Demographics of Edgewater borough, New Jersey

Edgewater borough, New Jersey had 15,499 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,011 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Edgewater borough, in four figures

15,499
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 14,759 ±25.; +7.0%
Change since July 2020: +1,011 people.; 40.6 ±3.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $124,050 ±$8,202
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Edgewater borough, New Jersey's population grew 7.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Edgewater borough, New Jersey's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Edgewater borough, New Jersey's population grew 7.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Edgewater borough, New Jersey's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	14,488	100.0	100.0
2021	14,670	101.3	100.2
2022	14,672	101.3	100.7
2023	14,777	102.0	101.6
2024	15,033	103.8	102.5
2025	15,499	107.0	103.1

Population of Edgewater borough, New Jersey on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	14,488	—
2021	14,670	+182
2022	14,672	+2
2023	14,777	+105
2024	15,033	+256
2025	15,499	+466

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.6 ±3.7: for men 42.1 ±4.9 and for women 39.8 ±3.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Edgewater borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under 5	807 ±275	5.5% ±1.9	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,608 ±382	10.9% ±2.6	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	396 to 1,188	2.7% to 8.1%	8.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,079 ±701	34.4% ±4.7	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,347 ±719	29.5% ±4.9	26.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,126 ±345	14.4% ±2.3	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $124,050 ±$8,202, and income per person $84,598 ±$7,545, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,556 ±$513 in New Jersey and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Edgewater borough by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under $25,000	659 ±231	9.1% ±3.1	11.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	871 ±334	12.1% ±4.6	12.8% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	674 ±271	9.3% ±3.7	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	686 ±238	9.5% ±3.2	11.3% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,431 ±423	19.8% ±5.7	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	437 ±152	6.1% ±2.1	11.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,459 ±376	34.1% ±4.8	21.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Edgewater borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Jersey	United States
All ages	1,139 ±467	7.7% ±3.2	9.7% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	42 to 296	2.0% to 12.0%	13.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	281 to 1,003	3.0% to 10.6%	8.6% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	141 to 515	5.2% to 17.4%	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Edgewater borough, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Edgewater borough	New Jersey	United States
Housing units	7,872 ±501	3,791,354 ±469	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.7% ±8.1	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.3% ±3.9	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	39.8% ±5.8	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	60.2% ±5.1	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$715,700 ±$69,942	$454,400 ±$1,150	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,579 ±$176	$1,720 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1992 ±4	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Edgewater borough by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,449 ±638	16.6% ±4.3	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,440 ±925	36.9% ±6.3	50.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	254 to 776	1.7% to 5.3%	12.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	5,718 ±829	38.7% ±5.6	10.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 217	0% to 1.5%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	178 to 904	1.2% to 6.1%	3.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Edgewater borough by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Born in the state	3,388 ±529	23.0% ±3.6	50.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,600 ±503	24.4% ±3.4	22.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	152 to 754	1.0% to 5.1%	2.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	7,318 ±712	49.6% ±4.8	23.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	4,831 ±722	32.7% ±4.9	13.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,487 ±507	16.9% ±3.4	10.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Edgewater borough among the places of New Jersey

86th of 295 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the New Jersey page.

Places of New Jersey near Edgewater borough in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Fairview borough	15,099 ±32
Short Hills CDP	14,923 ±540
West Freehold CDP	14,883 ±1,152
Hammonton town	14,840 ±40
Ramsey borough	14,805 ±23
Edgewater borough	14,759 ±25
Williamstown CDP	14,705 ±1,106
Middlesex borough	14,645 ±29
Moorestown-Lenola CDP	14,625 ±865
Hopatcong borough	14,565 ±49
Cherry Hill Mall CDP	14,541 ±1,286

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in New Jersey by foreign-born share
No. 8 Places in New Jersey by median rent
No. 14 Places in New Jersey by per capita income
No. 21 Places by foreign-born share
No. 29 Places in New Jersey by median home value
No. 32 Places in New Jersey by median age

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026