Edgewater, New Jersey demographics

Edgewater, NJ demographics: median age 40.6; 72.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Edgewater borough, New Jersey · Incorporated borough · GEOID 3420020. The survey estimates a population of 14,759 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Edgewater is 40.6 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.7 years. There are 7,217 households (±444). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	40.6 ±3.7	40.1 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,759
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Under 18	2,415 ±470	16.4% ±3.2 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	3,454 ±677	23.4% ±4.6 pp	21.3%	22.8%
35–64	6,764 ±841	45.8% ±5.7 pp	39.7%	38.0%
65 and older	2,126 ±345	14.4% ±2.3 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,759
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Male	7,186 ±446	48.7% ±3.0 pp	49.2%	49.5%
Female	7,573 ±445	51.3% ±3.0 pp	50.8%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,759
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
White alone	5,944 ±904	40.3% ±6.1 pp	54.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	698 ±286	4.7% ±1.9 pp	12.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	5,718 ±829	38.7% ±5.6 pp	10.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	482 ±235	3.3% ±1.6 pp	10.1%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,917 ±598	13.0% ±4.1 pp	12.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,759
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	12,310 ±635	83.4% ±4.3 pp	77.5%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2,449 ±638	16.6% ±4.3 pp	22.5%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,217
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,058 ±415	42.4% ±5.1 pp	49.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	319 ±158	4.4% ±2.2 pp	5.1%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	588 ±215	8.1% ±2.9 pp	12.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,783 ±501	38.6% ±6.5 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	469 ±195	6.5% ±2.7 pp	5.8%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,217
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,533 ±277	21.2% ±3.6 pp	31.2%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	5,684 ±601	78.8% ±6.8 pp	68.8%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,217
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,783 ±501	38.6% ±6.5 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,581 ±525	35.8% ±6.9 pp	31.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,030 ±274	14.3% ±3.7 pp	17.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	664 ±194	9.2% ±2.6 pp	15.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	112 ±84 · low precision	1.6% ±1.2 pp · low precision	6.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	47 ±63 · low precision	0.7% ±0.9 pp · low precision	2.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	0 ±31 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,759
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Native	7,441 ±715	50.4% ±4.8 pp	76.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	7,318 ±712	49.6% ±4.8 pp	23.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 13,952
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
English only	6,705 ±935	48.1% ±6.6 pp	66.9%	77.7%
Spanish	1,679 ±522	12.0% ±3.7 pp	17.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	25 ±41 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	25 ±38 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	422 ±236 · low precision	3.0% ±1.7 pp · low precision	1.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	1,018 ±431	7.3% ±3.1 pp	5.6%	2.0%
Korean	2,103 ±746	15.1% ±5.3 pp	0.9%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	856 ±278	6.1% ±2.0 pp	1.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	35 ±55 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	792 ±332	5.7% ±2.4 pp	1.6%	1.1%
Arabic	228 ±212 · low precision	1.6% ±1.5 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	64 ±67 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 11,552
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	211 ±137 · low precision	1.8% ±1.2 pp · low precision	9.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,276 ±451	11.0% ±3.9 pp	25.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,072 ±348	9.3% ±3.0 pp	15.0%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	594 ±221	5.1% ±1.9 pp	6.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	4,826 ±542	41.8% ±4.3 pp	26.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,573 ±564	30.9% ±4.7 pp	17.6%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 14,551
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Same house	12,277 ±715	84.4% ±4.8 pp	90.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	955 ±500 · low precision	6.6% ±3.4 pp · low precision	4.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	439 ±273 · low precision	3.0% ±1.9 pp · low precision	2.5%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	737 ±285	5.1% ±2.0 pp	1.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	143 ±165 · low precision	1.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

6.6% of Edgewater residents (±2.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.5% in New Jersey and 8.4% nationally. 92.5% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Edgewater	New Jersey	U.S.	Compared with New Jersey
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.6% ±2.3 pp	7.5%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	92.5% ±2.5 pp	92.8%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	1.9% ±1.2 pp · low precision	3.7%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Edgewater . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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