Belmar borough, NJ

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 5,877 ( 83 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population density: 5623.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,686	79.73%	3.7%
Black:	204	3.47%	10.9%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	51	0.87%	7.3%
2+ races:	20	0.34%	64.3%
Hispanic:	877	14.92%	9.7%

Total non-White:	1,191	20.27%	6.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	166	3.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	-83	-1.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
5,794
4,520	78.01%
184	3.18%
4	0.07%
55	0.95%
56	0.97%
971	16.76%
1,274	21.99%

2000
6,045
5,296	87.61%
168	2.78%
5	0.08%
47	0.78%
116	1.92%
406	6.72%
749	12.39%

1990
5,877
5,374	91.44%
313	5.33%
13	0.22%
7	0.12%
n/a
170	2.89%
503	8.56%

1980
6,771
6,346	93.72%
385	5.69%
0	0.00%
21	0.31%
n/a
12	0.18%
425	6.28%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-776	-12.8
525	8.7

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-78	-1.3
246	4.2

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-972	-14.4
78	1.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Belmar borough, NJ

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
45.3
784	13.3%
5,093	86.7%
1,030	17.5%

2,699
2.17

1,260	46.7%
848	67.3%
82	6.5%
1,439	53.3%

2010
Number	Percent
41.9
974	16.8%
4,820	83.2%
859	14.8%

2,695
2.14

1,267	47.0%
913	72.1%
112	8.8%
1,428	53.0%

2000
Number	Percent
38.5
1,037	17.2%
5,008	82.8%
946	15.6%

2,936
2.05

1,342	45.7%
928	69.2%
127	9.5%
1,594	54.3%

1990
Number	Percent
36.1
1,068	18.2%
4,809	81.8%
1,156	19.7%

2,710
2.16

1,410	52.0%
1,031	73.1%
111	7.9%
1,300	48.0%

1980
Number	Percent
36.6
1,309	19.3%
5,462	80.7%
1,444	21.3%

3,036
2.22

1,703	56.1%
1,312	77.0%
163	9.6%
1,333	43.9%

2022 Housing Data for Belmar borough, NJ

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	132	4.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	33	1.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	92	3.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	38	1.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	34	1.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	68	2.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	71	2.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	281	10.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	44	1.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	176	6.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	128	4.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	330	12.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	263	9.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	159	5.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	246	9.1%
$200,000 or more	604	22.4%

Median Household Income	89,736
Per Capita Income	66,508

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	47	1.7%
Public Assistance	12	0.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	125	4.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,714	78.3%
Unemployed	163	4.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,877	83.1%
Not in Labor Force	587	16.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,366	956	58.8%
Non-Profit	114	71	61.6%
Self-Employed	124	89	58.2%

Local Government	257	187	57.9%
State Government	49	40	55.1%
Federal Government	186	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	1,490	1,045	58.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	606	298	67.0%
Total	2,096	1,343	60.9%

Pct. Govt.	20.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	738	21.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	614	17.8%
Professional, Technical	694	20.1%
Service Occupations	869	25.1%
All others	544	15.7%

White Collar		59.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	444	12.8%
Accommodation and food services	378	10.9%
Health care and social assistance	318	9.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	306	8.8%
Transportation and warehousing	269	7.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	261	7.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	241	7.0%
Retail trade	231	6.7%
Manufacturing	223	6.4%
Construction	217	6.3%
Public administration	137	4.0%
Finance and insurance	130	3.8%
Other services	86	2.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	83	2.4%
Wholesale trade	59	1.7%
Information	41	1.2%
Utilities	35	1.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	501	8.52%
Puerto Rican	82	1.40%
Cuban	24	0.41%
Dominican	1	0.02%

Total Central American	124	2.11%
Costa Rican	124	2.11%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	15	0.26%
Argentinean	15	0.26%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	130	2.21%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	28	0.48%
Filipino	6	0.10%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,719	83.2%
Spanish	639	11.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	110	1.9%
Other Indo-European	100	1.8%
French, Haitian, Cajun	68	1.2%
Other	10	0.2%
German, other Germanic	9	0.2%
Chinese	9	0.2%
Tagalog	6	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	1,896	32.3%
Italian	1,608	27.4%
Polish	604	10.3%
German	591	10.1%
English	394	6.7%
Russian	137	2.3%
Greek	72	1.2%
American	70	1.2%
Lithuanian	65	1.1%
French	60	1.0%
Scottish	59	1.0%
Hungarian	58	1.0%
European	55	0.9%
Czech	53	0.9%
Belgian	51	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,580	94.9%
Not a citizen	297	5.1%

