Moving to Edgewater, New Jersey
Population: 7,677. Estimated population in July 2024: 9,646 (+25.6% change)
Males: 3,739 (48.7%), Females: 3,938 (51.3%)
Bergen County
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.3 years
Median household income: $63,455
Median house value: $283,900
Population by Race
Races in Edgewater:
- White Non-Hispanic (60.7%)
- Korean (11.6%)
- Hispanic (10.4%)
- Chinese (5.1%)
- Black (3.5%)
- Two or more races (3.0%)
- Japanese (3.0%)
- Other race (2.9%)
- Asian Indian (1.9%)
- Filipino (0.9%)
- Other Asian (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (13.4%), Italian (12.3%), German (11.0%), Polish (4.1%), United States (4.0%), English (3.8%).
Elevation: 55 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Edgewater
- High school or higher: 90.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 51.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 18.6%
- Unemployed: 4.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 35.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Edgewater borough
- Never married: 34.5%
- Now married: 50.1%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 4.3%
- Divorced: 8.8%
35.5% Foreign born (21.8% Asia, 6.5% Latin America, 6.0% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +2,675 (+53.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Edgewater:
- ST LUKES – ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; NEW YORK, NY)
- NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE (about 3 miles; NEW YORK, NY)
- HARLEM HOSPITAL CENTER (about 3 miles; NEW YORK, NY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Edgewater:
- TETERBORO (about 6 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)
- LA GUARDIA (about 9 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: LGA)
- PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 10 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Edgewater:
- LITTLE FERRY (about 4 miles; LITTLE FERRY, NJ; Abbreviation: 2N7)
- PAN AM METROPORT (about 6 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: 6N4)
- WEST 30TH ST. (about 6 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRA)
Amtrak stations near Edgewater:
- 6 miles: NEW YORK (PENN STA) (NEW YORK, 7TH AVE. & W. 32ND ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, snack bar, vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
- 9 miles: LA GUARDIA AIRPORT (QUEENS, ) – Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar and vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand.
- 9 miles: YONKERS (FOOT OF DOCK ST. & WELLS AVE.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Edgewater:
- NASH ACADEMY OF ANIMAL ARTS (Location: 725 RIVER RD; Private, for-profit)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Edgewater:
- CUNY CITY COLLEGE (about 2 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Full-time enrollment: 7,635)
- COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK (about 2 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Full-time enrollment: 18,009)
- TEACHERS COLLEGE AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY (about 2 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,371)
- BARNARD COLLEGE (about 2 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,253)
- YESHIVA UNIVERSITY (about 3 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Full-time enrollment: 5,413)
- CUNY HOSTOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 4 miles; BRONX, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,611)
- CUNY HUNTER COLLEGE (about 5 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Full-time enrollment: 14,121)
Public primary/middle school in Edgewater:
- ELEANOR VAN GELDER (Students: 406; Location: 251 UNDERCLIFF AVE; Grades: PK – 06)
Private primary/middle schools in Edgewater:
- APPLE MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 119; Location: 8TH ADELAIDE PL; Grades: PK – 3)
- YOUTH CONSULTAION SERVICE GEOR (Students: 85; Location: 1400 RIVER ROAD; Grades: UG – UG)
Libraries
Library in Edgewater:
- EDGEWATER FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $297,710; Location: 49 HUDSON AVENUE; 27,889 books; 498 audio materials; 942 video materials; 84 serial subscriptions)