CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Brigantine

New Jersey · 11,354 residents · 6.52 sq mi

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Brigantine is a city of 11,354 people in New Jersey. Renters pay $716 a month at the median. The typical home is worth $138,000. 56% of homes are owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 7.0%, under the national 13.2%. Households take in $35,989 a year at the median, 19% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.2

US median: 33.0

Average education

21% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 27%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

11,354

−10%vs 2000

vs 12,594 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.2

−16%vs 2000

vs 40.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.52 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.1%(698)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.6%(527)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.1%(467)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.8%(545)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.1%(915)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3423.8%(2,702)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.8%(1,456)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.1%(1,258)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.8%(1,222)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.1%(1,036)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.4%(381)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(147)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$35,989

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $44,639 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$18,629

−22%vs 2000

vs $23,950 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.0%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$138,000

+27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $143,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$716

+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $792 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

56.2%

−7.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.7% in 2000

43.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic79.5%(10,014)

Black3.4%(432)

Hispanic / Latino9.4%(1,185)

Asian5.7%(717)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.5%(10,614)

Black3.2%(363)

Hispanic / Latino5.5%(620)

Asian1.6%(182)

Other1.7%(195)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican3.2%(243)

South American0.9%(66)

Dominican0.6%(49)

Cuban0.5%(36)

Chilean0.4%(33)

Colombian0.3%(24)

Central American0.2%(16)

Salvadoran0.2%(16)

Ecuadorian0.1%(9)

Mexican0%(2)

Asian origin

Asian Indian3.5%(272)

Chinese1.3%(100)

Korean0.6%(45)

Filipino0.4%(33)

Pakistani0.3%(25)

Ancestry

Irish28.9%(2,220)

Italian25.8%(1,979)

German12.7%(971)

English8.7%(664)

Polish5.9%(453)

American3%(229)

Ukrainian2.4%(182)

Armenian1.5%(117)

Dutch1.4%(105)

French1.2%(90)

Russian1%(78)

Scottish1%(74)

+ 28 more ancestry groups with data

Arab0.9%(70)

Lithuanian0.8%(59)

Moroccan0.6%(45)

Hungarian0.6%(44)

Welsh0.6%(43)

Slovak0.5%(39)

Portuguese0.3%(26)

Norwegian0.3%(25)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(25)

Greek0.3%(21)

Austrian0.3%(20)

Swiss0.2%(19)

British0.2%(16)

Danish0.2%(14)

Croatian0.2%(13)

Egyptian0.2%(12)

Romanian0.1%(11)

Turkish0.1%(11)

Swedish0.1%(9)

Belgian0.1%(8)

Syrian0.1%(6)

Canadian0.1%(6)

Iranian0.1%(6)

Serbian0.1%(6)

Subsaharan African0.1%(6)

French Canadian0.1%(5)

Czech0%(1)

Nigerian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.2%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

81.3%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.1%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.3 min

+3%vs 2000

vs 16.8 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 married23.4%(735)

Married57.6%(1,809)

Widowed4.1%(128)

Divorced14.9%(466)

Women 15+

Never married20.2%(791)

Married49.7%(1,949)

Widowed11.5%(452)

Divorced18.6%(727)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.0%

−10.2 ptssince 2013

from 12.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

59.5%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 56.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.0%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 23.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

35.4%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 34.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.5%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 12.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 0.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

73.9%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 77.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.2%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 42.5% 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)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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