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Egg Harbor township, Atlantic County, NJ

48,073 Population
67 square miles 717 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.5 ±1.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Atlantic County: 42.3 ±0.3
  • a little higher than the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$42,089 ±$2,506 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Atlantic County: $41,637 ±$1,071
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $54,253 ±$256
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$97,190 ±$7,331 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Atlantic County: $78,050 ±$1,834
  • a little less than the amount in New Jersey: $103,556 ±$513
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

9.4% ±2.5% (4,505  ±1,193) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Atlantic County: 13.2% 35,618 (±1.1% / ±2,930)
  • a little less than the rate in New Jersey: 9.7% 891,891 (±0.2% / ±14,073)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

23.3 minutes ±0.9 (481,600  ±31,734) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Atlantic County: 25.2 2,925,710 (±0.6 / ±89,352)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in New Jersey: 30.5 116,289,230 (±0.1 / ±571,910)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

17,261 ±575 Number of households
  • Atlantic County: 109,557 ±883
  • New Jersey: 3,507,701 ±5,116
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.8 ±0.1 (47,916  ±53) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Atlantic County: 2.5 270,195 (±0 / ±189)
  • a little higher than the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,173,351
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.8% ±2.6% (688  ±271) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Atlantic County: 5.3% † 3,180 (±0.8% / ±496)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in New Jersey: 5.2% 110,552 (±0.1% / ±2,477)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

18,287 ±585 Number of housing units
  • Atlantic County: 132,199 ±113
  • New Jersey: 3,791,354 ±469
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$312,700 ±$12,143 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Atlantic County: $295,000 ±$5,138
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New Jersey: $454,400 ±$1,150
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6.4% ±2.1% (3,053  ±996.4) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Atlantic County: 9.9% 26,960 (±0.9% / ±2,383.8)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Jersey: 9.6% 889,792 (±0.1% / ±13,145.6)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

91.9% ±4% (30,310  ±1,522.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Atlantic County: 89.3% 173,623
  • about the same as the rate in New Jersey: 90.7% 5,915,947 (±0.3% / ±19,889.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
34.9% ±2.7% (11,522  ±941.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Atlantic County: 31.8% 61,907
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 43.6% 2,845,933 (±0.2% / ±12,951.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

17.7% ±2.6% (8,490  ±1,239) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Atlantic County: 15.9% 43,915
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Jersey: 23.9% 2,236,554
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.9% ±1.3% (2,166  ±460) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Atlantic County: 5.5% 11,943 (±0.3% / ±711)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New Jersey: 3.7% 273,031 (±0.1% / ±4,211)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
2,166 Total veterans ±460 2,000 Male ±454 166 Female ±96

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