ACS: 2003 ACS Narrative Profile for Gwinnett County


Population and Housing Profile: Gwinnett County, Georgia See footnotes below. POPULATION OF Gwinnett County: In 2003, Gwinnett County had a household population of 667,000 - 329,000 (49 percent) females and 337,000 (51 percent) males. The median age was 32.8 years. Twenty-eight percent of the population were under 18 years and 5 percent were 65 years and older. For people reporting one race, 71 percent were White alone; 16 percent were Black or African American; less than 0.5 percent were American Indian and Alaska Native; 9 percent were Asian; less than 0.5 percent were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 4 percent were Some other race. One percent reported Two or more races. Fourteen percent of the people in Gwinnett County were Hispanic. Sixty-one percent of the people in Gwinnett County were White non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race. HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES: In 2003 there were 229,000 households in Gwinnett County. The average household size was 2.92 people. Families made up 73 percent of the households in Gwinnett County that year. This figure includes both married-couple families (57 percent) and other families (15 percent). Nonfamily households made up 27 percent of all households in Gwinnett County. NATIVITY AND LANGUAGE: Twenty percent of the people living in Gwinnett County in 2003 were foreign born. Eighty percent were native, including 49 percent who were born in Georgia. Among people at least five years old living in Gwinnett County in 2003, 26 percent spoke a language other than English at home. Of those speaking a language other than English at home, 51 percent spoke Spanish and 49 percent spoke some other language; 56 percent reported that they did not speak English "very well." GEOGRAPHIC MOBILITY: In 2003, 89 percent of the people at least one year old living in Gwinnett County were living in the same residence one year earlier; 5 percent had moved during the past year from another residence in the same county, 3 percent from another county in the same state, 2 percent from another state, and less than 0.5 percent from abroad. EDUCATION: In 2003, 88 percent of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 37 percent had a bachelor's degree or higher. Among people 16 to 19 years old, 6 percent were dropouts; they were not enrolled in school and had not graduated from high school. The total school enrollment in Gwinnett County was 183,000 in 2003. Preprimary school enrollment was 26,000 and elementary or high school enrollment was 125,000 children. College enrollment was 33,000. DISABILITY: In Gwinnett County, among people at least five years old in 2003, 6 percent reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4 percent of people 5 to 20 years old, to 5 percent of people 21 to 64 years old, and to 35 percent of those 65 and older. INDUSTRIES: In 2003, for the employed population 16 years and older, the leading industries in Gwinnett County were Educational, health, and social services, 16 percent, and Professional and business services, 13 percent. OCCUPATIONS AND TYPE OF EMPLOYER: Among the most common occupations were: Management, professional, and related occupations, 40 percent; Sales and office occupations, 27 percent; Service occupations, 12 percent; Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations, 11 percent; and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 10 percent. Eighty-four percent of the people employed were Private wage and salary workers; 10 percent were Federal, state, or local government workers; and 6 percent were Self-employed. TRAVEL TO WORK: Eighty-one percent of Gwinnett County workers drove to work alone in 2003, 11 percent carpooled, 1 percent took public transportation, and 2 percent used other means. The remaining 4 percent worked at home. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 31 minutes to get to work. INCOME: The median income of households in Gwinnett County was $61,049. Ninety-four percent of the households received earnings and 10 percent received retirement income other than Social Security. Twelve percent of the households received Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $12,041. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source. POVERTY AND PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS: In 2003, 6 percent of people were in poverty. Seven percent of related children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 6 percent of people 65 years old and over. Four percent of all families and 9 percent of families with a female householder and no husband present had incomes below the poverty level. HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS: In 2003, Gwinnett County had a total of 246,000 housing units, 7.1 percent of which were vacant. Of the total housing units, 76 percent were in single-unit structures, 22 percent were in multi-unit structures, and 2 percent were mobile homes. Fifty-nine percent of the housing units were built since 1990. OCCUPIED HOUSING UNIT CHARACTERISTICS: In 2003, Gwinnett County had 229,000 occupied housing units - 174,000 (76 percent) owner occupied and 55,000 (24 percent) renter occupied. Two percent of the households did not have telephone service and 4 percent of the households did not have access to a car, truck, or van for private use. Multi-vehicle households were not rare. Forty-three percent had two vehicles and another 22 percent had three or more. HOUSING COSTS: The median monthly housing costs for (specified) mortgaged owners was $1,339, (specified) nonmortgaged owners $349, and (specified) renters $854. Twenty-eight percent of owners with mortgages, 13 percent of owners without mortgages, and 55 percent of renters in Gwinnett County spent 30 percent or more of household income on housing. NOTES: The population estimates in this profile are limited to the household population and exclude the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. In the narrative profile below, if one sample estimate is larger than another, it does not necessarily mean that the same holds for their true values for the entire population. These estimates are derived from a sample of housing units and measure the true values with a degree of uncertainty. In the tabular profiles this uncertainty is represented by the 90 percent confidence interval given for each estimate. For further information on confidence intervals see the Accuracy of the Data document. Caution should be used when comparing data by race for years before 1999 with those for 2000 and beyond due to the Census Bureau's implementation of the October 1997 revised standards for data on race and ethnicity. These data allow respondents to report one or more races and there are seven (American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, White, Some other race, and Two or more races) instead of five racial tabulation categories. The Two or more races category includes all respondents who reported more than one race. See the methodology section for more details regarding these changes. In addition, caution should be used when comparing population numbers by age, race, and sex for 2000 with all earlier years. The numbers for 2000 have been weighted to be generally consistent with Census 2000 counts. Detail may not add to totals due to rounding. Percentages are based on unrounded numbers For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, go to the American Community Survey web site www.census.gov/acs/www/ and click on Advanced Methodology.

