Edgewater

Population: 14,544
Median household income: $137,847
Median home value: $723,400

Edgewater, a community in Bergen County, New Jersey, has 14,544 residents. Its median household income of $137,847 runs above the Bergen County figure of $123,715.

From 2019 to 2023, Edgewater's population grew 17.3% from 12,403 to 14,544, while its median home value rose 20.4% from $600,600 to $723,400.

Owners occupy 41.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,544
Median age: 39.9 yrs
Median household income: $137,847
Median home value: $723,400
Median gross rent: $2,645
Housing units: 7,601
Homeownership rate: 41.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 74.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,40314,544

Median household income

$127,221$137,847

Median home value

$600,600$723,400

Median gross rent

$2,506$2,645

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,403	$127,221	$600,600	$2,506
2020	12,890	$130,267	$617,500	$2,422
2021	14,234	$126,483	$653,000	$2,566
2022	14,394	$136,806	$750,200	$2,580
2023	14,544	$137,847	$723,400	$2,645

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 179.3%

18 to 243.8%

25 to 3421.3%

35 to 4416.2%

45 to 5414.7%

55 to 6415.2%

65 to 748.0%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	845	5.8%
5 to 17	1,349	9.3%
18 to 24	546	3.8%
25 to 34	3,097	21.3%
35 to 44	2,352	16.2%
45 to 54	2,134	14.7%
55 to 64	2,206	15.2%
65 to 74	1,170	8.0%
75 and over	845	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,513	37.9%
Black or African American	505	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	6,125	42.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	72	0.5%
Two or more races	528	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,801	12.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.5%

High school graduate9.7%

Some college or associate's13.7%

Bachelor's degree40.8%

Graduate or professional degree33.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	299	2.5%
High school graduate	1,150	9.7%
Some college or associate's	1,616	13.7%
Bachelor's degree	4,817	40.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3,922	33.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 42 min

Drove alone35.2%

Carpooled4.1%

Public transit29.7%

Walked3.7%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home25.4%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,089	35.2%
Carpooled	363	4.1%
Public transit	2,604	29.7%
Walked	323	3.7%
Bicycle	38	0.4%
Worked from home	2,227	25.4%
Other means	130	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	862	13.2%
15 to 29 min	1,027	15.7%
30 to 44 min	1,324	20.2%
45 to 59 min	1,115	17.0%
60+ min	2,219	33.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.07
Poverty rate: 6.2% (906 of 14,506)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,831	54.7%
Nonfamily households	3,178	45.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1996

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,009	92.2%
Vacant	592	7.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,876	41.0%
Renter-occupied	4,133	59.0%

1-unit, detached3.8%

1-unit, attached9.5%

2 to 4 units17.9%

5 to 19 units7.4%

20 or more units61.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	290	3.8%
1-unit, attached	721	9.5%
2 to 4 units	1,357	17.9%
5 to 19 units	559	7.4%
20 or more units	4,674	61.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3420020
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.97 sq mi
Water area: 1.46 sq mi
Center point: 40.8246, -73.9738