A city of 75,482. Healthier than 81% of U.S. towns.
The 3 things Brick does most differently from other towns.
Where Brick’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
What neighbors are saying. Town Square →
I just heard that a brand new Italian restaurant is now open in Brick and I couldn't be more excited to try it out. With our median household…
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Ordered by what stands out in Brick. Another town gets a different order.
Brick beats the New Jersey average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.
| What stands out | Brick | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.2% | 14.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9% | 12.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 7.5% |
Most working residents leave Brick for work: only 16% work in town. The top destinations are Lakewood (8%), Toms River (8%) and Wall (7%). Half commute less than 10 miles.
The typical Brick home is worth about $523,000, up 5.6% in a year, 10% below the New Jersey typical home.
11 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge | 2.3 mi | 897 |
| 2. Lake Rivera Park | 0.2 mi | 6 |
| 3. Angela M. Hibbard Park | — | 5 |
The public schools Brick’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 57% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Havens Young Elementary School | K–5 | 843 | C |
| Veterans Memorial Elementary School | K–5 | 619 | C |
| Midstreams Elementary School | K–5 | 558 | B− |
| Lanes Mill Elementary School | K–5 | 557 | C |
| Drum Point Road Elementary School | K–5 | 465 | C+ |
| Osbornville Elementary School | K–5 | 372 | C |
Brick has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 25°.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 59% of U.S. communities.
Brick reports less crime per resident than 55% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. New Jersey has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Brick sits closer to the middle.
24 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 2 places on the National Register.
2 places in Brick on the National Register of Historic Places.
11 notable people were born in Brick.
Township in Ocean County, New Jersey, US
Brick Township is a township situated on the Jersey Shore within Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the city retained its position as the state's 13th-most-populous municipality, with a population of 73,620, a decrease of 1,452 (−1.9%) from the 2010 census count of 75,072, which in turn reflected a decline of 1,047 residents (−1.4%) from its population of 76,119 at the 2000 census, when it was the state's 12th most-populous municipality. A majority of Brick Township is located on the mainland. There are Brick Ocean Beaches I, II, and III situated on the Barnegat Peninsula, a long, narrow barrier peninsula that separates Barnegat Bay from the …
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10 towns share a border with Brick.
