CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Mays Landing

New Jersey · 1,928 residents · 5.64 sq mi

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Mays Landing is home to 1,928 people in New Jersey. 80% of homes are owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 2.3%, under the national 13.2%. Renters pay $611 a month at the median. The median household earns $39,621, about 32% above the national median. The population has fallen 17% since 2000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 25%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,928

−17%vs 2000

vs 2,321 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

34.8

−7%vs 2000

vs 37.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.64 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.8%(92)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.8%(188)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.2%(81)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.9%(114)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.4%(124)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.3%(373)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.2%(255)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.1%(234)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.9%(152)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.6%(165)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.2%(119)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(31)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$39,621

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $52,628 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$19,793

−16%vs 2000

vs $23,477 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.3%

−4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$104,100

+25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $109,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$611

+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $696 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.2%

+5.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.3% in 2000

19.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.7%(2,058)

Black5%(115)

Hispanic / Latino4%(92)

Asian0.7%(17)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.8%(1,866)

Black3.2%(62)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican6.6%(420)

Dominican2.5%(157)

Central American2.4%(152)

Mexican1.3%(82)

Honduran0.9%(60)

Costa Rican0.8%(54)

Panamanian0.4%(25)

Salvadoran0.2%(13)

Spaniard0.2%(13)

Asian origin

Filipino2.8%(179)

Asian Indian0.6%(36)

Laotian0.4%(27)

Chinese0.3%(18)

Ancestry

German16.9%(1,081)

Italian15.5%(994)

Irish15.2%(973)

English7.9%(508)

American4.3%(278)

Polish4.2%(266)

Subsaharan African1.7%(110)

West Indian1.7%(106)

Russian1.4%(92)

Nigerian1.3%(85)

Greek1.3%(82)

Haitian1.1%(73)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish0.9%(59)

Norwegian0.8%(54)

Slovak0.7%(44)

Lithuanian0.6%(40)

Romanian0.6%(36)

Hungarian0.5%(35)

Dutch0.5%(31)

French0.4%(25)

Austrian0.3%(22)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(22)

Ukrainian0.3%(22)

Welsh0.3%(17)

Jamaican0.2%(11)

Czech0.1%(9)

Swedish0.1%(9)

Canadian0.1%(8)

Latvian0.1%(8)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Puerto Rican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.0%

−6.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.1%

−6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.9%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.3 min

+30%vs 2000

vs 16.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married50%(1,567)

Married39.1%(1,225)

Widowed4.9%(154)

Divorced6%(187)

Women 15+

Never married28.2%(661)

Married51.5%(1,209)

Widowed12.4%(291)

Divorced7.9%(185)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.1%

−11.9 ptssince 2013

from 14.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

62.0%

−6.1 ptssince 2020

from 68.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.6%

+9.3 ptssince 2020

from 9.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.1%

+10.1 ptssince 2020

from 18.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.0%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 18.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.7%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 0.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.1%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 76.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.3%

+12.6 ptssince 2020

from 33.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)12.4%(32)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)33.7%(87)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.2%(96)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War15.9%(41)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 258 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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