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.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 service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Atco who work in office and administrative support (12.04%), sales jobs (9.90%), and healthcare (7.78%). It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Atco has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Atco has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Atco than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Atco may be for you. In Atco, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.01 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The education level of Atco citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.93% of adults in Atco have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Atco in 2022 was $43,157, 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 $172,628 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, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Atco is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
