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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:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    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

    38,959

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    7.2%
    5 - 17:
    17.9%
    18 - 24:
    8.1%
    25 - 34:
    12.7%
    35 - 54:
    23.0%
    55 - 64:
    14.6%
    Over 65 Years:
    16.6%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    Attending College
    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    4.8%
    4.8%
    78.0%
    78.0%
    22.4%
    22.4%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    Atlantic City
    USA
    $26,937
    $26,937
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    Atlantic City
    USA
    $41,028
    $41,028
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    32.3%

    Employment Industries

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    Accommodation
    Healthcare
    Arts
    Retail
    Other
    Transportation
    Construction
    Education
    Administration
    Public Service
    Manufacturing
    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    Real estate
    Finance
    21.1%
    21.1%
    15.1%
    15.1%
    12.3%
    12.3%
    7.6%
    7.6%
    5.1%
    5.1%
    5.1%
    5.1%
    5.0%
    5.0%
    4.7%
    4.7%
    4.3%
    4.3%
    4.2%
    4.2%
    3.8%
    3.8%
    3.4%
    3.4%
    3.3%
    3.3%
    3.1%
    3.1%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
    Black or African American
    White
    Asian
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    American Indian and Alaska Native
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
    31.9%
    31.9%
    29.4%
    29.4%
    17.6%
    17.6%
    15.4%
    15.4%
    5.1%
    5.1%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    Irish
    Italian
    German
    English
    French
    Polish
    African
    Russian
    Jamaican
    Haitian
    Portuguese
    Hungarian
    Greek
    Pennsylvania German
    Liberian
    Barbadian
    Trinidadian and Tobagonian
    Egyptian
    Romanian
    Ukrainian
    5.9%
    5.9%
    5.6%
    5.6%
    2.7%
    2.7%
    1.8%
    1.8%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    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%
    0.1%
    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
    Tagalog
    Arabic
    Other Indo-European
    African languages
    Italian
    Greek
    Persian
    Korean
    German/Yiddish
    Slavic languages
    Polish
    French
    Thai
    54.4%
    54.4%
    28.0%
    28.0%
    2.8%
    2.8%
    2.0%
    2.0%
    1.3%
    1.3%
    1.1%
    1.1%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born Atlantic City Residents

    28.8%

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