Atlantic City, New Jersey

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The 2000 Census showed that Atlantic City had a population of 40,517 people^<1>. This represents 0.48% of the total population of New Jersey, making it the state's 18th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
15	Perth Amboy	N	79 mi [127.1 km]	48,742	3.04% increase
16	West New York	N	100 mi [160.9 km]	46,472	1.54% increase
17	Hackensack	N	106 mi [170.6 km]	42,804	0.3% increase
-18-	Atlantic City			39,408	2.74% decrease
19	Kearny	N	96 mi [154.5 km]	36,746	9.3% decrease
20	Linden	N	86 mi [138.4 km]	39,162	0.59% decrease
21	Hoboken	N	96 mi [154.5 km]	40,577	5.18% increase

Atlantic City had 20,219 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Atlantic City has a total area of 17.35 square miles [44.94 km²]^<4>. Of this total, 11.35 square miles [29.4 km²]6 square miles [15.55 km²]).

Using the above population and land area values, Atlantic City had a 2000 population density of 3,569 people per square mile [1,378 people/km²], making it the state's 43rd most densely populated area.

Atlantic County

The coastal city of Atlantic City is located in Atlantic County.

The county had a population of 252,980 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 40,517 people, Atlantic City contained 16.02% of the Atlantic County total.

In addition, where the community of Atlantic City has a population density of 3,569 people per square mile [1,378 people/km²], Atlantic County averages 450.9 people per square mile [174.1 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Atlantic County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Atlantic City and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Atlantic City. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Atlantic City. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Atlantic City, it also contains a comparison between Atlantic City and the state of New Jersey.

Click here for the Atlantic City QuickFact (QF-3402080).

The following communities are nearby Atlantic City and also have Census QuickFacts:

	Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Middletown	QF-3445930	SW	17 mi [27.36 km]
	Vineland	QF-3476070	W	29 mi [46.67 km]	58,780	4.46% increase
	Winslow	QF-3481710	NW	29 mi [46.67 km]

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Atlantic City.

A Census Quickfact is available for Atlantic County (QF-34001).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Atlantic County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Burlington	QF-34005	N	445,475	4.95% increase
	Camden	QF-34007	NW	517,234	1.9% increase
	Cape May	QF-34009	S	95,838	6.32% decrease
	Cumberland	QF-34011	W	156,830	7.16% increase
	Gloucester	QF-34015	NW	287,860	12.3% increase
	Ocean	QF-34029	NE	569,111	10.8% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Atlantic City:

Atlantic City is located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and in Division #2 (the Middle Atlantic Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Atlantic City.

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Search for Local Businesses

People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Atlantic City. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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