Mountain Park, GA

Census Place

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2023 Population
13,102
1.74% 1-year decline
US Senator
Jon Ossoff
Democratic Party
US Senator
Raphael Warnock
Democratic Party
2023 Median Age
45.9
0.649% 1-year decrease
2023 Poverty Rate
10.7%
34.5% 1-year increase
2023 Median Household Income
$95,678
3.19% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$321,000
15.3% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
6,527
0.321% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Mountain Park, GA had a population of 13.1k people with a median age of 45.9 and a median household income of $95,678. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Mountain Park, GA declined from 13,334 to 13,102, a −1.74% decrease and its median household income grew from $92,718 to $95,678, a 3.19% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Mountain Park, GA are White (Non-Hispanic) (39.2%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (23.5%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (18.9%), Other (Hispanic) (6.92%), and Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (6.88%).

None of the households in Mountain 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.

88.9% of the residents in Mountain Park, GA are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Mountain Park, GA was $321,000, and the homeownership rate was 82.7%.

Most people in Mountain Park, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Mountain Park, GA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Mountain Park, GA is home to a population of 13.1k people, from which 88.9% are citizens. As of 2023, 24.2% of Mountain Park, GA residents were born outside of the country (3.17k people).

In 2023, there were 1.66 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.14k people) in Mountain Park, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.09k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.47k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

88.9%
2023 Citizenship
89.9%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 88.9% of Mountain Park, GA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Mountain Park, GA was 89.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mountain Park, GA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    5.14k ± 705
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    3.09k ± 731
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    2.47k ± 734
10.2%
Hispanic Population
1.34k people

In 2023, there were 1.66 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.14k people) in Mountain Park, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.09k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.47k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

10.2% of the people in Mountain Park, GA are hispanic (1.34k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Mountain Park, 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

24.2%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
3.17k people
23.2%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
3.1k people

As of 2023, 24.2% of Mountain Park, GA residents (3.17k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Mountain Park, GA was 23.2%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    216 ± 74
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    203 ± 125
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    72 ± 70

Mountain Park, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.06 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Mountain Park, GA employs 6.53k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Mountain Park, GA were Retail Trade (812 people), Educational Services (788 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (676 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($107,734), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($90,323), and Manufacturing ($69,792).

Employment

Occupations

6.53k
2023 Value
± 715
−0.321%
1 Year decline
± 15.5%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Mountain Park, GA declined at a rate of −0.321%, from 6.55k employees to 6.53k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mountain Park, GA, are Sales & Related Occupations (819 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (635 people), and Management Occupations (598 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mountain Park, GA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

6.53k
2023 Value
± 715
−0.321%
1 Year decline
± 15.5%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Mountain Park, GA declined at a rate of −0.321%, from 6.55k employees to 6.53k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mountain Park, GA, are Retail Trade (812 people), Educational Services (788 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (676 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mountain Park, GA, though some of these residents may live in Mountain Park, 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

$59,807
Median earning men ± $2,643
$48,735
Median earning women ± $6,708

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($90,500), Manufacturing ($83,836), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($71,083).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($108,828), Information ($68,417), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,500).

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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 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

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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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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

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2023, 1.22% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.12% 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

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (2.33M), Some college (1.77M), and Bachelors Degree (1.6M).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Mountain Park, GA was $321,000 in 2023, which is 1.06 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $278,300 to $321,000, a 15.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Mountain Park, GA is 82.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65%.

People in Mountain Park, GA have an average commute time of 32.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mountain Park, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$321,000
Median Property Value 2023
±$18,693
$3,858
Median Property Taxes
±$560

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

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

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Rent vs Own

82.7%
Homeownership
2023
72.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 82.7% of the housing units in Mountain Park, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 84%.

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Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Mountain Park, 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.
$95,678
Median Household Income
± $7,652
4.67k
Number of Households
± 591

In 2023, the median household income of the 4.67k households in Mountain Park, GA grew to $95,678 from the previous year's value of $92,718.

The following chart displays the households in Mountain 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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mountain Park, 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 2023
  1. Drove Alone (68.9%)
  2. Worked At Home (19.5%)
  3. Carpooled (9.02%)

In 2023, 68.9% of workers in Mountain Park, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (19.5%) and those who carpooled to work (9.02%).

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

32.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mountain Park, GA have a longer commute time (32.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.35% of the workforce in Mountain Park, 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 Mountain Park, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Mountain Park, GA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mountain Park, GA (1.4k out of 13k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 75+, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mountain Park, GA is Two Or More, 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

89.1% of the population of Mountain Park, GA has health coverage, with 44.2% on employee plans, 13.4% on Medicaid, 13.6% on Medicare, 17.5% on non-group plans, and 0.275% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Georgia see 1,517 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.74% increase from the previous year (1,491 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1856 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 559 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.2% were men and 47.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.2% under 18 years, 15.2% between 18 and 34 years, 42.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.2% were men and 47.8% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

10.9%
Uninsured
44.2%
Employer Coverage
13.4%
Medicaid
13.6%
Medicare
17.5%
Non-Group
0.275%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Mountain Park, GA declined by 19.7% from 13.6% to 10.9%.

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