Atlanta, GA

Census Place

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US Senator
N/AJon Ossoff
Democratic Party
US Senator
N/ARaphael Warnock
Democratic Party
2023 Poverty Rate
17.9%
0.813% 1-year increase
2023 Employed Population
268,973
1.87% 1-year growth

About

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N/A of the households in Atlanta, GA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

Economy

The economy of Atlanta, GA employs 269k people. In N/A, the largest industries in Atlanta, GA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (51,384 people), Educational Services (28,659 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (25,899 people), and the highest paying industries were N/A.

Occupations

269k
2023 Value
± 5,029
1.87%
1 Year growth
± 2.59%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Atlanta, GA, are N/A. This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Atlanta, GA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

269k
2023 Value
± 5,029
1.87%
1 Year growth
± 2.59%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Atlanta, GA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (51,384 people), Educational Services (28,659 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (25,899 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Atlanta, GA, though some of these residents may live in Atlanta, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during N/A, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall N/A in employment by N/A%.

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Education

The median tuition costs in N/A are $23,484 for private four year colleges, and $7,158 and $22,389 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in N/A were N/A.

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Housing & Living

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Atlanta, GA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in Atlanta, GA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Atlanta, GA is from Georgia.
0.471
2023 Wage GINI in Georgia
0.474
2022 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2023, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.558% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Georgia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

In N/A, N/A% of workers in Atlanta, GA N/A, followed by those who N/A (N/A%) and those who N/A (N/A%).

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Commute Time

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Using averages, employees in Atlanta, GA have a similar commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, 2.98% of the workforce in Atlanta, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

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Poverty & Diversity

17.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Atlanta, GA (83.6k out of 468k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Atlanta, GA is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

89.5% of the population of Atlanta, GA has health coverage, with 53.7% on employee plans, 14.3% on Medicaid, 7.76% on Medicare, 12.6% on non-group plans, and 1.18% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Georgia see 1,517 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.74% increase from the previous year (1,491 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1856 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 559 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.2% were men and 51.8% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in N/A.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.2% were men and 51.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

10.5%
Uninsured
53.7%
Employer Coverage
14.3%
Medicaid
7.76%
Medicare
12.6%
Non-Group
1.18%
Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Atlanta, GA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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