Atlantic County, New Jersey (NJ)

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% of renters here:	34%
State:	34%

Atlantic County:	8.9%
New Jersey:	8.7%

Type of workers:

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

Races in Atlantic County, New Jersey:

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

Males: 122,074	(48.3%)
Females: 130,478	(51.7%)

Atlantic County:	2.6 people
New Jersey:	2.7 people

This county	$49,132
New Jersey:	$61,672

Atlantic County	$242,619
New Jersey:	$333,900

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 .

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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). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Center: Shore Mall (1). Display/hide its location on the map 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). Display/hide their locations on the map 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). Display/hide their locations on the map 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). Display/hide their locations on the map 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). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Atlantic County include: Brigantine National Wildlife Refuge (1), Seasor Park (2), Edwin B Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge (3), Pine Oak Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map Beaches: Island Beach (A), Little Beach (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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%

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

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.

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%)

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%

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%

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

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

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

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

• 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

Here:	68 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Here:	+25 per 1000 residents
State:	+33 per 1000 residents

Here:	+29 per 1000 residents
State:	-22 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	6.1
State:	6.6

Here:	3.9
State:	3.8

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

Here:	11.0%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Here:	10.5%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Here:	16.3%
New Jersey:	30.1%

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