Atlantic County, New Jersey (NJ) Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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County population in 2005: 271,015 (86% urban, 14% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 63,040
Renter-occupied apartments: 31,984
% of renters here:   34%
State: 34%
Land area: 561 sq. mi.
Water area: 110.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 483 people per square mile 
 
  (high).
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2005: 8.9%
Atlantic County:   8.9%
New Jersey:   8.7%
(6.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 15.3% for Black residents, 18.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents)

Median age of residents in 2005: 38 years ols
(Males: 37 years old, Females: 39 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42 years old, Black residents: 31 years old, American Indian residents: 41 years old, Asian residents: 36 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26 years old, Other race residents: 27 years old)

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 81%
  • Government: 14%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

Atlantic County, New Jersey business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Atlantic County, New Jersey:

  • White Non-Hispanic (63.9%)
  • Black (17.6%)
  • Hispanic (12.2%)
  • Other race (6.1%)
  • Two or more races (2.6%)
  • Asian Indian (1.3%)
  • Chinese (1.1%)
  • Vietnamese (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Other Asian (0.7%)
  • Filipino (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:   37.0 years
New Jersey median age:   36.7 years

Males: 122,074   (48.3%)
Females: 130,478   (51.7%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $35,193
County population in 2003: 263,853
Jobs in 2003: 152,461

Total labor force in 2004: 134,390
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.6%

Average household size:
Atlantic County:   2.6 people
New Jersey: 2.7 people

Median household income in 2005: $50,377
2005 median house value: $221,800
Median contract rent in 2005: $750
Median monthly housing costs in 2005: $1,051
Estimated median household income in 2005: $49,132 ($43,933 in 2000)
This county   $49,132
New Jersey: $61,672

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $242,619
Atlantic County   $242,619
New Jersey: $333,900

Median montly rent in 2000: $677
Institutionalized population: 2,687
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Atlantic County in 2000: $1229


2004 Presidential Election results in Atlantic County New Jersey:

Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 52.5%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 46.6%


Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $3,661 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $3,452 (1.7%)

Area name: Atlantic City, NJ MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Atlantic County is $775 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $925 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1173 a month.

Cities in this county include: Atlantic City , Pleasantville , Ventnor City , Hammonton , Brigantine , Somers Point , Barclay-Kingston , Margate City , Northfield , Absecon .

2005 air pollution in Atlantic County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.099 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.084 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 23 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m3): 50 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.002 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.009 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Burlington County , Camden County , Cape May County , Cumberland County , Gloucester County , Ocean County .

Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Atlantic County: Little Beach (A), Amotol Race Track (B), McKee City Station (C), Atlantic City Girl Scout Camp (D), Atlantic City Racetrack (E), Mount Calvary Station (F), Seaview Country Club (G), Scott Landing (H), Nesco Volunteer Fire Company Number 2 (I), Atlantic City Medical Center (J), Atlantic County Correctional Institution (K)

Shopping Center: Shore Mall (1).

Churches in Atlantic County include: First Union Church (A), Asbury Church (B), Saint Marys Church (C), Batsto-Pleasant Mills United Methodist Church (D), Friendship Church (E), Snyder Church (F), Union Church (G), Bethlehem Church (H), Zion Church (I)

Cemeteries: Mount Calvary Cemetery (1), Germania Cemetery (2), Union Cemetery (3), Sholem Cemetery (4), Egg Harbor Cemetery (5), Laurel Hill Cemetery (6), Laurel Memorial Cemetery (7)

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Otter Pond (A), Big Goose Pond (B), Bargaintown Pond (C), Nescochague Lake (D), Lenape, Lake (E), Little Goose Pond (F), Patcong Lake (G), English Creek Pond (H)

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Adams Branch (A), Big Creek (B), Blackmans Branch (C), Broad Creek (D), Brockaways Branch (E), Man Killer Branch (F), Makepeace Stream (G), Main Marsh Creek (H), Indian Branch (I)

Parks in Atlantic County include: Brigantine National Wildlife Refuge (1), Seasor Park (2), Edwin B Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge (3), Pine Oak Park (4)

Beaches: Island Beach (A), Little Beach (B)

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:   5.3%
New Jersey:   4.1%

Current college students: 12,659
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 29,795 (43% naturalized citizens)

Atlantic County:   11.8%
Whole state: 17.5%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 8,175
  • 1990 to 1994: 7,356
  • 1985 to 1989: 4,526
  • 1980 to 1984: 2,976
  • 1975 to 1979: 1,488
  • 1970 to 1974: 1,216
  • 1970 to 1974: 949
  • 1965 to 1969: 3,109

Mean travel time to work: 23.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.2%

