East Point, GA

Census Place

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2022 Population

38,113

0.575% 1-year growth

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

34.7

1.14% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

19.8%

14.8% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$59,602

18.3% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$217,300

22.4% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, East Point, GA had a population of 38.1k people with a median age of 34.7 and a median household income of $59,602. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of East Point, GA grew from 37,895 to 38,113, a 0.575% increase and its median household income grew from $50,371 to $59,602, a 18.3% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in East Point, GA are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (75.8%), White (Non-Hispanic) (12.2%), Other (Hispanic) (3.6%), White (Hispanic) (2.63%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (1.67%).

None of the households in East Point, 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.

95.6% of the residents in East Point, GA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in N/A are Omnitech Institute (444796) (55 degrees awarded in 2021).

In 2022, the median property value in East Point, GA was $217,300, and the homeownership rate was 42%.

Most people in East Point, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.3 minutes. The average car ownership in East Point, GA was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of East Point, GA employs 19.8k people. The largest industries in East Point, GA are Accommodation & Food Services (2,034 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,017 people), and Retail Trade (1,877 people), and the highest paying industries are Public Administration ($72,525), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($69,223), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($68,380).

Employment

Occupations

19.8k

2022 Value

± 1,484

3.8%

1 Year growth

± 10.1%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in East Point, GA grew at a rate of 3.8%, from 19k employees to 19.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in East Point, GA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,676 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,981 people), and Management Occupations (1,914 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of East Point, 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

19.8k

2022 Value

± 1,484

3.8%

1 Year growth

± 10.1%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in East Point, GA grew at a rate of 3.8%, from 19k employees to 19.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in East Point, GA, are Accommodation & Food Services (2,034 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,017 people), and Retail Trade (1,877 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of East Point, GA, though some of these residents may live in East Point, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$40,733

Median earning men ± $3,455

$42,795

Median earning women ± $4,010

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($58,197), Information ($56,272), and Public Administration ($55,743).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Public Administration ($72,961), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($67,139), and Construction ($64,345).

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.

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 East Point, GA awarded 55 degrees. The student population of East Point, GA in 2021 is skewed towards men, with 73 male students and 58 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in East Point, 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 East Point, GA by number of degrees awarded are Omnitech Institute (444796) (55 and 100%).

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 2022, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.03% 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 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.33M), Some college (1.78M), and Bachelors Degree (1.56M).

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 East Point, GA was $217,300 in 2022, which is 0.771 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $177,500 to $217,300, a 22.4% increase. The homeownership rate in East Point, GA is 42%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in East Point, GA have an average commute time of 30.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in East Point, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in East Point, GA is $59,602. In 2022, the place with the highest median household income in East Point, GA was Census Tract 113.01 with a value of $78,880, followed by Census Tract 111 and Census Tract 112.02, with respective values of $77,208 and $60,295.

Property

$217,300

Median Property Value 2022

±$13,432

$6,754

Median Property Taxes

±$707

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 East Point, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

42%

Homeownership

2022

70.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 42% of the housing units in East Point, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 41.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in East Point, 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 113.01
Census Tract 111
Census Tract 112.02

In 2022, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in East Point, GA was Census Tract 113.01 with a value of $78,880, followed by Census Tract 111 and Census Tract 112.02, with respective values of $77,208 and $60,295.

The following map shows all of the places in East Point, 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.

$59,602

Median Household Income

± $5,153

16.1k

Number of Households

± 1,277

In 2022, the median household income of the 16.1k households in East Point, GA grew to $59,602 from the previous year's value of $50,371.

The following chart displays the households in East Point, 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for East Point, GA is from Georgia.

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.475

2021 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2022, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.224% decline from 2021 to 2022, 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 2022

Drove Alone (60.4%)
Worked At Home (12.9%)
Public Transit (12.3%)

In 2022, 60.4% of workers in East Point, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.9%) and those who used public transit to get to work (12.3%).

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

30.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in East Point, GA have a longer commute time (30.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 4.13% of the workforce in East Point, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in East Point, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in East Point, GA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in East Point, GA (7.48k out of 37.8k 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 6 - 11 and then Males 6 - 11.

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

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

83.4% of the population of East Point, GA has health coverage, with 40.8% on employee plans, 21.4% on Medicaid, 7.63% on Medicare, 12.1% on non-group plans, and 1.54% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Fulton County, GA see 902 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.334% increase from the previous year (899 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1342 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 338 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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902 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Fulton County, GA

Primary care physicians in Fulton County, GA see an average of 902 patients per year. This represents a 0.334% increase from the previous year (899 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 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.5% under 18 years, 26.1% between 18 and 34 years, 39.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.1% were men and 53.9% were women.

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

Uninsured People

16.6%

Uninsured

40.8%

Employer Coverage

21.4%

Medicaid

7.63%

Medicare

12.1%

Non-Group

1.54%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in East Point, GA grew by 10.5% from 15% to 16.6%.

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

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