Atlantic Jobs

Atlantic is a small city in Cass County, Iowa, along the East Nishnabotna River. Atlantic was founded in October 1868 by Franklin H. Whitney, B.F. Allen, and John P. Cook among others. While historians cannot agree how Atlantic got it's name, local legend tells that the founding fathers estimated that the town was about halfway between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean, so it lead them to flip a coin and, clearly, Atlantic won. The nearby Rock Island Railroad was important in deciding the actual location of the town, and to this day, the old depot holds court at the north end of Chestnut street. In this life, the old depot serves as the offices of the Chamber of Commerce.

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Among the most common occupations in Atlantic are Management, professional, and related occupations, 27%. Sales and office occupations, 25%. and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 19%. Approximately 71 percent of workers in Atlantic, Iowa work for companies, 13 percent work for the government and 8 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Atlantic Jobs are for merchandising specialist jobs and operations support manager jobs.

The leading industries in Atlantic, Iowa are Manufacturing, 19%; Educational, health and social services, 19%; and Retail trade, 13%. Simply Hired's Atlantic job listings indicate that the following industries in Atlantic are hiring the most workers: Books & Periodicals Wholesalers, Industrial Loan Companies, Commercial Banking, Mortgage Banking and Catering Services.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Atlantic, Iowa is $25,481, and the median income of households in Atlantic was $33,370.

Atlantic has an unemployment rate of 7.6%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Atlantic Trends data, the number of Atlantic, Iowa jobs has increased by 88% since March 2008.

Population of Atlantic Total population 7,257 Male 47.18% Female 52.82% Median age 41.6     Atlantic Housing Owner-occupied homes 70.0% Median cost of a home $68,200 Median mortgage payment $395 Renter-occupied homes 30.0% Vacant housing 6.8% Median monthly rent $351     Average Income Median for all male full-time $30,691 Median for all female full-time $20,271     Household Income Less than $10,000 11% $10,000 to $14,999 6% $15,000 to $24,999 16% $25,000 to $34,999 19% $35,000 to $49,999 22% $50,000 to $74,999 14% $75,000 to $99,999 5% $100,000 to $149,999 4% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 7% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 8% High school graduate 36% Some college, no degree 21% Associate's degree 6% Bachelor's degree 14% Graduate degree 7%     Marital Status Never married 19% Currently married 58% Separated 0% Widowed 12% Divorced 10%     Race White 99% Black or African American 0% Asian 0% Other 1%     Atlantic Commute Carpool 11.0% Public transportation 0.6% Average travel time 16 minutes

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