Demographics of Absecon city, New Jersey

Absecon city, New Jersey had 9,209 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +112 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Absecon city, in four figures

9,209
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 9,170 ±27.; +1.2%
Change since July 2020: +112 people.; 38.2 ±6.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $73,676 ±$10,829
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Absecon city, New Jersey's population grew 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Absecon city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Absecon city, New Jersey's population grew 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Absecon city, 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	9,097	100.0	100.0
2021	9,104	100.1	100.2
2022	9,139	100.5	100.7
2023	9,168	100.8	101.6
2024	9,224	101.4	102.5
2025	9,209	101.2	103.1

Population of Absecon city, New Jersey on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	9,097	—
2021	9,104	+7
2022	9,139	+35
2023	9,168	+29
2024	9,224	+56
2025	9,209	−15

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.2 ±6.7: for men 36.5 ±3.0 and for women 43.0 ±7.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Absecon city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under 5	579 ±214	6.3% ±2.3	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,636 ±370	17.8% ±4.0	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	526 ±224	5.7% ±2.4	8.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,337 ±417	25.5% ±4.5	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,477 ±457	27.0% ±5.0	26.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,615 ±270	17.6% ±2.9	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $73,676 ±$10,829, and income per person $35,825 ±$3,768, 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 Absecon city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under $25,000	344 ±165	9.7% ±4.6	11.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	444 ±160	12.6% ±4.4	12.8% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,033 ±341	29.2% ±9.4	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	343 ±116	9.7% ±3.2	11.3% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	893 ±269	25.3% ±7.3	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	257 ±111	7.3% ±3.1	11.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	75 to 367	2.2% to 10.3%	21.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±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%.

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 Absecon city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Jersey	United States
All ages	360 to 1,074	4.0% to 11.9%	9.7% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2 to 202	0.2% to 9.0%	13.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	145 to 749	3.3% to 16.5%	8.6% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	168 ±81	7.3% ±3.3	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Absecon city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Absecon city	New Jersey	United States
Housing units	3,702 ±316	3,791,354 ±469	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.5% ±11.3	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.3% to 7.8%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.3% ±4.3	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.7% ±6.1	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$286,300 ±$19,074	$454,400 ±$1,150	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,807 ±$239	$1,720 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±8	1970 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Absecon city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,176 ±496	12.8% ±5.4	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,302 ±593	68.7% ±6.5	50.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	948 ±289	10.3% ±3.2	12.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	566 ±206	6.2% ±2.2	10.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	68 to 288	0.7% to 3.1%	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 Absecon city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Born in the state	5,737 ±598	62.6% ±6.5	50.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,068 ±415	22.6% ±4.5	22.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	92 to 314	1.0% to 3.4%	2.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,162 ±488	12.7% ±5.3	23.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	650 ±248	7.1% ±2.7	13.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	167 to 857	1.8% to 9.3%	10.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Absecon city among the places of New Jersey

177th of 295 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the New Jersey page.

Places of New Jersey near Absecon city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Bogota borough	9,360 ±23
Leonia borough	9,336 ±45
Ashland CDP	9,320 ±883
Ventnor City city	9,265 ±25
Cresskill borough	9,174 ±26
Absecon city	9,170 ±27
Monmouth Junction CDP	9,141 ±1,016
Madison Park CDP	9,124 ±1,119
Caldwell borough	9,003 ±26
Haledon borough	8,980 ±20
Whippany CDP	8,970 ±611

Rankings this appears in

No. 24 Places in New Jersey by median age
No. 49 Places in New Jersey by median rent
No. 52 Places in New Jersey by homeownership rate
No. 78 Places in New Jersey by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 122 Places in New Jersey by foreign-born share
No. 183 Places in New Jersey by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026