CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Absecon

New Jersey · 7,298 residents · 5.53 sq mi

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Absecon is a city of 7,298 people in New Jersey. Owners hold 85% of the housing stock. Poverty is uncommon here, at 2.0% of locals. Median rent is $719 a month. The median age is 36.4, about 3 years above the US median. Median household income runs $42,451, well clear of the $30,130 US median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.4

US median: 33.0

Average education

19% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 28%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,298

−4%vs 2000

vs 7,638 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.4

−10%vs 2000

vs 40.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.53 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(508)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.1%(444)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(490)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.6%(408)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.9%(427)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.3%(1,187)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415%(1,095)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.2%(964)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.7%(711)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.9%(576)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.3%(388)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(100)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$42,451

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $55,745 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,295

−27%vs 2000

vs $23,615 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.0%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$120,100

+28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $123,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$719

+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $792 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

84.9%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.5% in 2000

15.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic81.8%(6,251)

Black5.6%(429)

Hispanic / Latino3.8%(288)

Asian7.4%(569)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic91.7%(6,689)

Black4.2%(309)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(135)

Asian3.3%(239)

Other0.8%(61)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American5%(459)

Honduran3.3%(306)

Dominican2.7%(251)

Cuban2%(179)

Puerto Rican1.8%(168)

Guatemalan1.1%(103)

Mexican0.7%(62)

Salvadoran0.5%(50)

South American0.2%(17)

Colombian0.2%(17)

Asian origin

Asian Indian4.8%(444)

Korean0.2%(20)

Filipino0.2%(19)

Chinese0.2%(18)

Bangladeshi0.2%(15)

Laotian0.1%(13)

Thai0.1%(6)

Ancestry

Irish25.7%(2,355)

German20.3%(1,864)

Italian13%(1,189)

English8.5%(777)

Polish3.8%(347)

American1.6%(150)

Scottish1.6%(150)

French1.4%(129)

Russian1.3%(123)

Welsh1%(95)

Bulgarian1%(93)

Subsaharan African1%(90)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Austrian0.9%(83)

Swedish0.9%(82)

Ukrainian0.7%(68)

Dutch0.7%(67)

West Indian0.7%(65)

Hungarian0.6%(54)

Canadian0.3%(32)

Greek0.3%(30)

Kenyan0.3%(29)

Czech0.2%(17)

Lithuanian0.2%(16)

Norwegian0.2%(14)

Jamaican0.1%(13)

Portuguese0.1%(11)

Swiss0.1%(11)

Brazilian0.1%(9)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(5)

French Canadian0%(4)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population · Largest English population · Largest Central American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

19.3%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

79.2%

−6.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.6%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.9 min

+22%vs 2000

vs 13.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married40.2%(1,476)

Married50%(1,834)

Widowed1.6%(59)

Divorced8.2%(301)

Women 15+

Never married30%(1,117)

Married47.9%(1,784)

Widowed6.8%(255)

Divorced15.2%(567)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.4%

−6.9 ptssince 2013

from 12.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

61.1%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 57.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.7%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 12.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.9%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 23.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.2%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 19.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.7%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 1.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

73.3%

+6.0 ptssince 2020

from 67.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.9%

−5.4 ptssince 2020

from 40.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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