With 522 people, Atlantic is a city in North Carolina. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Owners hold 91% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $154,300. 2% of locals were born outside the United States. Households here earn about 29% less than in North Carolina as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $51,071, below the US median
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era100%(4)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 4 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Atlantic, decade by decade
Atlantic population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2010
543
$90,545
$295,626
23.6%
5.4
2020
468
$59,541
$136,354
6.9%
8.8
2024
522
$51,071
$154,300
11.5%
14.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
