Red Bank is a somewhat small coastal borough (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 12,856 people and six associated neighborhoods, Red Bank is the 149th largest community in New Jersey. Red Bank has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country. Housing costs in Red Bank 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.Red Bank is a decidedly white-collar borough, with fully 87.67% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Red Bank is a borough of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Red Bank who work in management occupations (13.81%), teaching (10.67%), and business and financial occupations (9.76%). Of important note, Red Bank is also a borough of artists. Red Bank has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Red Bank’s character. Also of interest is that Red Bank 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: 12.56% 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. Red Bank 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. One downside of living in Red Bank, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.27 minutes every day commuting to work. It is, however, a pedestrian-friendly borough. Many of its neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot. In addition, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead. Despite being a small borough, Red Bank has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.If knowledge is power, Red Bank is a pretty powerful place. 51.15% of the adults in Red Bank have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Red Bank in 2022 was $66,966, which is upper middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $267,864 for a family of four. However, Red Bank contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Red Bank is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Red Bank home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Red Bank residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Red Bank also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 25.64% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Red Bank include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish. Foreign born people are also an important part of Red Bank's cultural character, accounting for 17.89% of the borough’s population. The most common language spoken in Red Bank is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