Native	5,330	90.7%
Foreign-born	547	9.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
122	2.6%	214	4.6%	784	16.8%	1,212	26.0%	1,664	35.6%	672	14.4%
Average years of education: 14.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	122	2.6%
9-12 Years	214	4.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	784	16.8%
Some College	1,212	26.0%
Bach. Degree	1,664	35.6%
Grad Degree	672	14.4%
Average years of education: 14.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +188	D +249	D + 9.1%
D +437
2020 vs. 2012	R +474	D +46	D + 2.6%
D +520
2020 vs. 2008	R +395	R +11	D + 0.2%
D +384

2016 vs. 2008	R +207	R +260	R + 8.9%
D -53
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	77%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,784	49.9%	Joe Biden (D)	1,716	48.0%	73	2.0%	3,573	9	3	0.08%
2016	65%	Donald Trump (R)	1,596	52.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,279	42.0%	168	5.5%	3,043	11	7	0.08%
2012	53%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,310	51.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,196	46.8%	49	1.9%	2,555	11	4	0.07%
2008	57%	John McCain (R)	1,389	50.2%	Barack Obama (D)	1,332	48.2%	44	1.6%	2,765	9	5	0.07%
2004	56%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,394	50.6%	John Kerry (D)	1,327	48.2%	32	1.2%	2,753	4	0	0.08%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Belmar borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,716

48.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,784

49.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

3,573

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 3

2016 President, Belmar borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,279

42.0%

Donald Trump (R)

1,596

52.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.7%

Other

2.8%

TOTAL

3,043

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 7

2012 President, Belmar borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,196

46.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,310

51.3%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

2,555

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 4

2008 President, Belmar borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,332

48.2%

John McCain (R)

1,389

50.2%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

2,765

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 5

2004 President, Belmar borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,394

50.6%

John Kerry (D)

1,327

48.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.8%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

2,753

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 0

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Belmar borough, NJ

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2021	G	53%	Jack Ciattarelli (R)	1,411	57.6%	Phil Murphy* (D)	1,011	41.3%	27 [+]	1.1%	2,449	10	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2021: Other (Write-in) 27 (1.1%);
2020	S2	76%	Rik Mehta (R)	1,789	51.0%	Cory Booker* (D)	1,643	46.8%	76 [+]	2.2%	3,508	10	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 50 (1.4%); Veronica Fernandez (Of, By, For) 15 (0.4%); Daniel Burke (LaRouche Was Right) 11 (0.3%);
2018	S1	57%	Bob Hugin (R)	1,451	54.0%	Robert Menendez* (D)	1,116	41.6%	118 [+]	4.4%	2,685	11	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 80 (3.0%); Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 24 (0.9%); Murray Sabrin (Libertarian) 14 (0.5%);
2017	G	43%	Kim Guadagno (R)	1,044	52.0%	Phil Murphy (D)	905	45.1%	57 [+]	2.8%	2,006	10	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2017: Other (Write-in) 35 (1.7%); Gina Genovese (Reduce Property Taxes) 12 (0.6%); Peter Rohrman (Libertarian) 10 (0.5%);
2014	S2	45%	Cory Booker* (D)	1,066	50.3%	Jeffrey Bell (R)	983	46.4%	71 [+]	3.3%	2,120	4	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Joseph Baratelli (Libertarian) 30 (1.4%); Hank Schroeder (Economic Growth) 30 (1.4%); Jeff Boss (NSA Did 9/11) 6 (0.3%); Antonio Sabas (I) 5 (0.2%); Eugene LaVergne (D-R Party) 0 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,831
Median Value	$716,600

Occupied	2,699	70.5%
Vacant	1,132	29.5%

Owned	1,373	50.9%
Rented	1,326	49.1%
Median Rent	$1,722

Single-Family Units	2,397	62.6%
Detached	2,127	55.5%
Attached	270	7.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	788	20.6%
Mobile Homes	7	0.2%

Belmar borough, NJ

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Belmar borough, NJ

2022 Housing Data for Belmar borough, NJ

2022 Income & Employment Data for Belmar borough, NJ

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Belmar borough, NJ

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Belmar borough, NJ

Historical Presidential Election Results for Belmar borough, NJ

Historical Statewide Election Results for Belmar borough, NJ