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Absecon, NJ
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Living in Absecon



Absecon is a somewhat small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 9,155 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, Absecon is the 214th largest community in New Jersey.

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

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.62% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Absecon is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

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

The education level of Absecon citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.85% of adults in Absecon have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Absecon in 2018 was $41,365, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $165,460 for a family of four. However, Absecon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Absecon is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Absecon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Absecon residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Absecon also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.15% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Absecon include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish.

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