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Atco, NJ
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Living in Atco



Atco is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 9,058 people and two associated neighborhoods, Atco is the 216th largest community in New Jersey.

A relatively large number of people in Atco telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.29% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Atco has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Atco a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

In Atco, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.92 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The overall education level of Atco is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.10% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Atco in 2022 was $46,581, 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 $186,324 for a family of four. However, Atco contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Atco is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Atco home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Atco residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Atco include Irish, Italian, German, Polish, and English.

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