METRO AREA
Atlanta Metro
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · 29 counties · 6,482,182 residents (2025 est.) · 8,786 sq mi
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Atlanta is home to 6,256,377 people. That puts it in the top 1% of US metro areas for household income. 1,987,835 more people live here than in 2000. About 42% of adults have finished a four-year degree. There are 712 people per square mile. Median household income runs $91,036, well clear of the $82,259 US median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $91,036, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
42% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 51%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Atlanta
What changed most since 1990
- Population3,083,843 → 6,256,377 (+103%)US over the same years: +35%
- White share71.3% → 42.8% (−28.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
- Black share25.0% → 33.3% (+8.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Among the 37 metro and micro areas based in Georgia
- 1st in household income$91,036
- 2nd in share with a bachelor's degree42.0%
- 1st in home value$376,129
- 3rd in diversity score77.4
Section 01
Population & growth
6,256,377
+47%since 2000
from 4,268,542 in 2000
6,482,182 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Land area
8,786 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
20246.3M
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.8%(363,100)
5 to 96.4%(397,455)
10 to 147%(436,412)
15 to 197.1%(441,669)
20 to 246.5%(404,662)
25 to 3414.2%(885,957)
35 to 4414%(874,871)
45 to 5413.6%(850,698)
55 to 6412.2%(761,581)
65 to 748.3%(521,815)
75 to 843.9%(242,336)
85 and over1.2%(75,821)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$91,036
−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $51,999 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Households earning $100K+
57.9%
+20.3 ptssince 2009
from 37.7% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.1%
Retail trade8.4%
Finance & insurance7.8%
Other services7.2%
Professional, scientific, technical7%
Wholesale trade6.9%
Public administration5%
Arts, entertainment, food2.7%
Transportation & warehousing2.6%
Education & health services0.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
Construction0.3%
Manufacturing0.1%
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Section 03
Housing
$376,129
+51%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $136,318 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
4.1
+24%since 2009
from 3.3 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
74
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04
Race & ethnicity
2000
White, non-Hispanic60.6%(2,584,807)
Black28.3%(1,206,371)
Hispanic / Latino6.4%(271,211)
Asian3.2%(135,416)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic42.8%(2,675,754)
Black33.3%(2,081,363)
Hispanic / Latino12.4%(777,257)
Asian6.6%(411,479)
Other5%(310,524)
77
+15%since 2009
from 68 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
48
−5%since 2020
from 51 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins
Detailed origins & ancestry
Hispanic origin
Mexican5.8%(361,131)
Central American2.3%(141,181)
South American1.7%(105,274)
Puerto Rican1.2%(76,675)
Guatemalan0.8%(48,387)
Colombian0.6%(39,237)
Salvadoran0.6%(38,960)
Venezuelan0.5%(32,189)
Honduran0.5%(31,469)
Cuban0.4%(26,862)
Dominican0.4%(24,295)
Peruvian0.2%(12,658)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0.2%(9,628)
Spaniard0.1%(9,211)
Panamanian0.1%(7,946)
Ecuadorian0.1%(6,898)
Costa Rican0.1%(4,701)
Argentine0.1%(4,180)
Uruguayan0.1%(3,902)
Chilean0.1%(2,992)
Bolivian0%(1,571)
Paraguayan0%(612)
Asian origin
Asian Indian2.5%(155,973)
Chinese1%(60,978)
Vietnamese0.9%(53,538)
Korean0.8%(52,147)
Filipino0.3%(16,797)
Pakistani0.2%(12,312)
Japanese0.1%(7,098)
Bangladeshi0.1%(6,346)
Burmese0.1%(6,213)
Cambodian0.1%(5,639)
Hmong0.1%(4,258)
Laotian0.1%(4,219)
+ 13 more asian origin groups with data
Kazakh0.1%(3,480)
Taiwanese0.1%(3,457)
Nepalese0.1%(3,222)
Thai0%(1,995)
Indonesian0%(1,723)
Bhutanese0.1%(1,475)
Sri Lankan0%(719)
Malaysian0%(618)
Uzbek0%(141)
Mongolian0%(94)
Okinawan0%(74)
Singaporean0%(45)
Mien0%(27)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.1%(4,332)
Chamorro0%(1,588)
Samoan0%(1,321)
Tongan0%(421)
Fijian0%(178)
Guamanian0%(149)
Chuukese0%(142)
Marshallese0%(46)
Ancestry
English9.5%(595,579)
American6.5%(405,328)
Irish6.4%(403,031)
German6.4%(397,360)
Subsaharan African3%(185,540)
Italian2.5%(157,146)
West Indian2.3%(141,422)
Scottish1.7%(106,177)
French1.2%(73,987)
Jamaican1.2%(71,590)
Polish1.1%(70,806)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(54,821)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Nigerian0.8%(45,824)
Haitian0.6%(34,533)
Dutch0.5%(30,155)
Russian0.5%(28,510)
Arab0.5%(28,077)
British0.4%(25,782)
Swedish0.4%(25,694)
Ethiopian0.5%(25,514)
Welsh0.4%(24,895)
Norwegian0.4%(23,285)
Brazilian0.3%(18,285)
Greek0.2%(13,876)
French Canadian0.2%(12,837)
Portuguese0.2%(11,110)
Hungarian0.2%(11,062)
Ukrainian0.2%(11,062)
Iranian0.2%(10,546)
Guyanese0.2%(10,170)
Danish0.2%(10,073)
Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.2%(9,847)
