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Atlantic CityNJ averageUS Census ACS
Population
38,486
Per-capita income
$24,153
Median home value
$189,600
Bachelor's or higher
20%
Typical home value $221,467 +1.9% yr/yr · +53.5% 5-yr
Home-value trend 2000–2026 (Zillow ZHVI)
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Municipal budget

US Census Annual Survey of Local Government Finances
Total revenue$170.7M (FY2023)
Total spending$199.2M (FY2023)
Taxes$48.5M (FY2023)
Debt outstanding$321.8M (FY2023)
Spending per resident$5,180 (FY2023)

Development activity

Housing units permitted — US Census Building Permits Survey
202548 housing units ($8.2M)
🗳️ Election results (2 races)
Local election returns — winner marked ✓.
Mayor 2021-11-02
Dem - Marty Small, Sr. ✓ 3,368 · Rep - Tom Forkin 1,295 · - Steven P. Layman 577 · - Moisse 'Mo' Delgado 389 · - Daud M. Panah 377 · - Jimmy Whitehead 202
City Council At Large 2021-11-02
Dem - Stephanie Marshall ✓ 3,771 · Dem - Bruce E. Weekes ✓ 3,725 · Dem - George Tibbitt ✓ 3,722 · Rep - Maria Lacca 2,014 · Rep - Rizwan Khan Malik 1,976 · Rep - Matthew James Diullio-Jusino 1,871

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Wed Dec 16, 2026 · 17:00

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💰 Federal awards (top 10 by amount)
Largest recent federal contract/grant awards to recipients in this city (2023–present), via USAspending.gov.
$11.1MKISBY-LEES MECHANICAL LLC
Department of Transportation · NEW QVL TO THE PROVISION OF ALL LABOR, MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, AND INCID
$4.8MJVN COMMUNICATIONS INC
Department of Transportation · FIRS SUPPORT SERVICES TASK ORDER.
$4.7MKISBY-LEES MECHANICAL LLC
Department of Transportation · THE WORK INCLUDES THE PROVISION OF ALL LABOR, MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT
$3.5MJVN COMMUNICATIONS INC
Department of Transportation · FIRS TERMINAL SUPPORT SERVICES (THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION'S
$3.0MKISBY-LEES MECHANICAL LLC
Department of Transportation · B305 TSF HVAC SYSTEM REPLACEMENTS (PHASE 1 OF 2)
$2.8MJVN COMMUNICATIONS INC
Department of Transportation · FIRS SUPPORT SERVICES (THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION'S INTER-FAC
$2.4MATLANTIC COUNTY
Department of Veterans Affairs · EXPRESS REPORT: CNH - SERVICES 04/01/2023 TO 09/30/2024.
$2.1MATLANTIC COUNTY
Department of Veterans Affairs · EXPRESS REPORT: CNH - SERVICES 10/01/2024 TO 09/30/2025.
$1.6MG.C. ENVIRONMENTAL AND TRUCKING LLC
Department of Defense · TWO AREAS IN CODORUS CREEK REQUIRE SHOAL REMOVAL. THESE SHOALS CONTAIN
$922,223JVN COMMUNICATIONS INC
Department of Transportation · TASK ORDER 692M15-24-F-00215 TO PROVIDE FIRS TOOL SUITE SUPPORT SERVIC

Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury) — federal awards only, not city budgets.

🌐 County-level context (Atlantic County)
County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.
Net migration-634 people (-$14.0M net AGI · 2023)
Federal disasters (10 yr)5 ({"Hurricane": 10, "Severe Storm": 8, "Snowstorm": 6, "Flood" · last Sun Sep 5, 2021)
Traffic fatalities7 (3 pedestrian · 2024)
Business establishments6,192 (106,760 employees · 2023)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)$1,719/mo (4,070 assisted households · 2025)
Adults with low literacy25.6% (low numeracy 38% · 2017)

Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC

City profile

Everything below is drawn from this city’s own public record and primary-source government data. AI-written summaries are a finding aid, not a citable quote.

$170.7M
Annual budget
$321.8M
Debt outstanding
48
Permitted housing units

The money — in

source: Census gov-finance & state comptroller

Budget

Revenue$170.7M
Spending$199.2M
Operating spending ran ahead of revenue this year.

Debt load VERY-HIGH

Outstanding debt$321.8M
Debt-to-revenue1.89×
Debt-load index94 / 100
A debt-load indicator (national percentile of debt, deficit & aid-reliance) — not a solvency verdict. Cross-checked against official state fiscal-stress scores where they exist.

Outcomes — economic mobility

source: Opportunity Atlas (Harvard) · research use

For kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:

White kids
0.440
All kids
0.372
Black kids
0.296

Research-only layer, shown here for context — not included in the CC BY 4.0 bulk download.

Where it’s happening

geocoded land-use decisions
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Every rezoning, development approval, and permit — explore the geocoded records in the research explorer.
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