Atlantic City, NJ

Census Place

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2024 Population
38,632
US Senator
Cory Booker
Democratic Party
US Senator
Andy Kim
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
38
0.529% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
32.3%
4.7% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$41,028
13.3% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$207,400
9.39% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
15,739
3.2% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Atlantic City, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

84.8% of the residents in Atlantic City, NJ are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Atlantic City, NJ was $207,400, and the homeownership rate was 30.3%.

Most people in Atlantic City, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Atlantic City, NJ was 1 car per household.

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Population & Diversity

Atlantic City, NJ is home to a population of 38.6k people, from which 84.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 28.8% of Atlantic City, NJ residents were born outside of the country (11.1k people).

In 2024, there were 1.5 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (11.3k people) in Atlantic City, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7.57k Other (Hispanic) and 6.8k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

84.8%
2024 Citizenship
83.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 84.8% of Atlantic City, NJ residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Atlantic City, NJ was 83.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Atlantic City, NJ
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    11.3k ± 895
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    7.57k ± 1.15k
  3. White (Non-Hispanic)
    6.8k ± 707
31.9%
Hispanic Population
12.3k people

In 2024, there were 1.5 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (11.3k people) in Atlantic City, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7.57k Other (Hispanic) and 6.8k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

31.9% of the people in Atlantic City, NJ are hispanic (12.3k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Atlantic City, NJ as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Jersey.
Most Common Origin
  1. India
    273,706 ± 12,653 people
  2. Dominican Republic
    205,965 ± 11,018 people
  3. Mexico
    107,667 ± 8,009 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Jersey was India, the natal country of 273,706 New Jersey residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 205,965 and Mexico with 107,667.

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Foreign-Born Population

28.8%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
11.1k people
29.6%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
11.4k people

As of 2024, 28.8% of Atlantic City, NJ residents (11.1k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Atlantic City, NJ was 29.6%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    466 ± 172
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    109 ± 74
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    80 ± 73

Atlantic City, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.28 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Atlantic City, NJ employs 15.7k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Atlantic City, NJ were Accommodation & Food Services (3,319 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,371 people), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (1,935 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($88,571), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($70,769), and Public Administration ($42,809).

Employment

Occupations

15.7k
2024 Value
± 1,118
3.2%
1 Year growth
± 9.92%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Atlantic City, NJ grew at a rate of 3.2%, from 15.3k employees to 15.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Atlantic City, NJ, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,006 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (1,970 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (1,336 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Atlantic City, NJ.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

15.7k
2024 Value
± 1,118
3.2%
1 Year growth
± 9.92%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Atlantic City, NJ grew at a rate of 3.2%, from 15.3k employees to 15.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Atlantic City, NJ, are Accommodation & Food Services (3,319 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,371 people), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (1,935 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Atlantic City, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Atlantic City, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$32,075
Median earning men ± $3,583
$29,769
Median earning women ± $1,978

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($75,536), Manufacturing ($50,703), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($50,441).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($147,628), Wholesale Trade ($51,250), and Public Administration ($43,596).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.
Y-Axis
2.27%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.24M people employed in New Jersey. This represents a 2.27% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 16.5%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Atlantic City, NJ was $207,400 in 2024, which is 0.623 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $189,600 to $207,400, a 9.39% increase. The homeownership rate in Atlantic City, NJ is 30.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Atlantic City, NJ have an average commute time of 23.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Atlantic City, NJ is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$207,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$17,514
$5,022
Median Property Taxes
±$521

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Atlantic City, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Atlantic City, NJ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

30.3%
Homeownership
2024
57%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 30.3% of the housing units in Atlantic City, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 30.1%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$41,028
Median Household Income
± $3,092
16.6k
Number of Households
± 1,119

In 2024, the median household income of the 16.6k households in Atlantic City, NJ grew to $41,028 from the previous year's value of $36,220.

The following chart displays the households in Atlantic City, NJ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Atlantic City, NJ is from New Jersey.
0.486
2023 Wage GINI in New Jersey
0.489
2022 Wage GINI in New Jersey

In 2023, the income inequality in New Jersey was 0.486 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.709% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Jersey was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New Jersey in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (51.1%)
  2. Public Transit (20.4%)
  3. Walked (11.9%)

In 2024, 51.1% of workers in Atlantic City, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who used public transit to get to work (20.4%) and those who walked to work (11.9%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

23.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Atlantic City, NJ have a shorter commute time (23.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.43% of the workforce in Atlantic City, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Atlantic City, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Atlantic City, NJ have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

32.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Atlantic City, NJ (12.1k out of 37.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Atlantic City, NJ is Hispanic, followed by Black and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

86% of the population of Atlantic City, NJ has health coverage, with 24.6% on employee plans, 38.4% on Medicaid, 12.5% on Medicare, 9.92% on non-group plans, and 0.562% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see 1,279 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,279 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1157 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 320 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.2% under 18 years, 19.6% between 18 and 34 years, 37.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

14%
Uninsured
24.6%
Employer Coverage
38.4%
Medicaid
12.5%
Medicare
9.92%
Non-Group
0.562%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Atlantic City, NJ declined by 7.24% from 15.1% to 14%.

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