Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA

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2024 Population
174,643
US Senator
Jon Ossoff
Democratic Party
US Senator
Raphael Warnock
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
37.2
0.27% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
8.47%
8.72% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$85,063
5.29% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$316,600
13% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
78,783
4.85% 1-year growth

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14.5% of the households in Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties 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.

96.1% of the residents in Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA was $316,600, and the homeownership rate was 78.9%.

Most people in Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA is home to a population of 175k people, from which 96.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 8.66% of Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA residents were born outside of the country (15.1k people).

In 2024, there were 6.42 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (121k people) in Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 18.8k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 8.5k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA are Spanish (15,995 households), Hmong (1,775 households), and Vietnamese (608 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY
84,473
Women
50.4%
83,144
Men
49.6%

The resident population of United States in 2023 was 167,617 inhabitants, with 49.6% men, and 50.4% women.

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Citizenship

96.1%
2024 Citizenship
96.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.1% of Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA was 96.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    121k ± 480
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    18.8k ± 653
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    8.5k ± 1.1k
13.1%
Hispanic Population
22.9k people

In 2024, there were 6.42 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (121k people) in Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 18.8k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 8.5k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

13.1% of the people in Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA are hispanic (22.9k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    3,942 ± 1,523 people
  2. Colombia
    1,033 ± 787 people
  3. Laos
    825 ± 703 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA was Mexico, the natal country of 3,942 Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA residents, followed by Colombia with 1,033 and Laos with 825.

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Foreign-Born Population

8.66%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
15.1k people
7.97%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
13.4k people

As of 2024, 8.66% of Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA residents (15.1k 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 Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA was 7.97%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Spanish
    15,995 households (9.77%)
  2. Hmong
    1,775 households (1.08%)
  3. Vietnamese
    608 households (0.371%)

14.5% of the households in Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 22.3%. 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 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA was Spanish. 9.77% of the households in Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties 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
    2,502 ± 332
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    2,166 ± 398
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    1,296 ± 283

Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.16 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA employs 78.8k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA were Construction (6,645 people), Elementary & secondary schools (6,193 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (4,641 people), and the highest paying industries were Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers ($186,870), Specialized design services ($171,654), and Other administrative & other support services ($121,690).

Males in Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA have an average income that is 1.27 times higher than the average income of females, which is $53,591. The income inequality in Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.41, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure
RACE/ETHNICITY
37,049
Women
47%
41,734
Men
53%

The workforce of Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA in 2023 was 78,783 people, with 47% woman, and 53% men.

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Occupations

78.8k
2023 Value
4.85%
1 Year growth
± 4.85%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA grew at a rate of 4.85%, from 75.1k employees to 78.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA, are Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (2,460 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (2,241 people), and Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand (2,228 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

78.8k
2023 Value
4.85%
1 Year growth
± 4.85%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA grew at a rate of 4.85%, from 75.1k employees to 78.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA, are Construction (6,645 people), Elementary & secondary schools (6,193 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (4,641 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA, though some of these residents may live in Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties 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

$53,326
Median earning men ± $1,392
$39,460
Median earning women ± $1,644

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($71,475), Public Administration ($68,829), and Information ($67,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($56,839), Public Administration ($56,265), and Information ($54,211).

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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

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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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Education

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2023, 1.6% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.61% 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 Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (43.4k), Some college (28.1k), and Secondary Education (21k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA was $316,600 in 2024, which is 0.952 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $280,200 to $316,600, a 13% increase. The homeownership rate in Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA is 78.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA have an average commute time of 32.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$316,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$5,149
$46,702
Median Property Taxes
±$1,575

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 Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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Rent vs Own

78.9%
Homeownership
2024
70%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 78.9% of the housing units in Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 79.6%.

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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.
$85,063
Median Household Income
± $2,768
59.2k
Number of Households
± 1,919

In 2024, the median household income of the 59.2k households in Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA grew to $85,063 from the previous year's value of $80,792.

The following chart displays the households in Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, 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

0.41
2023 Wage GINI in Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA
0.41
2022 Wage GINI in Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA

In 2023, the income inequality in Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA was 0.41 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.019% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (77.5%)
  2. Worked At Home (10.7%)
  3. Carpooled (9.44%)

In 2024, 77.5% of workers in Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.7%) and those who carpooled to work (9.44%).

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

32.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA have a longer commute time (32.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.87% of the workforce in Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties 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 Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.47% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA (14.7k out of 173k 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 Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

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

86.5% of the population of Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA has health coverage, with 49.5% on employee plans, 12.6% on Medicaid, 11.1% on Medicare, 11.9% on non-group plans, and 1.36% 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, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,517 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Georgia

Primary care physicians in Georgia see an average of 1,517 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,517 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.4% under 18 years, 20.7% between 18 and 34 years, 39.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

13.5%
Uninsured
49.5%
Employer Coverage
12.6%
Medicaid
11.1%
Medicare
11.9%
Non-Group
1.36%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties PUMA, GA declined by 1.17% from 13.7% to 13.5%.

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