Census Reporter

Atlanta, GA Urbanized Area

5,151,496 Population
2,645.7 square miles 1,947.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.4 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$38,493 ±$541 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$72,495 ±$1,061 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

10.6% ±0.5% (536,598  ±23,250) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

32.5 minutes ±0.2 (76,513,205  ±965,678) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.6 4,078,708,605 (±0.1 / ±8,965,849)

Families

1,880,634 ±9,978 Number of households
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.7 ±0 (5,071,179  ±19,597) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

5.1% ±0.5% (68,563  ±5,985) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

2,027,443 ±6,403 Number of housing units
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$257,800 ±$3,037 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

14.2% ±0.5% (724,987  ±26,671.5) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

90.5% ±1% (3,108,126  ±34,443) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
42.7% ±0.6% (1,466,342  ±21,643.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

20.7% ±0.6% (997,069  ±29,533.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 22% 67,802,345 (±0.1% / ±214,346.6)

15.8% ±0.4% (812,476  ±22,571) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

6.5% ±0.3% (254,273  ±9,724) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
254,273 Total veterans ±9,724 225,243 Male ±8,420 29,030 Female ±3,173

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