Atlantic City: People and Culture
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Atlantic City, New Jersey
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| Metropolitan Area Residents | |
| 1980: | 276,000 |
| 1990: | 319,416 |
| 2000: | 354,878 |
| Percent change, 1990–2000: | 10.0% |
| U.S. rank in 1990: | 7th (CMSA) |
| U.S. rank in 2000: | 6th (CMSA) |
| City Residents | |
| 1980: | 40,199 |
| 1990: | 37,986 |
| 2000: | 40,517 |
| 2003 estimate: | 40,385 |
| Percent change, 1990–2000: | 6.7% |
| U.S. rank in 1980: | 547th |
| U.S. rank in 1990: | 700th (State rank: 17th) |
| U.S. rank in 2000: | 741st |
| Density: | 3,574 people per square mile (2000) |
| Racial and ethnic characteristics | (2000) |
| White | 10,809 |
| Black or African American | 17,892 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 193 |
| Asian | 4,213 |
| Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander | 24 |
| Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race) | 10,107 |
| Other | 5,575 |
| Percent of residents born in state: | 45.8% |
| Age characteristics | (2000) |
| Population under 5 years old | 3,041 |
| Population 5 to 9 years old | 3,250 |
| Population 10 to 14 years old | 2,690 |
| Population 15 to 19 years old | 2,398 |
| Population 20 to 24 years old | 2,650 |
| Population 25 to 34 years old | 6,415 |
| Population 35 to 44 years old | 6,151 |
| Population 45 to 54 years old | 4,676 |
| Population 55 to 59 years old | 1,836 |
| Population 60 to 64 years old | 1,676 |
| Population 65 to 74 years old | 2,971 |
| Population 75 to 84 years old | 2,019 |
| Population 85 years and over | 744 |
| Median age | years 34.7 (2000) |
| Births | (2002) |
| Total number | 792 |
| Deaths | (2002) |
| Total number | 570 (of which 13 were infants under 1 year of age) |
| Money income | (1999) |
| Per capita income | $15,402 |
| Median household income | $26,969 |
| Total households | 15,886 |
| Number of households with income of . . . | |
| less than $10,000 | 3,209 |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 1,543 |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 2,639 |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 2,347 |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 2,430 |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 1,878 |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 1,003 |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 488 |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 133 |
| $200,000 or more | 216 |
| Percent of families below poverty level: | 19.1% (42.3% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years) |
| 2002 FBI Crime Index Total: | 5,346 |
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