Atlantic is a somewhat small city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 6,717 people and two associated neighborhoods, Atlantic is the 61st largest community in Iowa.

Of important note, Atlantic is also a city of artists. Atlantic has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Atlantic’s character.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.17% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Atlantic has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Atlantic has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Atlantic than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Atlantic may be for you.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Atlantic spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 12.45 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

The population of Atlantic overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Atlantic, 23.00% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Atlantic in 2022 was $38,341, which is middle income relative to Iowa, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $153,364 for a family of four. However, Atlantic contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Atlantic home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Atlantic residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Atlantic include German, English, Irish, Danish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Atlantic is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.