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Atlantic County

A Profile of Atlantic County

New Jersey

ABSECON • ATLANTIC CITY • BRIGANTINE • BUENA BOROUGH •

BUENA VISTA TOWNSHIP • CORBIN CITY • EGG HARBOR CITY • EGG

HARBOR TOWNSHIP • ESTELL MANOR • FOLSOM BOROUGH •

GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP • HAMILTON TOWNSHIP • HAMMONTON •

LINWOOD • LONGPORT BOROUGH • MARGATE • MULLICA

TOWNSHIP • NORTHFIELD • PLEASANTVILLE • PORT REPUBLIC •

SOMERS POINT • VENTNOR • WEYMOUNT TOWNSHIP

2 Atlantic County, NJ

Table of Contents

Overview and Geographic Background ........................................................................................................ 3

Housing Density ........................................................................................................................................ 4

Transportation .......................................................................................................................................... 5

Public Transportation ............................................................................................................................ 5

County Road Mileage ............................................................................................................................ 6

Commute: Travel Time to Work............................................................................................................ 7

Demographics ............................................................................................................................................... 8

Population (2010) ..................................................................................................................................... 8

Race .......................................................................................................................................................... 9

Population of Municipalities .................................................................................................................. 10

Population Density .................................................................................................................................. 11

Population under the Age of 18 ............................................................................................................. 12

Political and Government Background ....................................................................................................... 13

Voter Registration ................................................................................................................................... 14

Voter Turnout ........................................................................................................................................ 15

Family Structure .......................................................................................................................................... 16

Education .................................................................................................................................................... 17

Adults ...................................................................................................................................................... 17

School Districts ........................................................................................................................................ 17

Youth Education Achievement ................................................................................................................ 18

HSPA Language Arts/Mathematics 2011-2012 ....................................................................................... 19

Dropout Rates ......................................................................................................................................... 19

Kids Count ................................................................................................................................................... 20

Housing and Income .................................................................................................................................. 21

Local Economy/ Job Sector ......................................................................................................................... 21

Unemployment ....................................................................................................................................... 21

Main Industries ....................................................................................................................................... 22

Largest Employers ................................................................................................................................... 22

Crime and Substance Abuse ....................................................................................................................... 23


Overview and Geographic Background1

Area: 561 sq. miles (3rd in state) Population: 274,549 (15th in state)

Atlantic County encompasses approximately 561 square miles of land and 116

square miles of water. Atlantic County represents about 8% of the total area in

the state, but is ranked 15 in total population. Comparable to most of Southern

New Jersey a large percentage of the 561 square miles consists of open space.

Collectively the county has 100,294 acres of open space owned by municipal,

county, state and federal government entities. Atlantic County is the 6th least

populated of the 21 New Jersey counties.

1 U.S. Census 2010

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Housing Density 2

* The South Jersey Region includes Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem counties.

In terms of housing density, Atlantic County is less dense than the region and the

state, but from 2000 to 2010 the county has increased its housing rate at a much

faster rate than the region and state.

