Atlantic County, New Jersey

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Key figures

Statistic	Atlantic County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States	Rank
Total Population	276,270	9,343,809	334,922,499	260th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$78,050	$103,556	$80,734	671st of 3,221
Median Age	42.3	40.1	38.9	1416th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	31.8%	43.6%	35.7%	639th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$295,000	$454,400	$332,700	652nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,376	$1,720	$1,413	335th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.2%	9.7%	12.5%	1645th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	8.8%	6.3%	5.2%	213th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	497.3	1,270.4	n/a	335th of 3,222
Foreign Born	15.9%	23.9%	14.1%	175th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.9	n/a	n/a	1493rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	68.7%	63.8%	65.2%	2425th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.2	30.5	26.4	1385th of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.1%	16.8%	15.1%	1450th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.9%	n/a	n/a	1666th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	44.8%	49.8%	46.9%	2405th of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.1%	n/a	n/a	522nd of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Atlantic County, New Jersey

Statistic	Atlantic County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	54.0%	50.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20.4%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	12.6%	12.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	7.8%	10.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.5%	3.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.8%	0.6%
Diversity Index	64.3	66.4	61.4

Age in Atlantic County, New Jersey

Statistic	Atlantic County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Median Age	42.3	40.1	38.9
Under 18 %	20.8%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.8%	8.4%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.1%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.3%	13.3%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.1%	26.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.9%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Atlantic County, New Jersey

Statistic	Atlantic County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Households	109,557	3,507,701	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.6	2.5
Family Households	65.1%	67.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.7%	31.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	20.3%	18.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.7%	26.4%	28.7%
Never Married	36.0%	34.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Atlantic County, New Jersey

Statistic	Atlantic County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Per Capita Income	$41,637	$54,253	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	14.6%	11.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.0%	12.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.3%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	10.9%	21.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.2%	9.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	29.9%	21.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	12.2%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Atlantic County, New Jersey

Statistic	Atlantic County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Housing Units	132,199	3,791,354	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	57.6%	52.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	20.8%	21.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	17.1%	7.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,978.0	1,970.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	31.3%	36.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	33.5%	30.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$6,776	$9,590	n/a

Education in Atlantic County, New Jersey

Statistic	Atlantic County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Less than High School	10.7%	9.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.2%	25.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.2%	21.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	21.1%	26.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	10.7%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Atlantic County, New Jersey

Statistic	Atlantic County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Labour Force Participation	63.6%	66.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	72.5%	62.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	4.2%	8.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.9%	2.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	27.0%	21.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.4%	13.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	11.0%	11.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Atlantic County, New Jersey

Statistic	Atlantic County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Born in State of Residence	57.1%	50.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	9.1%	13.5%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	6.8%	10.5%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	73.7%	66.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	15.0%	17.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	18.7%	24.5%	16.7%

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