Atlanta city, Georgia
Georgia
United States
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 529,110 11,302,748 341,784,857
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 529,110 11,302,748 341,784,857
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2025) 498,805 10,713,861 331,516,113
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2025, (V2025) 6.1% 5.5% 3.1%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 498,715 10,711,908 331,449,281
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 420,003 9,687,653 308,745,538
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent 4.9% 5.7% 5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent 16.6% 22.2% 21.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 12.3% 16.7% 18.9%
Female persons, percent 51.0% 51.7% 50.9%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent 39.1% 56.8% 72.3%
Black alone, percent(a) 46.0% 32.4% 13.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) 0.3% 1.1% 2.1%
Asian alone, percent(a) 5.3% 5.4% 6.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) 0.0% 0.1% 0.3%
Two or More Races, percent 7.2% 4.2% 4.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) 6.3% 12.1% 20.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 38.1% 47.9% 56.1%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2020-2024 16,286 601,304 16,185,883
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2020-2024 9.0% 11.2% 14.1%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2025, (V2025) X 4,734,436 148,260,882
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2020-2024 46.4% 65.7% 65.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2020-2024 $439,600 $303,300 $332,700
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2020-2024 $2,423 $1,783 $1,963
Median selected monthly owner costs - without a mortage, 2020-2024 $836 $541 $638
Median gross rent, 2020-2024 $1,711 $1,393 $1,413
Building Permits, 2025 X 61,196 1,431,616
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2020-2024 236,468 4,074,366 129,227,496
Persons per household, 2020-2024 2.00 2.62 2.53
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2020-2024 78.7% 87.0% 87.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2020-2024 12.2% 15.5% 22.3%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2020-2024 96.1% 95.8% 95.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2020-2024 91.7% 91.0% 91.0%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 93.4% 89.2% 89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 59.2% 34.9% 35.7%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2020-2024 8.5% 9.4% 9.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 11.3% 14.0% 9.6%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 68.7% 63.1% 63.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 66.2% 59.3% 58.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 5,534,887 36,524,926 1,196,315,575
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 13,219,440 95,053,842 3,330,304,719
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 23,609,220 55,684,552 1,316,303,546
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 13,290,849 216,836,912 6,974,691,329
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $26,647 $19,869 $20,928
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2020-2024 26.5 28.3 26.4
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $85,652 $77,353 $80,734
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $65,718 $40,924 $44,673
Persons in poverty, percent 16.9% 12.6% 10.2%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2023 X 261,320 8,361,342
Total employment, 2023 X 4,405,730 139,831,742
Total annual payroll, 2023 ($1,000) X 280,396,900 9,556,351,319
Total employment, percent change, 2022-2023 X 3.7% 3.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2023 X 1,163,944 30,427,808
All employer firms, Reference year 2023 X 188,525 5,934,950
Male-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X 115,816 3,638,693
Female-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X 46,374 1,356,990
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X 54,556 1,400,775
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X 122,839 4,202,325
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X 9,722 261,330
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X 167,257 5,343,976
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 3,685.7 185.6 93.8
Population per square mile, 2010 3,154.3 168.4 87.4
Land area in square miles, 2020 135.31 57,716.96 3,533,038.28
Land area in square miles, 2010 133.15 57,513.49 3,531,905.43
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