Demographics of Brigantine city, New Jersey

Brigantine city, New Jersey had 7,658 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −48 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Brigantine city, in four figures

7,658
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,674 ±30.; −0.6%
Change since July 2020: −48 people.; 60.6 ±1.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $97,250 ±$16,993
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.

Brigantine city, New Jersey's population shrank 0.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Brigantine 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

Brigantine city, New Jersey's population shrank 0.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Brigantine 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	7,706	100.0	100.0
2021	7,681	99.7	100.2
2022	7,668	99.5	100.7
2023	7,644	99.2	101.6
2024	7,677	99.6	102.5
2025	7,658	99.4	103.1

Population of Brigantine city, New Jersey on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,706	—
2021	7,681	−25
2022	7,668	−13
2023	7,644	−24
2024	7,677	+33
2025	7,658	−19

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 60.6 ±1.9: for men 61.0 ±1.7 and for women 60.3 ±2.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Brigantine city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under 5	183 ±56	2.4% ±0.7	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	515 ±176	6.7% ±2.3	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	248 ±107	3.2% ±1.4	8.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,285 ±230	16.7% ±3.0	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,674 ±337	34.8% ±4.4	26.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,769 ±358	36.1% ±4.7	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $97,250 ±$16,993, and income per person $68,635 ±$6,537, 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 Brigantine city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under $25,000	494 ±180	12.2% ±4.4	11.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	585 ±220	14.5% ±5.4	12.8% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	569 ±158	14.1% ±3.8	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	410 ±123	10.1% ±3.0	11.3% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	728 ±154	18.0% ±3.7	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	507 ±182	12.5% ±4.5	11.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	750 ±143	18.6% ±3.4	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 Brigantine city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Jersey	United States
All ages	720 ±282	9.4% ±3.7	9.7% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 146	0% to 20.6%	13.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	63 to 249	2.2% to 8.2%	8.6% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	242 to 750	6.3% to 18.8%	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 Brigantine city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Brigantine city	New Jersey	United States
Housing units	9,518 ±311	3,791,354 ±469	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	42.5% ±1.8	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	57.5% ±2.6	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.8% ±5.3	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.2% ±4.5	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$524,800 ±$56,267	$454,400 ±$1,150	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,517 ±$128	$1,720 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±3	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 Brigantine city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Hispanic or Latino	141 to 683	1.8% to 8.9%	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,523 ±349	85.0% ±4.5	50.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	37 to 187	0.5% to 2.4%	12.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	201 to 749	2.6% to 9.8%	10.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 90	0% to 1.2%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	16 to 200	0.2% to 2.6%	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 Brigantine city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Born in the state	3,140 ±345	40.9% ±4.5	50.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,749 ±371	48.9% ±4.8	22.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	35 to 353	0.5% to 4.6%	2.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	591 ±242	7.7% ±3.2	23.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	221 to 675	2.9% to 8.8%	13.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	72 to 214	0.9% to 2.8%	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%.

Brigantine city among the places of New Jersey

218th 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 Brigantine city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Dunellen borough	7,911 ±29
Crestwood Village CDP	7,830 ±654
Fanwood borough	7,799 ±56
Heathcote CDP	7,717 ±1,248
Bloomingdale borough	7,716 ±17
Brigantine city	7,674 ±30
Berlin borough	7,539 ±20
Haddon Heights borough	7,516 ±23
Palmyra borough	7,485 ±47
Washington borough	7,334 ±27
Wharton borough	7,318 ±19

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in New Jersey by median age
No. 26 Places in New Jersey by poverty rate
No. 32 Places in New Jersey by per capita income
No. 56 Places by median age
No. 59 Places in New Jersey by homeownership rate
No. 72 Places in New Jersey by median home value

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