Atlantic City, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 39,684 (All urban)

Atlantic City, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 20,219 (15,848 occupied: 4,583 owner occupied, 11,265 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	71%
State:	34%

Housing density: 1781 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $420,316.

Median contract rent in 2007: $662 (lower quartile is $335, upper quartile is $897)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $707

Median gross rent in Atlantic City, NJ in 2007: $758

Housing units in Atlantic City with a mortgage: 2,081 (301 second mortgage, 183 home equity loan, 21 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,225

Atlantic City,NJ index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $203,868 (it was $88,700 in 2000)

Atlantic City:	$203,868
New Jersey:	$372,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $140,687 - $280,273

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $261,545
Here: $261,545
State: $452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $255,811
Here: $255,811
State: $310,364

In 2-unit structures: $332,937
Here: $332,937
State: $429,538

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $210,924
Here: $210,924
State: $371,779

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $319,350
Here: $319,350
State: $309,003

Mobile homes: $69,545
Here: $69,545
State: $53,584

Household type by relationship

Households: 39,038

In family households: 30,494 (4,237 male householders, 4,584 female householders)
4,007 spouses, 11,333 children (10,885 natural, 154 adopted, 294 stepchildren), 1,542 grandchildren, 1,201 brothers or sisters, 522 parents, 1,213 other relatives, 1,855 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 8,544 (3,335 male householders (2,595 living alone)), 3,730 female householders (3,309 living alone)), 1,479 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,479 (374 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,041 2-persons, 2,175 3-persons, 1,669 4-persons, 1,029 5-persons, 576 6-persons, 331 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,904 1-person, 979 2-persons, 114 3-persons, 30 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.

3,296 married couples with children.
5,152 single-parent households (767 men, 4,385 women).

61.6% of residents of Atlantic City speak English at home.
23.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
7.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (53% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
6.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (28% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 31% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (58% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 10,009 (24.7%)
(34.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.2
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Atlantic City, New Jersey:
	1 room: 84 2 rooms: 113 3 rooms: 692 4 rooms: 400 5 rooms: 707 6 rooms: 1,237 7 rooms: 504 8 rooms: 394 9 or more rooms: 452

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Atlantic City, New Jersey:
	1 room: 1,171 2 rooms: 2,111 3 rooms: 3,247 4 rooms: 2,084 5 rooms: 1,292 6 rooms: 885 7 rooms: 277 8 rooms: 83 9 or more rooms: 115

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 98
1995 to 1998: 370
1990 to 1994: 654
1980 to 1989: 3,080
1970 to 1979: 2,635
1960 to 1969: 3,473
1950 to 1959: 2,478
1940 to 1949: 2,092
1939 or earlier: 5,339

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Atlantic City:
	no bedroom: 164 1 bedroom: 582 2 bedrooms: 821 3 bedrooms: 2,053 4 bedrooms: 590 5 or more bedrooms: 373

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Atlantic City:
	no bedroom: 1,427 1 bedroom: 4,911 2 bedrooms: 3,201 3 bedrooms: 1,371 4 bedrooms: 249 5 or more bedrooms: 106

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Atlantic City in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 903 1 vehicle: 2,213 2 vehicles: 1,179 3 vehicles: 246 4 vehicles: 21 5 or more vehicles: 21

Cars and other vehicles available in Atlantic City in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 7,065 1 vehicle: 3,536 2 vehicles: 551 3 vehicles: 45 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 68

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Atlantic City, NJ:

Less than $10,000: 3
$10,000 to $14,999: 39
$15,000 to $19,999: 13
$20,000 to $24,999: 13
$25,000 to $29,999: 35
$30,000 to $34,999: 79
$35,000 to $39,999: 62
$40,000 to $49,999: 119
$50,000 to $59,999: 266
$60,000 to $69,999: 298
$70,000 to $79,999: 417
$80,000 to $89,999: 413
$90,000 to $99,999: 400
$100,000 to $124,999: 474
$125,000 to $149,999: 381
$150,000 to $174,999: 142
$175,000 to $199,999: 39
$200,000 to $249,999: 38
$250,000 to $299,999: 37
$300,000 to $399,999: 22
$400,000 to $499,999: 11
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 5

Atlantic City rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Atlantic City:

Less than $100: 612 people
$100 to $149: 337
$150 to $199: 401
$200 to $249: 641
$250 to $299: 474
$300 to $349: 328
$350 to $399: 218
$400 to $449: 350
$450 to $499: 303
$500 to $549: 424
$550 to $599: 592
$600 to $649: 587
$650 to $699: 726
$700 to $749: 768
$750 to $799: 791
$800 to $899: 1,541
$900 to $999: 760
$1,000 to $1,249: 733
$1,250 to $1,499: 164
$1,500 to $1,999: 52
$2,000 or more: 27
No cash rent: 162

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 3,573 1990 to 1994: 2,971 1985 to 1989: 1,441 1980 to 1984: 796 1975 to 1979: 334 1970 to 1974: 241 1970 to 1974: 154 1965 to 1969: 499

