Cumberland County vs Gloucester County

A side-by-side comparison of Cumberland County and Gloucester County: population, income, housing, and more.

Cumberland County and Gloucester County are counties in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Gloucester County has the higher population (304,504 vs 152,915 in Cumberland County). Gloucester County has the higher median household income ($102,807 vs $64,499 in Cumberland County). Gloucester County has the higher median home value ($283,500 vs $205,600 in Cumberland County).

Population, income & housing

	Cumberland County	Gloucester County
Population	152,915	304,504
Median age	37.6 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$64,499	$102,807
Median home value	$205,600	$283,500
Median gross rent	$1,254	$1,480
Housing units	57,203	117,530
Homeownership rate	65.6%	79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.9%	35.8%
Unemployment rate	7.5%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cumberland County	Gloucester County
Population	151,906 → 152,915 (+0.7%)	291,165 → 304,504 (+4.6%)
Median household income	$54,149 → $64,499 (+19.1%)	$87,283 → $102,807 (+17.8%)
Median home value	$162,500 → $205,600 (+26.5%)	$219,700 → $283,500 (+29.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,069 → $1,254 (+17.3%)	$1,225 → $1,480 (+20.8%)

Cumberland County

Population

151,906152,915

Median household income

$54,149$64,499

Median home value

$162,500$205,600

Median gross rent

$1,069$1,254

Gloucester County

Population

291,165304,504

Median household income

$87,283$102,807

Median home value

$219,700$283,500

Median gross rent

$1,225$1,480

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cumberland County	Gloucester County
Under 5	6.2%	5.0%
5 to 17	18.2%	16.4%
18 to 24	8.3%	9.8%
25 to 34	13.7%	12.3%
35 to 44	13.2%	12.8%
45 to 54	12.5%	13.2%
55 to 64	12.4%	14.1%
65 to 74	9.1%	10.1%
75 and over	6.4%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cumberland County	Gloucester County
White (non-Hispanic)	41.9%	75.2%
Black or African American	17.1%	10.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.4%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	35.0%	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cumberland County	Gloucester County
No high school diploma	18.7%	6.0%
High school graduate	39.1%	31.1%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	12.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cumberland County	Gloucester County
Drove alone	78.0%	76.1%
Carpooled	12.8%	6.5%
Public transit	1.1%	1.7%
Walked	1.3%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.2%
Worked from home	4.9%	13.1%
Other means	1.4%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cumberland County	Gloucester County
1-unit, detached	67.0%	73.5%
1-unit, attached	7.9%	7.7%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	6.2%
20 or more units	6.5%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Cumberland County	Gloucester County
Poverty rate	16.3%	7.6%
Average household size	2.68	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1968	1979