Atlantic City, NJ Population

Overview

38,481

Total Population

37.6

Median age

50.93%

Female population %

96.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

59.7

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

12,177

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Atlantic City's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Atlantic City is 37.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Atlantic City's population under 18 was 26.53%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Atlantic City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.14% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Atlantic City, 22.26% were under the age of 15, 18.50% aged 15 to 29, 44.10% aged 30 to 64, 13.84% aged 65 to 84, and 1.30% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 715 more females than males in Atlantic City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.93% females and 49.07% males in Atlantic City, NJ.
The Atlantic City, NJ gender ratio is 96.4:100 i.e. 96.4 men to 100 women (0.964).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 1,572.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 1,570.

Atlantic City's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Atlantic City population: 21.42% are White, 32.73% are Black or African American, 1.09% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 16.79% are Asian, 20.53% are some other race and 7.45% are multiracial.
Atlantic City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
By ethnicity, 12,177 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 26,304 (68.36% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Atlantic City is Black or African American with a population of 12,593 (32.73% of the total population).

Atlantic City's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 40,454 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Atlantic City's population decreased by 921 (2.28%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Atlantic City's population decreased by 1,100 (2.78%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Atlantic City's population was lowest in year 2018 at 37,593.