Dover Beaches South vs Island Heights

A side-by-side comparison of Dover Beaches South and Island Heights: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Island Heights has the higher population (1,691 vs 1,520 in Dover Beaches South). Island Heights has the higher median household income ($107,308 vs $105,536 in Dover Beaches South). Dover Beaches South has the higher median home value ($688,400 vs $492,600 in Island Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Dover Beaches South	Island Heights
Population	1,520	1,691
Median age	63.4 yrs	53.2 yrs
Median household income	$105,536	$107,308
Median home value	$688,400	$492,600
Median gross rent	$1,750	$1,889
Housing units	2,428	894
Homeownership rate	92.6%	92.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.8%	50.7%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dover Beaches South	Island Heights
Population	1,243 → 1,520 (+22.3%)	1,497 → 1,691 (+13.0%)
Median household income	$79,796 → $105,536 (+32.3%)	$94,464 → $107,308 (+13.6%)
Median home value	$522,600 → $688,400 (+31.7%)	$389,600 → $492,600 (+26.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,695 → $1,750 (+3.2%)	$1,651 → $1,889 (+14.4%)

Dover Beaches South

Population

1,2431,520

Median household income

$79,796$105,536

Median home value

$522,600$688,400

Median gross rent

$1,695$1,750

Island Heights

Population

1,4971,691

Median household income

$94,464$107,308

Median home value

$389,600$492,600

Median gross rent

$1,651$1,889

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dover Beaches South	Island Heights
Under 5	0.5%	1.6%
5 to 17	5.2%	15.4%
18 to 24	2.1%	7.0%
25 to 34	3.9%	4.1%
35 to 44	4.2%	11.6%
45 to 54	9.4%	14.3%
55 to 64	27.8%	14.5%
65 to 74	30.7%	21.4%
75 and over	16.3%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dover Beaches South	Island Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	95.2%	90.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dover Beaches South	Island Heights
No high school diploma	2.6%	2.3%
High school graduate	18.5%	22.3%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	29.3%	27.9%
Graduate or professional degree	20.5%	22.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dover Beaches South	Island Heights
Drove alone	79.2%	78.8%
Carpooled	1.1%	2.8%
Public transit	2.7%	1.7%
Walked	0.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.8%	14.4%
Other means	4.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dover Beaches South	Island Heights
1-unit, detached	70.5%	95.9%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.5%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	0.8%
20 or more units	8.1%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dover Beaches South	Island Heights
Poverty rate	5.3%	0.9%
Average household size	1.88	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	36	31
Median year structure built	1987	1954