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

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

Elevation: 55 feet

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

Races:
      White alone - 5,406 - 44.2%
      Asian alone - 4,495 - 36.8%
      Hispanic - 1,722 - 14.1%
      Black alone - 504 - 4.1%
      Two or more races - 220 - 1.8%
      Native Hawaiian and Other
>Pacific Islander alone - 53 - 0.4%
      Other race alone - 26 - 0.2%
      American Indian alone - 4 - 0.03%

Now a good number of residents live on the river in condominiums and rental apartments and town houses on land that was once the province of heavy industry. Some see this as the creation of a town divided, with the newcomers living on the east side of River Road by the Hudson River and the old-timers living on the west side of River Road.