Egg Harbor Township is a medium-sized coastal township (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 47,946 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Egg Harbor Township is the 33rd largest community in New Jersey.

Also of interest is that Egg Harbor Township has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Egg Harbor Township telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.86% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Egg Harbor Township is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

The citizens of Egg Harbor Township are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.22% of adults in Egg Harbor Township have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Egg Harbor Township in 2022 was $39,983, 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 $159,932 for a family of four. However, Egg Harbor Township contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Egg Harbor Township is an extremely ethnically-diverse township. The people who call Egg Harbor Township home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Egg Harbor Township residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Egg Harbor Township also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.41% of the township’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Egg Harbor Township include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish.

In addition, Egg Harbor Township has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (16.98%).

The most common language spoken in Egg Harbor Township is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.