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Gloucester County, NJ

311,783 Population
322 square miles 968.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.1 ±0.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$48,497 ±$2,025 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $53,818 ±$373
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$105,630 ±$5,963 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in New Jersey: $104,294 ±$997
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

6.8% ±1.2% (20,792  ±3,768) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Jersey: 9.2% 859,029 (±0.3% / ±29,158)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

28.7 minutes ±1 (3,891,935  ±191,404) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New Jersey: 31.9 131,588,270 (±0.2 / ±1,265,689)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

112,557 ±1,602 Number of households
  • New Jersey: 3,543,944 ±7,728
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.7 ±0 (304,442  ±264) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,334,098
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.6% ±1.8% (4,153  ±1,366) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in New Jersey: 5.4% 117,595 (±0.3% / ±6,859)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

118,541 ±113 Number of housing units
  • New Jersey: 3,816,432 ±2,877
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$347,700 ±$8,335 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New Jersey: $496,000 ±$2,982
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

8.4% ±1.4% (26,007  ±4,200.4) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in New Jersey: 8.8% 825,588 (±0.3% / ±26,043.5)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92.9% ±3.2% (200,794  ±7,049.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in New Jersey: 90.4% 6,015,420 (±0.6% / ±40,185.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
37.6% ±2% (81,155  ±4,408.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 44.6% 2,965,532 (±0.4% / ±26,621.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

6.6% (20,540  ±2,680) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in New Jersey: 25% 2,376,424
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.8% ±0.7% (11,729  ±1,677) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New Jersey: 3.4% 249,802 (±0.1% / ±7,648)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
11,729 Total veterans ±1,677 10,789 Male ±1,553 940 Female ±469

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