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Situation & Outlook Report

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 12060)
Geographic-Demographic-Economic Characteristics -- access other areas
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Contents of this Report
This document is organized into these sections:
1. Recent Trends & Outlook
2. Overview & Updates
3. Reference & Thematic Pattern Maps
3.1. Lay of the Land
3.2. Neighborhood Patterns of Economic Prosperity
4. Population Characteristics & Trends
4.1. Component City Characteristics
4.2. Component County Characteristics
4.2.1. RDEMS Component County Characteristics
4.3. General Demographic Characteristics
5. Housing Characteristics & Trends
5.1. Total Housing Units
5.2. General Housing Characteristics
5.3. Residential Construction; Housing Units Authorized & Value
5.4. Housing Price Index
6. Economic Characteristics & Trends
6.1. Economic Profile
6.2. Cost of Living Indexes
6.3. Cost of Doing Business Indexes
6.4. Consumer Price Index
6.5. Gross Domestic Product
6.6. Establishments, Employment & Earnings by Type of Business
6.7. Labor Market Characteristics & Trends
7. Education Infrastructure
7.1. Component School District Characteristics
7.2. Component Higher Education Institution Characteristics
8. GeoPolitics
  Terms of Use
  Related Resources
  Using this Document
  Updates
  About Metros & Principal Cities
  Glossary


1. Recent Trends & Outlook
Summary of recent business, demographic, economic trends; year-ahead & 5-year outlook.
- the Recent Trends & Outlook section, updated quarterly, covers topics about this metro such as .. assessing the implications of next jobs report .. impact of Fed''s interest rate action .. which sectors are expanding or contracting .. housing market conditions .. insights to help your planning and decision-making. The Recent Trends & Outlook section is available in the subscription edition.

2. Overview & Update
The total population of the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA metro changed from 5,303,758 in 2010 to 5,615,364 in 2015, a change of 407,037 (7.7%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 9 in 2010 and 9 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 26,654 (2011), 39,817 (2012), 30,250 (2013), 53,768 (2014), 53,768 (2015). View annual population estimates and components of change table. See more about population characteristics below.

This metro is projected to have a total population in 2020 of 5,993,719. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 689,512 (13.0%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 492,624 (2010) to 879,039 (2020), a change of 386,415 (78.4%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 124 in 2008 and 190 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $40,796 in 2008 to $43,472 in 2014, a change of $2,676 (6.6%). Per capita personal income (PCPI) is a comprehensive measure of individual economic well-being. Use the interactive table to compare PCPI in this metro to other metros. See more about PCPI in Economic Characteristics section below.

282 metropolitan statistical areas, of the total 381, experienced an increase in real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) between 2009 and 2014. This metro ranked number 10 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $273,465 in 2009 to $324,881 in 2014 a change of $51,416 (18.8%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $273,465 in 2009 to $298,146 in 2014, a change of $24,681 (9.03%). GDP is the most comprehensive measure of metro economic activity. GDP is the sum of the GDP originating in all industries in the metro. See more about GDP in Economic Characteristics section below.

Attributes of driil-down, small area geography within the metro ... metros account for 65,744 of the national scope 73,056 census tracts (others are in non-metro areas). This metro is comprised of 951 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 12060; see table usage details below the table.

Fortune 1000 Companies with headquarters in this metro.
  • AGCO Corporation
  • AGL Resources Inc.
  • ARRIS Group, Inc.
  • Aaron's, Inc.
  • Acuity Brands, Inc.
  • Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.
  • Axiall Corporation
  • BlueLinx Holdings Inc.
  • Carter's, Inc.
  • Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.
  • Delta Air Lines, Inc.
  • Equifax Inc.
  • Exide Technologies
  • First Data Corporation
  • Genuine Parts Company
  • Global Payments Inc.
  • Graphic Packaging Holding Company
  • HD Supply Holdings, Inc.
  • Home Depot
  • NCR Corporation
  • Newell Rubbermaid Inc.
  • Ocwen Financial Corporation
  • Rock-Tenn Company
  • SunTrust Banks, Inc.
  • The Coca-Cola Company
  • The Southern Company
  • United Parcel Service

Number in this metro: 27. Extended data & analysis in subscription edition.

3. Lay of the Land & Neighborhood Patterns of Economic Prosperity   go top

3.1. Lay of the Land go top
Lay of the Land. The following map shows the metro with bold boundary.
Counties are labeled with county name and state-county FIPS code.

 
  View developed with CV XE GIS software.   See this section to learn about making custom metro maps.

