English CreekNJ
This town of 2,548 people was settled in 1859.
Is English Creek a good place to live?
English Creek’s age of the median resident is 60.1 years, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 42 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Only 3 of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than English Creek. English Creek’s trail network density is 2.9 miles per square mile, above both the New Jersey town median (0.7) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). The biggest park or preserve is Egg Harbor Township Nature Reserve, at 57 acres. We don’t grade English Creek yet; the figures below are still real.
99% of working residents leave English Creek for work
Where English Creek’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
The data
Ordered by what stands out in English Creek.
Most of English Creek’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.4 jobs for each of them
Commuting out is the norm in the town: 1% of working residents work locally. English Creek’s typical household income is $64,000. For residents here, the share who live below the poverty line is 16%. Jobs in English Creek grew by 139 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 657.
| English Creek | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $64,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 13% | 16% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
English Creek: four seasons and pleasant summers
Summer afternoons peak near 85° in July, and January nights bottom out around 25°; snowfall runs to about 17 inches a winter. The seasons in English Creek: chilly winters, warm summers.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy English Creek is
The share of adults in English Creek who feel lonely: 30%. Of 32 CDC measures, English Creek beats the New Jersey average on 11 and trails it on 6.
| English Creek | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 78% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | English Creek | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.4% | 14.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.2% | 12.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
English Creek keeps 5.6% of its land conserved
Walkers can cover 14 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Egg Harbor Township Nature Reserve | 0.5 mi | 57 |
| 2. Tony Canale Park | 0.5 mi | 27 |
| 3. Tuckahoe Wildlife Management Area | — | 50 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Top of a moderate hazard risk in English Creek: inland flooding
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 55% of U.S. communities. 34% of English Creek’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 22%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes in English Creek sell for about $437K
95% of households own their home in English Creek.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about English Creek
Pine Barrens and 25 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around English Creek. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
11 mi Stadium & arenaBoardwalk Hall
8 mi LandmarkLucy the Elephant
12 mi Theme parkSteel Pier32 mi BeachLong Beach Island34 mi Theme parkClementon Amusement ParkPhoto credits
Pine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Boardwalk Hall: Jack Boucher, Public domain · Lucy the Elephant: User:dtcdthingy 3:30 pm 30th July 2004 (Minolta Dimage X20), Public domain · Steel Pier: Make Lemons, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Moving to English Creek: who provides what
English Creek is unincorporated, so Atlantic County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of English Creek
About 3 of every 100 English Creek residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
About English Creek
Populated place in Atlantic County, New Jersey, US
English Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) located in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, English Creek had a population of 3,364. It is also the name of a nearby stream.
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