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Bay Head, New Jersey, in Ocean county, is 3 miles E of Brick, New Jersey (center to center) and 46 miles S of Newark, New Jersey. The town is included in the Monmouth - Ocean metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 1,238 people lived in Bay Head.
In Bay Head, about 58% of adults are married.
If you spend a lot of time in Bay Head, you'll notice that retired and elderly people are a common sight.
In 2000, Bay Head had a median family income of $93,055. Many people in Bay Head make a good living. Significantly, more adults in the town have earned college degrees than have people in most other towns in New Jersey. In Bay Head, a noticeable number of people work from home rather than commuting every day. (Whether or not they're interested in marriage, it's worth noting that there are a lot of high-income single people in the town.)
Bay Head residents donated more money ($13,875) to George W. Bush than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Republican party attracted the most donations from the town.
An estimated 83% of living spaces in Bay Head are occupied by their owners, not by renters. Vacation or seasonal housing units are not uncommon in the town. Bay Head housing isn't the newest - the average home age is greater here than you'll find elsewhere.
In Bay Head, 81% of commuters drive to work. More so than most places, the town is a decent place to commute to work on foot (or bicycle saddle).
Bay Head strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New Jersey):
| Category | Trophy | |
|---|---|---|
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers) | Top 1% |  |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers) | Top 1% | |
| Median Family Income (vs. Peers) | Top 3% | |
| College Educated Adults (vs. Peers) | Top 3% | |
| Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers) | Top 4% | |
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers) | Top 4% | |
| Low Violent Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 5% | |
| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers) | Top 7% | |
| Walking and Biking to Work (vs. Peers) | Top 13% | |
Comparing Bay Head to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in New Jersey (State):
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| Racial Diversity |  | |
| Male Share of the Population |  |  |
| Children Under 5 Years Old | | |
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| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Working at Home | | |
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| Walking and Biking to Work | | |
| Short Commute Times | | |
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| Seasonal and Vacation Housing | | |
| People Living Alone | | |
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| Housing Recently Built | | |
| Affordability of Rents | | |
| Affordability of Property Taxes | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Low Violent Crime | | |
| Low Property Crime | | |
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