Census Reporter

Atlanta, GA Urbanized Area

5,098,403 Population
2,645.4 square miles 1,927.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.1 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.2

Economics

$36,592 ±$507 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $33,831 ±$77
$70,342 ±$734 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $61,937 ±$94

10.9% ±0.5% (548,368  ±24,186) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 13.1% 41,852,315 (±0.1% / ±232,949)

32.5 minutes ±0.3 (76,364,070  ±928,771) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.1 3,967,761,655 (±0 / ±7,704,522)

Families

1,836,076 ±10,733 Number of households
  • United States: 121,520,180 ±153,217
2.7 ±0 (5,020,497  ±17,568) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 319,075,830

4.2% ±0.3% (56,495  ±4,378) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,956,960 (±0% / ±30,916)

Housing

1,999,683 ±6,033 Number of housing units
  • United States: 138,539,906 ±4,033

$242,300 ±$2,326 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $229,700 ±$366

14.3% ±0.6% (722,711  ±28,073.6) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 14.1% 45,452,496 (±0.1% / ±185,008.3)

Social

90.6% ±0.9% (3,058,063  ±31,710.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.3% 197,114,684 (±0.1% / ±245,154.7)
42.3% ±0.6% (1,425,909  ±20,099.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 32.6% 72,750,461 (±0.1% / ±151,650)

20.1% ±0.6% (958,614  ±28,761.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 21.9% 67,268,668 (±0.1% / ±198,318.9)

15.5% ±0.4% (789,910  ±21,726) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,728,721 (±0.1% / ±157,222)

6.4% ±0.2% (245,948  ±8,546) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,964,242 (±0% / ±66,854)
245,948 Total veterans ±8,546 214,266 Male ±7,618 31,682 Female ±4,028

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