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Atlanta, GA Urban Area

5,298,788 Population
2,553.2 square miles 2,075.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.2 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$49,230 ±$611 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$93,034 ±$1,134 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

10.1% ±0.5% (529,636  ±24,838) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

32.2 minutes ±0.3 (70,481,710  ±999,329) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

1,991,644 ±9,033 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 ±0 (5,229,337  ±18,679) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5% ±0.4% (67,702  ±5,756) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

2,148,818 ±5,671 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$417,200 ±$4,438 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

13.8% ±0.5% (725,352  ±26,119) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

91.8% ±0.9% (3,294,256  ±33,993.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
47.2% ±0.6% (1,693,375  ±22,960.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

23.3% ±0.7% (1,163,598  ±33,827.7) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

18.2% ±0.4% (964,107  ±20,394) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.7% ±0.2% (233,893  ±9,069) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
233,893 Total veterans ±9,069 199,143 Male ±8,383 34,750 Female ±3,159

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