City profile · New Jersey · Census ACS 2023

Beach Haven, NJ

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Beach Haven - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

1,096
Residents
$114,868
Median income
$1,217,600
Median home
$2,328
Median rent (state)

Beach Haven - the verdict

Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Beach Haven places in the 85th percentile for household income and the 0th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.

85th
percentile, household income
98th
percentile, home value
90th
percentile, median rent
0th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Beach Haven, NJ

Census ACS 2023 estimates count 1,096 residents in Beach Haven, a small town within New Jersey. The typical household in Beach Haven brings in $114,868 a year, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 1.6%. Typical homes in Beach Haven are valued around $1,217,600, and the median resident age is 59.4 years. Educational attainment runs 66.0% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 52.0% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

In 2024, 25 residential building permits were authorized in Beach Haven (Rapid Growth), up 47% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Beach Haven's reported crime rate runs above the national norm: FBI UCR figures show 13858.7 crimes per 100,000 residents, above the national average (reporting is voluntary across agencies, so treat this as reporting activity rather than a definitive danger score).

New Jersey carries a cost-of-living premium: the state registers 108.8 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Well Above Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $2,328 monthly. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts New Jersey's average monthly utility costs around $275 (state average). On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 96.2 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Very High).

Population

1,096 residents

Census ACS 2023 - New Jersey

Median Household Income

$114,868 /yr

Poverty 1.6%

Cost of Living Index (state)

108.8 (US=100)

Well Above Average - BEA RPP 2024, New Jersey average

How does Beach Haven compare to other US cities?

Here's how Beach Haven stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 85% higher than other cities
Home value 98% pricier than other cities
Median rent 90% pricier than other cities
Safety 0% safer than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at New Jersey, Beach Haven ranks #238 of 238 New Jersey cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

Each percentile compares Beach Haven against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to New Jersey only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.

New Jersey-relative analysis

Median Home Value is Beach Haven's strongest outlier among New Jersey cities

Among the 672 New Jersey cities PlainCities tracks with reported median home value data, Beach Haven ranks #18 - the 97th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Beach Haven only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.

Median Household Income
#270 of 659
59th percentile in New Jersey
Median Gross Rent
#124 of 686
68th percentile in New Jersey
Median Home Value
#18 of 672
97th percentile in New Jersey
Poverty Rate
#457 of 680
32nd percentile in New Jersey
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#112 of 686
83rd percentile in New Jersey

Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within New Jersey only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.

85thIncome percentile
0thSafety percentile

85th percentile nationally for median household income · 0th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

Beach Haven's profile vs. every US city

Income, affordability, and safety percentile

Beach Haven's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown. 3-axis radar comparing 1 series across Income, Affordability, Safety. IncomeAffordabilitySafety 30 Avg. percentile National median
Beach Haven's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.

How Beach Haven's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$1,217,600 2nd percentile more affordable than 2% of 15,600 US cities

$0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Below this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). This entry sits in this band. Beach Haven $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - Beach Haven, NJ Beach Haven, NJ's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not Beach Haven, NJ-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution Beach Haven, NJ median $114,868/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Beach Haven, NJ's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for Beach Haven, NJ. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 66.0%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 1.6%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 52.0%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
1,096
Median Income
$114,868
Median Home Value
$1,217,600
Median Age
59.4
Poverty Rate
1.6%
Labor force participation
52.0%
Bachelor's Degree+
66.0%

Safety & Crime

Total Crime Rate
13858.7
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
90.6
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
13768.1
per 100,000 residents

Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.

Schools

Total Schools
1
Public schools in this city

Population Change

Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025

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1,030 residents1,040 residents1,050 residents1,060 residents1,070 residents1,080 residents 202020212022202320242025 1,037 residents 1,066 residents ▲ +2.8%
Beach Haven's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.

Housing Supply

Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized

📈 Rapid Growth
Total Permits (2024)
25
housing units authorized
Single-Family
25
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
22.8
permits per 1,000 residents

5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)

Year Total
2019 17
2020 22
2021 28
2022 22
2023 16
2024 25

Permit volume increased 47% from 2019 to 2024.

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Drive Alone
49.5%
Carpool
2.4%
Public Transit
3.2%
Walk
11.1%
Work from Home
31.1%
Other
2.7%

Based on 505 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

State-average estimates for New Jersey - EIA 2023 residential energy data

Electricity
$120
avg/month
Natural Gas
$95
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$60
avg/month
Total Utilities
$275
estimated/month

Estimates reflect New Jersey state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Cost of living is a New Jersey state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Beach Haven sits in

Cost of Living Index
108.8
Well Above Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$2,328/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
96.2 / 100
Very High
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

Similar Cities in New Jersey

Mount Royal
1,077 people
Rosenhayn
1,066 people
Califon
1,065 people
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1,127 people
Mount Tabor
1,127 people
Roosevelt
1,059 people

Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Beach Haven's 1,096 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

North DeLand, FL
1,096 people
Haliimaile, HI
1,096 people
Bowling Green, MD
1,096 people
Little Valley, NY
1,096 people
Richfield Springs, NY
1,096 people
Five Points, NC
1,096 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Beach Haven's $114,868 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

Mahopac, NY
$114,867 median income
Broomall, PA
$114,844 median income
Rices Landing, PA
$114,844 median income
Waimanalo, HI
$114,896 median income
Triangle, VA
$114,837 median income
Mahomet, IL
$114,904 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - Beach Haven, NJ Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition Beach Haven, NJ - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 88.9% 7.8% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 10.5% White 88.9% Black or African American 0.1% Asian 0.1% American Indian 0.0% Native Hawaiian 0.0% Some other race 7.8% Two or more races 3.1% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How Beach Haven compares to nearby New Jersey cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
Beach Haven (this city) 1,096 $114,868
Mount Royal 1,077 N/A
Rosenhayn 1,066 N/A
Califon 1,065 $130,938
Census ACS 5-year FIPS NJ FBI UCR NCES CCD Census BPS 2024 OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about Beach Haven, NJ?

What is the population of Beach Haven, NJ? +

Beach Haven, NJ has a population of 1,096 according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in Beach Haven, NJ? +

Beach Haven households earn a median of $114,868 annually, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in Beach Haven? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Beach Haven; the closest available measure is the New Jersey state average, a cost of living index of 108.8 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Well Above Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within New Jersey vary by metro area.

Is Beach Haven, NJ safe? +

Beach Haven has a total crime rate of 13858.7 per 100,000 residents, which is above the national average. This reflects incidents reported to the FBI UCR program, not a definitive safety score -- agency reporting is voluntary and completeness varies by jurisdiction.

What is the median home value in Beach Haven, NJ? +

The median home value in Beach Haven is $1,217,600, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

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