West BelmarNJ
Home to 2,862 people, this town lies in New Jersey.
Is West Belmar a good place to live?
14% of residents are under 18 in West Belmar, below both New Jersey’s towns (21%) and U.S. towns (22%). Among 469 New Jersey towns, just 4 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than West Belmar. We don’t grade West Belmar yet; the figures below are still real.
98% of working residents leave West Belmar for work
Where West Belmar’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Coney Island and 258 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around West Belmar. Close and well known come first.
Big draw28 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw37 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & Museum
Big draw21 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great Adventure2.2M visitors a year
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaBarclays Center
Big draw40 mi City parkHigh Line5.0M visitors a year
40 mi Stadium & arenaSports Illustrated StadiumPhoto credits
Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Six Flags Great Adventure: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Barclays Center: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · High Line: Wil Fyfordy, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sports Illustrated Stadium: Sam Szapucki, CC BY 2.0
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Moving to West Belmar: who provides what
West Belmar is unincorporated, so Monmouth County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in West Belmar.
With only 0.7 jobs per working resident, most people in West Belmar work out of town
In West Belmar, 3.9% of residents live below the poverty line. Only 2% of working residents stay in West Belmar for work; the rest commute out. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs locally rose by 73, to 822. The town’s mean commuting time stands at 25 minutes.
| West Belmar | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.9% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $109,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A older population than New Jersey as a whole
Among adults 25 and older in West Belmar, 40% hold a bachelor’s degree or more. The town’s midpoint age comes in at 44.9 years.
| West Belmar | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44.9 years | 42 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 40% | 45% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.3 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| West Belmar | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.4% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.3% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 18.6% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.5% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.2% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 23.7% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.4% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.3% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.8% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 13% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.9% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 29.2% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.9% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,900, single groups can be off by several points
The climate in West Belmar brings four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 85° and January nights drop to 26°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
West Belmar has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from strong wind
Compared with 62% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in West Belmar is lower. One flood insurance claim has been paid here since 2024. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 41% come from strong winds and 28% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy West Belmar is
For adults in West Belmar, the share who binge drink is 18%. Against the New Jersey average, West Belmar comes out ahead on 16 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 2. Among adults locally, 15% have been diagnosed with depression and 32% sleep under 7 hours.
| West Belmar | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 36% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 22% | 25% |
| What stands out | West Belmar | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.8% | 14.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.7% | 12.3% |
| More binge drinkers | 18.2% | 15.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in West Belmar sells for about $1.03M
Just over four in five households live in a home they own in West Belmar. In West Belmar, the rent at the middle of the market is $1,687 a month.
| West Belmar | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 82% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,687 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about West Belmar
Colleges nearby
23 within 15 miles of the center of West Belmar
About 5 of every 100 West Belmar residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
About West Belmar
Populated place in Monmouth County, New Jersey, US
West Belmar is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) within Wall Township, in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, the CDP's population was 2,459.
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- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 30 ft
West Belmar’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with West Belmar.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Belmar | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wall Township | #198 | B+ | D | B | B | A |
| Belmar | #303 | B− | D− | B− | B− | A |
| Spring Lake Heights | #56 | A | D− | A+ | B+ | A+ |
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