Burlington County, NJ elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Burlington County: 47 seats on 43 elected bodies. 4 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of County Commissioners

Burlington County Board of County Commissioners

Every member is elected countywide.

OfficeWho holds it nowNext term
County CommissionerFelicia Hopson source
County CommissionerAllison Eckel source
County CommissionerRandy Brolo Democratic sourceOn the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County CommissionerTyler J. Burrell source
County CommissionerTom Pullion source

County officers

OfficeWho holds it now
County ClerkJoanne Schwartz source
SheriffJames Kostoplis source

Cities and towns

How many local governments Burlington County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 98 local governments in Burlington County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of governmentCensus count (2022)Listed on this page
County government11
Cities, towns, villages and townships (9 municipal, 31 township)4040
School districts (school boards)380
Special districts (elected boards)190

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments (4 in Burlington County), though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Burlington County

467,805people
41.7median ageU.S.: 38.9
$108,111 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
6.6%below the U.S.: 12.5%
42.5%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$354,000median home valueU.S.: $332,700
5.3%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
11%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
6.5%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
3.9%U.S.: 8.4%
52.5%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
28.4%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 9.6% · White 62.4% · Black 15.8% · Asian 5.8% · Other or more than one race 6.4% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Burlington County

3.8%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 5.4%. New Jersey: 4.1%.
9,494people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
243,037people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
252,531in the September 2026, preliminary.
Unemployment rate, yearly average, Burlington County 0.0%2.2%4.3%6.5%8.6% 20162018202020222024

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years
MonthRateUnemployedEmployedLabor force
September 2026 (preliminary)3.8%9,494243,037252,531
August 20264.4%11,192242,065253,257
July 20264.3%10,937241,581252,518
June 20264.0%10,131241,450251,581
May 20263.8%9,593241,145250,738
April 20263.7%9,192240,824250,016
March 20264.3%10,864239,504250,368
February 20264.9%12,176236,723248,899
January 20264.4%11,024237,587248,611
December 20254.2%10,423239,808250,231
November 20254.4%11,092240,499251,591
October 2025not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 20255.4%13,412235,736249,148
August 20255.6%13,938234,871248,809
July 20255.6%14,024235,986250,010
June 20254.9%12,288237,624249,912
May 20254.6%11,394235,822247,216
April 20254.3%10,833238,518249,351
March 20254.7%11,766237,475249,241
February 20254.9%12,121235,991248,112
January 20254.7%11,535236,191247,726
December 20244.1%10,091237,741247,832
November 20244.2%10,387237,529247,916
October 20244.1%10,112237,846247,958
Yearly averages
YearRateUnemployedEmployedLabor force
2025 (11 months)4.8%12,075237,138249,213
20244.3%10,619237,126247,745
20234.0%9,855237,049246,904
20223.6%8,720232,489241,209
20215.8%13,745222,408236,153
20208.2%19,002213,795232,797
20193.3%7,702226,337234,039
20183.7%8,596221,741230,337
20174.1%9,522223,092232,614
20164.5%10,484221,374231,858

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. New Jersey's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.2% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Burlington County

139.3 per 100,0002020. New Jersey: 195.4.
1,001.6 per 100,0002020. New Jersey: 1,158.2.
11murders2020, 633 violent crimes in all.

2020 is the latest year with complete reporting here: at least one of the county's police agencies didn't send the FBI a full year of figures since, so later totals would be undercounts.

