Jury Pool Profile
Atlantic County, New Jersey
- County seat
- Mays Landing
- Judicial district
- Vicinage 1
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 278,657
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 276,270.
At a glance
Atlantic County is a 278,657-person venue. The county population is 56% White and 13% Black (Census race-alone categories). 20% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $74,693, $29,509 below the NJ state median of $104,202; 31.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 26.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Indo-European languages (4.5%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Leisure & hospitality, at 30.0% of covered employment, average pay $42,638/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.08%, above the 5.04% state average. The county has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns.
- Population
- 276,270
- Median household income
- $78,050
- Unemployment
- 6.1%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 56% / 13%.
Atlantic County has a population of 276,270, with a median age of 42.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 56.1%; Black residents 13.4%. Independently, 20.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $74,693; 31.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Leisure & hospitality, 37,517 jobs; Education & health services, 31,791, is within 20% of it.
Leisure & hospitality is the largest employment sector at 30.0% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 25.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.08%, above the New Jersey state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Atlantic County was carried by the Republican candidate with 50.7% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 52.6% of the vote in 2020; the Democratic candidate with 51.5% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 26.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
26.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, Chinese. Veterans account for 5.5% of the adult civilian population (11,943 individuals).