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What Atlantic County Towns Have The Highest, Lowest Incomes?
Look at NJ for income inequality. Your friends may not be making as much as you thought.

There is a big disparity in median incomes among Atlantic County residents, according to data from the U.S. Census. Patch compiled statistics from the American Community Survey from 20011-2015. The numbers show a great disparity in wealth between the richest and the poorest in New Jersey.
Atlantic County doesn't have a town listed in the top 200. Longport is the wealthiest town in the county, coming in at No. 227 with a median income of $86,484. Atlantic City is in the bottom three of the entire state, with a median income of $25,737.
The median income for Galloway Township residents is $61,530. Here are the median incomes for the Atlantic County towns on the list, along with where they ranked in the state:
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227. Longport, Atlantic County $86,484
244. Port Republic, Atlantic County $84,688
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258. Linwood, Atlantic County $82,419
286. Estell Manor, Atlantic County $78,750
317. Egg Harbor, Atlantic County $74,409
364. Northfield, Atlantic County $68,854
377. Mullica Township, Atlantic County $67,269
379. Margate, Atlantic County $67,138
395. Folsom, Atlantic County $66,250
420. Absecon, Atlantic County $63,656
429. Hammonton, Atlantic County $62,798
444. Galloway, Atlantic County $61,530
448. Hamilton Township, Atlantic County $60,838
469. Brigantine, Atlantic County $57,031
470. Corbin City, Atlantic County $56,875
473. Weymouth Township, Atlantic County $56,681
501. Ventnor City, Atlantic County $50,978
509. Somers Point, Atlantic County $50,450
510. Buena Vista, Atlantic County $50,421
524. Buena, Atlantic County $46,169
535. Egg Harbor City, Atlantic County $43,235
536. Pleasantville, Atlantic County $41,633
561. Atlantic City, Atlantic County $25,737
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