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Atlanta, GA-AL-NC Market Area


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2024 population: 7,557,231   ( 380,291 from 2020)
Land area: 16794.2 square miles
Population density: 450.0 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:3,501,002 46.33% 0.4%
Black:2,382,31731.52% 6.9%
Indian:14,4510.19% 2.4%
Asian:502,9086.65% 21.6%
2+ races:164,1602.17% 15.8%
Hispanic:992,39313.13% 15.0%
Total non-White:4,056,22953.67% 10.8%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:350,566 12.2
Deaths:258,3149.0
Net Migration: 140,8034.9
Net Immigration: 146,3955.1
Change in White population:-15,594 -0.2
Change in Non-White pop.:395,885 5.5




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
7,176,940
3,516,59649.00%
2,227,75831.04%
14,1070.20%
413,6055.76%
141,7701.98%
863,10412.03%
3,660,34451.00%

2010
6,285,133
3,420,27554.42%
1,808,89028.78%
12,9430.21%
270,4324.30%
103,0801.64%
654,64310.42%
2,864,85845.58%

2000
5,104,189
3,228,39363.25%
1,323,84825.94%
10,0800.20%
145,7882.86%
59,6101.17%
327,9996.43%
1,875,79636.75%

1990
3,751,899
2,749,80573.29%
873,95923.29%
8,1080.22%
55,6921.48%
n/a
64,3351.71%
1,002,09426.71%

1980
2,927,353
2,225,58776.03%
650,73922.23%
4,9210.17%
14,2720.49%
n/a
29,4221.01%
701,76623.97%

1970
2,354,669
1,845,47178.37%
488,07320.73%
1,2280.05%
2,5160.11%
n/a
16,3750.70%
509,198 21.63%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2010's
NumberRate
785,733 12.5
418,7816.7
298,7944.8
153,2162.4
96,321 1.5
795,486 12.7
2000's
NumberRate
852,584 16.7
342,3916.7
512,77210.0
245,9104.8
191,882 3.8
989,062 19.4
1990's
NumberRate
693,787 18.5
305,5858.1
662,79017.7
101,5622.7
478,588 12.8
873,702 23.3
1980's
NumberRate
528,822 18.1
243,037 8.3
574,612 19.6
n/a
524,218 17.9
300,328 10.3
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
314,134 13.3
n/a
380,116 16.1
192,568 8.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Atlanta, GA-AL-NC Market Area

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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
37.4
1,698,461 11.5%
13,035,710 88.5%
977,756 6.6%
2,657,075
2.67
1,780,308 67.0%
1,278,849 71.8%
188,409 10.6%
876,767 33.0%

2010
NumberPercent
35.3
1,641,111 26.1%
4,644,022 73.9%
610,001 9.7%
2,314,793
2.67
1,583,586 68.4%
1,126,175 71.1%
196,205 12.4%
731,207 31.6%

2000
NumberPercent
33.4
1,337,649 26.2%
3,766,540 73.8%
432,185 8.5%
1,874,350
2.67
1,314,361 70.1%
995,669 75.8%
141,747 10.8%
559,989 29.9%

1990
NumberPercent
31.7
969,818 25.8%
2,782,081 74.2%
338,081 9.0%
1,393,879
2.64
1,000,194 71.8%
783,827 78.4%
97,163 9.7%
393,685 28.2%

1980
NumberPercent
29.3
858,671 29.3%
2,068,682 70.7%
257,556 8.8%
1,029,896
2.79
774,373 75.2%
626,101 80.9%
75,249 9.7%
255,523 24.8%

2022 Housing Data for Atlanta, GA-AL-NC Market Area

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units2,904,375 
Median Value$298,678 
Occupied2,657,07591.5%
Vacant247,3008.5%
Owned1,747,57565.8%
Rented909,50034.2%
Median Rent$1,370 
Single-Family Units2,110,82172.7%
    Detached1,962,36167.6%
    Attached148,4605.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units554,94419.1%
Mobile Homes125,0614.3%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Atlanta, GA-AL-NC Market Area

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,000120,2264.5%
$10,000 to $14,99979,5783.0%
$15,000 to $19,99979,6123.0%
$20,000 to $24,99986,9913.3%
$25,000 to $29,99991,6493.4%
$30,000 to $34,99993,5573.5%
$35,000 to $39,99991,0143.4%
$40,000 to $44,99993,1563.5%
$45,000 to $49,99994,6703.6%
$50,000 to $59,999184,0396.9%
$60,000 to $74,999244,0049.2%
$75,000 to $99,999355,96413.4%
$100,000 to $124,999267,55410.1%
$125,000 to $149,999203,7307.7%
$150,000 to $199,999245,7379.2%
$200,000 or more325,59412.3%
Median Household Income80,911 
Per Capita Income41,989 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.100 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI118,4884.5%
Public Assistance47,2771.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps290,74710.9%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed3,019,17171.7%
Unemployed161,1343.8%
In Armed Forces6,1650.1%
Total Labor Force3,186,47075.6%
Not in Labor Force1,027,25824.4%
Real Unemployment Rate 28.2%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector1,375,7301,144,33754.6%
Non-Profit82,093148,88935.5%
Self-Employed225,635141,71761.4%
Local Government91,073152,29637.4%
State Government48,90081,16137.6%
Federal Government38,93542,88347.6%
Total Private + Self1,601,3651,286,05455.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.261,001425,22938.0%
Total1,862,3661,711,28352.1%
Pct. Govt.12.7%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts673,56318.8%
Sales and Office Occupations760,35621.2%
Professional, Technical860,87124.0%
Service Occupations518,30514.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing8,3840.2%
All others767,49921.4%
White Collar 64.1%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance394,30111.0%
Retail trade394,17611.0%
Professional, scientific, technical347,4389.7%
Manufacturing345,0599.6%
Educational services322,0609.0%
Accommodation and food services247,2096.9%
Construction245,7086.9%
Transportation and warehousing232,9486.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.178,9715.0%
Finance and insurance168,3714.7%
Other services166,1864.6%
Public administration144,7384.0%
Wholesale trade103,5832.9%
Information95,3442.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing78,0022.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation62,5411.7%
Utilities28,8830.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting15,9890.4%
Management6,6690.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction2,4180.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Atlanta, GA-AL-NC Market Area

