Cliffwood Beach

Population: 3,044
Median household income: $108,854
Median home value: $340,600

Cliffwood Beach, a community in Monmouth County, New Jersey, has 3,044 residents. Its median household income of $108,854 runs below the Monmouth County figure of $122,727.

Between 2019 and 2023, Cliffwood Beach's population grew 5.3% from 2,892 to 3,044, while its median home value rose 34.4% from $253,500 to $340,600.

86.2% of workers drive to work alone. 94.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,044
Median age: 43.7 yrs
Median household income: $108,854
Median home value: $340,600
Median gross rent: $2,598
Housing units: 1,239
Homeownership rate: 91.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,8923,044

Median household income

$87,708$108,854

Median home value

$253,500$340,600

Median gross rent

$1,171$2,598

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,892	$87,708	$253,500	$1,171
2020	3,024	$97,232	$270,700	$1,136
2021	3,037	$96,734	$277,300	$2,640
2022	3,008	$111,786	$302,900	—
2023	3,044	$108,854	$340,600	$2,598

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1712.4%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4419.6%

45 to 5414.2%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	134	4.4%
5 to 17	376	12.4%
18 to 24	203	6.7%
25 to 34	377	12.4%
35 to 44	596	19.6%
45 to 54	433	14.2%
55 to 64	437	14.4%
65 to 74	250	8.2%
75 and over	238	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,530	50.3%
Black or African American	528	17.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	138	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	5	0.2%
Two or more races	132	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	711	23.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.8%

High school graduate30.3%

Some college or associate's32.9%

Bachelor's degree15.1%

Graduate or professional degree8.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	298	12.8%
High school graduate	706	30.3%
Some college or associate's	768	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	352	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	207	8.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone86.2%

Carpooled3.3%

Public transit1.3%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home7.1%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,337	86.2%
Carpooled	51	3.3%
Public transit	20	1.3%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	14	0.9%
Worked from home	110	7.1%
Other means	19	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	427	29.6%
15 to 29 min	386	26.8%
30 to 44 min	297	20.6%
45 to 59 min	163	11.3%
60+ min	168	11.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 1.9% (58 of 3,044)

	Count	Share
Family households	898	73.9%
Nonfamily households	317	26.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,215	98.1%
Vacant	24	1.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,117	91.9%
Renter-occupied	98	8.1%

1-unit, detached94.3%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units1.3%

5 to 19 units2.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,168	94.3%
1-unit, attached	29	2.3%
2 to 4 units	16	1.3%
5 to 19 units	26	2.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3413630
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.91 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 40.4432, -74.2178