Population and Housing Profile: Gwinnett County, Georgia

POPULATION OF Gwinnett County: In 2003, Gwinnett County had a household population of 667,000 - 329,000 (49 percent) females and 337,000 (51 percent) males. The median age was 32.8 years. Twenty-eight percent of the population were under 18 years and 5 percent were 65 years and older.

Graph of The Age Distribution of People

For people reporting one race, 71 percent were White alone; 16 percent were Black or African American; less than 0.5 percent were American Indian and Alaska Native; 9 percent were Asian; less than 0.5 percent were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 4 percent were Some other race. One percent reported Two or more races. Fourteen percent of the people in Gwinnett County were Hispanic. Sixty-one percent of the people in Gwinnett County were White non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.

HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES: In 2003 there were 229,000 households in Gwinnett County. The average household size was 2.92 people.

Families made up 73 percent of the households in Gwinnett County that year. This figure includes both married-couple families (57 percent) and other families (15 percent). Nonfamily households made up 27 percent of all households in Gwinnett County.

Graph of The Types of Households

NATIVITY AND LANGUAGE: Twenty percent of the people living in Gwinnett County in 2003 were foreign born. Eighty percent were native, including 49 percent who were born in Georgia.

Among people at least five years old living in Gwinnett County in 2003, 26 percent spoke a language other than English at home. Of those speaking a language other than English at home, 51 percent spoke Spanish and 49 percent spoke some other language; 56 percent reported that they did not speak English "very well."

GEOGRAPHIC MOBILITY: In 2003, 89 percent of the people at least one year old living in Gwinnett County were living in the same residence one year earlier; 5 percent had moved during the past year from another residence in the same county, 3 percent from another county in the same state, 2 percent from another state, and less than 0.5 percent from abroad.

Graph of The Geographic Mobility of Residents

EDUCATION: In 2003, 88 percent of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 37 percent had a bachelor's degree or higher. Among people 16 to 19 years old, 6 percent were dropouts; they were not enrolled in school and had not graduated from high school.

The total school enrollment in Gwinnett County was 183,000 in 2003. Preprimary school enrollment was 26,000 and elementary or high school enrollment was 125,000 children. College enrollment was 33,000.

