Brick is a larger medium-sized coastal township (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 75,651 people and 17 constituent neighborhoods, Brick is the tenth largest community in New Jersey.
One of the nice things about Brick is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.
The overall education level of Brick citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.22% of adults in Brick have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.
The per capita income in Brick in 2018 was $43,383, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $173,532 for a family of four. However, Brick contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Brick is a somewhat ethnically-diverse township. The people who call Brick home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Brick residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Brick also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.82% of the township’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Brick include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Brick is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.