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Absecon Highlands, New Jersey: commercial real estate data.
Absecon Highlands is a Census CDP of 1,288 people across 1.95 square miles of land, in Atlantic County. Median household income is $84,554, 81.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Absecon Highlands
What Absecon Highlands is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area1.95 sq mi
- Water area0.48 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land659 plus or minus 198
- County holding the largest share of its areaAtlantic County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Absecon Highlands
How many people live in Absecon Highlands
- Population1,288 plus or minus 386
- Median age49.7 plus or minus 16.6
- Population under 18136 plus or minus 73
- Share under 1810.6 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Population 65 and over261 plus or minus 98
- Share 65 and over20.3 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Households524 plus or minus 138
- Family households359 plus or minus 123
- Share of households that are families68.5 percent plus or minus 15.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Absecon Highlands
- Median household income$84,554
- Per capita income$39,281
- Civilian labor force851 plus or minus 300
- Employed703 plus or minus 217
- Unemployed148 plus or minus 125
- Unemployment rate17.4 percent plus or minus 13.3
- Adults 25 and over1,008 plus or minus 298
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.2 percent plus or minus 36.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher28.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.3 percent plus or minus 5.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Absecon Highlands
- Housing units586 plus or minus 140
- Occupied units524 plus or minus 138
- Vacant units62 plus or minus 72
- Vacancy rate10.6 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Owner occupied426 plus or minus 126
- Renter occupied98 plus or minus 63
- Ownership rate81.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$334,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,614 plus or minus $1,455
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.9 percent plus or minus 20.8
- Single family units437 plus or minus 107
- Share single family74.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more149 plus or minus 115
- Share in buildings of two or more25.4 percent plus or minus 18.7
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1982
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Absecon Highlands gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute583 plus or minus 193
- Commuting under 15 minutes155 plus or minus 96
- Share commuting under 15 minutes26.6 percent plus or minus 13.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more161 plus or minus 85
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more27.6 percent plus or minus 11.4
- Drove alone74.8 percent
- Carpooled6.0 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.1 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Worked from home17.3 percent plus or minus 8.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Atlantic County, not Absecon Highlands
Atlantic County context, not Absecon Highlands figures
- Establishments in Atlantic County6,192
- Covered employment, Atlantic County125,157
- Average annual pay, Atlantic County$59,219
- Housing units permitted, Atlantic County647
Every figure in this section is published for Atlantic County as a whole and is not a measurement of Absecon Highlands.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Common questions
Absecon Highlands questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Absecon Highlands, New Jersey?
1,288, in 524 households. Absecon Highlands CDP covers 1.95 square miles of land, which is 659 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Absecon Highlands in?
Atlantic County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Absecon Highlands?
$84,554. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $334,400. Median gross rent is $1,614 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Absecon Highlands figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Atlantic County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Absecon Highlands.
Is zoning published for Absecon Highlands?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.