3.2. Patterns of Economic Prosperity by Neighborhood go top

Median household income by census tract (see color/data legend at left of map).

 
  View developed with CV XE GIS software.   See this section to learn about making custom metro maps.

4. Population Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly, quarterly, annually. Housing market conditions and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

4.1. Component City Characteristics go top
Principal Cities (about principal cities); Click link to view city profile.
  •   Alpharetta
  •   Atlanta
  •   Marietta
  •   Roswell
  •   Sandy Springs

Cities 10,000 population and over; click link to view city profile.
  AreaCensus
2010
July 1
2010
July 1
2011
July 1
2012
July 1
2013
July 1
2014
Change
2010-14
%Change
2010-14
  Acworth, GA (1300408) 20,425 20,503 20,746 21,233 21,505 21,867 1,364 6.70
  Alpharetta, GA (1301696) 57,551 57,827 59,424 61,977 62,224 63,038 5,211 9.00
  Atlanta, GA (1304000) 420,003 422,806 432,135 444,032 448,409 456,002 33,196 7.90
  Buford, GA (1311784) 12,225 12,276 12,483 12,711 12,983 13,392 1,116 9.10
  Canton, GA (1312988) 22,958 23,052 23,421 23,756 24,130 24,801 1,749 7.60
  Carrollton, GA (1313492) 24,388 24,371 24,461 24,969 25,228 26,690 2,319 9.50
  Cartersville, GA (1313688) 19,731 19,771 19,775 19,829 19,951 20,015 244 1.20
  College Park, GA (1317776) 13,942 14,007 14,323 14,654 14,634 14,598 591 4.20
  Conyers, GA (1319336) 15,195 15,247 15,321 15,382 15,577 15,718 471 3.10
  Covington, GA (1320064) 13,118 13,138 13,208 13,295 13,403 13,667 529 4.00
  Dallas, GA (1321324) 11,544 11,623 11,844 12,087 12,426 12,629 1,006 8.70
  Decatur, GA (1322052) 19,335 19,417 19,631 19,889 20,140 20,380 963 5.00
  Douglasville, GA (1323900) 30,961 31,017 31,170 31,266 31,911 32,523 1,506 4.90
  Duluth, GA (1324600) 26,600 26,698 27,326 27,865 28,387 28,838 2,140 8.00
  Dunwoody, GA (1324768) 46,267 46,319 46,657 47,288 47,684 48,000 1,681 3.60
  East Point, GA (1325720) 33,712 33,905 34,751 35,567 35,569 35,488 1,583 4.70
  Fairburn, GA (1328380) 12,950 13,087 13,414 13,720 13,703 13,696 609 4.70
  Fayetteville, GA (1328968) 15,945 16,156 16,191 16,203 16,354 16,725 569 3.50
  Forest Park, GA (1330536) 18,468 18,480 18,641 18,918 18,818 18,949 469 2.50
  Griffin, GA (1335324) 23,643 23,603 23,538 23,369 23,304 23,329 -274 -1.20
  Johns Creek, GA (1342425) 76,728 77,200 79,521 82,296 82,745 83,102 5,902 7.60
  Kennesaw, GA (1343192) 29,783 30,352 30,653 31,248 32,065 32,400 2,048 6.70
  Lawrenceville, GA (1345488) 28,546 28,484 28,946 29,404 29,868 30,212 1,728 6.10
  Lilburn, GA (1346356) 11,596 11,707 11,985 12,225 12,412 12,543 836 7.10
  Loganville, GA (1347196) 10,458 10,478 10,582 10,670 10,828 11,022 544 5.20
  Marietta, GA (1349756) 56,579 56,858 57,604 58,469 59,167 60,014 3,156 5.60
  McDonough, GA (1348624) 22,084 22,178 22,442 22,491 22,775 23,004 826 3.70
  Milton, GA (1351670) 32,661 32,910 33,917 35,016 35,900 36,662 3,752 11.40
  Monroe, GA (1352192) 13,234 13,273 13,326 13,378 13,501 13,664 391 2.90
  Newnan, GA (1355020) 33,039 33,356 33,783 34,169 34,836 36,203 2,847 8.50
  Peachtree City, GA (1359724) 34,364 34,512 34,566 34,635 34,867 35,063 551 1.60
  Powder Springs, GA (1362524) 13,940 13,969 14,142 14,268 14,425 14,590 621 4.40
  Riverdale, GA (1365464) 15,134 15,251 15,399 15,618 15,545 15,669 418 2.70
  Roswell, GA (1367284) 88,346 88,844 91,196 93,689 93,994 94,089 5,245 5.90
  Sandy Springs, GA (1368516) 93,853 94,339 97,011 99,420 99,771 101,908 7,569 8.00
  Smyrna, GA (1371492) 51,271 51,383 51,966 52,708 53,506 54,958 3,575 7.00
  Snellville, GA (1371604) 18,242 18,338 18,692 18,977 19,235 19,439 1,101 6.00
  Stockbridge, GA (1373704) 25,636 26,493 26,731 26,905 27,205 27,619 1,126 4.30
  Sugar Hill, GA (1374180) 18,522 18,631 19,176 19,637 20,172 20,821 2,190 11.80
  Suwanee, GA (1374936) 15,355 15,426 15,798 16,216 17,673 18,164 2,738 17.70
  Union City, GA (1378324) 19,456 19,561 20,036 20,500 20,472 20,427 866 4.40
  Villa Rica, GA (1379528) 13,956 13,987 14,034 14,224 14,414 14,700 713 5.10
  Winder, GA (1383420) 14,099 14,210 14,286 14,294 14,643 14,930 720 5.10
  Woodstock, GA (1384176) 23,896 24,027 24,556 25,083 26,819 27,823 3,796 15.80

