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. Asbury Park has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, 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.Unlike some cities, Asbury Park isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Asbury Park are a mix of both white- and blue-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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.72% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities. Even though Asbury Park is a smaller city, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly taxis for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.The education level of Asbury Park ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Asbury Park, 42.21% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. 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. Asbury Park also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 15.31%. The most common language spoken in Asbury Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
