Absecon vs McKee City

A side-by-side comparison of Absecon and McKee City: population, income, housing, and more.

Absecon and McKee City are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

McKee City has the higher population (10,843 vs 9,099 in Absecon). McKee City has the higher median household income ($81,667 vs $77,516 in Absecon). Absecon has the higher median home value ($237,600 vs $232,000 in McKee City).

Population, income & housing

	Absecon	McKee City
Population	9,099	10,843
Median age	37.1 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$77,516	$81,667
Median home value	$237,600	$232,000
Median gross rent	$1,814	$1,745
Housing units	3,759	5,050
Homeownership rate	73.4%	58.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.8%	30.2%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Absecon	McKee City
Population	8,362 → 9,099 (+8.8%)	8,337 → 10,843 (+30.1%)
Median household income	$70,393 → $77,516 (+10.1%)	$60,518 → $81,667 (+34.9%)
Median home value	$191,300 → $237,600 (+24.2%)	$153,600 → $232,000 (+51.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,402 → $1,814 (+29.4%)	$1,444 → $1,745 (+20.8%)

Absecon

Population

8,3629,099

Median household income

$70,393$77,516

Median home value

$191,300$237,600

Median gross rent

$1,402$1,814

McKee City

Population

8,33710,843

Median household income

$60,518$81,667

Median home value

$153,600$232,000

Median gross rent

$1,444$1,745

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Absecon	McKee City
Under 5	7.6%	5.1%
5 to 17	14.9%	13.0%
18 to 24	6.0%	11.6%
25 to 34	17.1%	9.9%
35 to 44	12.1%	18.2%
45 to 54	6.9%	14.4%
55 to 64	17.4%	11.2%
65 to 74	9.7%	12.8%
75 and over	8.3%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Absecon	McKee City
White (non-Hispanic)	65.9%	50.5%
Black or African American	10.2%	15.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.6%	6.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.4%	10.3%
Hispanic or Latino	15.2%	17.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Absecon	McKee City
No high school diploma	4.9%	5.2%
High school graduate	30.9%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	23.2%	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Absecon	McKee City
Drove alone	81.7%	75.9%
Carpooled	5.8%	9.9%
Public transit	2.9%	0.7%
Walked	1.2%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.4%	6.8%
Other means	0.1%	4.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Absecon	McKee City
1-unit, detached	69.2%	25.8%
1-unit, attached	10.4%	34.4%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	6.4%	22.7%
20 or more units	9.7%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	8.2%

Poverty & households

	Absecon	McKee City
Poverty rate	8.7%	10.3%
Average household size	2.51	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1974	1998