With 38,632 people, Atlantic City is a city in New Jersey. 30% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the New Jersey median by roughly 60%. 32.3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 22% of adults. The foreign-born share is 29%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $41,028, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 28%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Atlantic City
What changed most since 1990
Black share50.3% → 29.4%(−20.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$168,485 → $207,400(+23%)US over the same years: +67%
Asian share3.7% → 15.4%(+11.8 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
Atlantic City's population equals 14% of Atlantic County's. Its number of households without a car equals 53% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 34% of the county's.
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)10.4%(109)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)8.1%(85)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era44.6%(466)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.1%(12)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.8%(19)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,045 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 City, decade by decade
Atlantic City 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
1990
37,986
$48,743
$168,485
9.5%
78.7
2000
40,517
$49,128
$161,581
10.4%
88.6
2010
39,558
$43,498
$342,668
16.6%
91.2
2020
38,497
$35,787
$181,806
18.2%
92.6
2024
38,632
$41,028
$207,400
22.4%
94.2
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.
