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Atlantic City, NJ
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Atlantic City profile


Living in Atlantic City



Atlantic City is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 38,561 people and 14 constituent neighborhoods, Atlantic City is the 45th largest community in New Jersey. Much of the housing stock in Atlantic City was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Atlantic City is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Atlantic City has a lot of people who ride the bus to and from work. In fact, for its size, Atlantic City has quite a high level of public transit users. Atlantic City’s need for inexpensive transportation options for its citizens is quite high.

The percentage of adults in Atlantic City who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.44% of the adults in Atlantic City have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Atlantic City in 2018 was $21,048, which is low income relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $84,192 for a family of four. However, Atlantic City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Atlantic City also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 37.01% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Atlantic City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Atlantic City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Atlantic City residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by Asian. Atlantic City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 31.64% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Atlantic City include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish.

Atlantic City also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 29.91%.

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