Atlantic, IA

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2023 Population

6,773

0.0443% 1-year growth

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

2.71% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

23.8%

10.8% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$57,486

5.11% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

3,544

4.36% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Atlantic, IA are White (Non-Hispanic) (94.6%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.65%), White (Hispanic) (1.57%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (0.93%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.591%).

None of the households in Atlantic, IA 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.

100% of the residents in Atlantic, IA are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Atlantic, IA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 10.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Atlantic, IA was 2 cars per household.

United States Iowa Cass County, IA Southwest Iowa--Council Bluffs City PUMA, IA

Population & Diversity

Atlantic, IA is home to a population of 6.77k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2023, 0.118% of Atlantic, IA residents were born outside of the country (8 people).

In 2023, there were 57.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.41k people) in Atlantic, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 112 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 106 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

99.9%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Atlantic, IA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Atlantic, IA

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.41k ± 105
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
112 ± 18
White (Hispanic)
106 ± 81

1.62%

Hispanic Population

110 people

1.62% of the people in Atlantic, IA are hispanic (110 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Atlantic, IA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Iowa.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
42,604 ± 5,034 people
India
12,351 ± 2,723 people
Vietnam
7,795 ± 2,165 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Iowa was Mexico, the natal country of 42,604 Iowa residents, followed by India with 12,351 and Vietnam with 7,795.

Foreign-Born Population

0.118%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

8 people

0.325%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

22 people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Atlantic, IA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
125 ± 65
Gulf War (2001-)
103 ± 90
Gulf War (1990s)
53 ± 53

Atlantic, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.21 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Atlantic, IA employs 3.54k people. The largest industries in Atlantic, IA are Retail Trade (721 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (505 people), and Manufacturing (439 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($113,977), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($96,438), and Finance & Insurance ($86,652).

Males in Iowa have an average income that is 1.34 times higher than the average income of females, which is $54,745. The income inequality in Iowa (measured using the Gini index) is 0.442, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

3.54k

2023 Value

± 416

4.36%

1 Year growth

± 16.3%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Atlantic, IA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (399 people), Sales & Related Occupations (372 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (346 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Atlantic, IA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Iowa (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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

3.54k

2023 Value

± 416

4.36%

1 Year growth

± 16.3%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Atlantic, IA, are Retail Trade (721 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (505 people), and Manufacturing (439 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Atlantic, IA, though some of these residents may live in Atlantic, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$41,770

Median earning men ± $6,610

$30,588

Median earning women ± $7,955

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($96,438), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($85,313), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($80,054).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($62,868), Construction ($60,764), and Public Administration ($49,821).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

1.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.57M people employed in Iowa. This represents a 1.48% 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 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Iowa.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Iowa went to Donald J. Trump with 55.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.789%).

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing the state of Iowa. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Atlantic, IA. Showing the available data for Iowa.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (55.7%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (42.5%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (0.789%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Iowa went to Donald J. Trump with 55.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.789%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Iowa for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Iowa

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Chuck Grassley

Senator from Iowa

Assumed office on January 3, 1981

Joni Ernst

Senator from Iowa

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing Iowa.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Iowa over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Iowa

Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Iowa have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.66% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.685% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (751k), Some college (564k), and Bachelors Degree (469k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Atlantic, IA have an average commute time of 10.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Atlantic, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Atlantic, IA is $57,486. In 2023, the place with the highest median household income in Atlantic, IA was Census Tract 1901 with a value of $67,130, followed by Census Tract 1904 and Census Tract 1905, with respective values of $63,986 and $40,363.

Housing

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

63.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Atlantic, IA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 1901
Census Tract 1904
Census Tract 1905

In 2023, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Atlantic, IA was Census Tract 1901 with a value of $67,130, followed by Census Tract 1904 and Census Tract 1905, with respective values of $63,986 and $40,363.

The following map shows all of the places in Atlantic, IA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$57,486

Median Household Income

± $7,502

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

The following chart displays the households in Atlantic, IA 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Atlantic, IA is from Iowa.

0.442

2022 Wage GINI in Iowa

0.439

2021 Wage GINI in Iowa

In 2022, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.442 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.723% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Iowa was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Iowa in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Iowa across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (80.5%)
Worked At Home (8.26%)
Carpooled (5.49%)

In 2023, 80.5% of workers in Atlantic, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.26%) and those who carpooled to work (5.49%).

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.

Commute Time

10.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Atlantic, IA have a shorter commute time (10.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0.558% of the workforce in Atlantic, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Atlantic, IA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Atlantic, IA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Atlantic, IA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

23.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Atlantic, IA (1.57k out of 6.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 35 - 44.

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

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

95.3% of the population of Atlantic, IA has health coverage, with 38.2% on employee plans, 27.9% on Medicaid, 15.9% on Medicare, 12.1% on non-group plans, and 1.18% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Cass County, IA see 1602 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.125% decrease from the previous year (1604 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 932 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 251 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,602 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Cass County, IA

Primary care physicians in Cass County, IA see an average of 1,602 patients per year. This represents a 0.125% decrease from the previous year (1,604 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Cass County, IA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.66%

Uninsured

38.2%

Employer Coverage

27.9%

Medicaid

15.9%

Medicare

12.1%

Non-Group

1.18%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Atlantic, IA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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