West Belmar, New Jersey

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.<ref name=CPH232>New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32), United States Census Bureau, August 2012. Accessed December 16, 2012.</ref><ref>GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County – County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Monmouth County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 16, 2012.</ref><ref>Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed April 19, 2015.</ref> As of the 2020 census, the CDP's population was 2,459.<ref name="Census 2020"/>

Geography

West Belmar is in southeastern Monmouth County, on the eastern edge of Wall Township. It is bordered to the north by the borough of Belmar and to the east by the borough of Lake Como. The borough of Spring Lake Heights touches the southeast corner of the CDP, and Route 35 (River Road) forms the CDP's western boundary. Route 35 leads north into Belmar and south Template:Convert to Point Pleasant Beach. Route 71 runs through the east side of the CDP, leading north into Belmar and south through Spring Lake Heights to Sea Girt and Manasquan. Route 138, the eastern continuation of Interstate 195, has its eastern terminus at Route 70 on the border of West Belmar. Via Interstate 195, Trenton, the state capital, is Template:Convert to the west.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the West Belmar CDP has an area of Template:Convert, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024"/>

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 2,493 people, 984 households, and 646 families in the CDP. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 1,092 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup was 91.01% (2,269) White, 0.60% (15) Black or African American, 0.60% (15) Native American, 1.56% (39) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 5.09% (127) from other races, and 1.12% (28) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.71% (267) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 984 households, 28.3% had children under the age of 18; 46.2% were married couples living together; 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present and 34.3% were non-families. Of all households, 27.0% were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.09.<ref name=Census2010/>

21.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 31.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.7 years. For every 100 females, the population had 93.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 90.0 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

2000 census

At the 2000 census<ref name="GR2" /> there were 2,606 people, 1,000 households, and 673 families living in the CDP. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 1,096 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.47% White, 0.92% African American, 0.19% Native American, 1.27% Asian, 0.27% Pacific Islander, 0.84% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.57% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>DP-1 - Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 from the Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for West Belmar CDP, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed August 9, 2012.</ref>

Of the 1,000 households 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 27.7% of households were one person and 9.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.21.<ref name=Census2000/>

The age distribution was 26.2% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 34.3% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males.<ref name=Census2000/>

The median household income was $56,367 and the median family income was $60,144. Males had a median income of $46,458 versus $32,500 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $22,276. About 4.5% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.4% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/>

Notable people

Template:Category see also People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with West Belmar include:

• Nicholas Reale (1922–1984), watercolorist with a lengthy career in art and teaching<ref>Jacobson, Carol. "Summer to bring lots of activities for area artists", The Daily Register, May 31, 1978. Accessed December 29, 2024, via Newspapers.com. "The Guild of Creative Art in Shrewsbury will devote a month, beginning Sunday, with a public reception from 3 to 5 p.m., to Nicholas Reale's watercolors.... Reale, who is a resident of Hillside and West Belmar, will run another workshop for painters interested in learning unusual watercolor techniques."</ref>