Gloucester County vs. Atlantic County

Gloucester County (NJ)Atlantic County (NJ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)291,408265,429
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)1.0%-3.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)288,570274,521
Population, Census, April 1, 2010288,288274,549
Persons under 5 years, percent5.2%5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.8%21.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.8%17.9%
Female persons, percent51.3%51.6%
White alone, percent83.1%71.1%
Black or African American alone, percent11.2%17.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.7%
Asian alone, percent3.1%8.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.2%2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.4%19.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent78.1%55.9%
Veterans, 2014-201815,01312,963
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.3%16.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)113,903128,409
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201880.2%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, 2009-201316.9%31.9%
Building permits, 2018640833
Households, 2014-2018104,58799,874
Persons per household, 2014-20182.742.63
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201890.3%87.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20188.8%26.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.7%88.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201886.2%80.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.9%86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201831.9%27.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.9%9.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent5.5%10.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201867.4%64.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.1%61.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)406,5934,008,546
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,298,1611,969,273
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)12,683,585285,412
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)4,452,8884,292,714
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$15,377$15,586
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201830.524.3
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, percent7.6%12.8%
Total employer establishments, 20176,0926,239
Total employment, 201796,513103,653
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)4,115,4014,170,150
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.4%-2.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201717,02217,255
All firms, 201218,12521,211
Men-owned firms, 201210,56111,850
Women-owned firms, 20125,6637,026
Minority-owned firms, 20122,5694,969
Nonminority-owned firms, 201214,83515,444
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,7761,425
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201215,55618,637
Black-owned firms, percent, 20077.6%7.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.1%7.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.2%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.5%27.8%
Population per square mile, 2010895.3494.1
Land area in square miles, 2010322.01555.70

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.