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Atlantic County, NJ

279,114 Population
555.6 square miles 502.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.6 ±0.8 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$40,986 ±$2,117 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in New Jersey: $53,818 ±$373
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$75,109 ±$4,885 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in New Jersey: $104,294 ±$997
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

10.7% ±2% (29,201  ±5,543) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 9.2% 859,029 (±0.3% / ±29,158)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

26.4 minutes ±1.4 (3,323,975  ±223,275) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in New Jersey: 31.9 131,588,270 (±0.2 / ±1,265,689)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

110,783 ±2,338 Number of households
  • New Jersey: 3,543,944 ±7,728
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.1 (272,746  ±238) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,334,098
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.7% ±2.1% (2,882  ±1,301) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 5.4% 117,595 (±0.3% / ±6,859)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

132,307 ±102 Number of housing units
  • New Jersey: 3,816,432 ±2,877
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$325,400 ±$14,547 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New Jersey: $496,000 ±$2,982
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

9.3% ±1.7% (25,684  ±4,625.4) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in New Jersey: 8.8% 825,588 (±0.3% / ±26,043.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

89.4% ±3.5% (175,315  ±7,050.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in New Jersey: 90.4% 6,015,420 (±0.6% / ±40,185.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
31.2% ±1.9% (61,098  ±3,834.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Jersey: 44.6% 2,965,532 (±0.4% / ±26,621.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

17.1% (47,660  ±4,465) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Jersey: 25% 2,376,424
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5% ±0.7% (11,095  ±1,524) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New Jersey: 3.4% 249,802 (±0.1% / ±7,648)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
11,095 Total veterans ±1,524 10,376 Male ±1,525 719 Female ±355

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