CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Mystic Island

New Jersey · 7,400 residents · 6.92 sq mi

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Mystic Island is a city of 7,400 people in New Jersey. Owners hold 83% of the housing stock. At a median age of 38.9, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median rent is $719 a month. The poverty rate is 3.0%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 52%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,400

−15%vs 2000

vs 8,694 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

38.9

−9%vs 2000

vs 42.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.92 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(547)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.1%(379)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(461)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.1%(376)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.3%(392)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.1%(1,193)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.6%(931)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.7%(643)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412%(886)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7414.1%(1,045)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.3%(466)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(81)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,208

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,674 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,248

−24%vs 2000

vs $18,737 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.0%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$107,400

+52%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $92,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$719

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $868 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

82.7%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.7% in 2000

17.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.4%(8,211)

Black0.6%(56)

Hispanic / Latino3.2%(280)

Asian0.5%(46)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.4%(7,283)

Black0.2%(17)

Hispanic / Latino2.6%(193)

Asian0.2%(16)

Other1.1%(84)

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 Rican3.2%(261)

Mexican3%(246)

South American0.6%(51)

Peruvian0.4%(30)

Ecuadorian0.3%(21)

Central American0.2%(17)

Costa Rican0.1%(12)

Cuban0.1%(9)

Salvadoran0.1%(5)

Asian origin

Filipino0.4%(37)

Sri Lankan0.3%(22)

Vietnamese0.1%(10)

Chinese0%(1)

Ancestry

Irish24.1%(1,987)

Italian19.3%(1,592)

German18.6%(1,533)

English15.2%(1,258)

Polish7.5%(621)

American4%(331)

Scottish3%(244)

Russian2%(164)

West Indian1.6%(133)

Jamaican1.5%(123)

Portuguese1.4%(115)

Hungarian1.2%(96)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Ukrainian1.1%(93)

Dutch1.1%(92)

French1.1%(92)

Czech1%(85)

Swedish1%(79)

Greek0.9%(73)

Slovak0.7%(54)

French Canadian0.6%(51)

Welsh0.4%(33)

Subsaharan African0.4%(29)

Norwegian0.3%(27)

Lithuanian0.3%(21)

Arab0.2%(20)

Danish0.2%(15)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(12)

Belgian0.1%(11)

Austrian0.1%(10)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(10)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.2%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.2%

−8.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.0%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

30.1 min

+7%vs 2000

vs 28.0 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 married28.8%(977)

Married52.3%(1,776)

Widowed4%(136)

Divorced14.9%(507)

Women 15+

Never married26.5%(1,039)

Married46.1%(1,806)

Widowed14%(548)

Divorced13.4%(526)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.2%

−4.5 ptssince 2013

from 8.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

62.0%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 57.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.8%

−9.6 ptssince 2020

from 23.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.2%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 31.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.1%

+5.7 ptssince 2020

from 16.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

72.2%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 75.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.7%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 44.0% 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)25.5%(110)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34%(147)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.6%(20)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II4.2%(18)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 432 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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