Demographics of Atlantic County, New Jersey

Atlantic County, New Jersey had 278,657 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +4,465 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Atlantic County, in four figures

278,657
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.6%
Change since July 2020: +4,465 people.; 42.3 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $78,050 ±$1,834
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Atlantic County, New Jersey's population grew 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Atlantic County, New Jersey's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Atlantic County, New Jersey's population grew 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Atlantic County, New Jersey's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	274,192	100.0	100.0
2021	274,909	100.3	100.2
2022	275,872	100.6	100.7
2023	276,643	100.9	101.6
2024	278,467	101.6	102.5
2025	278,657	101.6	103.1

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Population of Atlantic County, New Jersey on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	274,192	−349	−262	+4	−156
2021	274,909	+717	−706	+275	+925
2022	275,872	+963	−445	+1,279	+345
2023	276,643	+771	−315	+1,990	−851
2024	278,467	+1,824	−146	+1,921	+73
2025	278,657	+190	−127	+824	−515

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.3 ±0.3: for men 40.5 ±0.5 and for women 43.7 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Atlantic County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under 5	14,218 ±0	5.1% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	43,177 ±1,159	15.6% ±0.4	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	24,426 ±1,064	8.8% ±0.4	8.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	64,708 ±1,137	23.4% ±0.4	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	74,899 ±1,237	27.1% ±0.4	26.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	54,842 ±1,467	19.9% ±0.5	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $78,050 ±$1,834, and income per person $41,637 ±$1,071, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,556 ±$513 in New Jersey and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Atlantic County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under $25,000	16,033 ±1,227	14.6% ±1.1	11.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	19,933 ±1,371	18.2% ±1.2	12.8% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	16,440 ±1,143	15.0% ±1.0	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	14,226 ±955	13.0% ±0.9	11.3% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	20,024 ±1,226	18.3% ±1.1	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	10,999 ±739	10.0% ±0.7	11.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	11,902 ±881	10.9% ±0.8	21.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Atlantic County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Jersey	United States
All ages	35,618 ±2,930	13.2% ±1.1	9.7% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	10,459 ±1,145	18.6% ±1.9	13.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	17,446 ±1,574	12.6% ±1.1	8.6% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	7,713 ±944	10.2% ±1.2	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Atlantic County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Atlantic County	New Jersey	United States
Housing units	132,199 ±113	3,791,354 ±469	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.9% ±0.7	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	17.1% ±0.7	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	68.7% ±1.1	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	31.3% ±1.2	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$295,000 ±$5,138	$454,400 ±$1,150	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,376 ±$35	$1,720 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±2	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Atlantic County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Hispanic or Latino	56,285 ±0	20.4% ±<0.1	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	149,114 ±638	54.0% ±0.2	50.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	34,841 ±1,070	12.6% ±0.4	12.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	21,415 ±614	7.8% ±0.2	10.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	369 to 1,107	0.1% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 76	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,434 ±538	0.5% ±0.2	0.8% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	12,414 ±1,255	4.5% ±0.5	3.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Atlantic County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Born in the state	157,637 ±3,046	57.1% ±1.1	50.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	65,563 ±2,166	23.7% ±0.8	22.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	9,155 ±1,125	3.3% ±0.4	2.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	43,915 ±2,077	15.9% ±0.8	23.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	25,054 ±1,632	9.1% ±0.6	13.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	18,861 ±1,570	6.8% ±0.6	10.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Atlantic County among the counties of New Jersey

15th of 21 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the New Jersey page.

Counties of New Jersey near Atlantic County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Morris County	524,251	+3.2%
Burlington County	481,439	+4.3%
Mercer County	399,289	+3.3%
Somerset County	356,486	+3.5%
Gloucester County	312,638	+3.3%
Atlantic County	278,657	+1.6%
Cumberland County	157,148	+2.2%
Sussex County	148,063	+2.9%
Hunterdon County	131,781	+2.3%
Warren County	112,953	+3.2%
Cape May County	93,390	−1.7%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026