Beach Haven

Population: 1,096
Median household income: $114,868
Median home value: $1,217,600

Beach Haven, a community in Ocean County, New Jersey, has 1,096 residents. At $114,868, its median household income sits above Ocean County's $86,411.

From 2019 to 2023, Beach Haven's population held roughly steady from 1,090 to 1,096, while its median home value rose 60.2% from $760,100 to $1,217,600.

The typical home was built around 1978. 5.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,096
Median age: 59.4 yrs
Median household income: $114,868
Median home value: $1,217,600
Median gross rent: $1,859
Housing units: 2,671
Homeownership rate: 88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 66.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,090	$97,083	$760,100	$1,313
2020	979	$105,417	$784,100	$1,250
2021	1,074	$89,653	$854,900	$1,615
2022	1,061	$110,815	$1,109,400	$1,847
2023	1,096	$114,868	$1,217,600	$1,859

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

Age distribution

Under 52.4%

5 to 178.9%

18 to 244.0%

25 to 346.0%

35 to 448.2%

45 to 549.0%

55 to 6427.2%

65 to 7422.8%

75 and over11.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	26	2.4%
5 to 17	97	8.9%
18 to 24	44	4.0%
25 to 34	66	6.0%
35 to 44	90	8.2%
45 to 54	99	9.0%
55 to 64	298	27.2%
65 to 74	250	22.8%
75 and over	126	11.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	970	88.5%
Black or African American	1	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	9	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	115	10.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.1%

High school graduate10.2%

Some college or associate's15.7%

Bachelor's degree37.2%

Graduate or professional degree28.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	75	8.1%
High school graduate	95	10.2%
Some college or associate's	146	15.7%
Bachelor's degree	346	37.2%
Graduate or professional degree	267	28.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 39 min

Drove alone49.5%

Carpooled2.4%

Public transit3.2%

Walked11.1%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home31.1%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	250	49.5%
Carpooled	12	2.4%
Public transit	16	3.2%
Walked	56	11.1%
Bicycle	4	0.8%
Worked from home	157	31.1%
Other means	10	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	110	31.6%
15 to 29 min	88	25.3%
30 to 44 min	56	16.1%
45 to 59 min	20	5.7%
60+ min	74	21.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.14
Poverty rate: 5.9% (64 of 1,083)

	Count	Share
Family households	319	62.5%
Nonfamily households	191	37.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	510	19.1%
Vacant	2,161	80.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	450	88.2%
Renter-occupied	60	11.8%

1-unit, detached70.9%

1-unit, attached5.4%

2 to 4 units12.0%

5 to 19 units7.7%

20 or more units3.9%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,894	70.9%
1-unit, attached	145	5.4%
2 to 4 units	320	12.0%
5 to 19 units	205	7.7%
20 or more units	105	3.9%
Mobile home & other	2	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3403940
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.98 sq mi
Water area: 1.35 sq mi
Center point: 39.5760, -74.2518