Ventnor City, NJ

Census Place

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2024 Population
9,265
US Senator
Cory Booker
Democratic Party
US Senator
Andy Kim
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
57.4
2.32% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
10.1%
2.28% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$68,671
7.97% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$363,000
5.13% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
4,016
6.23% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Ventnor City, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

91.1% of the residents in Ventnor City, NJ are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Ventnor City, NJ was $363,000, and the homeownership rate was 62.3%.

Most people in Ventnor City, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Ventnor City, NJ was 1 car per household.

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Population & Diversity

Ventnor City, NJ is home to a population of 9.27k people, from which 91.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 18.3% of Ventnor City, NJ residents were born outside of the country (1.69k people).

In 2024, there were 9.58 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.52k people) in Ventnor City, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 681 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 562 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

91.1%
2024 Citizenship
91.8%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 91.1% of Ventnor City, NJ residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Ventnor City, NJ was 91.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ventnor City, NJ
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    6.52k ± 507
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    681 ± 345
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    562 ± 272
14.2%
Hispanic Population
1.32k people

In 2024, there were 9.58 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.52k people) in Ventnor City, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 681 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 562 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

14.2% of the people in Ventnor City, NJ are hispanic (1.32k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Ventnor City, NJ as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Jersey.
Most Common Origin
  1. India
    273,706 ± 12,653 people
  2. Dominican Republic
    205,965 ± 11,018 people
  3. Mexico
    107,667 ± 8,009 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Jersey was India, the natal country of 273,706 New Jersey residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 205,965 and Mexico with 107,667.

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Foreign-Born Population

18.3%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.69k people
20.5%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.89k people

As of 2024, 18.3% of Ventnor City, NJ residents (1.69k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Ventnor City, NJ was 20.5%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    236 ± 129
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    232 ± 214
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    95 ± 89

Ventnor City, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.02 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Ventnor City, NJ employs 4.02k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Ventnor City, NJ were Health Care & Social Assistance (605 people), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (506 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (427 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($108,387), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($102,969), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($97,260).

Employment

Occupations

4.02k
2024 Value
± 475
−6.23%
1 Year decline
± 17.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ventnor City, NJ declined at a rate of −6.23%, from 4.28k employees to 4.02k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ventnor City, NJ, are Management Occupations (586 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (418 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (378 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ventnor City, NJ.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

4.02k
2024 Value
± 475
−6.23%
1 Year decline
± 17.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ventnor City, NJ declined at a rate of −6.23%, from 4.28k employees to 4.02k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ventnor City, NJ, are Health Care & Social Assistance (605 people), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (506 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (427 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ventnor City, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Ventnor City, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$67,214
Median earning men ± $11,010
$45,196
Median earning women ± $9,470

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($126,467), Public Administration ($109,404), and Manufacturing ($91,310).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($250,001), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($88,836), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($61,696).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.
Y-Axis
2.27%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.24M people employed in New Jersey. This represents a 2.27% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 16.5%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Ventnor City, NJ was $363,000 in 2024, which is 1.09 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $345,300 to $363,000, a 5.13% increase. The homeownership rate in Ventnor City, NJ is 62.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Ventnor City, NJ have an average commute time of 26.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ventnor City, NJ is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$363,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$38,899
$3,019
Median Property Taxes
±$391

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Ventnor City, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Ventnor City, NJ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

62.3%
Homeownership
2024
53.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 62.3% of the housing units in Ventnor City, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 62.2%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$68,671
Median Household Income
± $10,571
4.85k
Number of Households
± 588

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.85k households in Ventnor City, NJ declined from $68,671 from the previous year's value of $74,619.

The following chart displays the households in Ventnor City, NJ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ventnor City, NJ is from New Jersey.
0.486
2023 Wage GINI in New Jersey
0.489
2022 Wage GINI in New Jersey

In 2023, the income inequality in New Jersey was 0.486 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.709% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Jersey was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New Jersey in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (66.1%)
  2. Worked At Home (13%)
  3. Public Transit (11.2%)

In 2024, 66.1% of workers in Ventnor City, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13%) and those who used public transit to get to work (11.2%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

26.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ventnor City, NJ have a shorter commute time (26.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.69% of the workforce in Ventnor City, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Ventnor City, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Ventnor City, NJ have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ventnor City, NJ (935 out of 9.27k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ventnor City, NJ is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

97.1% of the population of Ventnor City, NJ has health coverage, with 42.3% on employee plans, 13.9% on Medicaid, 27.4% on Medicare, 12.3% on non-group plans, and 1.26% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see 1,279 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,279 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1157 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 320 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.9% were men and 52.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 13.2% under 18 years, 15.9% between 18 and 34 years, 39.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 31.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.9% were men and 52.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

2.91%
Uninsured
42.3%
Employer Coverage
13.9%
Medicaid
27.4%
Medicare
12.3%
Non-Group
1.26%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Ventnor City, NJ declined by 27.8% from 4.03% to 2.91%.

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