Asbury Park

Population: 15,239
Median household income: $71,080
Median home value: $508,800

Located in Monmouth County, New Jersey, Asbury Park is a community with a population of 15,239. At $71,080, its median household income sits below Monmouth County's $122,727.

From 2019 to 2023, Asbury Park's population declined 2.3% from 15,597 to 15,239, while its median home value rose 34.8% from $377,400 to $508,800.

44.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 29.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,239
Median age: 38.3 yrs
Median household income: $71,080
Median home value: $508,800
Median gross rent: $1,679
Housing units: 8,851
Homeownership rate: 29.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,59715,239

Median household income

$47,841$71,080

Median home value

$377,400$508,800

Median gross rent

$1,229$1,679

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,597	$47,841	$377,400	$1,229
2020	15,536	$53,655	$397,900	$1,292
2021	15,305	$54,676	$382,900	$1,400
2022	15,245	$63,461	$455,000	$1,554
2023	15,239	$71,080	$508,800	$1,679

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1711.0%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3423.0%

35 to 4415.1%

45 to 5414.7%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 748.0%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	525	3.4%
5 to 17	1,680	11.0%
18 to 24	1,047	6.9%
25 to 34	3,510	23.0%
35 to 44	2,308	15.1%
45 to 54	2,238	14.7%
55 to 64	2,074	13.6%
65 to 74	1,222	8.0%
75 and over	635	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,245	41.0%
Black or African American	4,258	27.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	24	0.2%
Asian	288	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	52	0.3%
Two or more races	605	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,767	24.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.7%

High school graduate24.9%

Some college or associate's21.0%

Bachelor's degree26.8%

Graduate or professional degree17.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,158	9.7%
High school graduate	2,985	24.9%
Some college or associate's	2,521	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	3,218	26.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2,105	17.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone60.6%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit5.1%

Walked6.4%

Bicycle1.7%

Worked from home14.9%

Other means3.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,551	60.6%
Carpooled	763	8.3%
Public transit	464	5.1%
Walked	582	6.4%
Bicycle	152	1.7%
Worked from home	1,364	14.9%
Other means	284	3.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,208	28.3%
15 to 29 min	2,638	33.8%
30 to 44 min	1,632	20.9%
45 to 59 min	531	6.8%
60+ min	787	10.1%

Households

Average household size: 1.96
Poverty rate: 18.8% (2,857 of 15,214)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,000	39.1%
Nonfamily households	4,668	60.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,668	86.6%
Vacant	1,183	13.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,243	29.3%
Renter-occupied	5,425	70.7%

1-unit, detached24.8%

1-unit, attached6.2%

2 to 4 units19.7%

5 to 19 units18.8%

20 or more units29.8%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,194	24.8%
1-unit, attached	550	6.2%
2 to 4 units	1,746	19.7%
5 to 19 units	1,665	18.8%
20 or more units	2,636	29.8%
Mobile home & other	60	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3401960
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.43 sq mi
Water area: 0.18 sq mi
Center point: 40.2229, -74.0102