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. Much of the housing stock in Bradley Beach was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country. 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 86.25% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Bradley Beach is a borough of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bradley Beach who work in management occupations (16.19%), business and financial occupations (14.83%), and office and administrative support (11.08%). A relatively large number of people in Bradley Beach telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 22.10% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. In addition to being popular with young singles, Bradley Beach is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums. 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. Being a small borough, Bradley Beach does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Bradley Beach, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Bradley Beach is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 59.36% 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 Bradley Beach in 2022 was $53,872, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $215,488 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 22.87% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bradley Beach include Irish, German, Italian, Polish, and English. In addition, Bradley Beach has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.02%). The most common language spoken in Bradley Beach is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
