Gloucester County, New Jersey

Gloucester County has a population of 306,954 and has grown 3.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $310,400, about 3.0 times the county's median household income of $105,115.

Home price
$310,400
Income
$105,115
Population
306,954
Unemployment
5.3%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$310,400county
Median gross rent$1,531county
Median year homes here were built1980county
Share of homes built before 198050.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile2.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant4.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.2%county
Typical monthly rent$2,173county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,810county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,520county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,170county
Home insurance / yr$1,421(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living115.1(statewide)
Median household income$105,115county
Family health premium / yr$27,491(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$18,155(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.029(statewide)
Poverty rate7.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home14.9%county
Unemployment rate5.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force66.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.1%county
Share of workers employed by government16.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry27.6%county
Economic output per resident$62,261county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate2.60%county
Top state income tax10.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax10.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.60%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time28.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service10 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport15102261county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.0 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here3county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station9.0 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.2%county
Traffic deaths24.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.9(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher36.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher94.0%county
Public schools in the county81county
Public school enrollment46080county
Students per full-time teacher11.7county
Free lunch eligible32.1%county
Elementary schools47county
Middle schools18county
High schools13county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution3.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians53county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year6.9%county
Frequent mental distress15.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity21.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.1%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population306,954county
Land area in square miles322county
People per square mile of land953.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores37county
Convenience stores68county
Share living far from a food store22.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract4.7%county
Population change since 2020+3.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age40.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.9%county
Share of households that are one person24.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States6.1%county
Second languages10.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls59.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents69county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in7,556county
Households that moved away7,153county
Average income of arriving households$69,453county
Average income of departing households$70,925county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8county
Housing units authorised in the latest year921county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings23.3%county
Violent crime rate218(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature55.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation38.6 incounty
Annual snowfall15.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.08 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F21 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing89 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days222 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 1county
Average first fall frostNov 9county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$132county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh21.9¢county
Household electricity use599 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.34(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity10.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas77.9%county
Homes heated by propane1.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil8.2%county
Homes heated by wood0.5%county
Households with broadband93.0%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk87.9county
Coastal flood risk84.2county
Drought risk77.8county
Landslide risk46.8county
Hail risk41.7county
Earthquake risk89.3county
Tornado risk69.6county
Tropical cyclone risk83.7county
Extreme heat risk93.6county
Winter weather risk96.9county
Strong wind risk96.9county
Wildfire risk79.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Gloucester County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the New Jersey figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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