Beachwood is a medium-sized coastal borough (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 11,153 people and three associated neighborhoods, Beachwood is the 182nd largest community in New Jersey.Beachwood is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Beachwood is a borough of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Beachwood who work in healthcare (11.22%), office and administrative support (10.25%), and sales jobs (10.08%). One of the nice things about Beachwood 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. One downside of living in Beachwood, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.04 minutes every day commuting to work. In terms of college education, Beachwood is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.29% of adults 25 and older in the borough have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Beachwood in 2022 was $47,446, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $189,784 for a family of four. However, Beachwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Beachwood is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Beachwood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Beachwood residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Beachwood also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.28% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Beachwood include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Beachwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