All places interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All places time series population estimates interactive table.

4.2. Component County Characteristics   go top
Updated periodically, annually. General demographics, social characteristics and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

Metropolitan areas are defined as one or more contiguous counties based on a set of demographic-economic criteria. Counties comprising the metro are shown below. For multi-county metros, this section provides insights into how the population is changing by county. Many metros changed geographic composition (counties included in the metro) between the Census 2010 vintage and the current vintage. These changes, if any, are also shown below (county is marked with **). See projections in related section.Click county code link to view county components of change.

  AreaJuly 1
2010
PctJuly 1
2011
PctJuly 1
2012
PctJuly 1
2013
PctJuly 1
2014
PctJuly 1
2015
Pct
Metro Summary ... more details 5,303,758 100.0 5,374,179 100.0 5,455,324 100.0 5,523,527 100.0 5,615,364 100.0 5,710,795 100.0
  Barrow County (13013) 69,692 1.3 69,869 1.3 70,197 1.3 71,435 1.3 73,190 1.3 75,370 1.3
  Bartow County (13015) 100,139 1.9 100,292 1.9 100,525 1.8 101,322 1.8 101,795 1.8 102,747 1.8
  Butts County (13035) 23,742 0.4 23,564 0.4 23,458 0.4 23,214 0.4 23,394 0.4 23,593 0.4
  Carroll County (13045) 110,698 2.1 110,691 2.1 111,408 2.0 112,331 2.0 113,999 2.0 114,545 2.0
  Cherokee County (13057) 215,195 4.1 217,716 4.1 220,779 4.0 224,603 4.1 230,720 4.1 235,900 4.1
  Clayton County (13063) 259,797 4.9 262,685 4.9 266,338 4.9 265,021 4.8 268,172 4.8 273,955 4.8
  Cobb County (13067) 689,676 13.0 697,534 13.0 707,846 13.0 717,935 13.0 731,018 13.0 741,334 13.0
  Coweta County (13077) 127,901 2.4 129,392 2.4 130,762 2.4 133,089 2.4 135,410 2.4 138,427 2.4
  Dawson County (13085) 22,288 0.4 22,202 0.4 22,365 0.4 22,589 0.4 22,896 0.4 23,312 0.4
  DeKalb County (13089) 692,485 13.1 698,096 13.0 708,640 13.0 715,824 13.0 724,222 12.9 734,871 12.9
  Douglas County (13097) 132,644 2.5 133,232 2.5 133,810 2.5 136,360 2.5 138,466 2.5 140,733 2.5
  Fayette County (13113) 106,993 2.0 107,207 2.0 107,411 2.0 108,295 2.0 109,648 2.0 110,714 1.9
  Forsyth County (13117) 176,760 3.3 182,341 3.4 187,628 3.4 194,891 3.5 203,882 3.6 212,438 3.7
  Fulton County (13121) 926,038 17.5 950,233 17.7 977,816 17.9 984,440 17.8 996,463 17.7 1,010,562 17.7
  Gwinnett County (13135) 808,274 15.2 824,790 15.3 839,758 15.4 858,071 15.5 877,726 15.6 895,823 15.7
  Haralson County (13143) 28,782 0.5 28,511 0.5 28,381 0.5 28,463 0.5 28,615 0.5 28,854 0.5
  Heard County (13149) 11,858 0.2 11,719 0.2 11,655 0.2 11,566 0.2 11,606 0.2 11,539 0.2
  Henry County (13151) 205,142 3.9 207,007 3.9 208,391 3.8 210,687 3.8 213,738 3.8 217,739 3.8
  Jasper County (13159) 13,883 0.3 13,772 0.3 13,590 0.2 13,530 0.2 13,440 0.2 13,635 0.2
  Lamar County (13171) 18,270 0.3 18,180 0.3 18,040 0.3 17,939 0.3 18,212 0.3 18,201 0.3
  Meriwether County (13199) 21,836 0.4 21,599 0.4 21,312 0.4 21,180 0.4 21,203 0.4 21,190 0.4
  Morgan County (13211) ** 17,901 0.3 17,911 0.3 17,830 0.3 17,734 0.3 17,981 0.3 18,046 0.3
  Newton County (13217) 100,171 1.9 100,500 1.9 101,100 1.9 102,312 1.9 103,839 1.8 105,473 1.8
  Paulding County (13223) 142,768 2.7 143,787 2.7 144,981 2.7 147,071 2.7 148,921 2.7 152,238 2.7
  Pickens County (13227) 29,461 0.6 29,480 0.5 29,333 0.5 29,534 0.5 30,046 0.5 30,309 0.5
  Pike County (13231) 17,906 0.3 17,788 0.3 17,787 0.3 17,786 0.3 17,760 0.3 17,941 0.3
  Rockdale County (13247) 85,407 1.6 85,575 1.6 85,636 1.6 86,759 1.6 87,681 1.6 88,856 1.6
  Spalding County (13255) 64,077 1.2 64,086 1.2 63,730 1.2 63,626 1.2 63,872 1.1 64,051 1.1
  Walton County (13297) 83,974 1.6 84,420 1.6 84,817 1.6 85,920 1.6 87,449 1.6 88,399 1.5
  ** indicates this county added since Census 2010 vintage metro definition.

