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Atlantic County

New Jersey · 278,657 residents (2025 est.) · 556 sq mi
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Atlantic County is home to 276,270 people in New Jersey. Few US counties rank higher on income. The median age is 42.3, about 3 years above the US median. Households here earn about 25% less than in New Jersey as a whole. The typical home is worth $295,000, having more than doubled since 2000. About 32% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.3
US median: 38.9
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 37%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
276,270
+9%since 2000
from 252,552 in 2000
278,657 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
497 / sq mi
+2%since 2009
from 486 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
42.3
+14%since 2000
from 37.0 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
556 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
219K235K250K266K281K19902000201020202024Atlantic County
2024276K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.1%(14,218)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.5%(15,088)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.4%(17,574)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.3%(17,378)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.4%(17,563)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.1%(33,387)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.3%(31,321)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.3%(33,897)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6414.8%(41,002)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7411.8%(32,673)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.1%(16,747)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2%(5,422)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$78,050
−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $43,933 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$41,637
+98%since 2000
from $21,034 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
52.2%
+16.8 ptssince 2009
from 35.3% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
13.2%
+2.7 ptssince 2000
from 10.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.467
+5%since 2010
from 0.445 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.9%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade6.2%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services5.6%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance4.7%
US avg: 5.9%
Retail trade4.1%
US avg: 9.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.1%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration3.7%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing1.4%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.5%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$295,000
+37%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $118,300 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,376
+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $677 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
68.7%
+2.4 ptssince 2000
from 66.4% in 2000
31.3% rent
Vacancy rate
17.1%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 18.5% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.47 people
−1%since 2009
from 2.50 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
29.8%
−14.0 ptssince 2009
from 43.8% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
53.1%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 51.7% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.8
−21%since 2009
from 4.8 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
34
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic63.9%(161,486)
Black16.9%(42,691)
Hispanic / Latino12.2%(30,729)
Asian5%(12,662)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic54%(149,114)
Black12.6%(34,841)
Hispanic / Latino20.4%(56,285)
Asian7.8%(21,415)
Other5.3%(14,615)
Diversity Score
80
+12%since 2009
from 72 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
42
−10%since 2020
from 46 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican7.2%(19,917)
Mexican5%(13,697)
Dominican3.2%(8,727)
Central American1.7%(4,680)
Honduran0.9%(2,377)
Colombian0.8%(2,136)
Peruvian0.6%(1,753)
Cuban0.6%(1,585)
Ecuadorian0.4%(1,075)
Salvadoran0.4%(1,027)
Guatemalan0.2%(538)
+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data
Spaniard0.2%(537)
Nicaraguan0.2%(518)
Chilean0.1%(223)
Argentine0.1%(158)
Bolivian0.1%(142)
Panamanian0.1%(140)
Asian origin
Asian Indian2.4%(6,577)
Chinese1.2%(3,324)
Filipino1.1%(3,037)
Vietnamese1%(2,760)
Bangladeshi0.8%(2,277)
Pakistani0.5%(1,283)
Korean0.4%(1,112)
Burmese0.1%(313)
Thai0.1%(175)
Cambodian0.1%(174)
Japanese0.1%(143)
Taiwanese0%(62)
+ 4 more asian origin groups with data
Laotian0%(40)
Kazakh0%(32)
Nepalese0%(23)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(28)
Fijian0%(19)
Ancestry
Italian16.6%(45,854)
Irish15.6%(43,232)
German11.7%(32,364)
English6.9%(19,108)
Polish3.5%(9,597)
American2.7%(7,512)
Russian1.3%(3,500)
French1.1%(3,125)
Scottish1%(2,835)
West Indian0.8%(2,304)
Ukrainian0.6%(1,740)
+ 46 more ancestry groups with data
Scotch-Irish0.5%(1,498)
Dutch0.5%(1,453)
Arab0.5%(1,445)
Greek0.5%(1,418)
Hungarian0.5%(1,349)
Welsh0.4%(1,143)
Jamaican0.4%(1,011)
Austrian0.3%(947)
Swedish0.3%(929)
Norwegian0.3%(912)
Lithuanian0.2%(656)
Egyptian0.2%(653)
Haitian0.2%(643)
Portuguese0.2%(585)
Slovak0.2%(548)
