Atlanta, GA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	416,474	100.0

Male	206,725	49.6
Female	209,749	50.4

Under 5 years	26,666	6.4
5 to 9 years	27,386	6.6
10 to 14 years	25,023	6.0
15 to 19 years	30,048	7.2
20 to 24 years	39,157	9.4
25 to 34 years	82,083	19.7
35 to 44 years	64,632	15.5
45 to 54 years	50,178	12.0
55 to 59 years	17,164	4.1
60 to 64 years	13,602	3.3
65 to 74 years	20,855	5.0
75 to 84 years	13,649	3.3
85 years and over	6,031	1.4

Median age (years)	31.9	(X)

18 years and over	323,470	77.7
Male	159,737	38.4
Female	163,733	39.3
21 years and over	299,224	71.8
62 years and over	48,214	11.6
65 years and over	40,535	9.7
Male	14,652	3.5
Female	25,883	6.2

RACE
One race	411,297	98.8
White	138,352	33.2
Black or African American	255,689	61.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	765	0.2
Asian	8,046	1.9
Asian Indian	2,361	0.6
Chinese	1,638	0.4
Filipino	354	0.1
Japanese	408	0.1
Korean	748	0.2
Vietnamese	1,783	0.4
Other Asian ¹	754	0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	173	0.0
Native Hawaiian	62	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	34	0.0
Samoan	27	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	50	0.0
Some other race	8,272	2.0
Two or more races	5,177	1.2

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	141,429	34.0
Black or African American	258,610	62.1
American Indian and Alaska Native	2,221	0.5
Asian	9,137	2.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	462	0.1
Some other race	10,387	2.5

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	416,474	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	18,720	4.5
Mexican	12,715	3.1
Puerto Rican	1,147	0.3
Cuban	887	0.2
Other Hispanic or Latino	3,971	1.0
Not Hispanic or Latino	397,754	95.5
White alone	130,222	31.3

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	416,474	100.0
In households	387,527	93.0
Householder	168,147	40.4
Spouse	41,199	9.9
Child	101,694	24.4
Own child under 18 years	72,871	17.5
Other relatives	36,975	8.9
Under 18 years	16,716	4.0
Nonrelatives	39,512	9.5
Unmarried partner	11,402	2.7
In group quarters	28,947	7.0
Institutionalized population	8,938	2.1
Noninstitutionalized population	20,009	4.8

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	168,147	100.0
Family households (families)	83,182	49.5
With own children under 18 years	37,734	22.4
Married-couple family	41,199	24.5
With own children under 18 years	15,465	9.2
Female householder, no husband present	34,761	20.7
With own children under 18 years	19,780	11.8
Nonfamily households	84,965	50.5
Householder living alone	64,659	38.5
Householder 65 years and over	13,876	8.3

Households with individuals under 18 years	46,066	27.4
Households with individuals 65 years and over	30,844	18.3

Average household size	2.30	(X)
Average family size	3.16	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	186,925	100.0
Occupied housing units	168,147	90.0
Vacant housing units	18,778	10.0
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	1,086	0.6

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	4.1	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	7.2	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	168,147	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	73,473	43.7
Renter-occupied housing units	94,674	56.3

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.37	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.25	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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