METRO AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Atlanta Metro

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · 29 counties · 3,083,843 residents · 8,786 sq mi

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Atlanta is a metro area of 3,083,843 people. The population has fallen 28% since 2000. About 25% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median household income runs $35,164, well clear of the $30,130 US median. The typical home is worth $86,971.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.6

US median: 33.0

More educated

25% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 16%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,083,843

−28%vs 2000

vs 4,268,542 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

351 / sq mi

−28%vs 2000

vs 486 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

31.6

−4%vs 2000

vs 33.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

8,786 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246.3M

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.7%(237,991)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(224,760)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(211,909)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(219,279)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.8%(241,590)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3420%(617,823)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.2%(530,703)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.8%(334,032)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.9%(213,363)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745%(153,080)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.5%(77,562)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(21,751)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$35,164

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $51,999 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,413

−34%vs 2000

vs $24,760 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.4%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$86,971

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $136,318 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$511

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $726 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.7%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.2% in 2000

36.3% rent

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%

1990

White, non-Hispanic72.4%(2,231,379)

Black25.1%(774,150)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(55,619)

Asian1.6%(50,494)

Other0.9%(27,820)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

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)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

25.3%

−6.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 31.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.7%

−5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.9%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.5 min

+8%vs 2000

vs 22.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

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)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.0%

−6.9 ptssince 2013

from 18.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.0%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 57.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.9%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 13.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.3%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 13.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.6%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 14.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

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)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)30.3%(90,272)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.2%(80,984)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.8%(8,235)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.5%(1,609)

US avg: 1%

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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