COMPARING TWO PLACES
Gloucester County vs Middlesex County
PLACE A
Gloucester County, New Jersey
VS
PLACE B
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Gloucester County is 81% smaller than Middlesex County. Middlesex County earns more, with a median household income $25,732 higher.
GLOUCESTER COUNTYMIDDLESEX COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population312,6381,669,979−81% vs Middlesex County
Population density9712,042−1,071
Population growth4.9%8.6%−3.7 pts
Median age40.138.9+1.2
Male49.0%49.4%−0.4 pts
Female51.0%50.6%+0.4 pts
Foreign-born6.1%23.1%−17.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic74.3%65.1%+9.2 pts
Black10.2%4.7%+5.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.3%9.3%−1.0 pts
Asian3.1%13.6%−10.5 pts
Other4.1%7.3%−3.2 pts
Median household income$105,115$130,847−$25,732
Per capita income$48,631$69,556−$20,925
Poverty rate7.7%7.7%−0.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4190.475−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher36.8%59.5%−22.7 pts
Graduate degree12.6%30.5%−17.9 pts
Unemployment rate5.3%4.4%+0.9 pts
Labor force participation66.3%69.9%−3.6 pts
Median home value$310,400$727,800−$417,400
Median gross rent$1,531$2,201−$670
Owner-occupied80.1%61.3%+18.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.6%4.5%+0.0 pts
Rent-burdened households52.0%44.9%+7.0 pts
Average commute28.229.9−1.7
Worked from home14.9%24.7%−9.8 pts
Public transit to work1.3%7.2%−5.9 pts
Uninsured4.0%2.4%+1.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025