Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA

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2022 Population
107,039
21.2% 1-year decline
US Senator
Jon Ossoff
Democratic Party
US Senator
Raphael Warnock
Democratic Party
2022 Median Age
35.9
0% 1-year change
2022 Poverty Rate
10.5%
23.9% 1-year decrease
2022 Median Household Income
$107,175
54.8% 1-year growth
2022 Median Property Value
$514,900
53.6% 1-year growth
2022 Employed Population
59,534
5.6% 1-year decline

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In 2022, Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA had a population of 107k people with a median age of 35.9 and a median household income of $107,175. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA declined from 135,779 to 107,039, a −21.2% decrease and its median household income grew from $69,234 to $107,175, a 54.8% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA are White (Non-Hispanic) (58.9%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (24.5%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (5.31%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (5.03%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (2.54%).

11.7% of the households in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities 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.

95.8% of the residents in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA are Emory University (5,171 degrees awarded in 2022), Agnes Scott College (306 degrees), and DeVry University-Georgia (281 degrees).

In 2022, the median property value in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA was $514,900, and the homeownership rate was 60.6%.

Most people in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA is home to a population of 107k people, from which 95.8% are citizens. As of 2022, 8.88% of Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA residents were born outside of the country (9.51k people).

In 2022, there were 2.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (63k people) in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 26.3k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 5.68k Asian (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 Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA are Spanish (4,234 households), Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) (1,781 households), and German (491 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY
61,590
Women
52.4%
55,936
Men
47.6%

The resident population of United States in 2022 was 117,526 inhabitants, with 47.6% men, and 52.4% women.

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Citizenship

95.8%
2022 Citizenship
93.8%
2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 95.8% of Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA was 93.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    63k ± 1.5k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    26.3k ± 1.95k
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    5.68k ± 784
5.64%
Hispanic Population
6.04k people

In 2022, there were 2.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (63k people) in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 26.3k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 5.68k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

5.64% of the people in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA are hispanic (6.04k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

Most Common Origin
  1. China
    1,355 ± 899 people
  2. India
    875 ± 724 people
  3. Mexico
    762 ± 676 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA was China, the natal country of 1,355 Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA residents, followed by India with 875 and Mexico with 762.

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Foreign-Born Population

8.88%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
9.51k people
10.9%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
14.7k people

As of 2022, 8.88% of Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA residents (9.51k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA was 10.9%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Spanish
    4,234 households (4.2%)
  2. Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
    1,781 households (1.76%)
  3. German
    491 households (0.487%)

11.7% of the households in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities 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 2022, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA was Spanish. 4.2% of the households in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,186 ± 230
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    938 ± 332
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    712 ± 251

Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.26 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA employs 59.5k people. The largest industries in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA are Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (5,697 people), Restaurants & Food Services (3,241 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (2,994 people), and the highest paying industries are Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals ($245,889), Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills ($232,190), and Offices of physicians ($214,245).

Males in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $82,419. The income inequality in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.502, which is higher than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure
RACE/ETHNICITY
33,840
Women
53.5%
29,401
Men
46.5%

The workforce of Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA in 2020 was 63,241 people, with 53.5% woman, and 46.5% men.

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Occupations

59.5k
2022 Value
−5.6%
1 Year decline
± −5.6%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA declined at a rate of −5.6%, from 63.1k employees to 59.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA, are Other managers (2,196 people), Postsecondary teachers (2,040 people), and Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (1,583 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

59.5k
2022 Value
−5.6%
1 Year decline
± −5.6%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA declined at a rate of −5.6%, from 63.1k employees to 59.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA, are Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (5,697 people), Restaurants & Food Services (3,241 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (2,994 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA, though some of these residents may live in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities 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

$84,022
Median earning men ± $5,238
$58,677
Median earning women ± $3,051

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($122,000), Wholesale Trade ($116,736), and Information ($112,625).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Manufacturing ($109,313), Public Administration ($91,700), and Information ($91,667).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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 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

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2020 Election Results
  1. Joseph R Biden Jr. (49.5%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (49.2%)
    Republican Party
  3. 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.

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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 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 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.

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Education

In 2022, universities in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA awarded 5,830 degrees. The student population of Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 6,058 male students and 10,587 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA are White (2,347 and 47.2%), followed by Asian (941 and 18.9%), Black or African American (840 and 16.9%), and Hispanic or Latino (491 and 9.88%).

