Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA

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2021 Population
186,186
0.0773% 1-year decline
US Senator
Jon Ossoff
Democratic Party
US Senator
Raphael Warnock
Democratic Party
2021 Median Age
42.9
0.234% 1-year increase
2021 Poverty Rate
14.5%
1.1% 1-year increase
2021 Median Household Income
$55,999
6.11% 1-year growth
2021 Median Property Value
$172,700
4.48% 1-year growth

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In 2021, Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA had a population of 186k people with a median age of 42.9 and a median household income of $55,999. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA declined from 186,330 to 186,186, a −0.0773% decrease and its median household income grew from $52,774 to $55,999, a 6.11% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA are White (Non-Hispanic) (82.9%), White (Hispanic) (6.5%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.39%), Other (Hispanic) (2.34%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (1.72%).

9.95% of the households in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, 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.

96.1% of the residents in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA was $172,700, and the homeownership rate was 74.1%.

Most people in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA was 2 cars per household.

geosearchPopulation & Diversity

Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA is home to a population of 186k people, from which 96.1% are citizens. As of 2021, 5.93% of Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA residents were born outside of the country (11k people).

In 2021, there were 12.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (154k people) in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 12.1k White (Hispanic) and 6.31k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA are Spanish (15,813 households), German (266 households), and Portuguese (190 households).

Citizenship

96.1%
2021 Citizenship
96%
2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 96.1% of Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA was 96%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    154k ± 804
  2. White (Hispanic)
    12.1k ± 1.18k
  3. Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
    6.31k ± 813
11.3%
Hispanic Population
21.1k people

In 2021, there were 12.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (154k people) in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 12.1k White (Hispanic) and 6.31k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

11.3% of the people in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA are hispanic (21.1k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA as a share of the total population.

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Foreign-Born Population

5.93%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
11k people
5.92%
2020 Foreign-Born Population
11k people

As of 2021, 5.93% of Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA residents (11k 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 Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA was 5.92%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Spanish
    15,813 households (8.98%)
  2. German
    266 households (0.151%)
  3. Portuguese
    190 households (0.108%)

9.95% of the households in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 21.7%. 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.

In 2021, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA was Spanish. 8.98% of the households in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    5,115 ± 419
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    1,875 ± 447
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,467 ± 330

Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.73 times greater than any other conflict.

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The economy of Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA employs 77k people. The largest industries in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA are Carpet & rug mills (6,956 people), Construction (5,162 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (4,842 people), and the highest paying industries are Air transportation ($151,632), Computer Systems Design ($144,455), and Management, scientific & technical consulting services ($142,422).

Workforce Diversity

Measure
RACE/ETHNICITY
35,150
Women
45.7%
41,771
Men
54.3%

The workforce of Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA in 2020 was 76,921 people, with 45.7% woman, and 54.3% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA.

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Occupations

77k
2021 Value
0.13%
1 Year growth
± 0.13%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA grew at a rate of 0.13%, from 76.9k employees to 77k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA, are Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (2,929 people), Firstline supervisors of retail sales workers (2,523 people), and Elementary & middle school teachers (1,876 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

77k
2021 Value
0.13%
1 Year growth
± 0.13%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA grew at a rate of 0.13%, from 76.9k employees to 77k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA, are Carpet & rug mills (6,956 people), Construction (5,162 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (4,842 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA, though some of these residents may live in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$40,612
Median earning men ± $1,577
$29,855
Median earning women ± $1,381

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($75,905), Information ($68,109), and Wholesale Trade ($53,567).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Public Administration ($45,089), Wholesale Trade ($37,267), and Construction ($34,846).

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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 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
  1. $73.4B
  2. $67.6B
  3. $50.5B

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.

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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.

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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
  1. $59.2B
  2. $36.9B
  3. $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).

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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.

US Senators from Georgia

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Jon Ossoff
Senator from Georgia2
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 Georgia3
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.

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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.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2021, 1.64% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.09% of women were in the same situation.

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

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Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (51k), Some college (31.1k), and Secondary Education (29.1k).

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The median property value in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA was $172,700 in 2021, which is 0.705 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $165,300 to $172,700, a 4.48% increase. The homeownership rate in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA is 74.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA have an average commute time of 26.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA is $55,999. In 2021, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA was Fulton County (Northeast)Johns Creek City PUMA, GA with a value of $138,549, followed by Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA and Forsyth County PUMA, GA, with respective values of $126,009 and $120,999.

Property

$172,700
Median Property Value 2021
±$4,214
$52,714
Median Property Taxes
±$1,961

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 Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

74.1%
Homeownership
2021
69%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2021

In 2021, 74.1% of the housing units in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 72.4%.

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Income by Location

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In 2021, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA was Fulton County (Northeast)Johns Creek City PUMA, GA with a value of $138,549, followed by Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA and Forsyth County PUMA, GA, with respective values of $126,009 and $120,999.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$55,999
Median Household Income
± $1,713
71.1k
Number of Households
± 2,290

In 2021, the median household income of the 71.1k households in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA grew to $55,999 from the previous year's value of $52,774.

The following chart displays the households in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, 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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

0.43
2021 Wage GINI in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA
0.419
2020 Wage GINI in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA

In 2021, the income inequality in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA was 0.43 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 2.65% growth from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021
  1. Drove Alone (79.7%)
  2. Carpooled (11.7%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.7%)

In 2021, 79.7% of workers in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.7%) and those who worked at home (6.7%).

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.

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Commute Time

26.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA have a longer commute time (26.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 3.74% of the workforce in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

14.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA (26.7k out of 184k 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA is White, followed by Hispanic 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.

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84.9% of the population of Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA has health coverage, with 39.9% on employee plans, 15.3% on Medicaid, 15.9% on Medicare, 12.5% on non-group plans, and 1.3% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Georgia see 1492 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.06% decrease from the previous year (1508 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1921 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 637 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,492 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Georgia

Primary care physicians in Georgia see an average of 1,492 patients per year. This represents a 1.06% decrease from the previous year (1,508 patients).

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

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Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.9% under 18 years, 17.6% between 18 and 34 years, 40.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

15.1%
Uninsured
39.9%
Employer Coverage
15.3%
Medicaid
15.9%
Medicare
12.5%
Non-Group
1.3%
Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast) PUMA, GA grew by 0.881% from 15% to 15.1%.

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