Brigantine, New Jersey Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 12,594. Estimated population in July 2024: 12,861 (+2.1% change)
Males: 6,138 (48.7%), Females: 6,456 (51.3%)
Atlantic County
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.7 years
Median household income: $44,639
Median house value: $144,400
Population by Race
Races in Brigantine:
- White Non-Hispanic (79.5%)
- Hispanic (9.4%)
- Other race (4.7%)
- Black (3.9%)
- Asian Indian (2.6%)
- Two or more races (2.3%)
- Other Asian (1.1%)
- Vietnamese (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Chinese (0.6%)
- Filipino (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (24.5%), Italian (22.2%), German (16.3%), English (10.0%), Polish (6.3%), French (2.4%).
Elevation: 6 feet
Land area: 6.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Brigantine
- High school or higher: 84.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 23.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.5%
- Unemployed: 4.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Brigantine city
- Never married: 26.0%
- Now married: 51.0%
- Separated: 4.0%
- Widowed: 7.5%
- Divorced: 11.5%
12.3% Foreign born (5.4% Asia, 3.5% Latin America, 2.7% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,197 (+10.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Brigantine:
- ATLANTIC CITY MEDICAL CTR (about 5 miles; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ)
- BETTY BACHARACH REHAB CENTER (about 14 miles; POMONA, NJ)
- SHORE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; SOMERS POINT, NJ)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Brigantine:
- ATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL (about 14 miles; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Abbreviation: ACY)
- LAKEHURST NAES /MAXFIELD FIELD (about 44 miles; LAKEHURST, NJ; Abbreviation: NEL)
- MC GUIRE AFB (about 44 miles; WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ; Abbreviation: WRI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Brigantine:
- STEEL PIER TAJ MAHAL (about 5 miles; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Abbreviation: 92N)
- ATLANTIC CITY MUNI/BADER FIELD (about 7 miles; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Abbreviation: AIY)
- EAGLES NEST (about 18 miles; WEST CREEK, NJ; Abbreviation: 31E)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brigantine:
- THE RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 14 miles; POMONA, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,526)
- ATLANTIC CAPE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; MAYS LANDING, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,086)
- OCEAN COUNTY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; TOMS RIVER, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,651)
- BURLINGTON COUNTY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; PEMBERTON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,751)
- BETH MEDRASH GOVOHA (about 49 miles; LAKEWOOD, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,823)
- CAMDEN COUNTY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; BLACKWOOD, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,662)
- ROWAN UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; GLASSBORO, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,587)
Public primary/middle schools in Brigantine:
- BRIGANTINE ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 674; Location: 301 E. EVANS BOULEVARD; Grades: PK – 04)
- BRIGANTINE NORTH SCHOOL (Students: 543; Location: 301 E. EVANS BOULEVARD; Grades: 05 – 08)
Private primary/middle school in Brigantine:
- SAINT PHILIP THE APOSTLE (Students: 177; Location: 4101 W BRIGANTINE AVE; Grades: KG – 8)