Atlantic County

Atlantic County has 276,270 residents across 24 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $78,050, 25% below the New Jersey figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $295,000, and 32% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

276,270residentsACS 2020–2024

$78,050median household incomeNew Jersey: $104K

$295,000median home valueowner-occupied homes

91%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Atlantic County in New JerseyZIP codes in Atlantic County highlighted; the rest of New Jersey in grey

Map of New Jersey with Atlantic County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 24 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
08037	23,514	$81K	$323K	77%	31%	92%	32 min
08201	10,412	$71K	$287K	68%	32%	94%	23 min
08203	7,674	$97K	$525K	77%	47%	95%	28 min
08205	28,877	$93K	$292K	80%	37%	93%	26 min
08215	13,545	$81K	$287K	73%	21%	90%	29 min
08221	6,992	$156K	$395K	94%	62%	95%	24 min
08225	8,456	$112K	$316K	88%	48%	94%	24 min
08232	19,887	$54K	$195K	54%	10%	89%	23 min
08234	47,339	$98K	$313K	85%	35%	96%	25 min
08240	2,648	$-666667K	$-666667K	–	47%	–	21 min
08241	1,076	$123K	$462K	96%	32%	94%	30 min
08244	10,659	$70K	$310K	51%	34%	92%	25 min
08310	968	$42K	$134K	79%	21%	91%	35 min
08317	1,246	$107K	$326K	73%	31%	99%	32 min
08319	1,205	$100K	$315K	99%	32%	98%	35 min
08326	1,435	$80K	$276K	79%	30%	93%	37 min
08330	29,972	$77K	$237K	73%	28%	96%	29 min
08341	2,101	$69K	$189K	60%	17%	91%	31 min
08346	283	$80K	$232K	100%	13%	100%	44 min
08350	639	$158K	$225K	100%	39%	82%	21 min
08401	38,925	$41K	$207K	30%	22%	82%	25 min
08402	5,234	$122K	$709K	90%	58%	95%	30 min
08403	1,046	$111K	$1.05M	92%	59%	91%	34 min
08406	8,972	$69K	$363K	63%	41%	88%	26 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

276,270 residents in 109,557 households, next to the New Jersey figure.

21%

under 18

21%

aged 18–34

20%

aged 65 and over

29%

of households are people living alone

45%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

132,199 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $295,000 (±$5,138).

69%

of households own their home

58%

of homes are detached single-family houses

21%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

17%

of housing units are vacant

$1,376

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20195%

2000–200914%

1990–199910%

1980–198917%

1970–197912%

1960–196912%

1950–195910%

1940–19494%

1939 or earlier14%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,834.

$78,050

median household income

13.2%

of people live below the poverty line

8.8%

unemployment rate

32%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

27 min

average commute to work

13%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

82%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

11%

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

91%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Atlantic County, New Jersey, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.