All counties interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All counties population estimates & components of change time series interactive table.

4.2.1. RDEMS County Characteristics
Updated quarterly. For more information, see RDEMS Main.
Links open HSG1 Housing & New Residential Construction section. Select other sections from list above table.
  Barrow County, GA
  Bartow County, GA
  Carroll County, GA
  Cherokee County, GA
  Clayton County, GA
  Cobb County, GA
  Coweta County, GA
  DeKalb County, GA
  Douglas County, GA
  Fayette County, GA
  Forsyth County, GA
  Fulton County, GA
  Gwinnett County, GA
  Henry County, GA
  Newton County, GA
  Paulding County, GA
  Rockdale County, GA
  Walton County, GA

4.3. General Demographic Characteristics
Updated annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Race/Origin 5,524,693 5,611,829 87,136 1.58
  One race 5,399,729 5,493,918 94,189 1.74
    White 3,099,614 3,101,785 2,171 0.07
    Black/African American 3,099,614 3,101,785 2,171 0.07
    American Indian/Alaska Native 12,998 13,595 597 4.59
    Asian alone 290,092 305,919 15,827 5.46
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2,117 4,199 2,082 98.35
    Some other race alone 172,321 187,400 15,079 8.75
  Two or more races 124,964 117,911 -7,053 -5.64
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 579,772 584,904 5,132 0.89
Population 25 years and over 3,583,862 3,659,861 75,999 0.89
  % high school graduate or higher 88.2 88.3 0.1 0.11
  % bachelor's degree or higher 35.2 35.8 0.6 1.70
Total Households 1,954,348 1,981,447 27,099 1.70
  Median household income ($) 55,733 56,166 433 0.78
  Mean household income ($) 77,327 79,085 1,758 2.27
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 5,524,693 5,611,829 87,136 1.58
  Male 2,677,746 2,719,682 41,936 2.27
  Female 2,846,947 2,892,147 45,200 2.27
  Under 5 years 365,460 368,888 3,428 2.27
  5 to 9 years 412,453 404,053 -8,400 -2.04
  10 to 14 years 400,356 412,654 12,298 3.07
  15 to 19 years 395,485 388,308 -7,177 -1.81
  20 to 24 years 367,077 378,065 10,988 2.99
  25 to 34 years 765,019 784,105 19,086 2.49
  35 to 44 years 831,506 828,773 -2,733 -0.33
  45 to 54 years 800,546 811,647 11,101 1.39
  55 to 59 years 334,582 336,931 2,349 0.70
  55 to 59 years 334,582 336,931 2,349 0.70
  60 to 64 years 279,977 293,555 13,578 4.85
  65 to 74 years 357,591 382,999 25,408 7.11
  75 to 84 years 156,992 162,741 5,749 3.66
  85 years and over 57,649 59,110 1,461 2.53
  Median age 35.7 35.8 0.1 0.28
  18 years and over 4,108,358 4,185,698 77,340 1.88
  21 years and over 3,877,341 3,959,126 81,785 2.11
  62 years and over 736,580 777,425 40,845 5.55
  65 years and over 572,232 604,850 32,618 5.70

