CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Beachwood

New Jersey · 9,324 residents · 2.76 sq mi

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Beachwood is home to 9,324 people in New Jersey. Owners hold 87% of the housing stock. Median rent is $799 a month. Poverty is uncommon here, at 5.4% of residents. Households take in $40,584 a year at the median, 35% more than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $120,300.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 38%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,324

−10%vs 2000

vs 10,375 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.3

−11%vs 2000

vs 35.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.76 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.2%(761)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(733)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.4%(783)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(694)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.6%(620)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.7%(1,744)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.2%(1,606)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.2%(950)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646%(557)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.3%(585)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.3%(214)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(77)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$40,584

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $59,022 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,510

−32%vs 2000

vs $21,247 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.4%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$120,300

+38%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $114,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$799

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $926 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

87.2%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.7% in 2000

12.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.9%(9,635)

Black0.9%(95)

Hispanic / Latino4.2%(438)

Asian1.1%(114)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.1%(9,144)

Black0.6%(57)

Hispanic / Latino2.7%(248)

Asian0.6%(57)

Other0.7%(66)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

South American4.5%(495)

Puerto Rican4.3%(476)

Colombian2.4%(269)

Mexican2.2%(239)

Cuban1.9%(208)

Ecuadorian1.8%(196)

Dominican0.9%(105)

Central American0.6%(65)

Guatemalan0.6%(65)

Uruguayan0.2%(19)

Peruvian0.1%(11)

Asian origin

Chinese0.4%(45)

Filipino0.3%(38)

Korean0%(5)

Asian Indian0%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.5%(55)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(6)

Ancestry

Italian24%(2,666)

Irish20.7%(2,291)

German17.8%(1,978)

English11.6%(1,283)

Polish9.7%(1,074)

American3.8%(422)

Hungarian1.3%(146)

Dutch1.3%(140)

French1.2%(137)

Swedish1.2%(135)

Norwegian1%(112)

Scottish0.9%(105)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Portuguese0.9%(103)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(103)

Ukrainian0.9%(97)

Russian0.9%(96)

Danish0.5%(50)

Brazilian0.4%(39)

Latvian0.4%(39)

Lithuanian0.3%(33)

Czech0.2%(23)

Slovak0.2%(23)

Welsh0.2%(20)

Greek0.2%(18)

Austrian0.2%(17)

Serbian0.1%(14)

Arab0.1%(13)

Egyptian0.1%(13)

Iranian0.1%(13)

Armenian0.1%(12)

Israeli0.1%(10)

Finnish0.1%(6)

British0%(4)

RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.1%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

82.6%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.0%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.8 min

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 22.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married34.3%(1,614)

Married55.9%(2,630)

Widowed1.6%(74)

Divorced8.2%(386)

Women 15+

Never married27.4%(1,299)

Married55%(2,607)

Widowed8.1%(385)

Divorced9.5%(449)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.7%

−5.8 ptssince 2013

from 9.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

63.1%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 66.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.2%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 12.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.4%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 18.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.5%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 13.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.1%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 77.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.9%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 30.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)18.1%(117)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.7%(115)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.1%(208)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 648 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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