College Park, GA

Census Place

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2021 Population

14,032

3.09% 1-year decline

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2021 Median Age

32.1

1.26% 1-year increase

2021 Poverty Rate

19.7%

19.6% 1-year decrease

2021 Median Household Income

$43,554

11.2% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$244,200

22.6% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, College Park, GA had a population of 14k people with a median age of 32.1 and a median household income of $43,554. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of College Park, GA declined from 14,479 to 14,032, a −3.09% decrease and its median household income grew from $39,164 to $43,554, a 11.2% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in College Park, GA are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (81.4%), White (Non-Hispanic) (10.1%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.69%), Other (Hispanic) (2.34%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.39%).

None of the households in College Park, 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.

97.8% of the residents in College Park, GA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in College Park, GA are Omnitech Institute (55 degrees awarded in 2021).

In 2021, the median property value in College Park, GA was $244,200, and the homeownership rate was 25.1%.

Most people in College Park, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.6 minutes. The average car ownership in College Park, GA was 1 car per household.

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Population & Diversity

College Park, GA is home to a population of 14k people, from which 97.8% are citizens. As of 2021, 6.14% of College Park, GA residents were born outside of the country (862 people).

In 2021, there were 8.09 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (11.4k people) in College Park, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.41k White (Non-Hispanic) and 378 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

97.8%

2021 Citizenship

98.4%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 97.8% of College Park, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in College Park, GA was 98.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in College Park, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in College Park, GA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
11.4k ± 704
White (Non-Hispanic)
1.41k ± 423
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
378 ± 239

3.91%

Hispanic Population

549 people

3.91% of the people in College Park, GA are hispanic (549 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in College Park, GA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

6.14%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

862 people

4.79%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

693 people

As of 2021, 6.14% of College Park, GA residents (862 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in College Park, GA was 4.79%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in College Park, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
229 ± 102
Gulf War (2001-)
180 ± 109
Gulf War (1990s)
168 ± 107

College Park, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.27 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of College Park, GA employs 7k people. The largest industries in College Park, GA are Transportation & Warehousing (1,026 people), Accommodation & Food Services (803 people), and Retail Trade (719 people), and the highest paying industries are Construction ($76,000), Information ($62,596), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($59,336).

Employment

Occupations

2021 Value

± 832

−0.794%

1 Year decline

± 18.4%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in College Park, GA declined at a rate of −0.794%, from 7.05k employees to 7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in College Park, GA, are Sales & Related Occupations (1,088 people), Management Occupations (841 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (797 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of College Park, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2021 Value

± 832

−0.794%

1 Year decline

± 18.4%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in College Park, GA declined at a rate of −0.794%, from 7.05k employees to 7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in College Park, GA, are Transportation & Warehousing (1,026 people), Accommodation & Food Services (803 people), and Retail Trade (719 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of College Park, GA, though some of these residents may live in College Park, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$36,922

Median earning men ± $5,188

$26,719

Median earning women ± $3,107

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Construction ($76,000), Information ($63,688), and Public Administration ($45,690).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Manufacturing ($60,948), Information ($57,639), and Public Administration ($43,125).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Georgia. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Georgia.

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Georgia to other states, or from other states to Georgia.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Georgia product (by dollars) was Motorized vehicles with $73.4B, followed by Mixed freight ($67.6B) and Machinery ($50.5B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Georgia products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$625B

2020 Value in Georgia

$1.3T

Projected 2050 Value in Georgia

109% growth

In 2020, total outbound Georgia trade was $625B. This is expected to increase 109% to $1.3T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Georgia trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Georgia to other states, or from other states to Georgia.

Most Common Trade Partners

Florida
$59.2B
Tennessee
$36.9B
North Carolina
$32.9B

In 2020, the top outbound Georgia domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Florida with $59.2B, followed by Tennessee with $36.9B and North Carolina and $32.9B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Georgia shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 49.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (49.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.24%).

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing the state of Georgia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (49.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (49.2%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.24%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 49.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (49.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.24%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Georgia for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Georgia

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Jon Ossoff

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Inauguration delayed as incumbent senator David Perdue's term expired on January 3, 2021, two days prior to the 2020–21 United States Senate election in Georgia|runoff election.

Raphael Warnock

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Elected to the seat to succeed Kelly Loeffler, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Johnny Isakson.

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing Georgia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Georgia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Georgia

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Georgia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2021, universities in College Park, GA awarded 55 degrees. The student population of College Park, GA in 2021 is skewed towards men, with 73 male students and 58 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in College Park, GA are Black or African American (53 and 96.4%), followed by Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders (1 and 1.82%), Hispanic or Latino (1 and 1.82%), and Asian (0 and 0%).

The largest universities in College Park, GA by number of degrees awarded are Omnitech Institute (55 and 100%).

The most popular majors in College Park, GA are Computer Engineering Technology (30 and 54.5%), Digital Arts (19 and 34.5%), and Medical Assistant (6 and 10.9%).

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2021, 1.01% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.946% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (2.29M), Some college (1.78M), and Bachelors Degree (1.52M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in College Park, GA was $244,200 in 2021, which is 0.997 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $199,200 to $244,200, a 22.6% increase. The homeownership rate in College Park, GA is 25.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in College Park, GA have an average commute time of 26.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in College Park, GA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Median household income in College Park, GA is $43,554. In 2021, the place with the highest median household income in College Park, GA was Census Tract 106.01 with a value of $58,407, followed by Census Tract 123 and Census Tract 402.04, with respective values of $46,893 and $44,865.

Property

$244,200

Median Property Value 2021

±$38,547

$1,518

Median Property Taxes

±$297

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In College Park, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in College Park, GA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

25.1%

Homeownership

2021

73.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 25.1% of the housing units in College Park, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 24.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in College Park, GA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 106.01
Census Tract 123
Census Tract 402.04

In 2021, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in College Park, GA was Census Tract 106.01 with a value of $58,407, followed by Census Tract 123 and Census Tract 402.04, with respective values of $46,893 and $44,865.

The following map shows all of the places in College Park, GA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$43,554

Median Household Income

± $4,051

6.05k

Number of Households

± 763

In 2021, the median household income of the 6.05k households in College Park, GA grew to $43,554 from the previous year's value of $39,164.

The following chart displays the households in College Park, 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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for College Park, GA is from Georgia.

0.475

2021 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.476

2020 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2021, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.141% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021

Drove Alone (58.8%)
Public Transit (13.1%)
Carpooled (10.1%)

In 2021, 58.8% of workers in College Park, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who used public transit to get to work (13.1%) and those who carpooled to work (10.1%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in College Park, GA have a shorter commute time (26.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 3.93% of the workforce in College Park, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in College Park, GA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in College Park, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in College Park, GA have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in College Park, GA (2.76k out of 14k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in College Park, GA is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

85.1% of the population of College Park, GA has health coverage, with 34.6% on employee plans, 29.5% on Medicaid, 5.52% on Medicare, 13.7% on non-group plans, and 1.82% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Fulton County, GA see 899 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.553% decrease from the previous year (904 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1420 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 371 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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899 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Fulton County, GA

Primary care physicians in Fulton County, GA see an average of 899 patients per year. This represents a 0.553% decrease from the previous year (904 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Fulton County, GA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.8% under 18 years, 26.6% between 18 and 34 years, 37.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 7.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.6% were men and 54.4% were women.

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

Uninsured People

14.9%

Uninsured

34.6%

Employer Coverage

29.5%

Medicaid

5.52%

Medicare

13.7%

Non-Group

1.82%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in College Park, GA grew by 7.19% from 13.9% to 14.9%.

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