Atlantic County, New Jersey

39 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 274,704
Median household income: $76,819
Median home value: $272,700

Atlantic County is a county in New Jersey with a population of 274,704. 39 cities and places have their primary county here. At $76,819, its median household income sits below New Jersey's $101,050.

Between 2019 and 2023, Atlantic County's population grew 3.2% from 266,105 to 274,704, while its median household income rose 23.7% from $62,110 to $76,819.

31.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 67.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 274,704
Median age: 42.2 yrs
Median household income: $76,819
Median home value: $272,700
Median gross rent: $1,325
Housing units: 132,102
Homeownership rate: 67.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.2%
Unemployment rate: 8.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

266,105274,704

Median household income

$62,110$76,819

Median home value

$217,900$272,700

Median gross rent

$1,120$1,325

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	266,105	$62,110	$217,900	$1,120
2020	264,650	$63,680	$216,600	$1,129
2021	273,865	$66,473	$222,600	$1,175
2022	274,339	$73,113	$254,100	$1,268
2023	274,704	$76,819	$272,700	$1,325

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	14,330	5.2%
5 to 17	43,285	15.8%
18 to 24	24,289	8.8%
25 to 34	32,993	12.0%
35 to 44	30,911	11.3%
45 to 54	34,511	12.6%
55 to 64	41,496	15.1%
65 to 74	31,611	11.5%
75 and over	21,278	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	149,802	54.5%
Black or African American	36,256	13.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	244	0.1%
Asian	21,268	7.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	137	0.0%
Some other race	1,267	0.5%
Two or more races	11,044	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	54,686	19.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.1%

High school graduate32.1%

Some college or associate's25.6%

Bachelor's degree20.7%

Graduate or professional degree10.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	21,485	11.1%
High school graduate	61,964	32.1%
Some college or associate's	49,272	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	39,817	20.7%
Graduate or professional degree	20,262	10.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone73.3%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit4.0%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home8.5%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	93,357	73.3%
Carpooled	11,272	8.8%
Public transit	5,098	4.0%
Walked	4,256	3.3%
Bicycle	629	0.5%
Worked from home	10,835	8.5%
Other means	1,958	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	31,826	27.3%
15 to 29 min	47,900	41.1%
30 to 44 min	21,621	18.5%
45 to 59 min	6,426	5.5%
60+ min	8,797	7.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 13.1% (35,247 of 268,926)

	Count	Share
Family households	70,517	64.9%
Nonfamily households	38,195	35.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	108,712	82.3%
Vacant	23,390	17.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	73,746	67.8%
Renter-occupied	34,966	32.2%

1-unit, detached57.7%

1-unit, attached9.4%

2 to 4 units9.4%

5 to 19 units9.9%

20 or more units10.7%

Mobile home & other3.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	76,223	57.7%
1-unit, attached	12,392	9.4%
2 to 4 units	12,355	9.4%
5 to 19 units	13,085	9.9%
20 or more units	14,078	10.7%
Mobile home & other	3,969	3.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 34001
State: New Jersey
Land area: 556 sq mi
Water area: 116 sq mi
Center point: 39.4694, -74.6338