The largest universities in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA by number of degrees awarded are Emory University (5,171 and 88.7%), Agnes Scott College (306 and 5.25%), and DeVry University-Georgia (281 and 4.82%).

The most popular majors in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA are General Business Administration & Management (685 and 11.7%), Registered Nursing (325 and 5.57%), and Law (245 and 4.2%).

The median tuition cost in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA for private four year colleges is $51,288.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2022 in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 14.3%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 33.9%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 16,645 (36.4% men and 63.6% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2022 there were 16,645 students enrolled in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA, 36.4% men and 63.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 6,028 records, of which 64.1% were women and 35.9% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Business Administration & Management
    391 degrees awarded
  2. Registered Nursing
    297 degrees awarded
  3. General Biological Sciences
    222 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA was General Business Administration & Management with 391 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Emory University
    5,171 degrees awarded
  2. Agnes Scott College
    306 degrees awarded
  3. DeVry University-Georgia
    281 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Emory University with 5,171 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2022, 2,059 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA, which is 0.546 times less than the 3,771 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 2,347 degrees mean that there were 2.49 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 941 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($51,288) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($640) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,125) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2022, 0.333% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.447% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA in 2022 were Bachelors Degree (27.6k), Graduate Degree (24.1k), and Some college (16.7k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA was $514,900 in 2022, which is 1.83 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $335,200 to $514,900, a 53.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA is 60.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA have an average commute time of 26.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA is $107,175. In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA was Atlanta Regional Commission--Fulton County (Northeast)--Johns Creek & Alpharetta PUMA, GA with a value of $147,564, followed by Atlanta Regional Commission (Northwest)--Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA and Atlanta Regional Commision (Northeast)--Forsyth County (South)--Cumming City PUMA, GA, with respective values of $137,120 and $134,743.

Housing

Property

$514,900
Median Property Value 2022
±$20,709
$26,722
Median Property Taxes
±$1,118

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 Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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Rent vs Own

60.6%
Homeownership
2022
65.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

In 2022, 60.6% of the housing units in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 52.6%.

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Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity
Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Atlanta Regional Commission--Fulton County (Northeast)--Johns Creek & Alpharetta PUMA, GA
  2. Atlanta Regional Commission (Northwest)--Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA
  3. Atlanta Regional Commision (Northeast)--Forsyth County (South)--Cumming City PUMA, GA

In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA was Atlanta Regional Commission--Fulton County (Northeast)--Johns Creek & Alpharetta PUMA, GA with a value of $147,564, followed by Atlanta Regional Commission (Northwest)--Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA and Atlanta Regional Commision (Northeast)--Forsyth County (South)--Cumming City PUMA, GA, with respective values of $137,120 and $134,743.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities 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.
$107,175
Median Household Income
± $4,214
44.1k
Number of Households
± 1,648

In 2022, the median household income of the 44.1k households in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA grew to $107,175 from the previous year's value of $69,234.

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Wage Distribution

0.502
2022 Wage GINI in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA
0.523
2021 Wage GINI in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA

In 2022, the income inequality in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA was 0.502 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 3.91% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (58.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (25%)
  3. Public Transit (5.31%)

In 2022, 58.8% of workers in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (25%) and those who used public transit to get to work (5.31%).

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

26.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA have a longer commute time (26.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.03% of the workforce in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities 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 Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA (10.7k out of 102k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower 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 Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA is Black, followed by White and Asian.

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

94.4% of the population of Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA has health coverage, with 62.6% on employee plans, 8.12% on Medicaid, 9.39% on Medicare, 13.1% on non-group plans, and 1.15% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Georgia see 1491 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.067% decrease from the previous year (1492 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1882 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 596 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,491 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Georgia

Primary care physicians in Georgia see an average of 1,491 patients per year. This represents a 0.067% decrease from the previous year (1,492 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22% under 18 years, 26.6% between 18 and 34 years, 39% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.6% were men and 53.4% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

5.57%
Uninsured
62.6%
Employer Coverage
8.12%
Medicaid
9.39%
Medicare
13.1%
Non-Group
1.15%
Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA declined by 45.4% from 10.2% to 5.57%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities PUMA, GA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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