Seaside Heights is a very small coastal borough (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 2,486 people and three associated neighborhoods, Seaside Heights is the 405th largest community in New Jersey.

Housing costs in Seaside Heights 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.

Also of interest is that Seaside Heights 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: 7.63% 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.

Another notable thing is that Seaside Heights is a major vacation destination. Much of the borough’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Seaside Heights’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.

One of the nice things about Seaside Heights 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 Seaside Heights is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Seaside Heights, the average commute to work is 31.35 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

The education level of Seaside Heights citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.34% of adults in Seaside Heights have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Seaside Heights in 2022 was $39,295, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $157,180 for a family of four. However, Seaside Heights contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Seaside Heights also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 34.39% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Seaside Heights is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Seaside Heights home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Seaside Heights residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Seaside Heights also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.47% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Seaside Heights include Italian, Irish, Polish, Greek, and English.

The most common language spoken in Seaside Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.