Mays Landing first appeared as an unincorporated community in the
1950 U.S. census; The median age was 46.4 years. 16.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 22.9% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 100.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 99.7 males. 94.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 6.0% lived in rural areas. There were 2,211 households, of which 24.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 44.5% were married-couple households, 16.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 32.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. Of the 859 households, 26.2% had children under the age of 18; 46.9% were married couples living together; 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present and 33.4% were non-families. Of all households, 25.3% were made up of individuals and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.93. There were 892 households, of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were
married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.12. 25.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males. The
median household income was $52,628 and the median family income was $60,000. Males had a median income of $41,432 compared with $30,154 for females. The
per capita income for the CDP was $23,477. About 4.9% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 14.1% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over. The Atlantic County Special Services School is a public school which services students with disabilities from the ages of 3 1/2 to 21. ==Education==