Earlier years
YearViolentRatePropertyRate
2020633139.34,5511,001.6
2019663146.45,1511,137.5
2018679150.15,6151,241.6
2017666144.46,3041,366.8
2016702153.26,5631,432.2
By police agency (31)
AgencyYearViolentPropertyPeople served
Evesham Township Police Department20254365849,635
Mount Laurel Township Police Department202513081147,855
Willingboro Township Police Department202512439632,676
Pemberton Township Police Department20258725427,452
Medford Township Police Department20251917225,504
Burlington Township Police Department20253926824,499
Moorestown Township Police Department20251918121,904
Maple Shade Township Police Department20256735120,415
Delran Township Police Department20251528218,939
Cinnaminson Township Police Department20251431617,881
Florence Township Police Department2025183513,360
Lumberton Township Police Department20251719113,102
Bordentown Township Police Department2025159112,980
Burlington Police Department20254517710,249
Mount Holly Township Police Department20254216110,222
Westampton Township Police Department2025222029,410
Edgewater Park Township Police Department202581479,265
Mansfield Township Police Department, Burlington County20253599,140
Riverside Township Police Department202526628,186
North Hanover Township Police Department20256108,139
Palmyra Police Department2025201077,624
Chesterfield Township Police Department20200147,557
Eastampton Township Police Department20253416,611
New Hanover Township Police Department2023086,126
Delanco Township Police Department20257374,988
Medford Lakes Police Department20250154,368
Bordentown Police Department20251254,087
Springfield Township Police Department, Burlington County20250203,307
Riverton Police Department20252552,831
Beverly Police Department20253392,555
Pemberton Police Department20253101,399

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in New Jersey · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.91 per 1,000 residents2023, 32 agencies serving 434,228 people.
830sworn officers2023, full-time, as of October 31.
85civilian staff2023, full-time.

2023 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (32), 2023
AgencyOfficersCiviliansPeople served
Evesham Township Police Department94949,018
Mount Laurel Township Police Department83746,507
Willingboro Township Police Department57932,094
Burlington Township Police Department451024,109
Pemberton Township Police Department46527,012
Medford Township Police Department36424,666
Burlington Police Department34510,163
Maple Shade Township Police Department34420,039
Moorestown Township Police Department31421,566
Bordentown Township Police Department30312,126
Florence Township Police Department31212,878
Cinnaminson Township Police Department31017,497
Delran Township Police Department26417,966
Westampton Township Police Department2639,201
Mount Holly Township Police Department24310,045
Lumberton Township Police Department24112,882
Eastampton Township Police Department2016,342
Edgewater Park Township Police Department1828,987
Riverside Township Police Department1908,054
Mansfield Township Police Department, Burlington County1628,969
Palmyra Police Department1517,488
Bordentown Police Department1314,025
Delanco Township Police Department1314,857
Chesterfield Township Police Department1218,843
Medford Lakes Police Department1014,298
North Hanover Township Police Department1017,998
Springfield Township Police Department, Burlington County813,259
Beverly Police Department802,513
Riverton Police Department702,781
Pemberton Police Department601,378
New Hanover Township Police Department306,126
Fieldsboro Police Department00541
Earlier years
YearOfficersPer 1,000CiviliansAgencies
20238301.918532
20228091.878432
20218131.978732
20207871.918132
20198101.977932
20187931.918632

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Burlington County County Clerk?
Joanne Schwartz is the County Clerk of Burlington County, New Jersey.
Who is the Burlington County Sheriff?
James Kostoplis is the Sheriff of Burlington County, New Jersey.
Who are the Burlington County commissioners?
Felicia Hopson (County Commissioner); Allison Eckel (County Commissioner); Randy Brolo (County Commissioner); Tyler J. Burrell (County Commissioner); Tom Pullion (County Commissioner).
What is the population of Burlington County?
About 467,805 people, with a median age of 41.7; the median household income is $108,111 and 6.6% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Burlington County?
3.8% in September 2026 (preliminary): 9,494 people unemployed in a labor force of 252,531, against 5.4% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Burlington County?
98 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 9 municipal, 31 township, 38 school district and 19 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Burlington County?
40: Bass River, Beverly, Bordentown City, Bordentown Township, Burlington City, Burlington Township, Chesterfield, Cinnaminson, Delanco, Delran, Eastampton, Edgewater Park, Evesham, Fieldsboro, Florence, Hainesport, Lumberton, Mansfield, Maple Shade, Medford, Medford Lakes, Moorestown, Mount Holly, Mount Laurel, New Hanover, North Hanover, Palmyra, Pemberton Borough, Pemberton Township, Riverside, Riverton, Shamong, Southampton, Springfield, Tabernacle, Washington, Westampton, Willingboro, Woodland, Wrightstown. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the NJ Department of Community Affairs' Mayors Directory, the Division of Elections' list of county clerks, and each county's own website; where a county site blocks automated reading, from the county clerk's certified election results (officials appointed since an election may differ); each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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