Belford is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Middletown Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP's population was 1,648. 1960 1970<br> 1980 1990 2000<br> 2010 2020
!Pop 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|White alone (NH)
|1,255
|1,536
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,343
|93.66%
|86.88%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |81.49%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|3
|27
|style='background: #ffffe6; |23
|0.22%
|1.53%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.40%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|1
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.07%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|8
|36
|style='background: #ffffe6; |47
|0.60%
|2.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.85%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.42%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|10
|26
|style='background: #ffffe6; |54
|0.75%
|1.47%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.28%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|63
|143
|style='background: #ffffe6; |174
|4.70%
|8.09%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10.56%
|-
|Total
|1,340
|1,768
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,648
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2010 census
The 2010 United States census counted 1,768 people, 584 households, and 459 families in the CDP. The population density was . There were 616 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 94.17% (1,665) White, 1.53% (27) Black or African American, 0.00% (0) Native American, 2.04% (36) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 0.57% (10) from other races, and 1.70% (30) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.09% (143) of the population.
Of the 584 households, 38.7% had children under the age of 18; 63.9% were married couples living together; 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present and 21.4% were non-families. Of all households, 15.8% were made up of individuals and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.32.
There were 436 households, out of which 42.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.5% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.2% were non-families. 10.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.06 and the average family size was 3.29. In 2011, $2.5 million in state funding was awarded to improve the bulkhead at the facility. In 2023, New Jersey got $11.3 million from the federal government for hybrid-powered ferries for NY Waterway and upgrading the Belford Ferry Terminal. Out of the $11.3 million, $4 million was to be used to make repairs and updates to the Belford Ferry Terminal.
New Jersey Transit offers local bus service on the 817 and 834 routes.
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Belford include:
- Knowshon Moreno, running back for the Denver Broncos and Miami Dolphins
- Tammy Lynn Sytch, professional wrestling manager best known for her time in the World Wrestling Federation as the character Sunny
- Claudia Vázquez (born 1990), footballer who has played as forward and midfielder for the Puerto Rico women's national football team