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 62,571
  • One, attached: 10,130
  • Two: 7,611
  • 3 or 4: 5,415
  • 5 to 9: 5,975
  • 10 to 19: 5,532
  • 20 or more: 13,578
  • Mobile homes: 3,151
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 127

Housing units in Atlantic County with a mortgage: 38,293 (4,426 second mortgage, 5,259 home equity loan, 145 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14,436

Agriculture in Atlantic County
Average size of farms: 67 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $172166
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $4839.24
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 17.29%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.01%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $131245
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 52.94%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 76.71%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $76470
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.62%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 0.31
Corn for grain: 493 harvested acres
Vegetables: 5596 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 510 acres

Atlantic County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below New Jersey state average. It is 1.1 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/21/1987, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.


Most common industries for males:
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (18%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Health care (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (19%)
  • Accommodation and food services (14%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (3%)


Most common occupations for males in 2005:
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (3%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (3%)


Most common occupations for females in 2005:
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • Mexico (12%)
  • India (9%)
  • Dominican Republic (8%)
  • Vietnam (7%)
  • Philippines (6%)
  • Italy (4%)
  • Colombia (4%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Atlantic County:
  • Italian (19%)
  • Irish (13%)
  • German (10%)
  • English (5%)
  • United States or American (4%)
  • Polish (3%)
  • Russian (2%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 82,379 (73%)
  • Carpooled: 12,955 (11%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 7,614 (7%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 70 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 46 (0%)
  • Railroad: 457 (0%)
  • Taxi: 481 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 109 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 433 (0%)
  • Walked: 4,945 (4%)
  • Other means: 980 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 2,190 (2%)
 

People in group quarters in Atlantic County, New Jersey
  • 2017 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 1640 people in nursing homes
  • 955 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 943 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 144 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 144 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 115 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 113 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 111 people in other group homes
  • 106 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
  • 85 people in religious group quarters
  • 34 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 31 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 27 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
  • 22 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
  • 5 people in homes for the physically handicapped
  • 2 people in military barracks, etc.

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $53,542.

4.59% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,789 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   4.59%
New Jersey average: 6.12%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($228 average AGI)
Atlantic County:   0.08%
New Jersey average: 0.14%

2.49% relocated from other counties in New Jersey ($26,940 average AGI)
2.02% relocated from other states ($18,621 average AGI)
Atlantic County:   2.02%
New Jersey average: 2.46%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Cape May County, NJ  0.56% ($54,812 average AGI)
from Camden County, NJ  0.39% ($46,911)
from Cumberland County, NJ  0.31% ($38,885)
from Ocean County, NJ  0.29% ($48,919)
from Philadelphia County, PA  0.25% ($44,375)
from Gloucester County, NJ  0.22% ($46,000)
from Burlington County, NJ  0.21% ($59,030)

4.83% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,051 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   4.83%
New Jersey average: 6.89%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($176 average AGI)
Atlantic County:   0.05%
New Jersey average: 0.09%

2.16% relocated to other counties in New Jersey ($18,527 average AGI)
2.62% relocated to other states ($24,349 average AGI)
Atlantic County:   2.62%
New Jersey average: 3.32%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Cumberland County, NJ  0.49% ($35,380 average AGI)
to Camden County, NJ  0.44% ($40,342)
to Cape May County, NJ  0.31% ($46,122)
to Gloucester County, NJ  0.26% ($43,965)
to Philadelphia County, PA  0.20% ($37,211)
to Ocean County, NJ  0.18% ($39,325)
to Burlington County, NJ  0.12% ($55,098)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.4


Births per 1000 population in Atlantic County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4


Deaths per 1000 population in Atlantic County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.6


Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Atlantic County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 39,508 (33,917 aged, 5,591 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

Households: 246,071
  • In family households: 206,920 (43,953 male householders, 19,478 female householders)
    45,204 spouses, 74,677 children (69,706 natural, 1,706 adopted, 3,265 stepchildren), 5,710 grandchildren, 3,371 brothers or sisters, 2,672 parents, 5,461 other relatives, 6,394 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 39,151 (13,986 male householders (10,337 living alone)), 17,608 female householders (15,319 living alone)), 7,557 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 6,481 (2,615 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 24,495 2-persons, 14,874 3-persons, 13,467 4-persons, 6,471 5-persons, 2,600 6-persons, 1,524 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 25,656 1-person, 4,974 2-persons, 644 3-persons, 208 4-persons, 68 5-persons, 18 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons.

37,852 married couples with children.
17,897 single-parent households (3,856 men, 14,041 women).

