Statewide Claims to Fame

Atlantic is 3rd in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Atlantic is 6th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Residents 65 or older

Atlantic is 8th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Race - White

Atlantic is 8th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Atlantic is 19th in Iowa out of 74 other cities in Retail sales per capita

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Atlantic Rank Iowa US
Current population (2012) 7,008 58th 3,074,186 313,914,040
Size in square miles 8.3 43rd 55,857.1 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 855.1 74th 54.5 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Atlantic Rank Iowa US
Residents younger than 5 6.9% 40th 6.4% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 22.6% 59th 23.5% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 22.0% 6th 15.3% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Atlantic Rank Iowa US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 90.7% 39th 90.3% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 16.1% 65th 24.9% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Atlantic Rank Iowa US
Race - White 97.0% 8th 92.8% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.2% 81st 3.2% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.3% 32nd 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.3% 78th 2.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.5% 3rd 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 0.6% 81st 1.6% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 2.6% 49th 5.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 95.7% 8th 88.0% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Atlantic Rank Iowa US
Female residents 52.1% 26th 50.4% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 1.4% 67th 4.2% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Atlantic Rank Iowa US
Housing units 3,399 50th 1,340,529 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 25.1% 24th 18.5% 25.9%
Households 3,164 51st 1,219,137 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 63.5% 72nd 73.0% 66.1%
Home median value $86,500 63rd $121,300 $186,200
People per household 2.1 71st 2.4 2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Atlantic Rank Iowa US
Income per capita $22,504 49th $26,110 $27,915
Income per household $36,233 74th $50,451 $52,762
Income below poverty line 16.0% 24th 11.9% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Atlantic Rank Iowa US
Total businesses (including small businesses) 951 39th 259,931 27,092,908
Retail sales $140,814 47th $39,234,649 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $20,809 19th $13,172 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $9,990 50th $4,737,719 $613,795,732

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