Atlantic City, New Jersey demographics

Atlantic City, NJ demographics: median age 38.0; 22.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Atlantic City city, New Jersey · Incorporated city · GEOID 3402080. The survey estimates a population of 38,632 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Atlantic City is 38.0 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.9 years. There are 16,567 households (±601). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	38.0 ±1.9	40.1 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 38,632
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Under 18	9,689 ±919	25.1% ±2.4 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	8,011 ±740	20.7% ±1.9 pp	21.3%	22.8%
35–64	14,522 ±918	37.6% ±2.4 pp	39.7%	38.0%
65 and older	6,410 ±629	16.6% ±1.6 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 38,632
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Male	19,137 ±779	49.5% ±2.0 pp	49.2%	49.5%
Female	19,495 ±781	50.5% ±2.0 pp	50.8%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 38,632
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
White alone	7,647 ±814	19.8% ±2.1 pp	54.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	11,608 ±898	30.0% ±2.3 pp	12.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	727 ±444 · low precision	1.9% ±1.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	5,996 ±777	15.5% ±2.0 pp	10.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±30 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	7,744 ±1,173	20.0% ±3.0 pp	10.1%	7.1%
Two or more races	4,910 ±1,054	12.7% ±2.7 pp	12.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 38,632
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	26,301 ±1,045	68.1% ±2.7 pp	77.5%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	12,331 ±1,047	31.9% ±2.7 pp	22.5%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 16,567
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Married-couple family	4,349 ±405	26.3% ±2.3 pp	49.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,256 ±309	7.6% ±1.8 pp	5.1%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	3,308 ±491	20.0% ±2.9 pp	12.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	6,448 ±581	38.9% ±3.2 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,206 ±275	7.3% ±1.6 pp	5.8%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 16,567
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Households with people under 18	4,591 ±376	27.7% ±2.0 pp	31.2%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	11,976 ±671	72.3% ±3.1 pp	68.8%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 16,567
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	6,448 ±581	38.9% ±3.2 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	4,797 ±550	29.0% ±3.1 pp	31.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	2,114 ±401	12.8% ±2.4 pp	17.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,591 ±345	9.6% ±2.1 pp	15.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	754 ±213	4.6% ±1.3 pp	6.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	575 ±255	3.5% ±1.5 pp	2.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	288 ±170 · low precision	1.7% ±1.0 pp · low precision	1.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 38,632
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Native	27,518 ±961	71.2% ±2.5 pp	76.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	11,114 ±957	28.8% ±2.5 pp	23.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 35,844
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
English only	19,517 ±1,203	54.4% ±3.3 pp	66.9%	77.7%
Spanish	10,047 ±1,038	28.0% ±2.9 pp	17.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	54 ±58 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	38 ±35 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	130 ±100 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	2,878 ±521	8.0% ±1.5 pp	5.6%	2.0%
Korean	69 ±68 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	728 ±281	2.0% ±0.8 pp	1.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	995 ±406	2.8% ±1.1 pp	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	235 ±119 · low precision	0.7% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	658 ±360 · low precision	1.8% ±1.0 pp · low precision	1.6%	1.1%
Arabic	220 ±134 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	275 ±248 · low precision	0.8% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 25,824
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	5,686 ±654	22.0% ±2.5 pp	9.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	8,280 ±710	32.1% ±2.6 pp	25.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	4,548 ±554	17.6% ±2.1 pp	15.0%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,519 ±404	5.9% ±1.6 pp	6.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	4,133 ±549	16.0% ±2.1 pp	26.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,658 ±323	6.4% ±1.2 pp	17.6%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 37,838
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Same house	32,817 ±866	86.7% ±2.2 pp	90.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	3,016 ±814	8.0% ±2.2 pp	4.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	639 ±419 · low precision	1.7% ±1.1 pp · low precision	2.5%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	731 ±304	1.9% ±0.8 pp	1.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	635 ±261	1.7% ±0.7 pp	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

14.0% of Atlantic City residents (±1.8 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.5% in New Jersey and 8.4% nationally. 81.4% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Atlantic City	New Jersey	U.S.	Compared with New Jersey
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	14.0% ±1.8 pp	7.5%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	81.4% ±1.8 pp	92.8%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.6% ±0.7 pp	3.7%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Atlantic City . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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