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Buena borough, Atlantic County, NJ

4,520 Population
7.6 square miles 596.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.2 ±6.3 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Atlantic County: 42.3 ±0.3
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$37,922 ±$7,546 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Atlantic County: $41,637 ±$1,071
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New Jersey: $54,253 ±$256
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$79,697 ±$15,214 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Atlantic County: $78,050 ±$1,834
  • about three-quarters of the amount in New Jersey: $103,556 ±$513
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.7% ±4.9% (392  ±219) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Atlantic County: 13.2% 35,618 (±1.1% / ±2,930)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 9.7% 891,891 (±0.2% / ±14,073)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

30.6 minutes ±5.7 (60,880  ±7,706) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Atlantic County: 25.2 2,925,710 (±0.6 / ±89,352)
  • about the same as the figure in New Jersey: 30.5 116,289,230 (±0.1 / ±571,910)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,724 ±207 Number of households
  • Atlantic County: 109,557 ±883
  • New Jersey: 3,507,701 ±5,116
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.3 (4,473  ±27) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Atlantic County: 2.5 270,195 (±0 / ±189)
  • about the same as the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,173,351
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2.3% ±3.2% (28  ±39) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Atlantic County: 5.3% † 3,180 (±0.8% / ±496)
  • about half the rate in New Jersey: 5.2% 110,552 (±0.1% / ±2,477)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,830 ±206 Number of housing units
  • Atlantic County: 132,199 ±113
  • New Jersey: 3,791,354 ±469
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$256,800 ±$34,545 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Atlantic County: $295,000 ±$5,138
  • about three-fifths of the amount in New Jersey: $454,400 ±$1,150
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

5.5% ±4.8% (249  ±217.1) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Atlantic County: 9.9% 26,960 (±0.9% / ±2,383.8)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 9.6% 889,792 (±0.1% / ±13,145.6)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

82.7% ±10.4% (2,379  ±338.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Atlantic County: 89.3% 173,623
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 90.7% 5,915,947 (±0.3% / ±19,889.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
25.6% ±6.5% (736  ±193) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Atlantic County: 31.8% 61,907
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 43.6% 2,845,933 (±0.2% / ±12,951.6)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

17.1% ±6.8% (772  ±309) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Atlantic County: 15.9% 43,915
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Jersey: 23.9% 2,236,554
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

3.2% ±1.9% (109  ±67) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Atlantic County: 5.5% 11,943 (±0.3% / ±711)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 3.7% 273,031 (±0.1% / ±4,211)
  • about half the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
109 Total veterans ±67 109 Male ±67 N/A Female ±14

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