Manahawkin is a very small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 2,413 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Manahawkin is the 407th largest community in New Jersey. Housing costs in Manahawkin 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.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Manahawkin is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Manahawkin is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Manahawkin who work in sales jobs (17.02%), teaching (10.21%), and management occupations (9.51%). Manahawkin is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. Being a small town, Manahawkin does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, Manahawkin is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.46% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Manahawkin in 2022 was $50,424, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $201,696 for a family of four. However, Manahawkin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Manahawkin is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Manahawkin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Manahawkin residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Manahawkin also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.02% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Manahawkin include Italian, Irish, English, German, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Manahawkin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