5. Housing Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly, quarterly, annually. Housing market conditions and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

5.1. Total Housing Units
Updated Annually. Independent annual model-based estimates. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  ItemCensus
2010
July 1
2010
July 1
2011
July 1
2012
July 1
2013
July 1
2014
Change
2010-2014
%Change
2010-2014
  Total Housing Units 2,172,967 2,173,775 2,177,965 2,183,345 2,194,535 2,215,709 41,934 1.93

5.2. General Housing Characteristics
Updated Annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Units in Structure 2,191,764 2,214,354 22,590 1.03
  1-unit, detached 1,470,705 1,478,303 7,598 0.52
  1-unit, attached 104,298 112,768 8,470 8.12
  2 units 33,155 28,628 -4,527 -13.65
  3 or 4 units 56,202 60,371 4,169 7.42
  5 to 9 units 136,276 128,627 -7,649 -5.61
  10 to 20 units 150,397 146,912 -3,485 -2.32
  20 or more units 177,395 189,215 11,820 6.66
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 2,191,764 2,214,354 22,590 1.03
  Occupied Housing Units 1,954,348 1,981,447 27,099 1.39
    Owner 1,237,449 1,236,658 -791 -0.06
    Renter 716,899 744,789 27,890 3.89
  Vacant Housing Units 237,416 232,907 -4,509 -1.90
  Homeowner vacancy rate 2.30 2.10 -0.20...
  Rental vacancy rate 9.20 8.40 -0.80...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.84 2.85 0.01 0.35
Average household size; renter-occ 2.69 2.69 0.00 0.00
Median Value $ owner occupied 160,800 170,300 9,500 5.91
Median Rent $ renter occupied 947 982 35 3.70

5.3. Residential Construction; Housing Units Authorized & Value
Updated Monthly. 12 most recent months. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  ItemAug15Sep15Oct15Nov15Dec15Jan16Feb16Mar16Apr16May16Jun16Jul16
Total Residential Units 1,939 1,690 2,990 2,504 2,132 2,609 3,772 3,163 3,021 2,777 4,241 2,617
  in 1 unit bldgs 1,741 1,578 1,694 1,384 1,370 1,517 1,852 2,225 2,148 2,065 2,141 1,842
  in 2 unit bldgs 2 4 2 4 0 0 0 4 2 18 4 6
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 20 11 4 24 13 0 0 11 4 19 0 4
  in 5+ unit bldgs 176 97 1,290 1,092 749 1,092 1,920 923 867 675 2,096 765
  Bldgs with 5+ units 6 7 27 18 11 11 31 24 7 21 39 13
  Percent Coverage 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Value ($000), Total Units 387,790 333,493 442,593 424,002 378,665 497,265 585,896 542,704 561,244 519,095 734,852 484,311
  1 unit structures 360,784 319,104 344,406 288,424 271,434 326,670 391,645 470,545 487,056 453,178 474,790 407,633
  2 unit structures 475 741 418 923 0 0 0 428 122 1,976 589 306
  3-4 unit structures 4,718 1,968 1,074 6,132 3,072 0 0 3,087 245 3,527 0 652
  5+ unit structures 21,813 11,680 96,695 128,523 104,159 170,595 194,251 68,644 73,821 60,414 259,473 75,720

5.4. Housing Price Index go top
Updated quarterly. All transactions; not seasonally adjusted. See related Housing Price Index (HPI) interactive table.
See related 5-Digit ZIP Code HPI interactive table.

    Housing Price Index:2015Q32015Q42016Q12016Q22016Q3
    172.98 175.18 176.73 182.32 185.96
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  1.27 0.88 3.16 2.00 7.50
6. Economic Characteristics & Trends go top

6.1. Economic Profile go top
The Economic Profile shows shows derivation and key components of total personal income. Data are organized by place of residence and place of work. The place of residence profile includes estimates of total personal income, population, and per capita personal income. The place of work profile includes estimates of total earnings, total employment and average earnings per job. Updated annually. See related interactive table.

