Bargaintown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022. located within Egg Harbor Township, in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.Locality Search , State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016. The Egg Harbor Township municipal building is located in Bargaintown, about east of the Garden State Parkway.

It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 5,360.

History Bargaintown was laid out by a property developer who hoped the value would increase quickly, but when it did not, he sold the lots cheaply. The community has since been called Bargaintown.

The area is serviced by the Bargaintown Volunteer Fire Company #2 which was established in 1932 and has two stations located in the community. Station 1 is located at 6550 Mill Road and Station 2 is located at 1 Tony "Mink" Pagano Drive.Who We Are, Bargaintown Volunteer Fire Company #2. Accessed March 27, 2023. "The Bargaintown Volunteer Fire Company #2 was founded in 1932 with one fire station located on Mill Road. We are the second of five fire companies that were formed to create the Egg Harbor Township Fire Department, the first being the Cardiff Volunteer Fire Company #1 in 1927. Today Bargaintown has two fire stations one located at 6550 Mill Road and a second at 1 Tony 'Mink' Pagano Drive to help us respond to the almost 500 calls we get per year."

Demographics

Bargaintown first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.

2020 census As of the 2020 census, Bargaintown had a population of 5,360. The median age was 44.1 years. 23.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 89.1 males age 18 and over.

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 1,936 households in Bargaintown, of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 61.0% were married-couple households, 11.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 22.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 1,997 housing units, of which 3.1% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.7% and the rental vacancy rate was 3.5%.

+Bargaintown CDP, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2020% 2020White alone (NH)3,96573.97%Black or African American alone (NH)2384.44%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)20.04%Asian alone (NH)3416.36%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)40.07%Other race alone (NH)330.62%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)2414.50%Hispanic or Latino (any race)53610.00%Total5,360100.00%

Education The CDP is in the Egg Harbor Township School District. - Text list

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