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 great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Atco a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Atco has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Atco's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

In Atco, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.56 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Atco is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Atco Information and Demographics

The citizens of Atco are slightly better educated than the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns, with 16.93% of adults in Atco having a bachelor's degree or advanced 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.