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican427,2585.92%
Puerto Rican77,7461.08%
Cuban26,8910.37%
Dominican22,9430.32%
Total Central American142,6721.98%
Costa Rican5,0070.07%
Guatemalan53,7140.74%
Honduran28,2210.39%
Nicaraguan6,3720.09%
Panamanian7,3630.10%
Salvadoran41,8460.58%
Other Central American1490.00%
Total South American84,7251.17%
Argentinean4,7710.07%
Bolivian1,2740.02%
Chilean2,7070.04%
Colombian32,3160.45%
Ecuadorian5,8020.08%
Paraguayan4310.01%
Peruvian10,7420.15%
Uruguayan3,0950.04%
Venezuelan22,7160.31%
Other South American8710.01%
Other Hispanic38,3760.53%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian149,4472.07%
Chinese56,8420.79%
Vietnamese55,9250.77%
Korean51,9520.72%
Filipino18,5580.26%
Japanese7,8620.11%
Burmese6,1830.09%
Bangladeshi6,0660.08%
Hmong5,3190.07%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English5,586,66982.2%
Spanish635,6779.4%
Other Indo-European136,4902.0%
Other90,2641.3%
Other Asian74,4011.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun51,5390.8%
Vietnamese50,0190.7%
Chinese49,8920.7%
Korean43,0020.6%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
English662,9669.2%
American581,7918.1%
Irish494,7426.9%
German474,6376.6%
Italian177,1912.5%
European124,0891.7%
Scottish122,9611.7%
French90,9161.3%
Polish82,7261.1%
Scotch-Irish76,9721.1%
African73,5231.0%
Jamaican68,2660.9%
British45,4980.6%
Dutch40,2440.6%
Nigerian36,7320.5%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen6,723,83993.2%
Not a citizen492,3776.8%
Native6,259,83286.7%
Foreign-born956,38413.3%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Atlanta, GA-AL-NC Market Area

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
201,305 4.2%287,686 6.0%1,178,931 24.4%1,289,368 26.7%1,142,876 23.7%724,701 15.0%
  Average years of education: 13.8
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 201,305 4.2%
9-12 Years 287,686 6.0%
H.S. Grad or GED 1,178,931 24.4%
Some College 1,289,368 26.7%
Bach. Degree 1,142,876 23.7%
Grad Degree 724,701 15.0%
Average years of education: 13.8

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Atlanta, GA-AL-NC Market Area

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 2,064,521 1,958,438 106,083 5.1%
1991 2,081,919 1,974,341 107,578 5.2%
1992 2,149,029 2,014,679 134,350 6.3%
1993 2,217,144 2,098,791 118,353 5.3%
1994 2,303,885 2,197,580 106,305 4.6%
1995 2,370,112 2,268,367 101,745 4.3%
1996 2,460,495 2,362,998 97,497 4.0%
1997 2,557,779 2,461,680 96,099 3.8%
1998 2,649,632 2,559,579 90,053 3.4%
1999 2,724,967 2,640,521 84,446 3.1%
2000 2,800,948 2,712,875 88,073 3.1%
2001 2,858,685 2,749,671 109,014 3.8%
2002 2,908,087 2,754,352 153,735 5.3%
2003 2,946,363 2,795,427 150,936 5.1%
2004 2,981,004 2,830,500 150,504 5.0%
2005 3,078,013 2,904,414 173,599 5.6%
2006 3,161,537 3,004,889 156,648 5.0%
2007 3,245,744 3,090,412 155,332 4.8%
2008 3,284,303 3,065,910 218,393 6.6%
2009 3,230,651 2,893,412 337,239 10.4%
2010 3,206,547 2,870,187 336,360 10.5%
2011 3,234,359 2,915,023 319,336 9.9%
2012 3,265,088 2,980,528 284,560 8.7%
2013 3,268,592 3,014,607 253,985 7.8%
2014 3,284,137 3,060,890 223,247 6.8%
2015 3,292,972 3,101,679 191,293 5.8%
2016 3,439,227 3,260,177 179,050 5.2%
2017 3,581,612 3,417,688 163,924 4.6%
2018 3,599,479 3,461,183 138,296 3.8%
2019 3,628,345 3,506,102 122,243 3.4%
2020 3,572,067 3,334,405 237,662 6.7%
2021 3,664,157 3,525,752 138,405 3.8%
2022 3,721,976 3,614,292 107,684 2.9%
2023 3,787,489 3,670,588 116,901 3.1%
2024 3,855,252 3,723,541 131,711 3.4%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com