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Atlanta Regional Commission (South Central)--Clayton County (Northwest)--Forest Park PUMA, GA

155,586 Population
66.8 square miles 2,330.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34 ±1.9 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Georgia: 38 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$25,235 ±$2,307 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Georgia: $41,996 ±$344
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$50,721 ±$8,066 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Georgia: $79,991 ±$633
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

20.8% ±4.6% (32,025  ±7,498) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Georgia: 12.6% 1,373,284 (±0.3% / ±36,640)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

29.6 minutes ±0.9 (1,878,985  ±92,887) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • a little higher than the figure in Georgia: 28.3 122,472,520 (±0.1 / ±758,338)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

55,079 ±3,353 Number of households
  • Georgia: 4,220,732 ±13,456
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.8 ±0.1 (154,614  ±10,970) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Georgia: 2.6 10,927,528
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

8.2% ±3.7% (3,442  ±1,613) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Georgia: 5.1% 139,303 (±0.3% / ±8,033)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

61,979 ±3,324 Number of housing units
  • Georgia: 4,668,796 ±534
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$240,300 ±$15,600 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Georgia: $343,300 ±$2,287
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

16.3% ±4.3% (24,862  ±6,755.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Georgia: 12.9% 1,421,007 (±0.3% / ±35,778.8)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

84% ±5% (81,762  ±7,020.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Georgia: 89.8% 6,813,223 (±0.6% / ±46,285.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
20.2% ±3.3% (19,650  ±3,461.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Georgia: 36.3% 2,755,502 (±0.4% / ±28,804.5)
  • about half the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

27.4% ±3% (39,625  ±4,479.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Georgia: 15.5% 1,592,544 (±0.1% / ±14,246.5)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

16% ±2.3% (24,814  ±4,002) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Georgia: 11.9% 1,333,177
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.3% ±1.6% (7,229  ±1,873) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Georgia: 7% 604,059 (±0.2% / ±12,553)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
7,229 Total veterans ±1,873 6,169 Male ±1,769 1,060 Female ±756

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