Sea Bright, NJ

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,718
US Senator
Cory Booker
Democratic Party
US Senator
Andy Kim
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
55.2
4.35% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
6.87%
15.1% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$143,241
12.1% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$821,100
0.699% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
965
1.43% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Sea Bright, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.4% of the residents in Sea Bright, NJ are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Sea Bright, NJ was $821,100, and the homeownership rate was 69.9%.

Most people in Sea Bright, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 38.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Sea Bright, NJ was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Sea Bright, NJ is home to a population of 1.72k people, from which 98.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.97% of Sea Bright, NJ residents were born outside of the country (51 people).

In 2024, there were 58.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.63k people) in Sea Bright, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 28 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 18 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.4%
2024 Citizenship
98.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.4% of Sea Bright, NJ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Sea Bright, NJ was 98.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sea Bright, NJ
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.63k ± 286
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    28 ± 33
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    18 ± 28
2.68%
Hispanic Population
46 people

In 2024, there were 58.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.63k people) in Sea Bright, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 28 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 18 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.68% of the people in Sea Bright, NJ are hispanic (46 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Sea Bright, NJ as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Jersey.
Most Common Origin
  1. India
    273,706 ± 12,653 people
  2. Dominican Republic
    205,965 ± 11,018 people
  3. Mexico
    107,667 ± 8,009 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Jersey was India, the natal country of 273,706 New Jersey residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 205,965 and Mexico with 107,667.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.97%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
51 people
5.55%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
92 people

As of 2024, 2.97% of Sea Bright, NJ residents (51 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Sea Bright, NJ was 5.55%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    74 ± 95
  2. Korea
    7 ± 18

Sea Bright, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 10.6 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Sea Bright, NJ employs 965 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Sea Bright, NJ were Finance & Insurance (181 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (133 people), and Manufacturing (95 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($162,813), Construction ($142,031), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($136,406).

Employment

Occupations

965
2024 Value
± 196
−1.43%
1 Year decline
± 28.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sea Bright, NJ declined at a rate of −1.43%, from 979 employees to 965 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sea Bright, NJ, are Sales & Related Occupations (226 people), Management Occupations (186 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (113 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sea Bright, NJ.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

965
2024 Value
± 196
−1.43%
1 Year decline
± 28.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sea Bright, NJ declined at a rate of −1.43%, from 979 employees to 965 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sea Bright, NJ, are Finance & Insurance (181 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (133 people), and Manufacturing (95 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sea Bright, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Sea Bright, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$120,833
Median earning men ± $21,618
$94,107
Median earning women ± $16,473

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($163,750), Construction ($142,875), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($125,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($157,083), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($135,313), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($104,531).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.
Y-Axis
2.27%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.24M people employed in New Jersey. This represents a 2.27% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 16.5%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Sea Bright, NJ was $821,100 in 2024, which is 2.47 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $815,400 to $821,100, a 0.699% increase. The homeownership rate in Sea Bright, NJ is 69.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Sea Bright, NJ have an average commute time of 38.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sea Bright, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$821,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$82,571
$658
Median Property Taxes
±$153

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Sea Bright, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Sea Bright, NJ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

69.9%
Homeownership
2024
51.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 69.9% of the housing units in Sea Bright, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 73.3%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$143,241
Median Household Income
± $29,773
942
Number of Households
± 184

In 2024, the median household income of the 942 households in Sea Bright, NJ grew to $143,241 from the previous year's value of $127,738.

The following chart displays the households in Sea Bright, NJ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sea Bright, NJ is from New Jersey.
0.486
2023 Wage GINI in New Jersey
0.489
2022 Wage GINI in New Jersey

In 2023, the income inequality in New Jersey was 0.486 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.709% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Jersey was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New Jersey in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (60.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (17.6%)
  3. Carpooled (8.68%)

In 2024, 60.8% of workers in Sea Bright, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (17.6%) and those who carpooled to work (8.68%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

38.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sea Bright, NJ have a longer commute time (38.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 15.2% of the workforce in Sea Bright, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Sea Bright, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Sea Bright, NJ have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.87% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sea Bright, NJ (118 out of 1.72k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 75+, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sea Bright, NJ is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

97.4% of the population of Sea Bright, NJ has health coverage, with 50.9% on employee plans, 1.63% on Medicaid, 19.6% on Medicare, 21.9% on non-group plans, and 3.26% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see 1,279 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,279 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1157 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 320 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.6% were men and 49.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 9.95% under 18 years, 8.44% between 18 and 34 years, 53.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 28.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.6% were men and 49.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

2.62%
Uninsured
50.9%
Employer Coverage
1.63%
Medicaid
19.6%
Medicare
21.9%
Non-Group
3.26%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Sea Bright, NJ declined by 14.9% from 3.08% to 2.62%.

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