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West Long Branch borough, New Jersey: commercial real estate data.
West Long Branch borough is a Census borough of 8,586 people across 2.86 square miles of land, in Monmouth County. Median household income is $114,271, 70.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 13 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.6 m.
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West Long Branch
What West Long Branch is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area2.86 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,006
- County holding the largest share of its areaMonmouth County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Long Branch
How many people live in West Long Branch
- Population8,586
- Median age29.9
- Population under 181,624
- Share under 1818.9 percent
- Population 65 and over1,274 plus or minus 275
- Share 65 and over14.8 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Households2,810
- Family households1,867
- Share of households that are families66.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Long Branch
Income and work in West Long Branch
- Median household income$114,271
- Per capita income$50,928
- Civilian labor force4,486
- Employed4,115
- Unemployed371 plus or minus 168
- Unemployment rate8.3 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Adults 25 and over5,030
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher45.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree16.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Long Branch
Housing in West Long Branch
- Housing units3,097
- Occupied units2,810
- Vacant units287 plus or minus 112
- Vacancy rate9.3 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Owner occupied1,968
- Renter occupied842 plus or minus 251
- Ownership rate70.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$684,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,970 plus or minus $513
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.7 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Single family units2,460
- Share single family79.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more637 plus or minus 235
- Share in buildings of two or more20.6 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1966
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Long Branch
How West Long Branch gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,994
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,452
- Share commuting under 15 minutes48.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more762 plus or minus 169
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.5 percent
- Drove alone63.5 percent
- Carpooled3.4 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Public transport1.7 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Walked5.9 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Worked from home23.7 percent plus or minus 8.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Long Branch
SBA loans in West Long Branch (7(a))
- Approvals13
- Gross approval$2,624,600
- Average approval$201,892
- Median approval$100,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$300,000
- Largest approval$1,032,800
- Jobs supported59
- Jobs per approval4.5
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more7.7 percent
- Share to franchises15.4 percent
- Distinct lenders8
- Distinct industries by NAICS10
A charge-off rate is not published here. only 2 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a rate over that few outcomes would move several points on one loan.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
West Long Branch
SBA loans in West Long Branch (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$3,052,000
- Average approval$1,526,000
- Median approval$2,479,000
- Largest approval$2,479,000
- Jobs supported25
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Monmouth County, not West Long Branch
Monmouth County context, not West Long Branch figures
These are Monmouth County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as West Long Branch measurements.
- Establishments in Monmouth County19,883
- Employment at those establishments, Monmouth County257,734
- Covered employment, Monmouth County274,000
- Average annual pay, Monmouth County$70,560
- Average weekly wage, Monmouth County$1,357
- Housing units permitted, Monmouth County2,782
- Of those, single family, Monmouth County2,151
- County product, 2024, Monmouth County$52,693,317,000
- County product change over the prior year, Monmouth County5.3 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Monmouth County$138,672
Every figure in this section is published for Monmouth County as a whole and is not a measurement of West Long Branch. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- This place is not listed as a community in the FEMA Community Status Book, so no NFIP participation or CRS class is shown.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
West Long Branch questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in West Long Branch, New Jersey?
8,586, in 2,810 households. West Long Branch borough covers 2.86 square miles of land, which is 3,006 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is West Long Branch in?
Monmouth County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in West Long Branch?
$114,271. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $684,300. Median gross rent is $1,970 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to West Long Branch businesses?
13 7(a) approvals totalling $2.6 m, across 8 lenders, median approval $100,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $3.1 m. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in West Long Branch, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to West Long Branch borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for West Long Branch. only 2 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a percentage over that few outcomes would move several points on a single loan. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page West Long Branch figures?
No, and they are labelled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Monmouth County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of West Long Branch.
Is zoning published for West Long Branch?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.