METRO AREA · 2020 ACS
Atlanta Metro
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · 29 counties · 6,104,803 residents · 8,786 sq mi
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Atlanta is a metro area of 6,104,803 people. 1,836,261 more people live here than in 2000. About 39% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Getting to work takes 32 minutes on average. Households earn $72,335 at the median, near the US median. The typical home is worth $243,897, having risen by half since 2000.
At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $66,278
Younger
median age 37.0
US median: 38.8
More educated
39% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01
Population & growth
Land area
8,786 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
20246.3M
Age distribution, 2020
Under 55.7%(346,538)
5 to 96.4%(390,729)
10 to 147.1%(435,656)
15 to 197.1%(435,575)
20 to 246.8%(413,933)
25 to 3414.2%(865,119)
35 to 4413.7%(836,411)
45 to 5413.8%(840,154)
55 to 6412.1%(739,739)
65 to 748.2%(503,189)
75 to 843.7%(225,786)
85 and over1.2%(71,974)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$72,335
−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $51,999 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Households earning $100K+
47.5%
+9.8 ptssince 2009
from 37.7% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information11.1%
Retail trade8.7%
Other services7.2%
Finance & insurance7.2%
Wholesale trade6.6%
Professional, scientific, technical6.3%
Public administration4.9%
Transportation & warehousing3.1%
Arts, entertainment, food2.9%
Education & health services0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
Construction0.3%
Manufacturing0.1%
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Section 03
Housing
$243,897
+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $136,318 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
3.4
+1%since 2009
from 3.3 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
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%
2020
White, non-Hispanic43.9%(2,678,732)
Black33%(2,014,732)
Hispanic / Latino12%(731,785)
Asian6.5%(397,164)
Other3.3%(201,154)
51
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
Mexican5.5%(325,620)
Central American1.8%(105,449)
South American1.1%(67,863)
Puerto Rican1.1%(64,958)
Guatemalan0.6%(35,917)
Salvadoran0.5%(30,154)
Colombian0.5%(29,988)
Cuban0.4%(24,653)
Honduran0.4%(22,679)
Dominican0.4%(21,081)
Venezuelan0.3%(14,256)
Peruvian0.2%(8,571)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Panamanian0.1%(6,787)
Spaniard0.1%(6,519)
Ecuadorian0.1%(5,200)
Nicaraguan0.1%(4,964)
Costa Rican0.1%(4,750)
Argentine0.1%(3,732)
Chilean0%(1,964)
Uruguayan0%(1,882)
Bolivian0%(1,075)
Paraguayan0%(447)
Asian origin
Asian Indian2.4%(136,922)
Vietnamese0.9%(50,240)
Chinese0.8%(49,302)
Korean0.8%(47,450)
Filipino0.3%(15,101)
Pakistani0.2%(11,028)
Japanese0.1%(6,478)
Bangladeshi0.2%(5,264)
Hmong0.2%(4,509)
Burmese0.1%(4,466)
Nepalese0.1%(4,087)
Laotian0.1%(3,948)
+ 8 more asian origin groups with data
Thai0.1%(3,427)
Cambodian0.1%(3,119)
Taiwanese0.1%(2,469)
Indonesian0%(1,845)
Bhutanese0.1%(1,681)
Malaysian0%(726)
Sri Lankan0%(672)
Mongolian0%(9)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.1%(2,941)
Chamorro0%(1,560)
Samoan0%(1,188)
Fijian0%(128)
Tongan0%(47)
Marshallese0%(41)
Ancestry
American8.4%(501,123)
English7.6%(452,923)
German6.6%(390,072)
Irish6.5%(389,244)
Subsaharan African2.7%(160,244)
Italian2.6%(153,894)
West Indian2%(117,530)
Scottish1.7%(101,373)
French1.4%(82,692)
Polish1.2%(73,743)
Scotch-Irish1.1%(65,038)
Jamaican1.1%(61,206)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
British0.7%(43,375)
Dutch0.6%(37,654)
Russian0.6%(33,474)
Welsh0.5%(28,642)
Nigerian0.5%(28,119)
Swedish0.5%(27,182)
Norwegian0.4%(23,966)
Haitian0.4%(23,335)
Ethiopian0.4%(20,475)
French Canadian0.3%(15,276)
Greek0.2%(14,427)
Brazilian0.2%(12,389)
Hungarian0.2%(11,852)
Portuguese0.2%(11,386)
Romanian0.2%(10,926)
Ukrainian0.2%(10,163)
Danish0.2%(9,719)
Canadian0.2%(9,706)
Guyanese0.2%(9,496)
Czech0.2%(9,229)
Iranian0.2%(8,557)
Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(8,533)
Swiss0.1%(8,063)
Austrian0.1%(7,536)
Lebanese0.1%(6,564)
Ghanaian0.1%(6,046)
Lithuanian0.1%(5,507)
Slovak0.1%(5,078)
Turkish0.1%(4,420)
Finnish0.1%(4,265)
Croatian0.1%(3,135)
Egyptian0.1%(3,073)
Israeli0.1%(2,976)
Belgian0.1%(2,908)
Somali0.1%(2,843)
Kenyan0.1%(2,830)
Barbadian0.1%(2,637)
Iraqi0.1%(2,622)
Armenian0.1%(2,535)
Arab0.1%(2,520)
Syrian0.1%(2,467)
Moroccan0.1%(2,401)
Palestinian0.1%(2,343)
Bulgarian0.1%(2,341)
Australian0%(1,881)
Slovene0%(1,279)
Serbian0%(1,082)
Cape Verdean0%(926)
Latvian0%(857)
Jordanian0%(488)
Macedonian0%(334)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
90.1%
+6.7 ptssince 2000
from 83.4% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
Section 07
Work & employment
Women 20-64 in the labor force
74.8%
US average: 73.3%
Section 08
People & community
Computer in household
94.8%
US average: 91.9%
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)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09
Health coverage
Direct-purchase
13.3%
US average: 13.7%
VA health care
2.0%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
69.7%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
27.0%
US average: 35.2%
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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)22.2%(68,271)
Gulf War (1990s)28.4%(87,185)
Vietnam era30.7%(94,366)
Korean War4.8%(14,801)
World War II1.7%(5,109)
Share of the 307,110 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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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 6,104,803 residents according to the 2020 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 $72,335 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 $243,897, and the typical rent is about $1,212 a month.
How educated are people in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?
About 39.3% 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 11.4% 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 3,020,960 residents, a change of about 98 percent over that period.
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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024