Gloucester County, NJ Demographic Data
Gloucester County, NJ Summary
Gloucester County is located in New Jersey
- Population: 289,586
- Area: 337.18 sq. miles
- Land Area: 322.01 sq. miles
- Water Area: 15.17 sq. miles
- Population Density: 858.85 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 138.45 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Gloucester County, NJ Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
150,482
52%
50.8
Male
141,848
49%
49.2
Total Population
292,330
323,128,000
Gloucester County, NJ Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
15,926
5.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
19,528
6.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
17,592
6.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
20,127
6.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
18,524
6.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
36,434
12.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
36,587
12.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
43,105
14.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
21,787
7.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
18,872
6.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
26,694
9.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
11,107
3.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
6,047
2.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
226,838
77.6%
77.2
Female
118,474
52.2%
51.3
Male
108,364
47.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
214,895
73.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
53,779
18.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
43,848
15.0%
15.2
Female
25,049
57.1%
55.8
Male
18,799
42.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Gloucester County, NJ Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
282,811
96.7%
96.8
White
237,650
81.3%
72.6
Black or African American
29,805
10.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
215
0.1%
0.8
Asian
8,955
3.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
2,726
0.9%
1.2
Chinese
1,834
0.6%
1.3
Filipino
1,476
0.5%
0.9
Japanese
105
0.0%
0.2
Korean
793
0.3%
0.4
Vietnamese
388
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
1,633
0.6%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
6,186
2.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
9,519
3.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
17,607
6.0%
17.8
Mexican
1,039
0.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
10,494
3.6%
1.7
Cuban
698
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
5,376
1.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
274,723
94.0%
82.2
Gloucester County, NJ Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
5,330
2.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
9,926
4.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
68,480
34.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
36,071
18.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
18,594
9.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
41,256
20.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
20,976
10.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
15,256
7.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
185,377
92.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
62,232
31.1%
31.2
Gloucester County, NJ Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
82,333
34.4%
33.7%
Now Married
115,671
48.3%
47.5
Divorced
22,309
9.3%
11.0%
Separated
4,456
1.9%
2.0
Widowed
14,515
6.1
5.8%
Gloucester County, NJ Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
252,271
91.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
24,133
8.7%
21.6%
Spanish
10,147
3.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
6,736
2.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
4,357
1.6%
3.5%
Other Languages
2,893
1.0%
1.1%
Gloucester County, NJ Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
3,715
3.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
3,321
3.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
8,080
7.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
6,791
6.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
11,146
10.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
16,200
15.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
14,714
14.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
22,230
21.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
10,909
10.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
8,330
7.9%
6.4
Median household income
79,879
57,617
Per capita income
35,497
31,128
Gloucester County, NJ Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,266
0.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
11,671
7.7%
9.8
Construction
10,371
6.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
44,164
29.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
9,461
6.3%
6.6
Information
3,314
2.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
11,547
7.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
5,477
3.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
15,306
10.2%
11.4
Public administration
7,211
4.8%
4.6
Retail trade
16,492
10.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
8,491
5.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
5,949
3.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
13,666
9.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
64,007
42.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
14,365
9.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
34,550
22.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
24,132
16.0%
18.1%
Gloucester County, NJ Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
148,718
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
126,990
85.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
8,153
5.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
4,133
2.8%
5.1
Walked
1,840
1.2%
2.7
Other means
1,848
1.2%
1.8
Worked at home
5,754
3.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
29.5
26.6
Gloucester County, NJ Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
6,050
5.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
33,398
31.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
40,398
38.3%
37.1
3 or more
25,590
24.3%
21.0
Gloucester County, NJ Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
105,436
93.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
82,966
78.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
22,470
21.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
7,584
6.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Gloucester County, NJ Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
113,020
1 room
1,206
1.1%
2.4
2 rooms
929
0.8%
2.7
3 rooms
6,944
6.1%
9.1
4 rooms
11,448
10.1%
16.5
5 rooms
17,657
15.6%
19.8
6 rooms
18,304
16.2%
17.8
7 rooms
18,487
16.4%
12.0
8 rooms
14,428
12.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
23,617
20.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
7
0.0
Gloucester County, NJ Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
113,020
1-unit, detached
83,481
73.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
8,855
7.8%
5.9
2-units
2,983
2.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
3,150
2.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
3,664
3.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
4,466
4.0%
4.4
20 or more units
4,541
4.0%
9.0
Mobile home
1,834
1.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
46
0.0%
0.1
Gloucester County, NJ Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
10,750
9.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
5,849
5.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
14,700
13.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
12,131
10.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
17,810
15.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
15,174
13.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
17,305
15.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
16,414
14.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
2,154
1.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
733
0.6%
1.4%
Gloucester County, NJ Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
79,126
75.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,276
1.2%
4.7
Electricity
12,181
11.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
10,436
9.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
40
0.0%
0.1
Wood
950
0.9%
1.9
Solar energy
67
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
1,095
1.0%
0.5
No fuel used
265
0.3%
1.1
Gloucester County, NJ Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
57,380
47295100.0
Less than $500
76
0.1%
1.6%
$500 to $999
1,805
3.1%
20.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
7,540
13.1%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
7,796
13.6%
10.3%
$1,000 to $1,499
10,566
18.4%
28.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
13,598
23.7%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
15,999
27.9%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
20,646
36.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
10,377
18.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
6,463
11.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
5,293
9.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
14,353
25.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
248
0.0%
0.0%
Gloucester County, NJ Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
41,631,300
No Cash Rent
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,136
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
2,252
10.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
2,861
13.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
2,193
10.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
3,093
14.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,749
8.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
9,043
42.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,279
0.0%
0.0%
Gloucester County, NJ Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
82,966
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,261
2.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,594
3.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
10,669
12.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
19,806
23.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
28,976
34.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
16,074
19.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
2,481
3.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
105
0.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
218,600
205,000
