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Gloucester County, NJ

Demographic and economic profile of Gloucester County, NJ, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Gloucester County, NJ is a largely residential suburban county with a population of 311,783 that grew 4.7% over five years, characterized by high homeownership (80.1%) and relatively affordable housing at a median home value of $283,500 and median gross rent of $1,480/month. The labor force of roughly 208,600 active workers carries a 66.9% participation rate, median worker earnings of $54,134, and 35.8% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, with an unemployment rate of 5.2%. A median household income of $105,115 and a poverty rate of just 7.6% point to a stable, middle-to-upper-middle-income workforce base, with a mean commute of 28.9 minutes suggesting strong orientation toward employment centers outside the county.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

311,783

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$105,115

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.7% since 2018

Gloucester County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone232,690 (75.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone33,266 (10.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races10,756 (3.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone9,934 (3.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race9,927 (3.2%)
  • Asian Alone9,702 (3.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish14,326
  2. 2.Other Indo-European5,487
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island1,380
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)1,371
  5. 5.Arabic1,257

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

62.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

6.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

13,495

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$46,678

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$47,760

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance43,257
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)18,867
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services17,242
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)11,396
  5. 5.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing11,290

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations72,697
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations33,989
  3. 3.Service Occupations21,523
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations16,550
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations11,904

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.51×)5,448
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.27×)11,632
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.18×)43,320
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.08×)18,501
  5. 5.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.07×)11,160

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$283,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,480/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,99922,440 (24.9%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99913,704 (15.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99912,721 (14.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99912,672 (14.1%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9999,263 (10.3%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9994,893 (5.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

35.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

66.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$54,134

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone113,971 (74.6%)
  • Worked At Home22,814 (14.9%)
  • Carpooled9,563 (6.3%)
  • Walked2,401 (1.6%)
  • Public Transit1,941 (1.3%)
  • Other1,224 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.