Housing Units Per

Square Mile

2 Ibid

Housing Density

Place Housing Units Per

Square Miles (2010) %Change 2000-10

Atlantic County 227.9 12.1

SJ 7 County Avg.* 329.1 7.8

New Jersey 483.2 7.3

6.8 - 818.1 897.4 - 2215.5 2893.8 - 4083.5 4971.2 - 6990.9 8808.0 - 12231.1


Transportation3

Public Transportation

Municipality Square Miles

Bus Routes

Rail Service

Total Per Square Mile

Absecon City 6 3 1 0.52

Atlantic City 11 13 1 1.18

Brigantine City 6 1 0 0.16

Buena Boro 8 0 0 0

Buena Vista Twp. 41 1 0 0.02

Corbin City 8 1 0 0.13

Egg Harbor City 11 1 1 0.09

Egg Harbor Twp. 67 3 0 0.04

Estell Manor City 54 1 0 0.02

Folsom Boro 8 1 0 0.12

Galloway Twp. 91 3 0 0.03

Hamilton Twp. 111 3 0 0.03

Hammonton Town 41 1 1 0.02

Linwood City 4 2 0 0.52

Longport Boro 0 1 0 2.63

Margate City 1 1 0 0.71

Mullica Twp. 57 1 0 0.02

Northfield City 3 2 0 0.58

Pleasantville City 6 6 0 1.04

Port Republic City 8 1 0 0.13

Somers Point City 4 1 0 0.25

Ventnor City 2 2 0 0.93

Weymouth Twp. 12 1 0 0.08

3 NJ Department of Transportation


County Road Mileage4

Municipality County Road

(Miles) Municipal Road

(Miles) Total

Mileage

Absecon 7.54 35.12 49.71

Atlantic City 1.29 88.26 103.67 Brigantine 3.74 60.54 64.45

Buena 11.62 24.69 39.28 Buena Vista 21.27 90.65 121.52

Corbin 4.55 3.52 10.44

Egg Harbor City 14.46 34.05 50.09

Egg Harbor Twp 65.46 206.73 297.22 Estell Manor 19.97 26.07 56.55

Folsom 4.00 17.32 27.69 Galloway 59.44 171.70 253.48

Hammonton 30.61 77.04 126.50

Linwood 3.15 36.93 42.57

Longport 0.78 12.78 13.56

Margate 2.55 39.98 42.53

Mullica 38.26 59.91 106.24

Northfield 8.43 36.07 46.41

Pleasantville 7.70 53.12 68.28

Port Republic 9.65 8.18 23.29

Margate 2.55

39.98 42.53

Northfield 8.43

36.07 46.41

Port Republic 9.65 8.18

23.29 Somers Point

5.45 43.19 55.39

Ventnor 2.42

34.03 36.45

Somers Point

5.45 43.19 55.39

Ventnor 2.42 34.03 36.45

Weymouth 9.80 26.02 36.90

County Total 372.63 1,357.05 1,930.77

4 New Jersey Department of Transportation


Commute: Travel Time to Work5

The mean travel time in the county has decrease by approximately 7% from 2000

to 2012, but is still higher than the average travel time of the counties in the

region, which increase by 1.6% in the same time period. Atlantic County

commuters travel time to work is less than the commuters across the state.

Mean Travel Time to

Work

5 U.S Census 2000 and American Community Survey 2012.

Place 2012 Mean Travel Time

(Minutes) %Change 2000-12

Atlantic County 27.5 -6.8

SJ 7 County Avg. 25.4 1.6

New Jersey 30.7 .3

14.5 - 18.0 18.3 - 20.9 21.2 - 23.6 24.0 - 28.0 29.0 - 36.8


15%

85%

2010 Atlantic County Population

Atlantic County Rest of SJ Region

Demographics6

Population (2010)

Place 2010 Population %Change 2000-10 Atlantic County 274,549 8.7

SJ Region 1,845474 5.1

New Jersey 8,791,894 4.5

Place % Persons under

the age of 18 % Persons 65 years

and older % Females

Atlantic County 23.3 14.2 51.5

SJ 7 County Avg. 23.6 13.7 51.1

New Jersey 23.5 13.5 51.3

6 U.S. Census 2010


Race 7

7 U.S. Census Bureau 2010

0.00%

2.00%

4.00%

6.00%

8.00%

10.00%

12.00%

14.00%

16.00%

18.00%

Black Hispanic or Latino Origin Asian

Percentage of Population by Race

Atlantic County SJ 7 County Avg. New Jersey

Percentage of Population by Race

Place White Black Hispanic or Latino

Origin Asian

Atlantic County 65.4% 16.1% 16.8% 7.5%

SJ 7 County Avg. 71.8% 15.7% 11.7% 4.1%

New Jersey 68.6% 13.7% 17.7% 8.3%


Population of Municipalities 8

Absecon City (7,638)

Atlantic City (40,517)

Brigantine (12,594)

Buena Boro (3,873)

Buena Vista Township (7,476)

Corbin City (468)

Egg Harbor Township (30,726)

Egg Harbor City (4,545)

Estell Manor (1,585)

Folsom Boro (1,972)

Galloway Township (31,209)

Hamilton Township (20,4999)

Hammonton (12,604)

Linwood (7,172)

Longport (1,054)

Margate (8,193)

Mullica (1,431)

Northfield (7,725)

Pleasantville (19,012)

Port Republic (1,037)

Somers Point (11,614)

Ventnor (12,910)

Weymouth (2,257)

8 U.S. Census 2010


Following the trend of housing density, Atlantic County’s population is less dense

than the region and the states, but has increased its population density at a much

higher rate than the region and the state from 2000 to 2010.