Atlantic City, NJ Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 94.5%
Number of people working at home: 169 (1.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 225
5 to 9 minutes: 1989
10 to 14 minutes: 3305
15 to 19 minutes: 3354
20 to 24 minutes: 2168
25 to 29 minutes: 607
30 to 34 minutes: 1421
35 to 39 minutes: 133
40 to 44 minutes: 188
45 to 59 minutes: 462
60 to 89 minutes: 424
90 or more minutes: 194

Atlantic City mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,119 (35%)
Carpooled: 1,712 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 3,743 (26%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 66 (0%)
Railroad: 41 (0%)
Taxi: 240 (2%)
Motorcycle: 5 (0%)
Bicycle: 139 (1%)
Walked: 3,079 (21%)
Other means: 326 (2%)
Worked at home: 169 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 3209
$10,000 to $14,999: 1543
$15,000 to $19,999: 1256
$20,000 to $24,999: 1383
$25,000 to $29,999: 1349
$30,000 to $34,999: 998
$35,000 to $39,999: 1017
$40,000 to $44,999: 694
$45,000 to $49,999: 719
$50,000 to $59,999: 1027
$60,000 to $74,999: 851
$75,000 to $99,999: 1003
$100,000 to $124,999: 357
$125,000 to $149,999: 131
$150,000 to $199,999: 133
$200,000 or more: 216

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 25979

Italian: 1761

Irish: 1304

United States or American: 953

Subsaharan African:: 620

German: 528

African: 434

Polish: 361

Russian: 355

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 344

English: 337

Greek: 183

Arab:: 134

Jamaican: 129

Scotch-Irish: 124

French (except Basque): 106

Liberian: 106

Scottish: 69

Haitian: 68

West Indian: 61

Ukrainian: 50

Lithuanian: 50

Dutch: 46

Hungarian: 42

Barbadian: 42

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 40

Welsh: 40

Albanian: 36

Nigerian: 36

Moroccan: 33

British: 33

Iranian: 31

Romanian: 31

Lebanese: 30

Egyptian: 27

Swedish: 23

European: 23

Austrian: 21

Portuguese: 18

Ethiopian: 18

Slovak: 15

Other Arab: 14

Jordanian: 14

Yugoslavian: 13

Syrian: 11

Slavic: 11

Norwegian: 10

Cypriot: 10

Other Subsaharan African: 9

Turkish: 9

Canadian: 9

Czech: 8

Bulgarian: 8

Latvian: 7

Scandinavian: 7

Pennsylvania German: 7

Armenian: 7

French Canadian: 7

Sudanese: 7

Brazilian: 7

Cape Verdean: 6

Arab/Arabic: 5

Senegalese: 4

Bahamian: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (19%)
Vietnam (12%)
Dominican Republic (11%)
Bangladesh (7%)
Colombia (6%)
India (6%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 18539
Northeast: 5461
Midwest: 350
South: 3759
West: 256

56% of Atlantic City residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 33% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 365
Nursery to 4th grade: 151
5th and 6th grade: 330
7th and 8th grade: 678
9th grade: 638
10th grade: 639
11th grade: 620
12th grade, no diploma: 1,434
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,817
Less than 1 year of college: 574
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,454
Associate degree: 530
Bachelor's degree: 995
Master's degree: 216
Professional school degree: 108
Doctorate degree: 65

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 482
Nursery to 4th grade: 162
5th and 6th grade: 404
7th and 8th grade: 581
9th grade: 628
10th grade: 840
11th grade: 916
12th grade, no diploma: 1,250
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,336
Less than 1 year of college: 809
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,603
Associate degree: 529
Bachelor's degree: 916
Master's degree: 226
Professional school degree: 168
Doctorate degree: 57

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 12.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 24.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 13.4%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 21.1%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 2.2%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 3.9%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 9.4%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 10.2%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 14.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 15.9%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 14.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 9.7%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $35,420
Black householders: $26,499
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $27,280
Asian householders: $47,085
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $4,800
Some other race householders: $37,569
Two or more races householders: $31,551
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $42,718

Atlantic City household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Atlantic City household income for Black householders

Atlantic City household income for Asian householders

Atlantic City household income for Some other race householders

Atlantic City household income for Two or more races householders

Atlantic City household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Atlantic City marital status for males

Atlantic City marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $216,508
Black or African American householders: $189,617
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $116,298
Asian householders: $210,762
Some other race householders: $202,948
Two or more races householders: $239,032
Hispanic or Latino householders: $213,520

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,109
One, attached: 3,263
Two: 2,022
3 or 4: 1,787
5 to 9: 1,555
10 to 19: 1,128
20 to 49: 951
50 or more: 6,333
Mobile homes: 50
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 21

Median worth of mobile homes: $181,127

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Atlantic City:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (72%) Electricity (13%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (53%) Electricity (32%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) No fuel used (2%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 533

Here:	10.8%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 161

Here:	7.5%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 328

Here:	24.1%
New Jersey:	30.1%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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