79.7% of residents of Atlantic County speak English at home.
11.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
5.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (41% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (66% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,782,972,000 ($6636 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $122,928,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $616,557,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $367,725,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,641,000
Federal grants: $320,059,000
Federal procurement contracts: $225,196,000 ($88,055,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $242,794,000 ($18,469,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $13,431,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $215,440,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,299,895,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 18,396
Here:   68 per 1000 residents
State: 69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 14,128
Here:   52 per 1000 residents
State:   44 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +6,830
Here:   +25 per 1000 residents
State: +33 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +7,745
Here:   +29 per 1000 residents
State:   -22 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Atlantic County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 28.97 millions of gallons per day (96% from ground, 4% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:   6.1
State: 6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:   3.9
State:   3.8



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 2,098
  • 1995 to 1998: 5,004
  • 1990 to 1994: 6,759
  • 1980 to 1989: 21,418
  • 1970 to 1979: 20,112
  • 1960 to 1969: 18,678
  • 1950 to 1959: 15,153
  • 1940 to 1949: 8,046
  • 1939 or earlier: 16,822


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Atlantic County, New Jersey:
  • 1 room: 168
  • 2 rooms: 666
  • 3 rooms: 2,824
  • 4 rooms: 6,295
  • 5 rooms: 12,499
  • 6 rooms: 14,995
  • 7 rooms: 11,044
  • 8 rooms: 7,673
  • 9 or more rooms: 6,876


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Atlantic County, New Jersey:
  • 1 room: 1,878
  • 2 rooms: 4,003
  • 3 rooms: 6,966
  • 4 rooms: 8,294
  • 5 rooms: 5,551
  • 6 rooms: 3,095
  • 7 rooms: 1,261
  • 8 rooms: 554
  • 9 or more rooms: 382


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Atlantic County:
  • no bedroom: 326
  • 1 bedroom: 3,025
  • 2 bedrooms: 14,614
  • 3 bedrooms: 31,006
  • 4 bedrooms: 11,667
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 2,402


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Atlantic County:
  • no bedroom: 2,308
  • 1 bedroom: 10,788
  • 2 bedrooms: 12,800
  • 3 bedrooms: 4,889
  • 4 bedrooms: 914
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 285


Cars and other vehicles available in Atlantic County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 3,669
  • 1 vehicle: 21,050
  • 2 vehicles: 28,443
  • 3 vehicles: 7,488
  • 4 vehicles: 1,811
  • 5 or more vehicles: 579


Cars and other vehicles available in Atlantic County in renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 11,067
  • 1 vehicle: 13,978
  • 2 vehicles: 5,915
  • 3 vehicles: 744
  • 4 vehicles: 156
  • 5 or more vehicles: 124

60% of Atlantic County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in New Jersey.

Atlantic County:   59.7%
State average: 62.3%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 142332
  • Northeast: 51738
  • Midwest: 3828
  • South: 14368
  • West: 2643

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $107,700

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
  • Utility gas (63%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%)
  • Electricity (12%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
  • Wood (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • Utility gas (56%)
  • Electricity (28%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
  • No fuel used (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3,426
Here:   11.0%
New Jersey: 13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,475
Here:   10.5%
New Jersey: 13.0%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 1,800
Here:   16.3%
New Jersey: 30.1%


Atlantic County government finances in 2004:
  • Charges - Higher Education - Other: $16,005,000
    All Other: $7,914,000
    Parks & Recreation: $655,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $275,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $87,000
    Parking Facilities: $20,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $0
  • Construction - Elementary & Secondary Education: $237,000
    Higher Education - Other: $92,000
  • Current Operations - Other Higher Education: $34,638,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education: $33,856,000
    General - Other: $25,864,000
    Corrections - Other: $19,707,000
    Health Services - Other: $13,392,000
    Regular Highways: $11,702,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $10,851,000
    Welfare - Other: $9,243,000
    Police Protection: $6,121,000
    Libraries: $5,841,000
    Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $4,181,000
    Financial Administration: $3,787,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,034,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,046,000
    Housing & Community Development: $1,917,000
    Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $1,294,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,190,000
    Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $819,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $436,000
    Solid Waste Management: $64,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $1,917,000
    Education: $1,135,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $4,533,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $1,588,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $23,960,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $5,765,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $69,780,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,208,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $64,020,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $8,818,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $5,760,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,155,000
  • Miscellaneous - Rents: $1,788,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,324,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $1,255,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,224,000
    Other Higher Education: $130,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $124,540,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $14,999,000
    Health & Hospitals: $10,533,000
    Public Welfare: $9,597,000
    All Other: $7,865,000
    Highways: $7,663,000
  • Tax - Property: $115,575,000
    NEC: $103,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $55,296,000

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