Mountain Park, GA

Census Place

2024 Population

12,850

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

44.9

2.18% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

12.9%

20.9% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$96,166

0.51% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$350,300

Population & Diversity

Mountain Park, GA is home to a population of 12.9k people, from which 87.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 26.3% of Mountain Park, GA residents were born outside of the country (3.38k people).

In 2024, there were 1.81 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5k people) in Mountain Park, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.77k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.61k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

87.5%

2024 Citizenship

88.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 87.5% of Mountain Park, GA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Mountain Park, GA was 88.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Mountain Park, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mountain Park, GA

White (Non-Hispanic)
5k ± 574
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.77k ± 739
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
2.61k ± 565

9.15%

Hispanic Population

1.18k people

9.15% of the people in Mountain Park, GA are hispanic (1.18k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Georgia.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
232,075 ± 11,701 people
India
112,556 ± 8,194 people
Jamaica
54,537 ± 5,719 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 232,075 Georgia residents, followed by India with 112,556 and Jamaica with 54,537.

Foreign-Born Population

26.3%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

3.38k people

24.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

3.17k people

As of 2024, 26.3% of Mountain Park, GA residents (3.38k 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 Mountain Park, GA was 24.2%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Mountain Park, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
197 ± 75
Gulf War (2001-)
193 ± 108
Gulf War (1990s)
135 ± 99

Mountain Park, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.02 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Mountain Park, GA.

Economy

The economy of Mountain Park, GA employs 6.19k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Mountain Park, GA were Educational Services (805 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (721 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (625 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($131,000), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($93,449), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($74,286).

Employment

Occupations

6.19k

2024 Value

± 648

−5.18%

1 Year decline

± 16%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mountain Park, GA declined at a rate of −5.18%, from 6.53k employees to 6.19k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mountain Park, GA, are Sales & Related Occupations (740 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (684 people), and Management Occupations (651 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mountain Park, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Georgia.

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

6.19k

2024 Value

± 648

−5.18%

1 Year decline

± 16%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mountain Park, GA declined at a rate of −5.18%, from 6.53k employees to 6.19k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mountain Park, GA, are Educational Services (805 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (721 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (625 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.

Median Earnings by Industry

$60,861

Median earning men ± $4,214

$50,767

Median earning women ± $4,993

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($125,625), Wholesale Trade ($80,441), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($72,428).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($131,857), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($75,602), and Information ($72,404).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Mountain Park, GA was $350,300 in 2024, which is 1.05 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $321,000 to $350,300, a 9.13% increase. The homeownership rate in Mountain Park, GA is 80.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Mountain Park, GA have an average commute time of 32.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mountain Park, GA is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$350,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$14,558

$3,624

Median Property Taxes

±$495

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.

Rent vs Own

80.5%

Homeownership

2024

72.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 80.5% of the housing units in Mountain Park, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 82.7%.

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

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$96,166

Median Household Income

± $12,332

4.5k

Number of Households

± 563

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.5k households in Mountain Park, GA grew to $96,166 from the previous year's value of $95,678.

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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mountain Park, GA is from Georgia.

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.471

2023 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2024, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.104% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 2024

Drove Alone (68%)
Worked At Home (19.5%)
Carpooled (10.4%)

In 2024, 68% 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 (10.4%).

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

32.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mountain Park, GA have a longer commute time (32.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.72% of the workforce in Mountain Park, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 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 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mountain Park, GA (1.65k out of 12.8k 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 6 - 11, followed by Males 75+ and then Females 25 - 34.

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

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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