Graph of The Educational Attainment

DISABILITY: In Gwinnett County, among people at least five years old in 2003, 6 percent reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4 percent of people 5 to 20 years old, to 5 percent of people 21 to 64 years old, and to 35 percent of those 65 and older.

INDUSTRIES: In 2003, for the employed population 16 years and older, the leading industries in Gwinnett County were Educational, health, and social services, 16 percent, and Professional and business services, 13 percent.

Graph of Employment by Industry

OCCUPATIONS AND TYPE OF EMPLOYER: Among the most common occupations were: Management, professional, and related occupations, 40 percent; Sales and office occupations, 27 percent; Service occupations, 12 percent; Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations, 11 percent; and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 10 percent. Eighty-four percent of the people employed were Private wage and salary workers; 10 percent were Federal, state, or local government workers; and 6 percent were Self-employed.

TRAVEL TO WORK: Eighty-one percent of Gwinnett County workers drove to work alone in 2003, 11 percent carpooled, 1 percent took public transportation, and 2 percent used other means. The remaining 4 percent worked at home. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 31 minutes to get to work.

INCOME: The median income of households in Gwinnett County was $61,049. Ninety-four percent of the households received earnings and 10 percent received retirement income other than Social Security. Twelve percent of the households received Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $12,041. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

POVERTY AND PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS: In 2003, 6 percent of people were in poverty. Seven percent of related children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 6 percent of people 65 years old and over. Four percent of all families and 9 percent of families with a female householder and no husband present had incomes below the poverty level.

Graph of the Poverty Rates

HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS: In 2003, Gwinnett County had a total of 246,000 housing units, 7.1 percent of which were vacant. Of the total housing units, 76 percent were in single-unit structures, 22 percent were in multi-unit structures, and 2 percent were mobile homes. Fifty-nine percent of the housing units were built since 1990.

Graph of The Types of Housing Units

OCCUPIED HOUSING UNIT CHARACTERISTICS: In 2003, Gwinnett County had 229,000 occupied housing units - 174,000 (76 percent) owner occupied and 55,000 (24 percent) renter occupied. Two percent of the households did not have telephone service and 4 percent of the households did not have access to a car, truck, or van for private use. Multi-vehicle households were not rare. Forty-three percent had two vehicles and another 22 percent had three or more.

HOUSING COSTS: The median monthly housing costs for (specified) mortgaged owners was $1,339, (specified) nonmortgaged owners $349, and (specified) renters $854. Twenty-eight percent of owners with mortgages, 13 percent of owners without mortgages, and 55 percent of renters in Gwinnett County spent 30 percent or more of household income on housing.

Graph of The Occupants with a Housing Cost Burden

NOTES: The population estimates in this profile are limited to the household population and exclude the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters.

In the narrative profile below, if one sample estimate is larger than another, it does not necessarily mean that the same holds for their true values for the entire population. These estimates are derived from a sample of housing units and measure the true values with a degree of uncertainty. In the tabular profiles this uncertainty is represented by the 90 percent confidence interval given for each estimate. For further information on confidence intervals see the Accuracy of the Data document.

Caution should be used when comparing data by race for years before 1999 with those for 2000 and beyond due to the Census Bureau's implementation of the October 1997 revised standards for data on race and ethnicity. These data allow respondents to report one or more races and there are seven (American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, White, Some other race, and Two or more races) instead of five racial tabulation categories. The Two or more races category includes all respondents who reported more than one race. See the methodology section for more details regarding these changes.

In addition, caution should be used when comparing population numbers by age, race, and sex for 2000 with all earlier years. The numbers for 2000 have been weighted to be generally consistent with Census 2000 counts.

Detail may not add to totals due to rounding. Percentages are based on unrounded numbers

For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, go to the American Community Survey web site www.census.gov/acs/www/ and click on Advanced Methodology.

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Population and Housing Profile: Gwinnett County, Georgia