  Item20112012201320142015Change
2011-2015
%Change
2011-2015
Personal income 221,007,446 224,564,944 228,170,434 244,230,689 257,509,958 36,502,512 16.5
  Net earnings 1/ 153,540,131 155,979,044 159,263,639 169,838,350 180,234,210 26,694,079 17.4
  Personal current transfer receipts 30,641,397 30,369,765 31,642,953 33,326,680 35,016,481 4,375,084 14.3
    Income maintenance 2/ 4,423,400 4,564,204 4,728,626 4,668,707 4,638,119 214,719 4.9
    Unemployment insurance compensation 1,406,565 1,058,503 720,328 304,410 245,534 -1,161,031 -82.5
    Retirement and other 24,811,432 24,747,058 26,193,999 28,353,563 30,132,828 5,321,396 21.4
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 36,825,918 38,216,135 37,263,842 41,065,659 42,259,267 5,433,349 14.8
  Population 4/ 5,374,179 5,455,324 5,523,527 5,615,364 5,710,795 336,616 6.3
  Per capita personal income 41,124 41,164 41,309 43,493 45,092 3,968 9.6
  Per capita net earnings 28,570 28,592 28,834 30,245 31,560 2,990 10.5
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 5,702 5,567 5,729 5,935 6,132 430 7.5
    Per capita income maintenance 823 837 856 831 812 -11 -1.3
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 262 194 130 54 43 -219 -83.6
    Per capita retirement and other 4,617 4,536 4,742 5,049 5,276 659 14.3
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 6,852 7,005 6,746 7,313 7,400 548 8.0
  Earnings by place of work 169,148,987 172,168,053 178,553,407 190,581,932 202,115,865 32,966,878 19.5
    Wages and salaries 123,592,116 129,266,027 133,446,248 142,286,215 150,970,041 27,377,925 22.2
    Supplements to wages and salaries 26,336,063 26,687,260 28,567,247 29,483,379 30,110,276 3,774,213 14.3
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 17,810,891 17,818,977 19,321,924 19,754,348 19,893,964 2,083,073 11.7
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 8,525,172 8,868,283 9,245,323 9,729,031 10,216,312 1,691,140 19.8
    Proprietors' income 19,220,808 16,214,766 16,539,912 18,812,338 21,035,548 1,814,740 9.4
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 35,547 176,213 231,994 275,508 251,660 216,113 608.0
      Farm proprietors' income 19,185,261 16,038,553 16,307,918 18,536,830 20,783,888 1,598,627 8.3
Total full-time and part-time employment 3,158,624 3,203,359 3,287,711 3,419,961 3,529,941 371,317 11.8
  Wage and salary jobs 2,366,064 2,405,560 2,462,724 2,555,936 2,638,770 272,706 11.5
  Number of proprietors 792,560 797,799 824,987 864,025 891,171 98,611 12.4
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 6,774 6,479 6,472 6,304 6,211 -563 -8.3
    Number of farm proprietors 785,786 791,320 818,515 857,721 884,960 99,174 12.6
Average earnings per job (dollars) 53,551 53,746 54,309 55,726 57,258 3,707 6.9
  Average wages and salaries 52,235 53,736 54,186 55,669 57,212 4,977 9.5
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 24,415 20,268 19,924 21,612 23,486 -929 -3.8
Dollar items are in current dollars (not adjusted for inflation). Per capita items in dollars; other dollar items in thousands of dollars.
See related notes.

6.2. Cost of Living Indexes   go top
Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.

6.3. Cost of Doing Business Indexes   go top
Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.

6.4. Consumer Price Index   go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.

6.5. Gross Domestic Product by Sector   go top
Updated quarterly, annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table. Additional detail in subscription edition.
  Item200920102011201220132014Change
2009-14
%Change
2009-14
Gross Domestic Product, millions of current dollars 273,465 277,639 286,108 296,059 309,059 324,881 51,416 18.80
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 273,465 275,128 279,849 282,694 289,339 298,146 24,681 9.03