British0.2%(525)
Bulgarian0.2%(519)
Nigerian0.1%(385)
Canadian0.1%(376)
Danish0.1%(322)
Romanian0.1%(318)
Ghanaian0.1%(295)
Armenian0.1%(287)
Barbadian0.1%(268)
Czech0.1%(254)
Iranian0.1%(228)
Lebanese0.1%(218)
Finnish0.1%(216)
Turkish0.1%(195)
Jordanian0.1%(187)
Swiss0.1%(164)
Moroccan0.1%(148)
Syrian0.1%(142)
Guyanese0%(122)
Brazilian0%(104)
Kenyan0%(94)
Latvian0%(89)
Croatian0%(81)
Israeli0%(61)
Serbian0%(61)
Slovene0%(26)
Belgian0%(25)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
31.8%
+13.1 ptssince 2000
from 18.7% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
89.3%
+11.1 ptssince 2000
from 78.2% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
10.7%
+4.9 ptssince 2000
from 5.8% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.2 min
+64%since 2000
from 15.4 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
72.5%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 74.5% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.0%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 9.3% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
4.2%
−3.9 ptssince 2009
from 8.2% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
9.1%
+6.6 ptssince 2009
from 2.6% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.9%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 3.8% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.6% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
11.0%
−3.1 ptssince 2009
from 14.1% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
8.8%
−1.9 ptssince 2011
from 10.7% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
63.6%
−3.3 ptssince 2011
from 66.8% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
76.7%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 76.0% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
15.4%
+1.6 ptssince 2009
from 13.8% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
36.9%
+8.7 ptssince 2009
from 28.2% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.7%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 48.6% in 2009
Female
51.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 51.4% in 2009
Foreign born
15.9%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 14.5% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.5%
−3.8 ptssince 2009
from 9.3% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
14.6%
+2.4 ptssince 2012
from 12.2% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
7.0%
−6.6 ptssince 2013
from 13.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.2%
+12.8 ptssince 2017
from 78.4% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.4%
+3.2 ptssince 2020
from 92.2% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
90.1%
+3.7 ptssince 2020
from 86.4% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
73.7%
+1.1 ptssince 2016
from 72.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
15.0%
−0.5 ptssince 2016
from 15.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married39.3%(43,361)
Married49%(54,110)
Widowed2.6%(2,887)
Divorced9.1%(10,000)
Women 15+
Never married33%(39,250)
Married46.1%(54,826)
Widowed9.1%(10,786)
Divorced11.9%(14,170)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
7.0%
−6.6 ptssince 2013
from 13.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
55.2%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 55.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.6%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 11.8% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
21.3%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 20.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
23.6%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 23.0% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.6%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 1.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
65.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 65.5% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
42.2%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 40.0% 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)20.1%(2,402)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.3%(1,945)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.5%(4,719)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4%(482)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.7%(200)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 11,943 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Atlantic County, New Jersey?

Atlantic County, New Jersey has about 276,270 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Atlantic County, New Jersey?

The typical household in Atlantic County, New Jersey earns about $78,050 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Atlantic County, New Jersey expensive?

In Atlantic County, New Jersey, the median home is worth about $295,000, and the typical rent is about $1,376 a month.

How educated are people in Atlantic County, New Jersey?

About 31.8% of adults age 25 and over in Atlantic County, New Jersey hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Atlantic County, New Jersey?

About 13.2% of people in Atlantic County, New Jersey live below the federal poverty line.

Has Atlantic County, New Jersey grown since 1990?

Yes, Atlantic County, New Jersey has grown since 1990. The population has added about 51,943 residents, a change of about 23 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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