Erma vs South Dennis

A side-by-side comparison of Erma and South Dennis: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Erma has the higher population (2,039 vs 1,579 in South Dennis). South Dennis has the higher median household income ($137,083 vs $93,674 in Erma). Erma has the higher median home value ($378,000 vs $352,800 in South Dennis).

Population, income & housing

	Erma	South Dennis
Population	2,039	1,579
Median age	37.8 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$93,674	$137,083
Median home value	$378,000	$352,800
Median gross rent	$1,576	—
Housing units	907	682
Homeownership rate	73.0%	91.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.8%	43.1%
Unemployment rate	12.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Erma	South Dennis
Population	1,876 → 2,039 (+8.7%)	1,603 → 1,579 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$84,803 → $93,674 (+10.5%)	$104,000 → $137,083 (+31.8%)
Median home value	$299,300 → $378,000 (+26.3%)	$284,100 → $352,800 (+24.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,194 → $1,576 (+32.0%)	—

Erma

Population

1,8762,039

Median household income

$84,803$93,674

Median home value

$299,300$378,000

Median gross rent

$1,194$1,576

South Dennis

Population

1,6031,579

Median household income

$104,000$137,083

Median home value

$284,100$352,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Erma	South Dennis
Under 5	10.0%	9.1%
5 to 17	15.5%	14.5%
18 to 24	3.8%	4.2%
25 to 34	17.4%	8.5%
35 to 44	9.4%	21.5%
45 to 54	8.5%	7.5%
55 to 64	18.2%	13.6%
65 to 74	11.2%	12.7%
75 and over	5.8%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Erma	South Dennis
White (non-Hispanic)	75.9%	92.9%
Black or African American	2.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	13.1%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Erma	South Dennis
No high school diploma	4.6%	6.3%
High school graduate	28.3%	30.1%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	20.4%
Bachelor's degree	26.9%	30.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	13.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Erma	South Dennis
Drove alone	76.7%	85.1%
Carpooled	10.3%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	1.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	4.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	2.6%
Other means	0.0%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Erma	South Dennis
1-unit, detached	91.3%	94.3%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Erma	South Dennis
Poverty rate	7.2%	2.3%
Average household size	2.60	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	20	26
Median year structure built	1977	1983