Red Bank is a medium-sized coastal borough (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 12,779 people and six associated neighborhoods, Red Bank is the 149th largest community in New Jersey. Much of the housing stock in Red Bank was built prior to World War II, 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. One of the nice things about Red Bank is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. One downside of living in Red Bank is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Red Bank, the average commute to work is 30.27 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the borough, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. In addition, it is also a pedestrian-friendly borough. Many of Red Bank’s neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot. In Red Bank, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though Red Bank is a relatively small borough. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town 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. Red Bank also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 17.89%. The most common language spoken in Red Bank is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
