Atlantic City vs McKee City

A side-by-side comparison of Atlantic City and McKee City: population, income, housing, and more.

Atlantic City and McKee City are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Atlantic City has the higher population (38,486 vs 10,843 in McKee City). McKee City has the higher median household income ($81,667 vs $36,220 in Atlantic City). McKee City has the higher median home value ($232,000 vs $189,600 in Atlantic City).

Population, income & housing

	Atlantic City	McKee City
Population	38,486	10,843
Median age	37.8 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$36,220	$81,667
Median home value	$189,600	$232,000
Median gross rent	$1,084	$1,745
Housing units	20,075	5,050
Homeownership rate	30.1%	58.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.5%	30.2%
Unemployment rate	12.6%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atlantic City	McKee City
Population	37,999 → 38,486 (+1.3%)	8,337 → 10,843 (+30.1%)
Median household income	$29,232 → $36,220 (+23.9%)	$60,518 → $81,667 (+34.9%)
Median home value	$156,700 → $189,600 (+21.0%)	$153,600 → $232,000 (+51.0%)
Median gross rent	$904 → $1,084 (+19.9%)	$1,444 → $1,745 (+20.8%)

Atlantic City

Population

37,99938,486

Median household income

$29,232$36,220

Median home value

$156,700$189,600

Median gross rent

$904$1,084

McKee City

Population

8,33710,843

Median household income

$60,518$81,667

Median home value

$153,600$232,000

Median gross rent

$1,444$1,745

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atlantic City	McKee City
Under 5	7.4%	5.1%
5 to 17	18.9%	13.0%
18 to 24	9.0%	11.6%
25 to 34	10.3%	9.9%
35 to 44	10.3%	18.2%
45 to 54	13.4%	14.4%
55 to 64	14.3%	11.2%
65 to 74	10.0%	12.8%
75 and over	6.3%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atlantic City	McKee City
White (non-Hispanic)	15.7%	50.5%
Black or African American	31.3%	15.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	16.2%	6.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.9%	10.3%
Hispanic or Latino	32.4%	17.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atlantic City	McKee City
No high school diploma	23.9%	5.2%
High school graduate	34.6%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	21.0%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atlantic City	McKee City
Drove alone	44.8%	75.9%
Carpooled	8.3%	9.9%
Public transit	20.7%	0.7%
Walked	16.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	6.8%
Other means	3.1%	4.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atlantic City	McKee City
1-unit, detached	16.4%	25.8%
1-unit, attached	17.3%	34.4%
2 to 4 units	15.3%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	17.9%	22.7%
20 or more units	32.7%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	8.2%

Poverty & households

	Atlantic City	McKee City
Poverty rate	33.9%	10.3%
Average household size	2.30	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	1962	1998