1978	1978