Gloucester County vs. Camden County

Gloucester County (NJ)Camden County (NJ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)291,408507,078
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)1.0%-1.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)288,570513,719
Population, Census, April 1, 2010288,288513,657
Persons under 5 years, percent5.2%6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.8%22.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.8%15.7%
Female persons, percent51.3%51.8%
White alone, percent83.1%69.2%
Black or African American alone, percent11.2%21.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.6%
Asian alone, percent3.1%6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.2%2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.4%17.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent78.1%56.3%
Veterans, 2014-201815,01323,682
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.3%11.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)113,903206,146
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201880.2%66.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$216,700$195,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,067$1,936
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$875$919
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,186$1,051
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201316.9%26.3%
Building permits, 2018640765
Households, 2014-2018104,587187,158
Persons per household, 2014-20182.742.67
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201890.3%88.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20188.8%20.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.7%88.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201886.2%82.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.9%88.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201831.9%31.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.9%9.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent5.5%7.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201867.4%65.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.1%61.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)406,593789,366
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,298,1614,238,421
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)16,524,3944,906,711
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)4,452,8886,445,832
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$15,377$12,552
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201830.528.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$85,160$67,118
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$37,888$34,280
Persons in poverty, percent7.6%12.9%
Total employer establishments, 20176,09211,518
Total employment, 201796,513181,720
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)4,115,4019,007,850
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.4%1.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201717,02231,368
All firms, 201218,12536,710
Men-owned firms, 201210,56122,018
Women-owned firms, 20125,66311,432
Minority-owned firms, 20122,5699,352
Nonminority-owned firms, 201214,83526,008
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,7763,604
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201215,55631,739
Black-owned firms, percent, 20077.6%8.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.1%7.2%
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, 2010895.32,321.5
Land area in square miles, 2010322.01221.26

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Gloucester county (NJ) and Camden county (NJ) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.