CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Gloucester City

New Jersey · 12,649 residents · 2.32 sq mi

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Gloucester City is home to 12,649 people in New Jersey. 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. That trails the New Jersey median by roughly 29%. 74% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $62,800. Getting to work takes 17 minutes on average.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

12,649

+10%vs 2000

vs 11,484 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.2

−9%vs 2000

vs 36.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.32 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202412K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(932)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.5%(944)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(870)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(847)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(892)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.5%(2,215)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.6%(1,589)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.4%(1,191)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.8%(1,240)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.7%(1,221)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.5%(571)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(137)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,998

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,855 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,256

−28%vs 2000

vs $16,912 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.2%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$62,800

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $77,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$455

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $625 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.5%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.4% in 2000

26.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96%(11,026)

Black0.7%(76)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(216)

Asian0.7%(76)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.1%(12,536)

Black0.2%(30)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(80)

Asian0.4%(54)

Other0.2%(29)

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 Rican14.3%(1,647)

Mexican6.5%(744)

South American1.9%(223)

Dominican1.4%(165)

Colombian0.8%(92)

Central American0.5%(60)

Honduran0.5%(60)

Argentine0.5%(57)

Ecuadorian0.4%(44)

Cuban0.4%(41)

Peruvian0.3%(30)

Asian origin

Asian Indian2%(233)

Filipino0.5%(58)

Vietnamese0.2%(20)

Bangladeshi0.1%(15)

Pakistani0.1%(10)

Chinese0%(1)

Ancestry

Irish24.8%(2,854)

German17.2%(1,982)

Italian14.9%(1,715)

English6.4%(742)

Polish4.5%(515)

French3.7%(421)

West Indian3.4%(396)

Haitian2.9%(332)

American1.9%(213)

Arab1.8%(202)

Moroccan1.1%(128)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(126)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Ukrainian0.7%(77)

Egyptian0.6%(74)

Dutch0.4%(50)

Scottish0.4%(50)

Canadian0.4%(42)

Subsaharan African0.3%(35)

British0.3%(32)

Greek0.2%(25)

Swedish0.2%(24)

Lithuanian0.2%(19)

Slovak0.1%(17)

Norwegian0.1%(13)

Jamaican0.1%(13)

Russian0.1%(11)

Hungarian0.1%(10)

Welsh0.1%(8)

French Canadian0.1%(7)

Danish0.1%(6)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population · Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.4%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

63.4%

−9.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.0%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.8 min

+21%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 married45.6%(1,991)

Married41.8%(1,827)

Widowed4.1%(178)

Divorced8.5%(370)

Women 15+

Never married36.6%(1,627)

Married42.7%(1,901)

Widowed5.6%(248)

Divorced15.1%(674)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.2%

−3.7 ptssince 2013

from 12.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.2%

−8.0 ptssince 2020

from 55.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.7%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 8.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.8%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 16.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

33.1%

+6.8 ptssince 2020

from 26.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.6%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

54.5%

−8.5 ptssince 2020

from 63.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.1%

+4.8 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)19.3%(73)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.4%(77)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29.6%(112)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.6%(21)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 378 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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