Beachwood is a somewhat small coastal borough (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 10,316 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Beachwood is the 203rd largest community in New Jersey.

Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Beachwood is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Beachwood is a borough of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Beachwood who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.20%), sales jobs (10.58%), and management occupations (6.62%).

In addition, Beachwood is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, Beachwood is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Beachwood really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Beachwood perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

The borough is also nautical, which means that parts of Beachwood are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Beachwood is a very car-oriented borough. 97.4% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Beachwood is a small borough, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Beachwood has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Beachwood is a small borough, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Beachwood Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, the citizens of Beachwood rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.16% of adults 25 and older in Beachwood have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 14.96% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Beachwood in 2000 was $21,247, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $84,988 for a family of four. However, Beachwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Beachwood home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Beachwood is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Beachwood include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Beachwood is English. Some people also speak Spanish.