About Avon-By-The-Sea

Avon-By-The-Sea is a very small coastal borough (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 2,237 people and just one neighborhood, Avon-By-The-Sea is the 447th largest community in New Jersey. Avon-By-The-Sea has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.

Avon-By-The-Sea is a decidedly white-collar borough, with fully 88.56% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Avon-By-The-Sea is a borough of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Avon-By-The-Sea who work in sales jobs (13.43%), office and administrative support jobs (13.08%), and management occupations (11.27%).

For a small borough, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Avon-By-The-Sea. This is not typical for most smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Avon-By-The-Sea.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Avon-By-The-Sea is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." While both of these categories describe educated professionals, urban sophisticates are quite a different demographic. 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.

One of the nice things about Avon-By-The-Sea is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the borough are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. This is definately true of Avon-By-The-Sea, which supports a strong tourist economy.

One downside of living in Avon-By-The-Sea, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 38.78 minutes every day commuting to work.

Avon-By-The-Sea 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.

Avon-By-The-Sea Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Avon-By-The-Sea. 48.00% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Avon-By-The-Sea in 2000 was $41,238, which is upper middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $164,952 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Avon-By-The-Sea is English. Some people also speak Spanish.