Persons Per Square Mile

9 U.S. Census 2010

Population Density

9

Population Density

Place Persons Per Square

Miles (2010) %Change 2000-10




67.6 - 1270.5 1707.7 - 3719.6 4019.9 - 8852.4 9762.4 - 18175.5 31481.1 - 33864.3


Population under the Age of 18 10

Persons under the age of 18 Per Square Mile

10

U.S. Census 2010

0 - 345 396 - 635 664 - 995 1042 - 1730 1858 - 4428


Political and Government Background

Atlantic County is governed by a Board of Chosen Freeholders. The freeholders

are elected to staggered three-year terms. Five of the freeholders represent

equally populated districts; four are elected from the county-at-large.11

In state and national elections, Atlantic County in recent history was a reliably

Democratic county, in contrast to the other three counties on the Jersey Shore—

Monmouth, Ocean, and Cape May—but lately the county has supported a

number of Republicans in various elections. Atlantic County has backed the

Democratic nominee in every Presidential election since 1992. However, in the

2009 Gubernatorial Election, Republican Chris Christie received 48% of the vote,

defeating Democrat Jon Corzine, who received around 45%, and in 2013 the

Governor Christie beat State Senater Buono 62.7% to 35.7%.12 At the federal level

the county falls within the 2nd congressional district which is represented by

Congressman Frank LoBiondo (R), as well as Democratic Senators Robert

Menendez and Corey Booker. At the state level, the Atlantic County falls within

the 9th, 2nd and 1st districts and is represented by Republicans Brain E. Rumpf,

DiAnne C, Grove, Chris Brown, Samuel Fiocchi, and Democrats Robert

Andrzejczak, and Vincent Mazzeo in the State Assembly. In the State Senate the

11

Atlantic County, County Government, http://www.aclink.org/Freeholders/homepage.asp 12

U.S. Election Atlas

County Seat: Mays Landing, NJ

Board of Chosen Freeholders Chairman Frank D. Formica

Vice Chairman Joseph J. McDevitt

Freeholder Colin G. Bell

Freeholder James A. Bertino

Freeholder Richard R. Dase

Freeholder Charles T. Garrett

Freeholder Alexander C. Marino

Freeholder John W. Risley

Freeholder Frank Sutton


Democrat 30%

Republican 24%

UNA 46%

Atlantic County's Registered Voters

county is represented by Republican Christopher J. Connors and Democrats Jeff

Van Drew and Jim Whelan.

Voter Registration13

Comparable to the state, the largest percentage of registered voters in Atlantic

County are Non-affiliated, and Democrats outpace the number of registered

Republican voters.

13

New Jersey Division of Elections

2013 General Election Voter Registration (as of 10/28/13)

Party

Atlantic County New Jersey

Number of Voters Percentage Number of Voters Percentage

Un-affiliated 81,063 45.79% 2,588,104 46.96%

Democratic 52,987 29.93% 1,825,594 33.13%

Republican 42,859 24.21% 1,092,888 19.83%

Green 29 0.02% 1,269 0.02%

Libertarian 69 0.04% 2,300 0.04%

Reform 1 0.00% 69 0.00%

U.S. Constitution 6 0.00% 167 0.00%

Natural Law 0 0.00% 37 0.00%

Conservative 11 0.01% 620 0.01%

Total 177,025 100.00% 5,511,048 100.00%


0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

2008 2010 2012

2008,2010, and 2012 Voter Turnout


Voter Turnout 14

The significant drop in voter turnout from 2008 to 2010 can be attributed to the

fact that 2008 was a presidential election year, generally turnout across the

country is higher than in non-presidential election years. Specifically related to

Atlantic County, the voter turnout statistics were relatively close to the statewide

statistics in both 2008 and 2010 which were 4 and 5 percentage points lower

respectively.

