Brigantine vs Mays Landing

A side-by-side comparison of Brigantine and Mays Landing: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Brigantine has the higher population (7,702 vs 6,178 in Mays Landing). Brigantine has the higher median household income ($88,906 vs $80,777 in Mays Landing). Brigantine has the higher median home value ($485,000 vs $236,500 in Mays Landing).

Population, income & housing

	Brigantine	Mays Landing
Population	7,702	6,178
Median age	59.2 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$88,906	$80,777
Median home value	$485,000	$236,500
Median gross rent	$1,499	$1,150
Housing units	9,340	2,518
Homeownership rate	74.8%	73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.6%	35.8%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	10.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brigantine	Mays Landing
Population	8,832 → 7,702 (-12.8%)	2,524 → 6,178 (+144.8%)
Median household income	$72,372 → $88,906 (+22.8%)	$65,577 → $80,777 (+23.2%)
Median home value	$354,200 → $485,000 (+36.9%)	$182,300 → $236,500 (+29.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,344 → $1,499 (+11.5%)	$1,463 → $1,150 (-21.4%)

Brigantine

Population

8,8327,702

Median household income

$72,372$88,906

Median home value

$354,200$485,000

Median gross rent

$1,344$1,499

Mays Landing

Population

2,5246,178

Median household income

$65,577$80,777

Median home value

$182,300$236,500

Median gross rent

$1,463$1,150

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brigantine	Mays Landing
Under 5	2.6%	6.7%
5 to 17	6.9%	13.1%
18 to 24	4.8%	7.5%
25 to 34	11.4%	18.5%
35 to 44	6.3%	12.0%
45 to 54	8.5%	7.4%
55 to 64	25.7%	13.5%
65 to 74	20.2%	14.5%
75 and over	13.6%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brigantine	Mays Landing
White (non-Hispanic)	84.8%	54.6%
Black or African American	1.1%	11.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.4%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	24.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brigantine	Mays Landing
No high school diploma	6.8%	7.2%
High school graduate	23.3%	35.1%
Some college or associate's	24.4%	21.8%
Bachelor's degree	27.5%	24.0%
Graduate or professional degree	18.1%	11.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brigantine	Mays Landing
Drove alone	70.1%	82.7%
Carpooled	5.4%	10.5%
Public transit	3.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.3%	6.5%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brigantine	Mays Landing
1-unit, detached	50.6%	59.5%
1-unit, attached	13.5%	10.4%
2 to 4 units	17.2%	9.8%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	14.8%
20 or more units	10.5%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Brigantine	Mays Landing
Poverty rate	9.4%	3.2%
Average household size	1.95	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	25	36
Median year structure built	1980	1987