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Atlantic City, NJ Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Atlantic City is $18,282, which is much lower than the state average of $36,359 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Atlantic City median household income is $26,936, which has shrunk by 0.12% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 30.67% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Atlantic City residents spend 19.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 31.2 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #520

Atlantic City, NJ	18,282 USD
New Jersey	36,359 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Atlantic City, NJ	21,895 USD
New Jersey	39,546 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Atlantic City, NJ	24,117 USD
New Jersey	47,106 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Atlantic City, NJ	19,991 USD
New Jersey	32,292 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #533

Atlantic City, NJ	26,936 USD
New Jersey	72,062 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Atlantic City, NJ	43,111 USD
New Jersey	98,286 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #435

Atlantic City, NJ		-0.12%
New Jersey		30.67%
U.S.		27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Atlantic City, NJ		New Jersey		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	7.27%	$18,439, see rank	24.72%	$16,682	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	28.69%	$14,676, see rank	29.18%	$19,213	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	7.72%	$3,117, see rank	2.81%	$4,209	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	10.51%	$19,798, see rank	17.41%	$26,347	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Atlantic City, NJ	32,552 USD
New Jersey	87,999 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Atlantic City, NJ	50,893 USD
New Jersey	114,618 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Atlantic City, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
White	$28,413, see rank	$77,446	$56,900
Black	$22,769, see rank	$46,640	$35,600
Hispanic	$23,333, see rank	$49,097	$42,396
Asian	$37,545, see rank	$103,101	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$14,750, see rank	$36,663	$37,170
One Race, Other	$17,188, see rank	$45,137	$40,300
Two or More Races	$28,036, see rank	$59,161	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Atlantic City, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
less than 25	$21,791, see rank	$32,789	$25,788
25 to 44	$25,741, see rank	$77,813	$58,398
45 to 64	$29,694, see rank	$88,136	$65,027
65 or over	$24,978, see rank	$44,740	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Atlantic City, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	30,593, see rank	7,080,181	248,775,628
Male¹	14,581, 47.66%, see rank	48.17%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	9,252, 63.45%, see rank	72.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	11, 0.08%, see rank	0.17%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	9,241, 63.38%, see rank	72.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	7,553, 81.73%, see rank	90.25%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,688, 18.27%, see rank	9.75%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	5,329, 36.55%, see rank	27.70%	30.72%
Female¹	16,012, 52.34%, see rank	51.83%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	9,219, 57.58%, see rank	60.75%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	9,219, 57.58%, see rank	60.72%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	7,703, 83.56%, see rank	90.43%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,516, 16.44%, see rank	9.57%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	6,793, 42.42%, see rank	39.25%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Atlantic City, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	14,686, 100%	4,144,855	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	6,036, 41.10%, see rank	71.91%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,015, 6.91%, see rank	8.31%	9.59%
Public Transportation	4,065, 27.68%, see rank	10.92%	5.06%
Walked	2,653, 18.06%, see rank	3.03%	2.78%
Other Means	824, 5.61%, see rank	1.89%	1.79%
Worked at Home	93, 0.63%, see rank	3.94%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Atlantic City, NJ	19.8 minutes
New Jersey	31.2 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Atlantic City, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	15,256	4,235,089	143,435,233
Male¹	7,553, 49.51%, see rank	52.43%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	936, 12.39%, see rank	38.00%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	3,779, 50.03%, see rank	14.90%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	995, 13.17%, see rank	18.56%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	14, 0.19%, see rank	0.26%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	454, 6.01%, see rank	8.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,038, 13.74%, see rank	15.13%	17.94%
Female¹	7,703, 50.49%, see rank	47.57%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,270, 16.49%, see rank	43.61%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	3,480, 45.18%, see rank	18.85%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,360, 30.64%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.09%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	36, 0.47%, see rank	0.17%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	557, 7.23%, see rank	5.12%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Atlantic City, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	15,256, 100%	4,235,089	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	14, 0.09%, see rank	0.32%	1.96%
Construction	509, 3.34%, see rank	5.57%	6.17%
Manufacturing	488, 3.20%, see rank	8.65%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	127, 0.83%, see rank	3.43%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,487, 9.75%, see rank	11.20%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	523, 3.43%, see rank	5.72%	4.93%
Information	192, 1.26%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	772, 5.06%, see rank	8.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	856, 5.61%, see rank	12.77%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,295, 15.04%, see rank	23.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	6,576, 43.10%, see rank	8.28%	9.49%
Public Administration	606, 3.97%, see rank	4.39%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	811, 5.32%, see rank	4.50%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Atlantic City, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Population in Poverty	14,034	35.82%, see rank	10.74%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	2,829	32.88%, see rank	8.14%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.