Seaside Heights 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 2,493 people and three associated neighborhoods, Seaside Heights is the 405th largest community in New Jersey. Housing costs in Seaside Heights are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Jersey.Unlike some boroughs, Seaside Heights isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Seaside Heights are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Seaside Heights is a borough of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Seaside Heights who work in food service (18.29%), computer science and math (9.47%), and healthcare suport services (8.55%). Also of interest is that Seaside Heights has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Another notable thing is that Seaside Heights is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the borough’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live. Seaside Heights is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. One downside of living in Seaside Heights is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Seaside Heights, the average commute to work is 31.84 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. In terms of college education, Seaside Heights is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 33.56% of adults in Seaside Heights have a college degree. The per capita income in Seaside Heights in 2022 was $38,232, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $152,928 for a family of four. However, Seaside Heights contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Seaside Heights also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 37.20% of its population below the federal poverty line.Seaside Heights is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Seaside Heights home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Seaside Heights residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Seaside Heights also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.98% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Seaside Heights include Italian, Irish, Scottish, Greek, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Seaside Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