6.6. Establishments, Employment & Earnings by Detailed Type of Business go top
Updated quarterly. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  SectorEstablishments
2015Q1
Employment
2015Q1
Avg Weekly Wages
2015Q1
Establishments
2015Q2
Employment
2015Q2
Avg Weekly Wages
2015Q2
 Total, all industries 160,612 3,956,401 1,131 161,562 4,017,366 1,008
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 617 74,156 1,633 619 74,208 1,501
 Total, all industries - St Govt 769 101,084 917 761 100,811 944
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 1,651 336,888 780 1,659 337,933 809
 Total, all industries - Private 157,575 3,444,273 1,161 158,523 3,504,414 1,018
    Goods-producing 17,000 427,474 1,206 17,396 433,206 1,127
      Natural resources and mining 397 5,485 1,258 407 ......
      Construction 11,783 164,906 1,055 12,137 ......
      Manufacturing 4,820 257,083 1,302 4,852 257,698 1,185
    Service-providing 140,575 3,016,799 1,155 141,127 3,071,208 1,003
      Trade, transportation & utilities 32,732 896,829 1,072 33,047 903,831 938
      Information 3,096 132,909 2,157 3,152 132,551 1,731
      Financial activities 16,364 247,967 2,124 16,570 249,077 1,470
      Professional & business services 36,144 708,596 1,414 36,628 720,248 1,238
      Education and health services 15,697 491,342 949 15,878 498,737 975
      Leisure and hospitality 13,214 420,140 373 13,457 445,913 384
      Other services 11,882 100,266 665 12,078 ......
      Unclassified 11,446 18,750 1,033 10,317 ......

Notes: cell value of '...' indicates value suppressed to maintain confidentiality.

Use the following links to access detailed establishment and employment data by type of business (CSV files).
  .. see notes on using these files.
  2013Q1 .. 2013Q2 .. 2013Q3 .. 2013Q4 .|. 2014Q1 .. 2014Q2 .. 2014Q3 .. 2014Q4 .|. 2015Q1 .. 2015Q2 .. 2015Q3 .. 2015Q4 .. 2016Q1 .. 2016Q2
 
6.7. Labor Market Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.
For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
Table shows 13 most recent months.
  ItemAug15Sep15Oct15Nov15Dec15Jan16Feb16Mar16Apr16May16Jun16Jul16Aug16
Unemplymnt Rate 5.1 4.9 4.9 4.5 4.5 4.7 4.8 4.7 4.3 4.1 4.9 4.7 4.6
Unemployment 1,819 1,732 1,730 1,607 1,604 1,663 1,716 1,693 1,561 1,502 1,795 1,732 1,691
Employment 33,630 33,731 33,921 34,122 34,270 34,056 34,230 34,469 34,495 34,734 34,844 35,215 35,009
Labor Force35,44935,46335,65135,72935,87435,71935,94636,16236,05636,23636,63936,94736,700

7. Education Infrastructure   go top

7.1. Component School District Characteristics   go top
Districts in this metro. Updated periodically. See related School District interactive table.
District NameCity Name District
Code
Locale
Code
CountyState2012-13
Enrollment
2013 Total
Population
Grade Relevant
Pop Ages 5-17
Atlanta Public SchoolsAtlanta 13001201113121GA 49,558 448,252 57,606
Barrow CountyWinder 13002903113013GA 13,031 71,453 14,238
Bartow CountyCartersville 13003304113015GA 14,203 81,325 15,732
Bremen CityBremen 13005103113143GA 2,106 6,171 1,288
Buford CityBuford 13006002113135GA 3,783 12,954 2,510
Butts CountyJackson 13006904113035GA 3,372 23,361 3,661
Carroll CountyCarrollton 13008402113045GA 14,370 87,528 16,849
Carrollton CityCarrollton 13008703113045GA 4,856 24,781 3,360
Cartersville CityCartersville 13009002313015GA 4,193 19,948 3,611
Cherokee CountyCanton 13011102113057GA 39,270 225,106 45,064
Clayton CountyJonesboro 13012302113063GA 51,757 264,220 53,836
Cobb CountyMarietta 13012902113067GA 108,452 658,190 121,444
Coweta CountyNewnan 13015002113077GA 22,691 133,180 26,344
Dawson CountyDawsonville 13016504113085GA 3,487 22,686 3,864
Decatur CityDecatur 13016802113089GA 3,664 19,933 2,995
Dekalb CountyStone Mountain 13017402113089GA 98,910 663,976 109,957
Douglas CountyDouglasville 13018602113097GA 25,175 136,379 27,911
Fayette CountyFayetteville 13021302113113GA 20,301 108,365 21,785
Forsyth CountyCumming 13022202113117GA 38,850 195,405 44,563
Fulton CountyAtlanta 13022802113121GA 93,907 565,472 111,576
Gwinnett CountySuwanee 13025502113135GA 164,976 847,157 178,365
Haralson CountyBuchanan 13026704213143GA 3,600 22,370 4,040
Heard CountyFranklin 13027904213149GA 2,038 11,558 2,055
Henry CountyMcdonough 13028202113151GA 40,180 211,128 45,460
Jasper CountyMonticello 13029704113159GA 2,283 13,601 2,490
Lamar CountyBarnesville 13032103213171GA 2,606 17,959 2,751
Marietta CityMarietta 13035101313067GA 8,466 59,000 8,764
Meriwether CountyGreenville 13036304213199GA 3,197 21,232 3,567
Morgan CountyMadison 13037803213211GA 3,333 17,781 3,232
Newton CountyCovington 13039302113217GA 19,181 102,439 21,101
Paulding CountyDallas 13040202113223GA 28,408 146,950 31,872
Pickens CountyJasper 13041104113227GA 4,379 29,584 4,750
Pike CountyZebulon 13041704213231GA 3,450 17,796 3,630
Rockdale CountyConyers 13044102113247GA 15,871 86,919 17,164
Social Circle CitySocial Circle 13045403113297GA 1,686 4,328 841
Spalding CountyGriffin 13025202113255GA 10,582 63,829 11,258
Walton CountyMonroe 13053902113297GA 13,388 81,433 15,942

