Gloucester County vs. Atlantic County
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Gloucester County (NJ) Atlantic County (NJ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 291,408 265,429
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 1.0% -3.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 288,570 274,521
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 288,288 274,549
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.2% 5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent 21.8% 21.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 15.8% 17.9%
Female persons, percent 51.3% 51.6%
White alone, percent 83.1% 71.1%
Black or African American alone, percent 11.2% 17.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.3% 0.7%
Asian alone, percent 3.1% 8.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.2% 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 6.4% 19.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 78.1% 55.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018 15,013 12,963
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 5.3% 16.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 113,903 128,409
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 80.2% 67.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $216,700 $218,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $2,067 $1,979
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $875 $890
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,186 $1,094
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 16.9% 31.9%
Building permits, 2018 640 833
Households, 2014-2018 104,587 99,874
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.74 2.63
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 90.3% 87.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 8.8% 26.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 91.7% 88.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 86.2% 80.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 92.9% 86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 31.9% 27.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 8.9% 9.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 5.5% 10.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 67.4% 64.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 62.1% 61.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 406,593 4,008,546
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 1,298,161 1,969,273
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 12,683,585 285,412
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 4,452,888 4,292,714
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $15,377 $15,586
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 30.5 24.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $85,160 $59,989
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $37,888 $31,366
Persons in poverty, percent 7.6% 12.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017 6,092 6,239
Total employment, 2017 96,513 103,653
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 4,115,401 4,170,150
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 3.4% -2.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 17,022 17,255
All firms, 2012 18,125 21,211
Men-owned firms, 2012 10,561 11,850
Women-owned firms, 2012 5,663 7,026
Minority-owned firms, 2012 2,569 4,969
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 14,835 15,444
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 1,776 1,425
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 15,556 18,637
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 7.6% 7.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.1% 7.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.2% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.5% 27.8%
Population per square mile, 2010 895.3 494.1
Land area in square miles, 2010 322.01 555.70
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Gloucester county (NJ) and Atlantic county (NJ) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.