With 8,586 people, West Long Branch is a city in New Jersey. This skews young, with a median age of 29.9. The typical home is worth $684,300, having roughly tripled since 2000. Few US cities rank higher on income. About 45% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Density works out to 3,006 people per square mile.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $114,271, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 29.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
45% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 85%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about West Long Branch
What changed most since 1990
Median age36.1 → 29.9(−6.2 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants84.3% → 70.0%(−14.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
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)15.7%(20)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15%(19)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era19.7%(25)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War16.5%(21)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 127 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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Over time
West Long Branch, decade by decade
West Long Branch population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
7,690
$113,845
$477,134
33.6%
12.2
2000
8,258
$130,890
$369,796
34.9%
19.1
2010
8,097
$138,634
$661,886
37.6%
21.9
2020
8,587
$123,673
$551,356
46.2%
45.0
2024
8,586
$114,271
$684,300
45.0%
48.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
