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

Population (male): 5,750

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

Poverty (overall): Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2017: 6.5%

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)

Sex Offenders:

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

Land Area: 0.85 square miles.

Zip Codes: 07020

Median Incomes:
      Estimated median household income in 2017: $91,531 (it was $63,455 in 2000)
      Estimated per capita income in 2017: $60,374 (it was $42,650 in 2000)
      Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $386,318 (it was $197,800 in 2000) Edgewater:$386,318NJ:$334,900

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.