Beach Haven West vs Mystic Island

A side-by-side comparison of Beach Haven West and Mystic Island: population, income, housing, and more.

Beach Haven West and Mystic Island are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mystic Island has the higher population (7,616 vs 5,164 in Beach Haven West). Beach Haven West has the higher median household income ($116,949 vs $71,917 in Mystic Island). Beach Haven West has the higher median home value ($577,500 vs $290,000 in Mystic Island).

Population, income & housing

	Beach Haven West	Mystic Island
Population	5,164	7,616
Median age	59.1 yrs	56.8 yrs
Median household income	$116,949	$71,917
Median home value	$577,500	$290,000
Median gross rent	—	$1,786
Housing units	4,633	4,995
Homeownership rate	96.7%	89.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.5%	24.4%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Beach Haven West	Mystic Island
Population	3,682 → 5,164 (+40.2%)	8,484 → 7,616 (-10.2%)
Median household income	$87,586 → $116,949 (+33.5%)	$57,197 → $71,917 (+25.7%)
Median home value	$403,700 → $577,500 (+43.1%)	$212,500 → $290,000 (+36.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,429 → $1,691 (+18.3%)	$1,452 → $1,786 (+23.0%)

Beach Haven West

Population

3,6825,164

Median household income

$87,586$116,949

Median home value

$403,700$577,500

Median gross rent

$1,429$1,691

Mystic Island

Population

8,4847,616

Median household income

$57,197$71,917

Median home value

$212,500$290,000

Median gross rent

$1,452$1,786

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Beach Haven West	Mystic Island
Under 5	0.8%	2.4%
5 to 17	7.4%	11.6%
18 to 24	6.1%	3.8%
25 to 34	8.1%	7.2%
35 to 44	7.2%	11.3%
45 to 54	15.1%	10.3%
55 to 64	18.9%	23.2%
65 to 74	19.9%	15.6%
75 and over	16.5%	14.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Beach Haven West	Mystic Island
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	85.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	1.3%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Beach Haven West	Mystic Island
No high school diploma	6.5%	6.9%
High school graduate	25.1%	44.6%
Some college or associate's	20.9%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	29.6%	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	17.9%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Beach Haven West	Mystic Island
Drove alone	73.5%	81.8%
Carpooled	14.4%	6.2%
Public transit	1.3%	3.6%
Walked	0.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	8.4%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Beach Haven West	Mystic Island
1-unit, detached	96.3%	95.8%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Beach Haven West	Mystic Island
Poverty rate	3.4%	16.4%
Average household size	2.22	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	30	39
Median year structure built	1984	1981