Bayville is a medium-sized coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 23,155 people and five associated neighborhoods, Bayville is the 87th largest community in New Jersey.

A relatively large number of people in Bayville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.13% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Because of many things, Bayville is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Bayville really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Bayville perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

One of the nice things about Bayville 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.

In Bayville, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.89 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The percentage of people in Bayville who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.04% of adults in Bayville have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Bayville in 2022 was $45,693, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $182,772 for a family of four.

Bayville is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bayville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bayville residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Bayville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.46% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bayville include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Bayville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.