Poverty Status in 1999: Atlantic County
Individuals Individuals 18 and over Related Chlidren under 18
Number for Number Percent Number for Number Percent Number for Number Percent
Whom Poverty Below Below Whom Poverty Below Below Whom Poverty Below Below
Status is Poverty Poverty Status is Poverty Poverty Status is Poverty Poverty
Determined Level Level Determined Level Level Determined Level Level
Atlantic County 246,787 25,906 10.5 183,977 17,639 9.6 62,525 8,028 12.8
Absecon city 7,516 364 4.8 5,780 253 4.4 1,726 101 5.9
Atlantic City city 39,867 9,427 23.6 29,697 6,436 21.7 10,092 2,941 29.1
Brigantine city 12,557 1,185 9.4 9,969 758 7.6 2,570 409 15.9
Buena borough 3,867 725 18.7 2,875 446 15.5 992 279 28.1
Buena Vista township 7,373 890 12.1 5,610 657 11.7 1,763 233 13.2
Corbin City city 466 23 4.9 347 20 5.8 116 0 0.0
Egg Harbor township 30,535 1,637 5.4 21,967 1,089 5.0 8,547 527 6.2
Egg Harbor City city 4,485 588 13.1 3,252 422 13.0 1,233 166 13.5
Estell Manor city 1,559 77 4.9 1,100 47 4.3 451 22 4.9
Folsom borough 1,947 111 5.7 1,476 89 6.0 469 20 4.3
Galloway township 28,990 1,907 6.6 20,977 1,353 6.4 8,002 543 6.8
Hamilton township 19,405 1,280 6.6 13,902 773 5.6 5,483 498 9.1
Hammonton town 12,339 1,119 9.1 9,522 852 8.9 2,801 251 9.0
Linwood city 7,031 275 3.9 5,190 237 4.6 1,841 38 2.1
Longport borough 1,054 39 3.7 932 36 3.9 122 3 2.5
Margate City city 8,168 594 7.3 6,940 501 7.2 1,228 93 7.6
Mullica township 5,912 462 7.8 4,309 276 6.4 1,598 181 11.3
Northfield city 7,524 420 5.6 5,565 296 5.3 1,941 106 5.5
Pleasantville city 18,625 2,939 15.8 13,038 1,706 13.1 5,526 1,172 21.2
Port Republic city 1,032 36 3.5 801 36 4.5 231 0 0.0
Somers Point city 11,440 799 7.0 8,723 571 6.5 2,706 224 8.3
Ventnor City city 12,850 894 7.0 10,336 697 6.7 2,514 197 7.8
Weymouth township 2,245 115 5.1 1,669 88 5.3 573 24 4.2
Source:          2000 Census of Population & Housing, Summary File 3.
Prepared by:  New Jersey State Data Center, New Jersey Department of Labor, May, 2002.