McKee CityNJ
A town settled in 1890, now home to 10,731 people.
Is McKee City a good place to live?
Among 469 New Jersey towns, just 5 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than McKee City. McKee City’s median household income is $68,000, against $113,000 in New Jersey’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. 16% of the land in McKee City is conserved, against 11% in New Jersey’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Hamilton Preserve, at 459 acres. We don’t grade McKee City yet; the figures below are still real.
98% of working residents leave McKee City for work
Where McKee City’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Moving to McKee City: who provides what
McKee City 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in McKee City.
Most of McKee City’s workers commute out: the town has 0.5 jobs for each of them
For residents in McKee City, the share who live below the poverty line is 10%. Just 2% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. This New Jersey town had 2,119 jobs in 2023, down 605 from 2013. The mean commuting time locally is 23 minutes.
| McKee City | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 6.5% | 16% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in McKee City
Expect July afternoons of 86° and January nights of 25°, with about 17 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
15.6% of the land in McKee City is protected from building
Across 1 park or preserve: 0.3 miles of trail. The trail density for McKee City comes to 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hamilton Preserve | — | 459 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
How healthy McKee City is
Nearly a third of adults have high blood pressure in McKee City. In McKee City, 30% of adults have obesity, and 34% feel lonely.
| McKee City | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 36% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 32% | 33% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 8.4% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | McKee City | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.2% | 9.6% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.9% | 5.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
McKee City faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected losses in McKee City break down as 36% from inland flooding and 22% from hurricanes. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage here than in 54% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median home in McKee City sells for about $237K
Homes sold in McKee City spent a median 74 days on the market. Its typical rent is $1,799 a month. The share of households in McKee City who own their home: 60%.
| McKee City | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 60% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,799 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Pine Barrens and 27 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around McKee City. Close and well known come first.
Big draw22 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
13 mi Stadium & arenaBoardwalk Hall
11 mi LandmarkLucy the Elephant30 mi BeachLong Beach Island
14 mi Theme parkSteel Pier31 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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Everything we know about McKee City
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of McKee City
About 7 of every 100 McKee City residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
Questions about McKee City
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is McKee City, NJ a good place to live?
We don’t grade McKee City yet; the figures below are still real.