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Atlantic City, NJ
Demographic Data



Atlantic City Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Atlantic City Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

38,561

Age

Under 5 Years:
7.2%
5 - 17:
17.3%
18 - 24:
9.7%
25 - 34:
10.4%
35 - 54:
24.1%
55 - 64:
15.5%
Over 65 Years:
15.8%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.5%
4.5%
74.1%
74.1%
19.2%
19.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Atlantic City
USA
$24,172
$24,172
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Atlantic City
USA
$35,188
$35,188
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

32.4%

Employment Industries

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Accommodation
Arts
Healthcare
Retail
Construction
Education
Transportation
Administration
Manufacturing
Public Service
Other
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Finance
24.9%
24.9%
11.9%
11.9%
11.8%
11.8%
9.8%
9.8%
7.2%
7.2%
5.9%
5.9%
5.3%
5.3%
4.7%
4.7%
3.7%
3.7%
3.7%
3.7%
3.6%
3.6%
2.8%
2.8%
2.0%
2.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
Asian
White
Other Race / Two or More Races
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
33.4%
33.4%
29.9%
29.9%
16.0%
16.0%
15.6%
15.6%
5.0%
5.0%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Irish
Italian
German
English
Polish
Haitian
Jamaican
Russian
African
French
Pennsylvania German
European
Liberian
Greek
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
Portuguese
Egyptian
Romanian
Moroccan
Jordanian
5.6%
5.6%
5.3%
5.3%
3.0%
3.0%
1.7%
1.7%
1.6%
1.6%
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0.8%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Vietnamese
Chinese
Langs. of India
French Creole
Urdu
French
Arabic
Tagalog
Other Indo-European
African languages
Korean
Italian
Greek
Persian
German/Yiddish
Slavic languages
Polish
Armenian
50.3%
50.3%
31.4%
31.4%
3.4%
3.4%
2.5%
2.5%
1.3%
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Atlantic City Residents

30.7%

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