Atco is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 14,707 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Atco is the 140th largest community in New Jersey.

Unlike some towns, Atco isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Atco are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Atco is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Atco who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.27%), sales jobs (11.47%), and management occupations (8.96%).

Also of interest is that Atco has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Because of many things, Atco is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Atco really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Atco perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

One downside of living in Atco is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Atco, the average commute to work is 31.56 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Being a small town, Atco does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Atco Information and Demographics

The population of Atco overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 14.96%. Of adults 25 and older in Atco, 16.93% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Atco in 2000 was $23,579, 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 $94,316 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Atco is English.