Asbury Park is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 15,146 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Asbury Park is the 126th largest community in New Jersey. Much of the housing stock in Asbury Park was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country. Housing costs in Asbury Park are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Jersey.Asbury Park is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Asbury Park is a city of managers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Asbury Park who work in management occupations (15.31%), sales jobs (11.61%), and office and administrative support (7.57%). Also of interest is that Asbury Park has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Asbury Park telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.72% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Asbury Park is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. In Asbury Park, a lot of people use taxis to get to work every day though Asbury Park is a relatively small city. Those that ride taxis are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.Asbury Park is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 42.21% of adults in Asbury Park have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Asbury Park in 2022 was $53,385, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $213,540 for a family of four. However, Asbury Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Asbury Park is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Asbury Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Asbury Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Asbury Park also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.60% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Asbury Park include Italian, Irish, German, Haitian, and Polish. In addition, Asbury Park has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.31%). The most common language spoken in Asbury Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
