Brigantine is a city of 7,674 people in New Jersey. The median age is 60.6, about 22 years above the US median. That puts it in the top 8% of US cities for household income. The population has fallen 39% since 2000. About 47% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $97,250, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 60.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
47% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 101%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Brigantine
What changed most since 1990
Median age34.2 → 60.6(+26.4 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants56.2% → 76.8%(+20.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Population11,354 → 7,674(−32%)US over the same years: +35%
Brigantine's population equals 2.8% of Atlantic County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 7.2% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 1.3% 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)8.2%(32)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)10.5%(41)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era47.7%(186)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.7%(34)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 390 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
Brigantine, decade by decade
Brigantine 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
11,354
$86,376
$331,210
21.2%
20.5
2000
12,594
$81,317
$261,225
23.8%
44.3
2010
9,450
$89,496
$643,329
34.0%
35.8
2020
7,716
$91,302
$438,879
38.3%
36.8
2024
7,674
$97,250
$524,800
47.3%
33.8
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.
