New Jersey

Atlantic County

Snapshot

Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

European: 55.8%
Hispanic: 19.1%
African: 14.2%
Other: 5.9%
Indian: 5%

Compared with New Jersey and the United States

Atlantic Countynext to the state and national figures used elsewhere on this site. A dash means the figure isn’t published at that level of geography.

Metric	Atlantic County	New Jersey	United States
Non-Hispanic White	55.8%	49.5%	58%
Hispanic	19.1%	24%	—
Black or African American	14.2%	12.6%	—
Indian	5%	5.4%	—
East Asian	2.9%	3.1%	—
American Indian and Alaska Native	0.5%	0.1%	—

Cost of living

Incomes and housing costs in Atlantic County next to New Jersey and the nation. Price levels are published for states, not counties.

Metric	Atlantic County	New Jersey	United States
Price level (US = 100)	—	108.8 (+8.8%)	100.0 (+0.0%)
Housing price level (US = 100)	—	134.3 (+34.3%)	100.0 (+0.0%)
Median household income	$78,050	$103,556	$80,734
Median home value	$295,000	$454,400	$332,700
Home price to income	3.8×	4.4×	4.1×
Median gross rent	$1,376/mo	$1,720/mo	$1,413/mo
Rent to income	21.2%	19.9%	21.0%