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City of Atlanta:
The city's population is increasing steadily and has
done so each year since the 1990 census. The largest growing areas are
in Buckhead, Downtown, and Midtown. Due to lower birthrates, the
city's population is becoming more mature. The fastest growing age
group is that of 35-54 and the population of 14 and under is decreasing
while the 65 and older population is steadily increasing.
Per capita income is increasing but is less than the
rate of the entire state. Birth rates, household types and increases
of the education level have an influence over the changes in the per capita
income. The size of the city's households declined due to the decline
in the size of family-households, possibly caused by the demands of careers
and an increase in the divorce rate. As a result the number of
female-headed households has increased since the 1990 survey.
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General Characteristics |
Number |
Percent |
U.S. |
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Total
Population |
416,474 |
100.0 |
100% |
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Male |
206,725 |
49.6 |
49.1% |
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Female |
209,749 |
50.4 |
50.9% |
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Median Age
(years) |
31.9 |
(X) |
35.3 |
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Under 5 years |
26,666 |
6.4 |
6.8% |
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18 years and over |
323,470 |
77.7 |
74.3% |
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65 years and over |
40,535 |
9.7 |
12.4% |
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One
race-Total |
411,297 |
98.8 |
97.6% |
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White |
138,352 |
33.2 |
75.1% |
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Black or African American |
255,689 |
61.4 |
12.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska
Native |
765 |
0.2 |
0.9% |
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Asian |
8,046 |
1.9 |
3.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific
Islander |
173 |
0.0 |
0.1% |
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Some other race |
8,272 |
2.0 |
5.5% |
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Two or more races |
5,177 |
1.2 |
2.4% |
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Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
18,720 |
4.5 |
12.5% |
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Average
household size |
2.30 |
(X) |
2.59 |
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Average
family size |
3.16 |
(X) |
3.14 |
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Total
housing units |
186,925 |
100.0 |
100.0% |
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Occupied housing units |
168,147 |
90.0 |
91.0% |
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Owner-occupied housing units |
73,473 |
43.7 |
66.2% |
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Renter-occupied housing units |
94,674 |
56.3 |
33.8% |
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Vacant housing units |
18,778 |
10.0 |
9.0% |
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Special
Characteristics |
Number
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Percent |
U.S. |
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Population 25 years & over |
268,246 |
100.0 |
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High School graduate or higher |
206,294 |
76.9 |
80.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher |
55,982 |
34.6 |
24.4% |
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Civilian veterans (civilian population 25
years & older) |
29,647 |
9.2 |
12.7% |
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Disability Status (population 21 to 64
years) |
56,080 |
22.3 |
19.2% |
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Foreign Born |
27,352 |
6.6 |
11.1% |
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Now Married (population 15 years &
over) |
106,078 |
31.4 |
54.4% |
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Speak a language other than English at home
(5 years & older) |
42,217 |
10.8 |
17.9% |
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Economic
Characteristics |
Number
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Percent |
U.S. |
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In Labor Force (16 years and older) |
213,257 |
64.0 |
63.9% |
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Mean travel time to work in minutes (16 years
and older) |
28.3 |
(X) |
25.5 |
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Median household income (dollars) |
34,770 |
(X) |
41,994 |
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Median family income (dollars) |
37,231 |
(X) |
50,046 |
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Per capita income (dollars) |
25,772 |
(X) |
21,857 |
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Families below poverty level |
17,966 |
21.3 |
9.2% |
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Individuals below poverty level |
95,743 |
24.4 |
12.4% |
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Housing
Characteristics |
Number |
Percent
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U.S. |
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Single-family owner-occupied homes |
61,208 |
100.0 |
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Median value (dollars) |
130,600 |
(X) |
119,600 |
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Median of selected monthly owner costs |
(X) |
(X) |
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With a mortgage |
1,210 |
(X) |
1,088 |
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Not mortgaged |
336 |
(X) |
295 |
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| (X) Not Applicable
Information from the 2000 census.
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