Census Reporter Logo Census Reporter

Atlantic City city, Atlantic County, NJ

38,486 Population
10.8 square miles 3,576.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

Find data for this place

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.

Demographics

37.8 ±2.5 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Atlantic County: 42.2 ±0.3
  • a little less than the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1

Economics

$24,153 ±$1,904 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Atlantic County: $41,448 ±$1,078
  • about half the amount in New Jersey: $53,118 ±$241
$36,220 ±$3,704 Median household income
  • about half the amount in Atlantic County: $76,819 ±$2,168
  • about one-third of the amount in New Jersey: $101,050 ±$527

33.9% ±3.8% (12,796  ±1,439) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Atlantic County: 13.1% 35,247 (±0.9% / ±2,475)
  • more than double the rate in New Jersey: 9.8% 889,287 (±0.2% / ±14,517)

23.7 minutes ±1.8 (328,790  ±32,474) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Atlantic County: 25.3 2,948,500 (±0.5 / ±77,227)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in New Jersey: 30.9 119,274,790 (±0.1 / ±657,334)

Families

16,527 ±644 Number of households
  • Atlantic County: 108,712 ±934
  • New Jersey: 3,478,355 ±4,714
2.3 ±0.1 (37,948  ±93) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Atlantic County: 2.5 268,684 (±0 / ±200)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,093,435

7.1% ±3.2% (601  ±278) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Atlantic County: 5.7% † 3,393 (±1% / ±598)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New Jersey: 5.1% 107,472 (±0.1% / ±3,004)

Housing

20,075 ±645 Number of housing units
  • Atlantic County: 132,102 ±128
  • New Jersey: 3,775,842 ±525

$189,600 ±$11,990 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Atlantic County: $272,700 ±$4,435
  • about two-fifths of the amount in New Jersey: $427,600 ±$1,335

13.8% ±2.7% (5,244  ±1,025.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Atlantic County: 10.4% 28,176 (±0.8% / ±2,285.9)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New Jersey: 9.9% 911,070 (±0.1% / ±12,354.8)

Social

76.1% ±4% (18,932  ±1,134.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Atlantic County: 88.9% 171,315 (±1.6% / ±3,123.9)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 90.7% 5,858,484 (±0.3% / ±19,546.8)
20.5% ±2.1% (5,109  ±541.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Atlantic County: 31.2% 60,079 (±1% / ±1,861.3)
  • about half the rate in New Jersey: 42.9% 2,771,686 (±0.2% / ±13,002.8)

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

29.6% ±2.4% (11,377  ±941) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in Atlantic County: 16.1% 44,342
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 23.5% 2,181,755

3.6% ±0.7% (1,009  ±200) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Atlantic County: 5.5% 11,959 (±0.4% / ±828)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 4% 285,835 (±0.1% / ±4,508)
1,009 Total veterans ±200 939 Male ±192 70 Female ±71

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.