Moving to Bradley Beach, New Jersey

Population: 4,793. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,782 (-0.2% change)
Males: 2,385 (49.8%), Females: 2,408 (50.2%)

Monmouth County

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.9 years
Median household income: $40,878
Median house value: $161,200

Population by Race

Races in Bradley Beach:

  • White Non-Hispanic (80.3%)
  • Hispanic (12.8%)
  • Other race (4.0%)
  • Black (3.9%)
  • Two or more races (2.3%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Chinese (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Irish (24.2%), Italian (22.0%), German (15.0%), English (7.3%), Polish (4.6%), Russian (3.0%).

Elevation: 20 feet

Land area: 0.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Bradley Beach

  • High school or higher: 81.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 25.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.0%
  • Unemployed: 6.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bradley Beach borough

  • Never married: 41.8%
  • Now married: 38.5%
  • Separated: 2.6%
  • Widowed: 5.7%
  • Divorced: 11.4%

11.2% Foreign born (7.4% Latin America, 3.2% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +318 (+7.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Bradley Beach:

  • JERSEY SHORE MEDICAL CENTER (about 3 miles; NEPTUNE, NJ)
  • MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; LONG BRANCH, NJ)
  • REHAILITATION HOSPITAL OF TINTON FALLS (about 8 miles; TINTON FALLS, NJ)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bradley Beach:

  • LAKEHURST NAES /MAXFIELD FIELD (about 27 miles; LAKEHURST, NJ; Abbreviation: NEL)
  • JOHN F KENNEDY INTL (about 35 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JFK)
  • PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 35 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bradley Beach:

  • MONMOUTH EXECUTIVE (about 8 miles; BELMAR/FARMINGDALE, NJ; Abbreviation: BLM)
  • LAKEWOOD (about 15 miles; LAKEWOOD, NJ; Abbreviation: N12)
  • OLD BRIDGE (about 24 miles; OLD BRIDGE, NJ; Abbreviation: 3N6)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bradley Beach:

  • MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,613)
  • BROOKDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; LINCROFT, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,533)
  • BETH MEDRASH GOVOHA (about 16 miles; LAKEWOOD, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,823)
  • OCEAN COUNTY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; TOMS RIVER, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,651)
  • CUNY KINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; BROOKLYN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 9,902)
  • CUNY COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND (about 30 miles; STATEN ISLAND, NY; Full-time enrollment: 8,135)
  • CUNY BROOKLYN COLLEGE (about 30 miles; BROOKLYN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 10,079)

Public primary/middle school in Bradley Beach:

  • BRADLEY BEACH ELEMENTARY (Students: 319; Location: 515 BRINLEY AVENUE; Grades: PK – 08)

Libraries

Library in Bradley Beach:

  • BRADLEY BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $132,043; Location: 511 4TH AVENUE; 37,334 books; 384 audio materials; 1,264 video materials; 51 serial subscriptions)