Brigantine

Population: 7,702
Median household income: $88,906
Median home value: $485,000

Brigantine is a community in Atlantic County, New Jersey, home to 7,702 residents. Its median household income of $88,906 runs above the Atlantic County figure of $76,819.

From 2019 to 2023, Brigantine's population declined 12.8% from 8,832 to 7,702, while its median home value rose 36.9% from $354,200 to $485,000.

The median resident is 59.2 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 25.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,702
Median age: 59.2 yrs
Median household income: $88,906
Median home value: $485,000
Median gross rent: $1,499
Housing units: 9,340
Homeownership rate: 74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,8327,702

Median household income

$72,372$88,906

Median home value

$354,200$485,000

Median gross rent

$1,344$1,499

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,832	$72,372	$354,200	$1,344
2020	8,725	$75,329	$362,100	$1,300
2021	7,890	$81,830	$374,600	$1,337
2022	7,784	$91,307	$423,000	$1,481
2023	7,702	$88,906	$485,000	$1,499

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

Age distribution

Under 52.6%

5 to 176.9%

18 to 244.8%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 446.3%

45 to 548.5%

55 to 6425.7%

65 to 7420.2%

75 and over13.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	203	2.6%
5 to 17	534	6.9%
18 to 24	373	4.8%
25 to 34	879	11.4%
35 to 44	488	6.3%
45 to 54	651	8.5%
55 to 64	1,976	25.7%
65 to 74	1,552	20.2%
75 and over	1,046	13.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,528	84.8%
Black or African American	85	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	495	6.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	40	0.5%
Two or more races	87	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	467	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.8%

High school graduate23.3%

Some college or associate's24.4%

Bachelor's degree27.5%

Graduate or professional degree18.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	449	6.8%
High school graduate	1,533	23.3%
Some college or associate's	1,607	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,810	27.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,193	18.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone70.1%

Carpooled5.4%

Public transit3.2%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home19.3%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,708	70.1%
Carpooled	208	5.4%
Public transit	123	3.2%
Walked	20	0.5%
Bicycle	12	0.3%
Worked from home	744	19.3%
Other means	48	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,133	36.3%
15 to 29 min	1,271	40.8%
30 to 44 min	277	8.9%
45 to 59 min	122	3.9%
60+ min	316	10.1%

Households

Average household size: 1.95
Poverty rate: 9.4% (724 of 7,702)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,167	54.8%
Nonfamily households	1,787	45.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,954	42.3%
Vacant	5,386	57.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,958	74.8%
Renter-occupied	996	25.2%

1-unit, detached50.6%

1-unit, attached13.5%

2 to 4 units17.2%

5 to 19 units8.2%

20 or more units10.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,722	50.6%
1-unit, attached	1,262	13.5%
2 to 4 units	1,608	17.2%
5 to 19 units	768	8.2%
20 or more units	980	10.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3407810
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.52 sq mi
Water area: 4.34 sq mi
Center point: 39.4139, -74.3779