Egg Harbor City

Population: 4,378
Median household income: $67,604
Median home value: $182,100

Egg Harbor City is a community in Atlantic County, New Jersey, home to 4,378 residents. Its median household income of $67,604 runs below the Atlantic County figure of $76,819.

From 2019 to 2023, Egg Harbor City's population grew 6.8% from 4,100 to 4,378, while its median home value rose 31.7% from $138,300 to $182,100.

Owners occupy 52.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 36.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,378
Median age: 36.7 yrs
Median household income: $67,604
Median home value: $182,100
Median gross rent: $1,208
Housing units: 1,890
Homeownership rate: 52.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.7%
Unemployment rate: 11.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,1004,378

Median household income

$42,279$67,604

Median home value

$138,300$182,100

Median gross rent

$965$1,208

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,100	$42,279	$138,300	$965
2020	4,072	$46,917	$145,500	$943
2021	4,368	$47,424	$144,100	$990
2022	4,376	$51,675	$170,900	$966
2023	4,378	$67,604	$182,100	$1,208

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1722.3%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 649.3%

65 to 7414.9%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	173	4.0%
5 to 17	977	22.3%
18 to 24	266	6.1%
25 to 34	642	14.7%
35 to 44	584	13.3%
45 to 54	444	10.1%
55 to 64	409	9.3%
65 to 74	654	14.9%
75 and over	229	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,891	43.2%
Black or African American	1,561	35.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.1%
Asian	22	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	144	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	754	17.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.6%

High school graduate29.1%

Some college or associate's37.6%

Bachelor's degree9.3%

Graduate or professional degree9.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	432	14.6%
High school graduate	862	29.1%
Some college or associate's	1,115	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	276	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	277	9.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone80.1%

Carpooled1.8%

Public transit4.1%

Walked6.3%

Bicycle1.6%

Worked from home4.9%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,519	80.1%
Carpooled	34	1.8%
Public transit	77	4.1%
Walked	120	6.3%
Bicycle	30	1.6%
Worked from home	93	4.9%
Other means	24	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	499	27.7%
15 to 29 min	640	35.5%
30 to 44 min	461	25.6%
45 to 59 min	146	8.1%
60+ min	58	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 8.1% (356 of 4,371)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,002	60.5%
Nonfamily households	653	39.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,655	87.6%
Vacant	235	12.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	862	52.1%
Renter-occupied	793	47.9%

1-unit, detached65.4%

1-unit, attached6.0%

2 to 4 units8.9%

5 to 19 units13.0%

20 or more units6.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,237	65.4%
1-unit, attached	114	6.0%
2 to 4 units	168	8.9%
5 to 19 units	245	13.0%
20 or more units	126	6.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3420350
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.57 sq mi
Center point: 39.5637, -74.5959