Atlantic City, NJ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita 37%

Household income 52%

Unemployment 105%

Index	Atlantic City	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$18,818	$37,538	$29,829
Median household income	$26,566	$73,702	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$48,807	$97,281	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$20,909	$42,169	$35,192
Median earnings male	$22,488	$47,369	$36,919
Median earnings female	$18,792	$32,116	$26,250
Unemployment rate	9.6%	5.2%	4.7%
Poverty level	36.6%	10.9%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in Atlantic City is 37% lower than the national average
The median household income in Atlantic City is 52% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Atlantic City is 105% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Atlantic City is 143% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$17,708$26,566$53,132

City

$49,129$73,702$147,404

State

$36,877$55,322$110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Atlantic City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.1%	0.7%
Manufacturing sector	4.6%	0.3%
Financial & insurance services	1.6%	1.7%
Wholesale & retail services	12.0%	13.6%
Public administration	4.1%	4.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.0%	1.5%
Education, health & social services	7.6%	23.1%
Other	58.7%	51.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Strathmere, NJ	181	$212,188	283.6%
Longport, NJ	1,006	$99,375	79.6%
Port Republic, NJ	1,004	$89,519	61.8%
Beach Haven, NJ	1,022	$84,167	52.1%
Linwood, NJ	7,009	$84,021	51.9%
Atlantic City, NJ	39,306	$26,566	52.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Puyallup, WA	39,274	$64,342	16.3%
Clinton, MD	39,256	$102,534	85.3%
Sun City, AZ	39,363	$37,059	33.0%
Bremerton, WA	39,388	$47,358	14.4%
Woburn, MA	39,220	$83,872	51.6%
Atlantic City, NJ	39,306	$26,566	52.0%

Source: The Atlantic City, NJ employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).