New Egypt

Population: 1,949
Median household income: $67,633
Median home value: $356,200

Located in Ocean County, New Jersey, New Egypt is a community with a population of 1,949. At $67,633, its median household income sits below Ocean County's $86,411.

Between 2019 and 2023, New Egypt's population declined 20.8% from 2,460 to 1,949, while its median home value rose 27.1% from $280,200 to $356,200.

The largest age group is 65 to 74, 21.2% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 84.3% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,949
Median age: 42.6 yrs
Median household income: $67,633
Median home value: $356,200
Median gross rent: $1,479
Housing units: 952
Homeownership rate: 53.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.5%
Unemployment rate: 9.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,4601,949

Median household income

$73,522$67,633

Median home value

$280,200$356,200

Median gross rent

$1,074$1,479

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,460	$73,522	$280,200	$1,074
2020	2,187	$61,833	$284,500	$1,116
2021	1,813	$64,861	$291,900	$1,128
2022	1,552	$70,060	$342,500	$1,299
2023	1,949	$67,633	$356,200	$1,479

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

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1714.4%

18 to 245.4%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4416.3%

45 to 546.1%

55 to 6417.0%

65 to 7421.2%

75 and over2.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	70	3.6%
5 to 17	281	14.4%
18 to 24	105	5.4%
25 to 34	257	13.2%
35 to 44	317	16.3%
45 to 54	118	6.1%
55 to 64	332	17.0%
65 to 74	413	21.2%
75 and over	56	2.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,643	84.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	306	15.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.8%

High school graduate39.2%

Some college or associate's22.6%

Bachelor's degree16.7%

Graduate or professional degree8.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	191	12.8%
High school graduate	585	39.2%
Some college or associate's	337	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	249	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	131	8.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone97.3%

Carpooled2.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	909	97.3%
Carpooled	25	2.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	159	17.0%
15 to 29 min	186	19.9%
30 to 44 min	276	29.6%
45 to 59 min	185	19.8%
60+ min	128	13.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 10.0% (195 of 1,949)

	Count	Share
Family households	528	58.6%
Nonfamily households	373	41.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	901	94.6%
Vacant	51	5.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	480	53.3%
Renter-occupied	421	46.7%

1-unit, detached64.3%

1-unit, attached18.7%

2 to 4 units12.0%

5 to 19 units5.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	612	64.3%
1-unit, attached	178	18.7%
2 to 4 units	114	12.0%
5 to 19 units	48	5.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3451360
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.97 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 40.0651, -74.5271