Absecon is a somewhat small coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 7,693 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Absecon is the 254th largest community in New Jersey.

Absecon is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.05% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Absecon is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Absecon who work in sales jobs (15.52%), office and administrative support jobs (13.47%), and food service (12.22%).

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Absecon are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

In Absecon, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day even though Absecon is a relatively small city. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

Absecon Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Absecon who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 22.40% of adults in Absecon have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Absecon in 2000 was $23,615, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $94,460 for a family of four. However, Absecon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Absecon is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Absecon home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Absecon is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Absecon include Irish, Italian, German, and English.

The most common language spoken in Absecon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Indic languages.