14

State of New Jersey, Department of State, http://www.nj.gov/state/archives/resources.html

General Election Voter Turnout

Election Year County

Registered Voters

County Ballots Cast


2008 176,316 120,074 68% 73%

2010 167,399 64,139 38% 42%

2012 172,204 113,231 66% 67%


Family Structure 15

15

U.S Census 2010

Households

Place Total Household

Units %Family

Households % Nonfamily Households

Average Household Size

Atlantic County 102,847 66.8 33.2 2.61

SJ 7 County Avg. 97,493 68.8 31.2 2.61

New Jersey 3,214,360 69.3 30.7 2.68

Family

Place Families %Husband—wife Families

%Female Householder No Husband

Avg. Family Size

Atlantic County 68,738 68.2 23.2 3.17

SJ 7 County Avg. 67,413 71.7 20.8 3.13

New Jersey 2,226,606 73.8 19.3 3.22

Family Households with related Children under the Age of 18

Place %Husband—Wife

Households %Female Householder No

Husband





Education

Adults16

Education Attainment: Population 25 years of age and older

Place % High School (or

Equivalent) or higher % Bachelor Degree

or higher % of Population 25

years of age and older

Atlantic County 83.7 24.1 67.5

SJ 7 County Avg. 86.1 26 68.5

New Jersey 88.3 36.2 68.2

School Districts

School District Number of schools High Schools Absecon City 2 0

Atlantic City 10 1

Atlantic Co Special Service 2 0

Atlantic Co Vocational 1 1

Brigantine City 2 0

Buena Regional 6 1

Egg Harbor City 2 0

Egg Harbor Township 7 1

Estell Manor City 1 0

Folsom Boro 1 0

Galloway Township 6 0

Greater Egg Harbor Regional 3 2

Hamilton Township 3 0

Hammonton Town 4 1

Linwood City 2 0

16

American Community Survey 2006-2010


Youth Education Achievement17

Percentage of Students Scoring Proficient/Advance Proficiency on NJASK18

2011-2012

Atlantic County

Grade Lang Math

3rd 54% 67%

4th 41% 67%

5th 53% 79%

6th 60% 76%

7th 57% 61%

8th 79% 71%

South Jersey Average

Grade Lang Math

3rd 63% 76%

4th 52% 74%

5th 58% 80%

6th 59% 75%

7th 78% 59%

8th 83% 68%

New Jersey Average

Grade Lang Math

3rd 68% 79%

4th 60% 77%

5th 63% 83%

6th 63% 78%

7th 59% 62%

8th 81% 70%

17

New Jersey Department of Education 18

Average across Salem County Schools


HSPA Language Arts/Mathematics 2011-201219

The statewide percentile rank indicates how the school’s proficiency compares

with other schools across the state. For example, in Language Arts, Absegami has

a proficiency rate higher than 54% of all high schools across the state.

