Atlanta, GA

Census Place

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2024 Population
505,268
US Senator
Jon Ossoff
Democratic Party
US Senator
Raphael Warnock
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
34.2
0.588% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
16.9%
5.25% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$85,652
4.53% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$439,600
4.52% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
277,777
3.27% 1-year growth

About

None 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.

95.2% of the residents in Atlanta, GA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Atlanta, GA are Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus (11,420 degrees awarded in 2023), Georgia State University (8,522 degrees), and Emory University (5,372 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Atlanta, GA was $439,600, and the homeownership rate was 46.4%.

Most people in Atlanta, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Atlanta, GA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Atlanta, GA is home to a population of 505k people, from which 95.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 8.9% of Atlanta, GA residents were born outside of the country (45k people).

In 2024, there were 1.19 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (230k people) in Atlanta, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 192k White (Non-Hispanic) and 26.4k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.2%
2024 Citizenship
95.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.2% of Atlanta, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Atlanta, GA was 95.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Atlanta, GA
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    230k ± 3.17k
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    192k ± 2.97k
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    26.4k ± 1.73k
6.25%
Hispanic Population
31.6k people

In 2024, there were 1.19 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (230k people) in Atlanta, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 192k White (Non-Hispanic) and 26.4k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

6.25% of the people in Atlanta, GA are hispanic (31.6k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Atlanta, GA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    229,616 ± 11,639 people
  2. India
    106,959 ± 7,990 people
  3. Jamaica
    51,506 ± 5,559 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 229,616 Georgia residents, followed by India with 106,959 and Jamaica with 51,506.

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Foreign-Born Population

8.9%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
45k people
8.52%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
42.5k people

As of 2024, 8.9% of Atlanta, GA residents (45k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Atlanta, GA was 8.52%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    5,421 ± 794
  2. Vietnam
    3,859 ± 510
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    2,613 ± 507

Atlanta, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.4 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Atlanta, GA employs 278k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Atlanta, GA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (53,174 people), Educational Services (29,697 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (27,176 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($135,032), Finance & Insurance ($104,564), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($101,075).

Employment

Occupations

278k
2024 Value
± 5,156
3.27%
1 Year growth
± 2.55%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Atlanta, GA grew at a rate of 3.27%, from 269k employees to 278k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Atlanta, GA, are Management Occupations (43,987 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (30,285 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (25,818 people). 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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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

278k
2024 Value
± 5,156
3.27%
1 Year growth
± 2.55%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Atlanta, GA grew at a rate of 3.27%, from 269k employees to 278k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Atlanta, GA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (53,174 people), Educational Services (29,697 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (27,176 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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Median Earnings by Industry

$75,824
Median earning men ± $2,447
$57,043
Median earning women ± $2,141

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($123,750), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($98,015), and Information ($97,230).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($110,417), Manufacturing ($89,015), and Information ($88,730).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.94%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.87M people employed in Georgia. This represents a 2.94% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

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

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Donald J. Trump with 50.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.394%).

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

Voting results are not available for Atlanta, GA. Showing the available data for Georgia.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (50.7%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (48.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Chase Oliver (0.394%)
    Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Donald J. Trump with 50.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.394%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Georgia for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

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 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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Education

In 2023, universities in Atlanta, GA awarded 34,535 degrees. The student population of Atlanta, GA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 64,880 male students and 67,920 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Atlanta, GA are Black or African American (10,596 and 36.6%), White (9,231 and 31.8%), Asian (4,775 and 16.5%), and Hispanic or Latino (2,720 and 9.38%).

The largest universities in Atlanta, GA by number of degrees awarded are Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus (11,420 and 33.1%), Georgia State University (8,522 and 24.7%), and Emory University (5,372 and 15.6%).

The most popular majors in Atlanta, GA are General Computer & Information Sciences (4,260 and 12.3%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (2,047 and 5.93%), and General Business Administration & Management (1,798 and 5.21%).

The median tuition costs in Atlanta, GA 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.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Atlanta, GA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 39.9%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 23%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 132,800 (48.9% men and 51.1% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 132,800 students enrolled in Atlanta, GA, 48.9% men and 51.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 39,688 records, of which 63.6% were women and 36.4% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Psychology
    803 degrees awarded
  2. General Computer & Information Sciences
    1,347 degrees awarded
  3. General Business Administration & Management
    1,167 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Atlanta, GA was General Psychology with 803 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Atlanta, GA according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
    11,420 degrees awarded
  2. Georgia State University
    8,522 degrees awarded
  3. Emory University
    5,372 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus with 11,420 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 16,016 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Atlanta, GA, which is 0.865 times less than the 18,519 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 10,596 degrees mean that there were 1.15 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 9,231 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private for-profit, less-than 2-year ($31,002) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,320) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private for-profit, 2-year ($3,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Atlanta, GA was $439,600 in 2024, which is 1.32 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $420,600 to $439,600, a 4.52% increase. The homeownership rate in Atlanta, GA is 46.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Atlanta, GA have an average commute time of 26.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Atlanta, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$439,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$10,668
$109,792
Median Property Taxes
±$2,888

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 Atlanta, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

46.4%
Homeownership
2024
63.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 46.4% of the housing units in Atlanta, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 46.3%.

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

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$85,652
Median Household Income
± $1,846
236k
Number of Households
± 4,731

In 2024, the median household income of the 236k households in Atlanta, GA grew to $85,652 from the previous year's value of $81,938.

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 $200k+ 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (52.9%)
  2. Worked At Home (29.7%)
  3. Public Transit (5.73%)

In 2024, 52.9% of workers in Atlanta, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (29.7%) and those who used public transit to get to work (5.73%).

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

26.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Atlanta, GA have a longer commute time (26.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.79% of the workforce in Atlanta, 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 Atlanta, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Atlanta, GA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Atlanta, GA (80.3k out of 474k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Atlanta, 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.

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Health

89.9% of the population of Atlanta, GA has health coverage, with 54.2% on employee plans, 13.7% on Medicaid, 7.72% on Medicare, 13.2% on non-group plans, and 1.12% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Georgia see 1,517 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,517 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1856 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 525 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.9% under 18 years, 33.2% between 18 and 34 years, 35.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

10.1%
Uninsured
54.2%
Employer Coverage
13.7%
Medicaid
7.72%
Medicare
13.2%
Non-Group
1.12%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Atlanta, GA declined by 4.06% from 10.5% to 10.1%.

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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