Gloucester City is a medium-sized city located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 11,618 people and three associated neighborhoods, Gloucester City is the 168th largest community in New Jersey. Gloucester City has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

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

A relatively large number of people in Gloucester City telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.49% 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 percentage of adults in Gloucester City who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.82% of the adults in Gloucester City have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Gloucester City in 2022 was $30,832, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $123,328 for a family of four. However, Gloucester City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Gloucester City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Gloucester City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gloucester City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Gloucester City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 25.10% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Gloucester City include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Gloucester City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.