About Belford

Belford is a somewhat small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 5,977 people and just one neighborhood, Belford is the 304th largest community in New Jersey.

Unlike some towns , Belford isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Belford are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Belford is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Belford who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.42%), management occupations (11.85%), and sales jobs (11.27%).

Also of interest is that Belford has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Because of many things, Belford is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Belford a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Belford has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Belford's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Belford 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.

One downside of living in Belford is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Belford, the average commute to work is 38.74 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

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

Belford Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Belford who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 21.31% of adults in Belford have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Belford in 2000 was $27,541, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $110,164 for a family of four. However, Belford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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