Czech0.2%(9,842)
Ghanaian0.2%(9,543)
Romanian0.1%(8,421)
Lebanese0.1%(8,086)
Canadian0.1%(7,556)
Austrian0.1%(7,419)
Lithuanian0.1%(6,510)
Swiss0.1%(6,416)
Turkish0.1%(6,158)
Kenyan0.1%(5,372)
Slovak0.1%(4,841)
Finnish0.1%(4,802)
Somali0.1%(3,990)
Egyptian0.1%(3,603)
Moroccan0.1%(3,284)
Croatian0.1%(3,039)
Barbadian0.1%(2,784)
Belgian0%(2,734)
Israeli0.1%(2,657)
Iraqi0.1%(2,496)
Armenian0%(2,333)
Bulgarian0%(2,218)
Syrian0%(2,126)
Australian0%(1,863)
Palestinian0%(1,793)
Serbian0%(1,746)
Latvian0%(1,529)
Cape Verdean0%(1,270)
Slovene0%(990)
Jordanian0%(375)
Macedonian0%(324)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
91.0%
+7.5 ptssince 2000
from 83.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
Section 07
Work & employment
Women 20-64 in the labor force
76.3%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 74.8% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Section 08
People & community
Computer in household
97.4%
+2.6 ptssince 2020
from 94.8% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married38.5%(934,726)
Married51.1%(1,240,937)
Widowed2%(49,007)
Divorced8.3%(202,006)
Women 15+
Never married34.7%(914,555)
Married46.2%(1,217,461)
Widowed6.6%(173,257)
Divorced12.4%(327,461)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09
Health coverage
Direct-purchase
13.9%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 13.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
VA health care
2.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 2.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
69.2%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 69.7% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
28.4%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 27.0% in 2020
US average: 36.7%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)28.9%(86,100)
Gulf War (1990s)30.3%(90,272)
Vietnam era27.2%(80,984)
Korean War2.8%(8,235)
World War II0.5%(1,609)
Share of the 297,591 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Atlanta, decade by decade
| Year | Population | Median household income | Median home value | Bachelor's degree+ | Diversity score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,083,843 | $84,397 | $208,735 | 25.3% | 44.9 |
| 2000 | 4,268,542 | $94,724 | $248,325 | 31.2% | 68.5 |
| 2010 | 5,298,377 | $84,368 | $282,494 | 34.2% | 78.3 |
| 2020 | 6,104,803 | $87,673 | $295,612 | 39.3% | 84.9 |
| 2024 | 6,256,377 | $91,036 | $376,129 | 42.0% | 77.4 |
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
In this metro
Largest cities
AtlantaCENTRAL529,110South Fulton112,820Sandy SpringsCENTRAL105,013RoswellCENTRAL91,505Johns Creek80,401Mableton78,820AlpharettaCENTRAL66,921MariettaCENTRAL63,574Stonecrest61,337Brookhaven59,643Smyrna57,513DunwoodyCENTRAL51,792Newnan45,867Peachtree Corners42,519Douglasville41,523Milton41,266Peachtree City40,880Canton40,778Woodstock39,895East Point38,225Kennesaw37,970Tucker37,290Stockbridge36,331Duluth33,815McDonough33,395Lawrenceville32,822Chamblee32,334Redan31,017Union City29,910Sugar Hill29,280
The 30 most populous of 177 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.
What's inside
29 component counties
Fulton CountyCENTRAL1,098,791Gwinnett CountyCENTRAL1,018,099Cobb CountyCENTRAL793,345DeKalb CountyCENTRAL774,394Cherokee CountyCENTRAL299,273Clayton CountyCENTRAL297,471Forsyth CountyCENTRAL282,805Henry CountyCENTRAL264,922Paulding CountyCENTRAL190,996Coweta CountyCENTRAL160,240Douglas CountyCENTRAL154,293Carroll County131,036Newton CountyCENTRAL125,583Fayette CountyCENTRAL125,156Bartow County120,800Walton CountyCENTRAL112,696Barrow County99,773Rockdale CountyCENTRAL98,416Spalding County70,775Pickens County37,167Lumpkin County36,178Dawson CountyCENTRAL35,365Haralson County33,066Butts County27,218Morgan County22,095Meriwether County21,516Pike County20,932Jasper County17,632Heard County12,149
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Frequently asked
How many people live in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA has about 6,256,377 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.
What is the median household income in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?
The typical household in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earns about $91,036 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.
Is Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA expensive?
In Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, the median home is worth about $376,129, and the typical rent is about $1,660 a month.
How educated are people in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?
About 42.0% of adults age 25 and over in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?
About 11.0% of people in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA live below the federal poverty line.
Has Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA grown since 1990?
Yes, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA has grown since 1990. The population has added about 3,172,534 residents, a change of about 103 percent over that period.
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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024