Gloucester County, New Jersey

28 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 304,504
Median household income: $102,807
Median home value: $283,500

Gloucester County is a county in New Jersey with a population of 304,504. 28 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $102,807 runs in line with the New Jersey figure of $101,050.

From 2019 to 2023, Gloucester County's population grew 4.6% from 291,165 to 304,504, while its median household income rose 17.8% from $87,283 to $102,807.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 75.2% of the population. 76.1% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 304,504
Median age: 40.1 yrs
Median household income: $102,807
Median home value: $283,500
Median gross rent: $1,480
Housing units: 117,530
Homeownership rate: 79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	291,165	$87,283	$219,700	$1,225
2020	291,745	$89,056	$224,300	$1,258
2021	300,821	$93,208	$232,800	$1,301
2022	302,621	$99,668	$265,200	$1,435
2023	304,504	$102,807	$283,500	$1,480

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 249.8%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	15,345	5.0%
5 to 17	49,832	16.4%
18 to 24	29,722	9.8%
25 to 34	37,532	12.3%
35 to 44	38,827	12.8%
45 to 54	40,232	13.2%
55 to 64	42,903	14.1%
65 to 74	30,737	10.1%
75 and over	19,374	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	228,951	75.2%
Black or African American	30,792	10.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	88	0.0%
Asian	9,249	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	142	0.0%
Some other race	1,360	0.4%
Two or more races	10,037	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	23,885	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.0%

High school graduate31.1%

Some college or associate's27.1%

Bachelor's degree23.6%

Graduate or professional degree12.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	12,584	6.0%
High school graduate	65,170	31.1%
Some college or associate's	56,848	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	49,440	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	25,563	12.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone76.1%

Carpooled6.5%

Public transit1.7%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home13.1%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	116,503	76.1%
Carpooled	10,003	6.5%
Public transit	2,584	1.7%
Walked	1,992	1.3%
Bicycle	327	0.2%
Worked from home	20,003	13.1%
Other means	1,734	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	30,610	23.0%
15 to 29 min	43,131	32.4%
30 to 44 min	31,725	23.8%
45 to 59 min	14,988	11.3%
60+ min	12,689	9.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.67
Poverty rate: 7.6% (22,676 of 298,445)

	Count	Share
Family households	78,113	69.9%
Nonfamily households	33,683	30.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	111,796	95.1%
Vacant	5,734	4.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	88,794	79.4%
Renter-occupied	23,002	20.6%

1-unit, detached73.5%

1-unit, attached7.7%

2 to 4 units5.5%

5 to 19 units6.2%

20 or more units4.8%

Mobile home & other2.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	86,397	73.5%
1-unit, attached	9,082	7.7%
2 to 4 units	6,461	5.5%
5 to 19 units	7,280	6.2%
20 or more units	5,596	4.8%
Mobile home & other	2,714	2.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 34015
State: New Jersey
Land area: 322 sq mi
Water area: 15 sq mi
Center point: 39.7229, -75.1457