Dropout Rates20

19

New Jersey Department of Education

20 Ibid

High School Name Proficient or Higher in

Language Arts State Rank

Proficient or Higher in Math

State Rank

Absegami 95.9% 54% 87% 49%

Atlantic City 83.8% 13% 59.1% 12%

Atlantic Co. Vocational 100% 100 96.4% 91%

Buena Regional 92.1% 32% 75% 23%

Cedar Creek - - - -

Egg Harbor Twp 91.5% 30% 85.7% 45%

Mainland Regional 98.3% 84% 94.2% 82%

Oakcrest 89.6% 25% 79.7% 29%

Pleasantville 81.3% 10% 46.3% 7%

High School %

Absegami 2.1% Atlantic City 6.8%

Atlantic Co Vocational .4% Buena Regional 1.6%

Cedar Creek - Egg Harbor Twp 1.2%

Mainland Regional 1.7% Oakcrest 3.3

Pleasantville 4%

States Target 1.4%


Kids Count

21

The Annie E. Casey Foundation

Atlantic County Kids Count County Profile 201321

County Rank: 19

Variable Year County NJ 2012 Rank

2013 Rank

Child Population 2011 63,158 2,042,810 15 15

Percent of Children in Poverty 2011 18% 15% 16 13

Median Income of Families with Children

2011 $54,999 $81,983 20 18

Percent of Eligible Children Receiving Free /Reduced Lunch

2011-12 38% 31% 5 4

Percent of Women Receiving Early Prenatal Care

2009 68% 77% 20 17

Percent of Births to Girls 10-19 2009 9 6% 16 16

Infant Mortality (rate per 1,000) 2009 9 5 17 18

Abuse/Neglect Investigations (rate per 1,000 under 18)

2011 69 45 17 18

Children in Out-of-Home Placement (rate per 1,000)

2011 6 3 17 18

Juvenile Arrest (rate per 1,000) 2011 25 17 16 17

Licensed Center-Based Child Care Supply (slots per 1,000 0-4)

2012 357 650 19 19


Housing and Income 22

Local Economy/ Job Sector23

Unemployment

Atlantic County 2013 Unemployment Estimates

Preliminary Rate December 2013: 10.4 (3th Highest in State)

Atlantic County, NJ JUN 13 JUL 13 AUG 13 SEP 13 OCT 13

Labor Force 139,500 140,500 139,200 135,400 132,700

Employment 122,300 124,300 123,800 120,000 117,200

Unemployment 17,200 16,200 15,400 15,400 15,500

Unemployment Rate (%) 12.3 11.5 11.1 11.4 11.7

New Jersey JUN 13 JUL 13 AUG 13 SEP 13 OCT 13

Labor Force 4,682,600 4,661,500 4,617,200 4,551,500 4,531,600

Employment 4,260,300 4,261,900 4,235,300 4,177,400 4,166,500

Unemployment 422,300 399,600 381,900 374,100 365,100

Unemployment Rate (%) 9.0 8.6 8.3 8.2 8.1

22

American Community Survey 2012 23

NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development

People Atlantic County New Jersey Owner-occupied Housing 64.9% 65.1

Renter-occupied Housing 35.1% 34.9%

Median Value of Owner-Occupied Housing Units $226,800 $311,600

Per Capita Income in Past 12 Months (2012 dollars) $25,338 $34,885

Median Household Income $51,191 $69,677

Persons Below Poverty 14.6% 10.8%


Main Industries24

Industry Estimate %

Civilian employed population 16 years and over 125,961 125,961

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 401 0.3%

Construction 6,944 5.5%

Manufacturing 5,514 4.4%

Wholesale trade 1,779 1.4%

Retail trade 13,809 11.0%

Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5,732 4.6%

Information 2,003 1.6%

Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6,131 4.9%

Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services

11,831 9.4%

Educational services, and health care and social assistance 29,367 23.3%

Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services

31,277 24.8%

Other services, except public administration 5,801 4.6%

Public administration 5,372 4.3%

Largest Employers

Major Employers

Borgata Casino

Bally’s Casino

Atlantic Health Care System

Tropicana Casino

FAA Technical Center

Trump Taj Mahal

Revel

Caesar’s Entertainment

Shore Memorial Hospital

Atlantic City Electric

Wawa

Wal-Mart

Shoprite

24

2012 American Community Survey


Crime and Substance Abuse

Crime I25

Year Number of Offenses

Crime rate per 1000

Violent Crime rate per 1000

Nonviolent Crime rate per 1000

2010 11,629 42.4 5.7 36.7

2011 10,801 39.3 5.1 34.3

Crime II (Number of Offenses)26

Year Murder Rape Robbery Aggravated

Assault Burglary

Larceny-Theft

2010 22 54 716 767 2,099 7,637

2011 22 57 603 712 2,144 6,931

Substance Abuse Admissions27

Alcohol Cocaine Heroin &

Opiates Marijuana Other TOTAL

N % N % N % N % N % N %

976 4.1 237 5.0 1763 6.9 425 3.8 225 4.8 3626 5.2

25

Uniform Crime Report 2010, State of New Jersey 26

Ibid 27

New Jersey Drug and Alcohol Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse Overview 2010

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