Echelon

Population: 13,577
Median household income: $81,808
Median home value: $288,000

Echelon, a community in Camden County, New Jersey, has 13,577 residents. The median household income of $81,808 is below the Camden County median ($86,384).

Between 2019 and 2023, Echelon's population grew 13.5% from 11,957 to 13,577, while its median home value rose 28.8% from $223,600 to $288,000.

The median gross rent is $1,697. 52.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,577
Median age: 35.4 yrs
Median household income: $81,808
Median home value: $288,000
Median gross rent: $1,697
Housing units: 6,240
Homeownership rate: 37.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 52.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,95713,577

Median household income

$73,671$81,808

Median home value

$223,600$288,000

Median gross rent

$1,371$1,697

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,957	$73,671	$223,600	$1,371
2020	12,687	$71,379	$238,200	$1,416
2021	13,668	$74,167	$232,700	$1,486
2022	13,553	$75,874	$272,300	$1,642
2023	13,577	$81,808	$288,000	$1,697

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3418.3%

35 to 4417.3%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 649.1%

65 to 747.1%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	557	4.1%
5 to 17	2,298	16.9%
18 to 24	1,323	9.7%
25 to 34	2,487	18.3%
35 to 44	2,354	17.3%
45 to 54	1,595	11.7%
55 to 64	1,234	9.1%
65 to 74	968	7.1%
75 and over	761	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,830	50.3%
Black or African American	1,552	11.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	3,574	26.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	328	2.4%
Two or more races	577	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	716	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.4%

High school graduate20.5%

Some college or associate's22.4%

Bachelor's degree33.0%

Graduate or professional degree19.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	414	4.4%
High school graduate	1,929	20.5%
Some college or associate's	2,107	22.4%
Bachelor's degree	3,101	33.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,848	19.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone64.0%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit7.3%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home17.5%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,603	64.0%
Carpooled	605	8.4%
Public transit	522	7.3%
Walked	92	1.3%
Bicycle	16	0.2%
Worked from home	1,261	17.5%
Other means	89	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,065	18.0%
15 to 29 min	1,964	33.1%
30 to 44 min	1,555	26.2%
45 to 59 min	539	9.1%
60+ min	804	13.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.15
Poverty rate: 10.4% (1,404 of 13,463)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,996	48.3%
Nonfamily households	3,211	51.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,207	99.5%
Vacant	33	0.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,319	37.4%
Renter-occupied	3,888	62.6%

1-unit, detached26.4%

1-unit, attached8.6%

2 to 4 units7.0%

5 to 19 units32.3%

20 or more units25.7%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,646	26.4%
1-unit, attached	535	8.6%
2 to 4 units	435	7.0%
5 to 19 units	2,013	32.3%
20 or more units	1,605	25.7%
Mobile home & other	6	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3419900
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.8 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 39.8472, -74.9937