Belle Mead is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 5,569 people and two associated neighborhoods, Belle Mead is the 298th largest community in New Jersey. Belle Mead has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Belle Mead, where the median household income is $219,215.00.

Belle Mead home prices are not only among the most expensive in New Jersey, but Belle Mead real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

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

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Belle Mead has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 34.98% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, Belle Mead 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, Belle Mead really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Belle Mead perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, 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.

In Belle Mead, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.33 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

Despite being a small town, Belle Mead has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Belle Mead, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Belle Mead is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 72.95% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Belle Mead in 2022 was $69,665, 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 $278,660 for a family of four.

Belle Mead is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Belle Mead home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Belle Mead residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Belle Mead include Italian, German, Dutch, Irish, and French.

Belle Mead also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 43.28%.

The most common language spoken in Belle Mead is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Polish.