Edgewater, NJ Facts, Population, Income, Demographics, Economy

Population (total): Population in 2017: 12,368 (100% urban, 0% rural).

Population (male): 5,750

Population (female): 6,618

Median Rent: Median gross rent in 2017: $2,298.

Cost of Living: March 2019 cost of living index in Edgewater: 124.6 (high, U.S. average is 100)

Poverty (breakdown): (6.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 2.3% for Black residents, 14.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 71.9% for American Indian residents, 11.1% for other race residents, 26.7% for two or more races residents)

Ancestries: Ancestries: Turkish (3.4%), Russian (3.0%), Italian (2.7%), Irish (2.6%), American (2.3%), German (2.0%).

Elevation: 55 feet

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Zip Codes: 07020

Joseph Mitchell's essay The Rivermen, which was published in The New Yorker and is included in his book The Bottom of the Harbor, provides an evocative portrait of life in Edgewater in the early 20th century.