Despite the fact that it is a small city, Egg Harbor City has quite a few people who take public transportation – mostly the bus - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the city for affordable transportation.
The education level of Egg Harbor City citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.21% of adults 25 and older in Egg Harbor City have a college degree.
The per capita income in Egg Harbor City in 2022 was $28,573, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,292 for a family of four. However, Egg Harbor City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Egg Harbor City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Egg Harbor City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Egg Harbor City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Egg Harbor City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 28.47% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Egg Harbor City include German, Italian, Irish, English, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Egg Harbor City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
