Moving to Beachwood, New Jersey

Population: 10,375. Estimated population in July 2024: 10,738 (+3.5% change)
Males: 5,111 (49.3%), Females: 5,264 (50.7%)

Ocean County

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.2 years
Median household income: $59,022
Median house value: $114,400

Population by Race

Races in Beachwood:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.9%)
  • Hispanic (4.2%)
  • Other race (1.1%)
  • Black (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)

Ancestries: Italian (28.1%), Irish (25.3%), German (21.6%), Polish (9.6%), English (6.4%), United States (4.5%).

Elevation: 40 feet

Land area: 2.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Beachwood

  • High school or higher: 87.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Beachwood borough

  • Never married: 25.1%
  • Now married: 59.3%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 5.1%
  • Divorced: 8.7%

3.7% Foreign born (1.4% Latin America, 1.1% Europe, 1.0% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +1,054 (+11.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Beachwood:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Beachwood:

  • LAKEHURST NAES /MAXFIELD FIELD (about 13 miles; LAKEHURST, NJ; Abbreviation: NEL)
  • MC GUIRE AFB (about 28 miles; WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ; Abbreviation: WRI)
  • ATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL (about 42 miles; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Abbreviation: ACY)

Other public-use airports nearest to Beachwood:

  • ROBERT J. MILLER AIR PARK (about 7 miles; TOMS RIVER, NJ; Abbreviation: MJX)
  • LAKEWOOD (about 10 miles; LAKEWOOD, NJ; Abbreviation: N12)
  • MONMOUTH EXECUTIVE (about 19 miles; BELMAR/FARMINGDALE, NJ; Abbreviation: BLM)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Beachwood:

  • OCEAN COUNTY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; TOMS RIVER, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,651)
  • BETH MEDRASH GOVOHA (about 11 miles; LAKEWOOD, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,823)
  • MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,613)
  • BROOKDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; LINCROFT, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,533)
  • BURLINGTON COUNTY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; PEMBERTON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,751)
  • MIDDLESEX COUNTY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; EDISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,739)
  • MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; West Windsor, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,445)

Public primary/middle school in Beachwood:

  • BEACHWOOD ELEM (Students: 792; Location: 901 BERKELEY AVENUE; Grades: KG – 06)