Census-designated place · Atlantic County, New Jersey

Stockton University, New Jersey

Stockton University is a census-designated place in Atlantic County, New Jersey, part of the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metro area. It has 2,621 residents. Stockton University, New Jersey has a quality-of-life score of 69 out of 100 (high), ranking #4,828 of 15,651 US cities and towns. Within New Jersey it ranks #384 of 552 cities and towns. It ranks best on depression (low), distance to an Amtrak station (low) and public transit commuters (high). It ranks worst on unemployment rate (high), drug overdose deaths (high) and child care cost burden (high).

69High

Quality-of-life score: #4,828 of 15,651 cities and towns
New Jersey: #384 of 552 in NJ
Population: 2,621 (2020-2024)
Land area: 1 mi²
Density: 2,379.9 /mi²
FIPS code: 3470984

Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 68 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.

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Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety23#12,033/15,637
Economy25#11,693/15,631
Housing—
Health73#4,157/15,609
Healthcare77#3,587/15,650
Environment70#4,693/15,453
Education58#6,540/15,649
Infrastructure71#4,554/15,650
Community70#4,705/15,651
Leisure & amenities88#1,818/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Stockton University, New Jersey ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Atlantic County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Depression · low13.3%
100/100New Jersey 15.6%United States 20.7%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionModel-based estimate
Distance to an Amtrak station · low4 mi
98/100New Jersey 11 miUnited States 43 mi2026Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauAtlantic County value
Public transit commuters · high7.1%
96/100New Jersey 8.1%United States 3.2%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08301
Adult obesity · low24.1%
95/100New Jersey 29.7%United States 38.2%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteModel-based estimate
Loneliness · low28.3%
95/100New Jersey 33.5%United States 33.2%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionModel-based estimate
Frequent mental distress · low14.0%
95/100New Jersey 16.1%United States 18.6%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteModel-based estimate

Weaknesses

Unemployment rate · high18.9%
1/100New Jersey 5.2%United States 4.3%2020-2024U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Census table B23025
Drug overdose deaths · high37.4 /100k
4/100New Jersey 15.8 /100kUnited States 18.4 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional dataAtlantic County value
Child care cost burden · high41.8%
5/100New Jersey 34.2%United States 27.9%2023 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAtlantic County value
Property crime rate · high2,379 /100k
6/100New Jersey 1,250 /100kUnited States 1,535 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationAtlantic County value
Injury deaths · high113 /100k
20/100New Jersey 65 /100kUnited States 87 /100k2019-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAtlantic County value
Natural hazard risk · high78.0
20/100New Jersey 54.42025Federal Emergency Management AgencyAtlantic County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Unemployment rateWorsening
10.7% (2016-2020) → 18.9% (2020-2024)
+8.2 pts4 yearsCensus table B23025US 8.1% → 4.0%
Bachelor's degree or higherWorsening
69.0% (2016-2020) → 63.5% (2020-2024)
−5.5 pts4 yearsCensus table B15003US 32.9% → 35.7%
Public transit commutersWorsening
10.3% (2016-2020) → 7.1% (2020-2024)
−3.2 pts4 yearsCensus table B08301US 4.6% → 3.2%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

There is not enough history to compare Stockton University, New Jersey over five years.

Cities and towns like Stockton University, New Jersey five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Stockton University, New Jersey in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

No place that looked like Stockton University, New Jersey five years ago has more measures that improved than declined, with a higher standing among its peers today.

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

2,621 residents (±178)

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39†
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

2,621 residents (±178)

Stockton University, New Jersey
New Jersey share

White56%1,458
Black15%402
Hispanic or Latino11%†296

Education

74 residents (±43)

Stockton University, New Jersey
New Jersey share

No high school diploma0.0%0
High school or GED0.0%0
Some college15%†11

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

The Census Bureau publishes no detailed tables for Stockton University, New Jersey.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

The Census Bureau publishes no detailed tables for Stockton University, New Jersey.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

813 workers (±148)

Stockton University, New Jersey
New Jersey share

Drive alone49%401
Carpool2.1%†17
Public transit7.1%†58
Walk31%†249
Bike0.0%0
Work from home11%†88
Other0.0%0

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

725 workers (±143)

Stockton University, New Jersey
New Jersey share

Under 15 min66%480
15–29 min13%†97
30–44 min7.3%†53

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Atlantic County, the county holding most of Stockton University's residents.

Atlantic County has 6,192 employer establishments, 224 for every 10,000 residents (0.90× the US rate of 248; 0.88× New Jersey's), with 106,760 paid employees at an average annual pay of $51,393. The Census Bureau also counts 21,798 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 6,192; 21,798 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 224; US 248 · New Jersey 253
Paid employees: 106,760
Average annual pay: $51,393; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Atlantic County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Restaurants and other eating places	644	23.3	1.27×More than typical	11,181	$27,393	134
Ambulatory health care services	559	20.2	0.97×About typical	8,046	$73,316	1,019
Specialty trade contractors	490	17.7	1.14×About typical	3,808	$72,146	1,151
Full-service restaurants	344	12.4	1.62×More than typical	7,094	$30,303	57
Services to buildings and dwellings	276	10	1.48×More than typical	1,418	$43,197	1,010
Construction of buildings	223	8.1	1.07×About typical	1,021	$63,052	723
Lessors of real estate	219	7.9	0.64×Fewer than typical	1,388	$48,900	2,777
Personal care services	210	7.6	1.59×More than typical	947	$24,644	737
Limited-service restaurants	205	7.4	0.92×About typical	3,031	$21,732	54
Offices of physicians	197	7.1	1.10×About typical	2,427	$120,896	200
Building equipment contractors	182	6.6	1.09×About typical	1,705	$74,486	228
Clothing and accessories stores	175	6.3	1.74×More than typical	2,126	$22,535	264

Rank places for an industry Open Atlantic County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 276,643 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $31.2K of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Stockton University, New Jersey: $11.90 per resident (US $2,007).

Obligations: $31.2K
Per resident: $11.90; US $2,007
Sole-source: 0.0%; US 30%
Single offer: 0.0%; US 8.7%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Department of the Navy$31.2K100%

Top recipients

S.C.A. - SHIPPING CONSULTANTS ASSOCIATED LTD.$31.2K100%

Spending by fiscal year

3.4MFY2017
1.4MFY2018
1.5MFY2019
626.6KFY2020
-93.5KFY2021
-76.3KFY2023
-73.2FY2024
31.2KFY2026

Top industries (NAICS)

Support activities for water transportation · 4883$31.2K100%

Largest awards whose ZIP code lies mostly in Stockton University, New Jersey

HUSBANDING SERVICES FOR PVST 61101, USS CLEVELAND, NEWPORT, RI 4-8 JUNE 2026$15.8K
S.C.A. - SHIPPING CONSULTANTS ASSOCIATED LTD.· Atlantic County, NJ· Facilities & utilities· May 28, 2026 – May 28, 2026· N0018926FL211

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Stockton University, New Jersey, so they do not add up across cities.

Stockton University, New Jersey's figures are part of those of Atlantic County, NJ ($332M in FY2026), never added to them: 0.0% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Stockton University is mostly in Atlantic County.

See federal money in Atlantic County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Stockton University, New Jersey is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Jefferson Van DrewR-NJ-2 · 100% of residentsWith party 95%Missed 1.5%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Atlantic County63100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ71

Other cities and towns in Atlantic County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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