Demographics of Gloucester County, New Jersey

Gloucester County, New Jersey had 312,638 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +10,074 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.

Gloucester County, in four figures

312,638
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.3%
Change since July 2020: +10,074 people.; 40.1 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $105,115 ±$2,579
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.

Gloucester County, New Jersey's population grew 3.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Gloucester 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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Gloucester County, New Jersey's population grew 3.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Gloucester 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	302,564	100.0	100.0
2021	304,700	100.7	100.2
2022	306,718	101.4	100.7
2023	308,693	102.0	101.6
2024	311,263	102.9	102.5
2025	312,638	103.3	103.1

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Population of Gloucester 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	302,564	+282	−219	+2	+408
2021	304,700	+2,136	−422	+87	+2,267
2022	306,718	+2,018	−125	+460	+1,870
2023	308,693	+1,975	+185	+575	+1,290
2024	311,263	+2,570	+85	+658	+1,854
2025	312,638	+1,375	+112	+289	+957

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.1 ±0.3: for men 38.9 ±0.3 and for women 41.3 ±0.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Gloucester County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under 5	15,434 ±36	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	49,804 ±1,145	16.2% ±0.4	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	29,916 ±1,029	9.7% ±0.3	8.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	77,637 ±1,257	25.3% ±0.4	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	82,296 ±1,301	26.8% ±0.4	26.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	51,867 ±1,325	16.9% ±0.4	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $105,115 ±$2,579, and income per person $48,631 ±$915, 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 Gloucester County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under $25,000	11,242 ±803	10.0% ±0.7	11.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	13,139 ±956	11.7% ±0.8	12.8% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	15,795 ±1,016	14.0% ±0.9	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	13,609 ±909	12.1% ±0.8	11.3% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	22,880 ±1,214	20.3% ±1.1	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	15,213 ±784	13.5% ±0.7	11.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	20,667 ±1,070	18.4% ±0.9	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 Gloucester County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Jersey	United States
All ages	23,125 ±1,673	7.7% ±0.6	9.7% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	5,717 ±819	8.9% ±1.3	13.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	11,914 ±1,047	7.3% ±0.6	8.6% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	5,494 ±649	7.6% ±0.9	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Gloucester County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Gloucester County	New Jersey	United States
Housing units	117,915 ±117	3,791,354 ±469	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.4% ±0.5	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.6% ±0.5	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.1% ±0.8	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.9% ±0.8	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$310,400 ±$4,245	$454,400 ±$1,150	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,531 ±$56	$1,720 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±1	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 Gloucester County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Hispanic or Latino	25,470 ±0	8.3% ±<0.1	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	227,965 ±659	74.3% ±0.2	50.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	31,190 ±904	10.2% ±0.3	12.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	9,592 ±387	3.1% ±0.1	10.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	87 ±41	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	164 ±68	0.1% ±<0.1	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,426 ±420	0.5% ±0.1	0.8% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	11,060 ±1,171	3.6% ±0.4	3.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

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 Gloucester County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Born in the state	183,587 ±2,625	59.8% ±0.9	50.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	99,774 ±2,684	32.5% ±0.9	22.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	4,777 ±755	1.6% ±0.2	2.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	18,816 ±1,161	6.1% ±0.4	23.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	11,492 ±844	3.7% ±0.3	13.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	7,324 ±870	2.4% ±0.3	10.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Gloucester County among the counties of New Jersey

14th of 21 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the New Jersey page.

Counties of New Jersey near Gloucester County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Passaic County	531,624	+1.6%
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%

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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