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Atlanta, GA Urbanized Area

5,057,220 Population
2,645 square miles 1,912 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2017 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.1 ±0.1

Economics

$34,652 ±$438 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $32,397 ±$64
$66,596 ±$846 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $60,336 ±$86

11.8% ±0.6% (588,961  ±31,500) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 13.4% 42,583,651 (±0.1% / ±241,032)

32.2 minutes ±0.3 (74,364,020  ±1,005,310) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.9 3,891,349,480 (±0.1 / ±8,012,447)

Families

1,803,603 ±10,189 Number of households
  • United States: 120,062,818 ±161,148
2.8 ±0 (4,981,259  ±17,654) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.7 317,631,941

5.4% ±0.4% (72,700  ±5,530) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,394 (±0% / ±28,051)

Housing

1,972,849 ±5,658 Number of housing units
  • United States: 137,407,308 ±4,122

$225,400 ±$2,399 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $217,600 ±$437

14.9% ±0.5% (745,367  ±25,413.1) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 14.3% 46,073,420 (±0.1% / ±187,510.3)

Social

90.2% ±0.9% (3,004,823  ±30,820.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88% 194,667,872 (±0.1% / ±241,381.6)
40.7% ±0.6% (1,354,544  ±19,139.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 32% 70,765,915 (±0.1% / ±146,608.8)

20.2% ±0.5% (958,484  ±24,802.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 21.8% 66,592,306 (±0.1% / ±178,397.9)

15.6% ±0.3% (787,621  ±16,681) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,525,855 (±0% / ±135,763)

6.5% ±0.2% (244,890  ±8,976) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 7.3% 18,204,605 (±0% / ±71,514)
244,890 Total veterans ±8,976 212,546 Male ±7,697 32,344 Female ±3,287

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