Gloucester County, New Jersey

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Gloucester County, New Jersey is among the highest in the country for median household income (123rd of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Gloucester County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States	Rank
Total Population	306,954	9,343,809	334,922,499	235th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$105,115	$103,556	$80,734	123rd of 3,221
Median Age	40.1	40.1	38.9	2090th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	36.8%	43.6%	35.7%	389th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$310,400	$454,400	$332,700	574th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,531	$1,720	$1,413	229th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.7%	9.7%	12.5%	2903rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.3%	6.3%	5.2%	1050th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	953.2	1,270.4	n/a	194th of 3,222
Foreign Born	6.1%	23.9%	14.1%	794th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.0	n/a	n/a	1094th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	80.1%	63.8%	65.2%	623rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	28.2	30.5	26.4	790th of 3,221
Worked from Home	14.9%	16.8%	15.1%	436th of 3,222
Uninsured	5.4%	n/a	n/a	2938th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.5%	49.8%	46.9%	947th of 3,222
Broadband Access	91.4%	n/a	n/a	213th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Gloucester County, New Jersey

Statistic	Gloucester County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	74.3%	50.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8.3%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	10.2%	12.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3.1%	10.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.6%	3.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.8%	0.6%
Diversity Index	42.9	66.4	61.4

Age in Gloucester County, New Jersey

Statistic	Gloucester County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Median Age	40.1	40.1	38.9
Under 18 %	21.3%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.7%	8.4%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.4%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.9%	13.3%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.8%	26.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.9%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Gloucester County, New Jersey

Statistic	Gloucester County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Households	112,545	3,507,701	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.6	2.5
Family Households	70.1%	67.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	32.1%	31.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.7%	18.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	24.4%	26.4%	28.7%
Never Married	34.5%	34.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Gloucester County, New Jersey

Statistic	Gloucester County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Per Capita Income	$48,631	$54,253	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	10.0%	11.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.0%	12.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.3%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	18.4%	21.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.7%	9.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	17.7%	21.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.6%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Gloucester County, New Jersey

Statistic	Gloucester County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Housing Units	117,915	3,791,354	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	73.1%	52.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	10.8%	21.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	4.6%	7.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,980.0	1,970.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	19.9%	36.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.2%	30.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$8,055	$9,590	n/a

Education in Gloucester County, New Jersey

Statistic	Gloucester County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Less than High School	6.0%	9.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	30.3%	25.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.9%	21.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	24.2%	26.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	12.6%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Gloucester County, New Jersey

Statistic	Gloucester County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.3%	66.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	74.6%	62.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.3%	8.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.6%	2.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	24.1%	21.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.3%	13.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.2%	11.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Gloucester County, New Jersey

Statistic	Gloucester County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Born in State of Residence	59.8%	50.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.7%	13.5%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.4%	10.5%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	89.9%	66.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.1%	17.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	7.6%	24.5%	16.7%

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