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Atlantic City Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Atlantic City Area is $27,411, which is lower than the state average of $36,359 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Atlantic City Area median household income is $54,392. On average Atlantic City Area residents spend 23.7 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, #167

Atlantic City Area	27,411 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 Area	29,811 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 Area	32,986 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 Area	26,635 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, #141

Atlantic City Area	54,392 USD
New Jersey	72,062 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Atlantic City Area	71,779 USD
New Jersey	98,286 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Atlantic City Area		-0.99%
New Jersey		30.67%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Atlantic City Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The New Jersey and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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 Area		New Jersey		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	18.97%	$14,883, see rank	24.72%	$16,682	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	32.49%	$18,361, see rank	29.18%	$19,213	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.74%	$3,838, see rank	2.81%	$4,209	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.55%	$25,562, 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 Area	66,360 USD
New Jersey	87,999 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Atlantic City Area	83,589 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 Area	New Jersey	U.S.
White	$60,759, see rank	$77,446	$56,900
Black	$33,596, see rank	$46,640	$35,600
Hispanic	$41,373, see rank	$49,097	$42,396
Asian	$56,597, see rank	$103,101	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$19,087, see rank	$36,663	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$80,591, see rank	$74,375	$53,370
One Race, Other	$42,514, see rank	$45,137	$40,300
Two or More Races	$49,950, 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 Area	New Jersey	U.S.
less than 25	$32,500, see rank	$32,789	$25,788
25 to 44	$54,099, see rank	$77,813	$58,398
45 to 64	$65,633, see rank	$88,136	$65,027
65 or over	$40,231, see rank	$44,740	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Atlantic City Area	New Jersey	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	220,859, see rank	7,080,181	248,775,628
Male¹	105,511, 47.77%, see rank	48.17%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	74,563, 70.67%, see rank	72.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	306, 0.29%, see rank	0.17%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	74,257, 70.38%, see rank	72.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	63,758, 85.86%, see rank	90.25%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	10,499, 14.14%, see rank	9.75%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	30,948, 29.33%, see rank	27.70%	30.72%
Female¹	115,348, 52.23%, see rank	51.83%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	72,191, 62.59%, see rank	60.75%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	34, 0.03%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	72,157, 62.56%, see rank	60.72%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	63,889, 88.54%, see rank	90.43%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	8,268, 11.46%, see rank	9.57%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	43,157, 37.41%, 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 Area	New Jersey	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	124,139, 100%	4,144,855	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	95,032, 76.55%, see rank	71.91%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	9,984, 8.04%, see rank	8.31%	9.59%
Public Transportation	9,034, 7.28%, see rank	10.92%	5.06%
Walked	4,501, 3.63%, see rank	3.03%	2.78%
Other Means	3,056, 2.46%, see rank	1.89%	1.79%
Worked at Home	2,532, 2.04%, see rank	3.94%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Atlantic City Area	23.7 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 Area	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	127,647	4,235,089	143,435,233
Male¹	63,758, 49.95%, see rank	52.43%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	16,701, 26.19%, see rank	38.00%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	18,863, 29.59%, see rank	14.90%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	10,593, 16.61%, see rank	18.56%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	299, 0.47%, see rank	0.26%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	5,978, 9.38%, see rank	8.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	8,043, 12.61%, see rank	15.13%	17.94%
Female¹	63,889, 50.05%, see rank	47.57%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	20,942, 32.78%, see rank	43.61%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	19,715, 30.86%, see rank	18.85%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	20,212, 31.64%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	61, 0.10%, see rank	0.09%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	186, 0.29%, see rank	0.17%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,594, 4.06%, 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 Area	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	127,647, 100%	4,235,089	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	539, 0.42%, see rank	0.32%	1.96%
Construction	7,396, 5.79%, see rank	5.57%	6.17%
Manufacturing	4,867, 3.81%, see rank	8.65%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	2,273, 1.78%, see rank	3.43%	2.75%
Retail Trade	14,062, 11.02%, see rank	11.20%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	4,954, 3.88%, see rank	5.72%	4.93%
Information	1,729, 1.35%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	6,508, 5.10%, see rank	8.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	11,131, 8.72%, see rank	12.77%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	28,013, 21.95%, see rank	23.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	34,345, 26.91%, see rank	8.28%	9.49%
Public Administration	6,348, 4.97%, see rank	4.39%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	5,482, 4.29%, see rank	4.50%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Atlantic City Area	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Population in Poverty	40,852	15.20%, see rank	10.74%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	7,998	11.86%, see rank	8.14%	11.47%

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