Buena vs Egg Harbor City

A side-by-side comparison of Buena and Egg Harbor City: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Buena has the higher population (4,500 vs 4,378 in Egg Harbor City). Buena has the higher median household income ($78,393 vs $67,604 in Egg Harbor City). Buena has the higher median home value ($249,100 vs $182,100 in Egg Harbor City).

Population, income & housing

	Buena	Egg Harbor City
Population	4,500	4,378
Median age	33.6 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$78,393	$67,604
Median home value	$249,100	$182,100
Median gross rent	$1,138	$1,208
Housing units	1,757	1,890
Homeownership rate	67.7%	52.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.4%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	12.2%	11.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buena	Egg Harbor City
Population	4,356 → 4,500 (+3.3%)	4,100 → 4,378 (+6.8%)
Median household income	$53,275 → $78,393 (+47.1%)	$42,279 → $67,604 (+59.9%)
Median home value	$182,500 → $249,100 (+36.5%)	$138,300 → $182,100 (+31.7%)
Median gross rent	$899 → $1,138 (+26.6%)	$965 → $1,208 (+25.2%)

Buena

Population

4,3564,500

Median household income

$53,275$78,393

Median home value

$182,500$249,100

Median gross rent

$899$1,138

Egg Harbor City

Population

4,1004,378

Median household income

$42,279$67,604

Median home value

$138,300$182,100

Median gross rent

$965$1,208

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buena	Egg Harbor City
Under 5	7.3%	4.0%
5 to 17	14.4%	22.3%
18 to 24	16.8%	6.1%
25 to 34	12.9%	14.7%
35 to 44	10.4%	13.3%
45 to 54	12.4%	10.1%
55 to 64	8.5%	9.3%
65 to 74	11.7%	14.9%
75 and over	5.6%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buena	Egg Harbor City
White (non-Hispanic)	56.8%	43.2%
Black or African American	3.0%	35.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	7.9%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	30.6%	17.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buena	Egg Harbor City
No high school diploma	13.5%	14.6%
High school graduate	32.9%	29.1%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	9.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buena	Egg Harbor City
Drove alone	86.4%	80.1%
Carpooled	6.2%	1.8%
Public transit	0.0%	4.1%
Walked	0.5%	6.3%
Bicycle	1.1%	1.6%
Worked from home	5.3%	4.9%
Other means	0.4%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buena	Egg Harbor City
1-unit, detached	72.7%	65.4%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	6.0%
2 to 4 units	11.1%	8.9%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	13.0%
20 or more units	9.0%	6.7%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Buena	Egg Harbor City
Poverty rate	6.0%	8.1%
Average household size	2.73	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	30	24
Median year structure built	1964	1955