Mystic Island, NJ

Census Place

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2024 Population
8,259
US Senator
Cory Booker
Democratic Party
US Senator
Andy Kim
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
54.5
4.05% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
16.1%
2.03% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$78,714
9.45% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$321,500
10.9% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
3,801
13.2% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Mystic Island, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.1% of the residents in Mystic Island, NJ are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Mystic Island, NJ was $321,500, and the homeownership rate was 87.8%.

Most people in Mystic Island, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 39 minutes. The average car ownership in Mystic Island, NJ was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Mystic Island, NJ is home to a population of 8.26k people, from which 99.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.4% of Mystic Island, NJ residents were born outside of the country (281 people).

In 2024, there were 20.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.96k people) in Mystic Island, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 336 Other (Hispanic) and 303 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.1%
2024 Citizenship
99%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.1% of Mystic Island, NJ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Mystic Island, NJ was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mystic Island, NJ
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    6.96k ± 734
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    336 ± 322
  3. Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
    303 ± 295
7.12%
Hispanic Population
588 people

In 2024, there were 20.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.96k people) in Mystic Island, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 336 Other (Hispanic) and 303 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

7.12% of the people in Mystic Island, NJ are hispanic (588 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Mystic Island, NJ as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Jersey.
Most Common Origin
  1. India
    273,706 ± 12,653 people
  2. Dominican Republic
    205,965 ± 11,018 people
  3. Mexico
    107,667 ± 8,009 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Jersey was India, the natal country of 273,706 New Jersey residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 205,965 and Mexico with 107,667.

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Foreign-Born Population

3.4%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
281 people
2.82%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
215 people

As of 2024, 3.4% of Mystic Island, NJ residents (281 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Mystic Island, NJ was 2.82%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    147 ± 76
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    110 ± 70
  3. World War II
    18 ± 30

Mystic Island, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.34 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Mystic Island, NJ employs 3.8k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Mystic Island, NJ were Health Care & Social Assistance (539 people), Construction (483 people), and Retail Trade (419 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($74,886), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($74,418), and Transportation & Warehousing ($73,523).

Employment

Occupations

3.8k
2024 Value
± 478
13.2%
1 Year growth
± 16.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mystic Island, NJ grew at a rate of 13.2%, from 3.36k employees to 3.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mystic Island, NJ, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (637 people), Management Occupations (477 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (331 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mystic Island, NJ.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.8k
2024 Value
± 478
13.2%
1 Year growth
± 16.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mystic Island, NJ grew at a rate of 13.2%, from 3.36k employees to 3.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mystic Island, NJ, are Health Care & Social Assistance (539 people), Construction (483 people), and Retail Trade (419 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mystic Island, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Mystic Island, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$64,705
Median earning men ± $6,153
$42,604
Median earning women ± $4,456

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($78,164), Public Administration ($74,688), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($73,167).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($49,000), Information ($47,266), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($44,356).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.
Y-Axis
2.27%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.24M people employed in New Jersey. This represents a 2.27% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 16.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New Jersey.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Mystic Island, NJ was $321,500 in 2024, which is 0.966 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $290,000 to $321,500, a 10.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Mystic Island, NJ is 87.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Mystic Island, NJ have an average commute time of 39 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mystic Island, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$321,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$29,997
$3,231
Median Property Taxes
±$416

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Mystic Island, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Mystic Island, NJ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

87.8%
Homeownership
2024
64.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 87.8% of the housing units in Mystic Island, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 89.5%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$78,714
Median Household Income
± $11,167
3.68k
Number of Households
± 475

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.68k households in Mystic Island, NJ grew to $78,714 from the previous year's value of $71,917.

The following chart displays the households in Mystic Island, NJ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $100k - $125k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mystic Island, NJ is from New Jersey.
0.486
2023 Wage GINI in New Jersey
0.489
2022 Wage GINI in New Jersey

In 2023, the income inequality in New Jersey was 0.486 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.709% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Jersey was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New Jersey in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New Jersey across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (80%)
  2. Worked At Home (11%)
  3. Carpooled (5.53%)

In 2024, 80% of workers in Mystic Island, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11%) and those who carpooled to work (5.53%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

39 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mystic Island, NJ have a longer commute time (39 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 10% of the workforce in Mystic Island, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Mystic Island, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Mystic Island, NJ have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mystic Island, NJ (1.3k out of 8.09k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mystic Island, NJ is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

95.8% of the population of Mystic Island, NJ has health coverage, with 47.4% on employee plans, 16.6% on Medicaid, 18.5% on Medicare, 12.7% on non-group plans, and 0.536% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see 1,279 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,279 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1157 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 320 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.3% were men and 52.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 16.3% under 18 years, 13.8% between 18 and 34 years, 42.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 27.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.3% were men and 52.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.23%
Uninsured
47.4%
Employer Coverage
16.6%
Medicaid
18.5%
Medicare
12.7%
Non-Group
0.536%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Mystic Island, NJ declined by 4.19% from 4.41% to 4.23%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Mystic Island, NJ changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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