Mays Landing is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 5,603 people and four associated neighborhoods, Mays Landing is the 295th largest community in New Jersey. Mays Landing has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Mays Landing, where the median household income is $80,777.00.Unlike some towns, Mays Landing isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Mays Landing are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Mays Landing is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mays Landing who work in teaching (15.17%), office and administrative support (14.52%), and sales jobs (13.34%). Also of interest is that Mays Landing has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One downside of living in Mays Landing is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Mays Landing, the average commute to work is 33.87 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Mays Landing is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Mays Landing are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.84% of adults in Mays Landing have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Mays Landing in 2022 was $43,972, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $175,888 for a family of four. However, Mays Landing contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Mays Landing is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Mays Landing home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mays Landing residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Mays Landing also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.18% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Mays Landing include German, Italian, Irish, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Mays Landing is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
