Bradley Beach is a very small coastal borough (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 4,219 people and two associated neighborhoods, Bradley Beach is the 339th largest community in New Jersey. Bradley Beach home prices are not only among the most expensive in New Jersey, but Bradley Beach real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Bradley Beach is a decidedly white-collar borough, with fully 91.66% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Bradley Beach is a borough of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bradley Beach who work in business and financial occupations (14.30%), management occupations (14.06%), and healthcare (13.74%). Of important note, Bradley Beach is also a borough of artists. Bradley Beach has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Bradley Beach’s character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 24.42% 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. One of the nice things about Bradley Beach 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. In Bradley Beach, a lot of people use a ferryboat to get to work every day though Bradley Beach is a relatively small borough. Those that ride a ferryboat are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.If knowledge is power, Bradley Beach is a pretty powerful place. 65.19% of the adults in Bradley Beach have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Bradley Beach in 2022 was $56,505, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $226,020 for a family of four. However, Bradley Beach contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bradley Beach is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Bradley Beach home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bradley Beach residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Bradley Beach also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.46% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bradley Beach include Irish, German, Italian, Polish, and English. The most common language spoken in Bradley Beach is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
