Atlanta

Population: 499,287
Median household income: $81,938
Median home value: $420,600

Located in Fulton County, Georgia, Atlanta is a community with a population of 499,287. Its median household income of $81,938 runs below the Fulton County figure of $91,490.

Between 2019 and 2023, Atlanta's population grew 2.1% from 488,800 to 499,287, while its median home value rose 44.8% from $290,400 to $420,600.

The median resident is 34.0 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 21.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 499,287
Median age: 34.0 yrs
Median household income: $81,938
Median home value: $420,600
Median gross rent: $1,617
Housing units: 259,122
Homeownership rate: 46.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 58.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

488,800499,287

Median household income

$59,948$81,938

Median home value

$290,400$420,600

Median gross rent

$1,153$1,617

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	488,800	$59,948	$290,400	$1,153
2020	497,642	$64,179	$314,400	$1,227
2021	492,204	$69,164	$346,600	$1,342
2022	494,838	$77,655	$395,600	$1,512
2023	499,287	$81,938	$420,600	$1,617

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1712.0%

18 to 2412.9%

25 to 3421.8%

35 to 4414.7%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 649.8%

65 to 747.5%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	25,468	5.1%
5 to 17	59,727	12.0%
18 to 24	64,595	12.9%
25 to 34	108,648	21.8%
35 to 44	73,307	14.7%
45 to 54	57,164	11.4%
55 to 64	48,993	9.8%
65 to 74	37,213	7.5%
75 and over	24,172	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	191,210	38.3%
Black or African American	231,361	46.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	671	0.1%
Asian	24,677	4.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	218	0.0%
Some other race	2,208	0.4%
Two or more races	17,719	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	31,223	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.0%

High school graduate16.0%

Some college or associate's18.6%

Bachelor's degree32.8%

Graduate or professional degree25.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	24,449	7.0%
High school graduate	56,012	16.0%
Some college or associate's	64,974	18.6%
Bachelor's degree	114,680	32.8%
Graduate or professional degree	89,382	25.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone55.2%

Carpooled4.6%

Public transit6.4%

Walked4.2%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home26.6%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	145,679	55.2%
Carpooled	12,138	4.6%
Public transit	16,787	6.4%
Walked	11,157	4.2%
Bicycle	1,921	0.7%
Worked from home	70,208	26.6%
Other means	6,107	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	39,330	20.3%
15 to 29 min	83,018	42.8%
30 to 44 min	43,574	22.5%
45 to 59 min	12,148	6.3%
60+ min	15,719	8.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.01
Poverty rate: 17.9% (83,646 of 467,964)

	Count	Share
Family households	93,398	40.3%
Nonfamily households	138,106	59.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	231,504	89.3%
Vacant	27,618	10.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	107,126	46.3%
Renter-occupied	124,378	53.7%

1-unit, detached36.2%

1-unit, attached5.8%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units12.2%

20 or more units39.2%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	93,752	36.2%
1-unit, attached	15,156	5.8%
2 to 4 units	15,692	6.1%
5 to 19 units	31,583	12.2%
20 or more units	101,641	39.2%
Mobile home & other	1,298	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1304000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 135 sq mi
Water area: 1.08 sq mi
Center point: 33.7629, -84.4227