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Community Profile: Atlantic City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

Demographics and Economic Data

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Table 1: Racial Composition of the State of New Jersey, Atlantic City MSA, and City of Atlantic City

 
State of New Jersey
Atlantic City MSA
Atlantic City 
Total Population
8,414,350
252,552
40,517
White alone
72.5%
68.1%
25.7%
Black or African American alone
13.4%
17.4%
44.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone
0.2%
0.3%
0.2%
Asian alone
5.7%
5.1%
10.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
Some other race alone
5.4%
6.2%
14.0%
Two or more races
2.7%
2.9%
4.9%
Total Percentage
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
Percent Hispanic or Latino in Origin of Total Population
13.3%
12.1%
24.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en External Link

Table 2: Distribution of Households by Income of Census Tract Within the Atlantic City, NJ MSA 

 
Total Households
Low-Income Households
(<50%)
Moderate-Income Households
(50-79%)
Middle-Income Households
(80-119%)
Upper-Income Households
(≥120%)
Tract Income
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Low
4,573
4.8
2,807
13.1
839
5.1
482
2.6
445
1.1
Moderate
15,084
15.9
4,872
22.8
3,295
20.2
2,984
16.0
3,933
10.2
Middle
58,760
61.8
11,379
53.3
10,159
62.2
12,006
64.4
25,216
65.2
Upper
16,576
17.5
2,281
10.7
2,037
12.5
3,172
17.0
9,086
23.5
Unknown
32
0.0
32
0.1
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0.0
Total
95,025
100.0
21,371
100.0
16,330
100.0
18,644
100.0
38,680
100.0
Percentage of Households in Tracts of Any Income      
22.5
  
17.2
  
19.6
  
40.7

Source: Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), http://www.ffiec.gov. External Link

Figure 1: Racial Composition of the Atlantic City, NJ MSA

Racial Composition of the Atlantic City, NJ MSA

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en External Link

Figure 2: Racial Composition of Those Who Reported They Were Hispanic or Latino in Origin Within the Atlantic City, NJ MSA

Racial Composition of Those Who Reported They Were Hispanic or Latino in Origin Within the Atlantic City, NJ MSA

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en External Link

Figure 3: Vacant Housing

Vacant Housing

* Less than 0.2 percent of the vacant housing in the state of New Jersey and in the Atlantic City MSA is attributable to migrant workers. No vacant housing in the city of Atlantic City is attributable to migrant workers.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en External Link

Figure 4: Highest Education Level by Percent of Population

Highest Education Level by Percent of Population

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en External Link

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