BarclayNJ
A town of 4,607.
Is Barclay a good place to live?
71% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Barclay, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 45% and U.S. towns at 29%. Only 3 of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Barclay. Barclay’s trail density is 1.5 miles per square mile, above both New Jersey’s towns (0.7) and U.S. towns (0.4). The biggest place to walk is Borton Mills, 27 acres with 2.1 miles of trail. We don’t grade Barclay yet; the figures below are still real.
99% of working residents leave Barclay for work
Where Barclay’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
USS New Jersey and 179 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Barclay. Close and well known come first.
Big draw8 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw9 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw9 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw9 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw10 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
Big draw17 mi Park & preservePine BarrensPhoto credits
USS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Pine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to Barclay: who provides what
Barclay is unincorporated, so Camden County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Barclay.
Most of Barclay’s workers commute out: the town has 0.6 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Barclay for work: only 1% work in town. The median household income in Barclay is $163,000. Jobs based in Barclay grew to 1,458 in 2023, 101 more than in 2013.
| Barclay | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $163,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.6% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Barclay faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 74% of U.S. communities. Since 2004, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Barclay.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Barclay has four seasons and pleasant summers
Barclay has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 26° and about 22 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Barclay is
Barclay beats the New Jersey average on 21 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 28% of Barclay adults feel lonely.
| Barclay | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 28% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 22% | 25% |
| What stands out | Barclay | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.8% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.1% | 14.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Borton Mills | 2.1 mi | 27 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Barclay
Colleges nearby
25 within 15 miles of the center of Barclay
About 6 of every 100 Barclay residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
Barclay’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Barclay.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barclay | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Springdale | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kingston Estates | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Barclay, Springdale and Kingston Estates aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Barclay with a neighbor →
Questions about Barclay
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Barclay, NJ a good place to live?
We don’t grade Barclay yet; the figures below are still real.