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Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA Metro Area

6,144,970 Population
8,685.7 square miles 707.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.2 ±0.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Georgia: 37.5 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.8 ±0.1

Economics

$39,904 ±$599 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Georgia: $35,086 ±$435
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $38,332 ±$79
$77,589 ±$1,068 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Georgia: $66,559 ±$712
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $69,717 ±$134

11.6% ±0.6% (700,620  ±33,318) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Georgia: 14% 1,476,348 (±0.4% / ±43,526)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,393,176 (±0.1% / ±243,679)

29.6 minutes ±0.3 (67,226,976  ±944,225) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Georgia: 27.1 110,381,550 (±0.2 / ±1,314,984)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 25.6 3,247,967,500 (±0 / ±6,621,416)

Families

2,277,482 ±9,375 Number of households
  • Georgia: 4,001,109 ±12,817
  • United States: 127,544,730 ±97,632
2.7 ±0 (6,059,274  ±7,483) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Georgia: 2.6 10,546,098 (±0)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,132,900

4.8% ±0.4% (76,222  ±6,055) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Georgia: 5.2% 138,093 (±0.3% / ±7,538)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.1% 3,922,188 (±0.1% / ±46,069)

Housing

2,451,238 ±3,565 Number of housing units
  • Georgia: 4,475,242 ±715
  • United States: 142,148,050 ±4,219

$300,000 ±$2,913 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Georgia: $249,700 ±$2,441
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $281,400 ±$452

13.6% ±0.6% (825,817  ±34,636.2) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Georgia: 13.5% 1,445,130 (±0.4% / ±41,727.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,911,615 (±0.1% / ±181,549)

Social

90.9% ±1% (3,759,007  ±40,010.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Georgia: 89% 6,436,394 (±0.7% / ±50,274)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.4% 203,920,983 (±0.1% / ±264,625.2)
42.2% ±0.6% (1,744,494  ±26,516.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Georgia: 34.6% 2,505,076 (±0.4% / ±31,475.5)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35% 79,903,463 (±0.1% / ±166,943.4)

18.6% ±0.5% (1,074,378  ±26,513.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Georgia: 14.4% 1,462,495 (±0.3% / ±29,839.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 21.6% 67,754,440 (±0.1% / ±171,150.5)

13.8% ±0.4% (847,348  ±21,744) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Georgia: 10% 1,082,965 (±0.2% / ±22,871)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 13.6% 45,270,104 (±0% / ±140,397)

6.5% ±0.2% (302,228  ±10,455) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Georgia: 7.3% 595,743 (±0.2% / ±14,587)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,501,502 (±0% / ±78,614)
302,228 Total veterans ±10,455 261,157 Male ±8,936 41,071 Female ±4,319

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