Absecon is a city of 9,170 people in New Jersey. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 29% less than in New Jersey as a whole. There are 1,658 people per square mile. Growth has run 20% since 2000, or 1,532 more people. The average commute runs 20 minutes.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $73,676, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.2
US median: 38.9
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 28%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Absecon
What changed most since 1990
Median household income (2024 dollars)$101,885 → $73,676(−28%)US over the same years: +14%
Poverty rate2.0% → 7.9%(+5.9 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants84.9% → 79.3%(−5.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Absecon's population equals 3.3% of Atlantic County's. Its number of households without a car equals 0.2% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 2.0% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)18.6%(101)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.6%(139)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era24.3%(132)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War11.2%(61)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 544 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Absecon, decade by decade
Absecon population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
7,298
$101,885
$288,248
19.3%
21.6
2000
7,638
$101,548
$224,428
22.4%
40.0
2010
8,411
$92,601
$373,309
24.0%
55.8
2020
9,137
$83,986
$233,802
32.0%
68.2
2024
9,170
$73,676
$286,300
31.7%
62.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
