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Atlantic City Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2005-2009, the per capita income of Atlantic City Area is $26,312, which is lower than the state average of $34,566 and is about the same as the national average of $27,041. Atlantic City Area median household income is $67,481. On average Atlantic City Area residents spend 23.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 30.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.2 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, see rank

Atlantic City Area	26,312 USD
New Jersey	34,566 USD
U.S.	27,041 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Atlantic City Area	35,696 USD
New Jersey	37,801 USD
U.S.	29,050 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Atlantic City Area	45,474 USD
New Jersey	45,513 USD
U.S.	34,625 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Atlantic City Area	23,614 USD
New Jersey	30,591 USD
U.S.	23,628 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, see rank

Atlantic City Area	67,481 USD
New Jersey	68,981 USD
U.S.	51,425 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Atlantic City Area	76,599 USD
New Jersey	92,315 USD
U.S.	70,096 USD

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	19.55%	$26,397, see rank	29.53%	$15,381	24.85%	$14,905
Social Security Income	30.21%	$20,805, see rank	27.40%	$16,275	27.06%	$14,966
Public Assistance Income	-0.07%	$0, see rank	2.10%	$3,688	2.39%	$3,363
Retirement Income	25.02%	$19,515, see rank	17.23%	$22,288	17.40%	$20,838

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2005-2009 data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Atlantic City Area	76,544 USD
New Jersey	83,957 USD
U.S.	62,363 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Atlantic City Area	82,127 USD
New Jersey	107,639 USD
U.S.	81,537 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 2005-2009 data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Atlantic City Area	New Jersey	U.S.
White	$67,019, see rank	$74,715	$54,535
Black	$150,515, see rank	$46,139	$34,445
Hispanic	$11,765, see rank	$48,093	$40,946

*Based on 2005-2009 data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Atlantic City Area	New Jersey	U.S.
25 to 44	$98,654, see rank	$76,313	$56,832
45 to 64	$63,714, see rank	$84,863	$63,121
65 or over	$39,886, see rank	$38,290	$32,753

*Based on 2005-2009 data.

Employment Status

	Atlantic City Area	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,813	see rank	6,821,981	235,871,704
Male¹	2,042	53.55%, see rank	48.31%	48.74%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,300	63.66%, see rank	73.41%	71.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.26%	0.84%
Male, Civilian²	1,300	63.66%, see rank	73.14%	70.44%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,062	81.69%, see rank	93.13%	92.66%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	238	18.31%, see rank	6.87%	7.34%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	742	36.34%, see rank	26.59%	28.72%
Female¹	1,771	46.45%, see rank	51.69%	51.26%
Female, In Labor Force:²	992	56.01%, see rank	60.10%	59.10%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.05%	0.14%
Female, Civilian²	992	56.01%, see rank	60.05%	58.96%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	892	89.92%, see rank	93.15%	92.95%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	100	10.08%, see rank	6.85%	7.05%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	779	43.99%, see rank	39.90%	40.90%

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 2005-2009 data.

Commuting to Work

	Atlantic City Area	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,867	100%	4,102,839	138,541,405
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,561	83.61%, see rank	71.84%	75.92%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	224	12.00%, see rank	9.13%	10.52%
Public Transportation	13	0.70%, see rank	10.41%	4.95%
Walked	30	1.61%, see rank	3.31%	2.86%
Other Means	12	0.64%, see rank	1.91%	1.72%
Worked at Home	27	1.45%, see rank	3.41%	4.02%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Atlantic City Area	23.7 minutes
New Jersey	30.0 minutes
U.S.	25.2 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 2005-2009 data.

Careers

Occupation

	Atlantic City Area	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,954	-	4,217,343	141,303,145
Male¹	1,062	54.35%, see rank	53.23%	53.11%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	197	18.55%, see rank	36.64%	31.81%
Service Occupations²	285	26.84%, see rank	13.97%	13.79%
Sales and Office Occupations²	46	4.33%, see rank	19.81%	17.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	12	1.13%, see rank	0.32%	1.06%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	198	18.64%, see rank	14.56%	17.24%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	324	30.51%, see rank	14.70%	18.26%
Female¹	892	45.65%, see rank	46.77%	46.89%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	280	31.39%, see rank	41.58%	38.12%
Service Occupations²	185	20.74%, see rank	17.61%	20.39%
Sales and Office Occupations²	372	41.70%, see rank	35.20%	34.43%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.07%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.47%	0.68%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	55	6.17%, see rank	5.07%	6.09%

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	1,954	100%	4,217,343	141,303,145
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	36	1.84%, see rank	0.37%	1.82%
Construction	104	5.32%, see rank	6.31%	7.45%
Manufacturing	274	14.02%, see rank	9.51%	11.24%
Wholesale Trade	46	2.35%, see rank	3.90%	3.20%
Retail Trade	166	8.50%, see rank	11.16%	11.52%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	131	6.70%, see rank	5.75%	5.08%
Information	56	2.87%, see rank	3.27%	2.44%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	151	7.73%, see rank	9.19%	7.10%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	177	9.06%, see rank	12.05%	10.29%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	376	19.24%, see rank	21.82%	21.51%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	81	4.15%, see rank	7.60%	8.77%
Public Administration	304	15.56%, see rank	4.64%	4.74%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	52	2.66%, see rank	4.41%	4.84%

*Based on 2005-2009 data.

Poverty Level

	Atlantic City Area	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Population in Poverty	291	6.67%, see rank	8.81%	13.47%
Family in Poverty	107	8.45%, see rank	6.51%	9.86%

*Based on 2005-2009 data.