Atlanta

Population: 5,434
Median household income: $62,675
Median home value: $165,300

Located in Cass County, Texas, Atlanta is a community with a population of 5,434. At $62,675, its median household income sits above Cass County's $54,328.

Between 2019 and 2023, Atlanta's population declined 1.1% from 5,495 to 5,434, while its median home value rose 88.5% from $87,700 to $165,300.

The median resident is 39.7 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 19.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,434
Median age: 39.7 yrs
Median household income: $62,675
Median home value: $165,300
Median gross rent: $836
Housing units: 2,464
Homeownership rate: 66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,4955,434

Median household income

$42,286$62,675

Median home value

$87,700$165,300

Median gross rent

$724$836

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,495	$42,286	$87,700	$724
2020	5,458	$47,461	$95,000	$743
2021	5,417	$56,183	$104,000	$797
2022	5,453	$62,215	$151,800	$909
2023	5,434	$62,675	$165,300	$836

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 3419.5%

35 to 445.0%

45 to 5417.3%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 747.6%

75 and over11.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	251	4.6%
5 to 17	894	16.5%
18 to 24	329	6.1%
25 to 34	1,057	19.5%
35 to 44	273	5.0%
45 to 54	941	17.3%
55 to 64	671	12.3%
65 to 74	414	7.6%
75 and over	604	11.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,981	54.9%
Black or African American	1,508	27.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.1%
Asian	161	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	96	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	682	12.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.9%

High school graduate31.4%

Some college or associate's33.3%

Bachelor's degree14.1%

Graduate or professional degree7.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	552	13.9%
High school graduate	1,242	31.4%
Some college or associate's	1,320	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	560	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	286	7.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone80.4%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.5%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,843	80.4%
Carpooled	198	8.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	17	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	218	9.5%
Other means	15	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	927	44.7%
15 to 29 min	334	16.1%
30 to 44 min	293	14.1%
45 to 59 min	93	4.5%
60+ min	426	20.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 23.7% (1,247 of 5,265)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,377	62.3%
Nonfamily households	835	37.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,212	89.8%
Vacant	252	10.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,475	66.7%
Renter-occupied	737	33.3%

1-unit, detached76.8%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units14.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units2.0%

Mobile home & other4.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,893	76.8%
1-unit, attached	37	1.5%
2 to 4 units	366	14.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	50	2.0%
Mobile home & other	118	4.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4804516
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0.15 sq mi
Center point: 33.1132, -94.1676