Number of districts: 37 ... Total enrollment: 943,560
All school districts interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All school districts enrollment & adminstratively reported data interactive table.

7.2. Component Higher Education Institution Characteristics   go top
2014-15 School Year. Extended detail Available in subscription edition.
  Institution City Name Code LevelTotal UG EnrollmentFulltime UG EnrollmentTotal Grad EnrollmentFulltime Grad Enrollment
Agnes Scott College Decatur, GA1386005 873 847 0 0
American InterContinental University-Atlanta Atlanta, GA4385867 761 309 87 28
Argosy University-Atlanta Atlanta, GA3679369 425 172 1,311 213
Atlanta Institute of Music Duluth, GA4192443 170 114 0 0
Atlanta Metropolitan State College Atlanta, GA1389015 2,977 1,504 0 0
Atlanta Technical College Atlanta, GA1388404 4,282 1,376 0 0
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Atlanta Duluth, GA4400594 566 537 0 0
Bauder College Atlanta, GA1390745 398 263 0 0
Beulah Heights University Atlanta, GA1391539 454 170 219 77
Brown College of Court Reporting Atlanta, GA1392144 208 48 0 0
Brown Mackie College-Atlanta Atlanta, GA4102833 919 919 0 0
Carver Bible College Atlanta, GA1392875 88 66 0 0
Chamberlain College of Nursing-Georgia Atlanta, GA4757325 879 457 0 0
Chattahoochee Technical College Marietta, GA1403314 9,942 3,059 0 0
Clark Atlanta University Atlanta, GA1389479 2,567 2,441 918 645
Clayton State University Morrow, GA1393117 6,632 3,711 390 153
DeVry University-Georgia Decatur, GA4824687 2,326 906 851 154
Emory University Atlanta, GA1396589 7,829 7,732 6,940 5,622
Everest Institute-Norcross Norcross, GA4437483 548 546 0 0
Fortis College-Smyrna Smyrna, GA3729213 642 642 0 0
Georgia Christian University Atlanta, GA4612369 165 162 100 98
Georgia Gwinnett College Lawrenceville, GA4476895 10,828 7,527 0 0
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA1397559 14,682 13,253 8,427 5,831
Georgia Perimeter College Decatur, GA2444373 21,371 7,987 0 0
Georgia Piedmont Technical College Clarkston, GA2444464 4,050 1,026 0 0
Georgia State University Atlanta, GA1399409 25,328 18,982 7,228 5,218
Gordon State College Barnesville, GA1399685 4,047 2,654 0 0
Grady Health System Professional Schools Atlanta, GA1397464 60 60 0 0
Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service Decatur, GA1399953 162 162 0 0
Gwinnett College-Lilburn Lilburn, GA1400033 325 143 0 0
Gwinnett Technical College Lawrenceville, GA1400124 7,234 2,007 0 0
Herzing University-Atlanta Atlanta, GA1403407 341 241 62 45
ITT Technical Institute-Atlanta Atlanta, GA4502435 475 362 0 0
ITT Technical Institute-Douglasville Douglasville, GA4796375 171 131 0 0
ITT Technical Institute-Duluth Duluth, GA4435265 568 458 0 0
ITT Technical Institute-Kennesaw Kennesaw, GA4469055 383 281 0 0
Interactive College of Technology-Chamblee Chamblee, GA1386553 346 338 0 0
Interactive College of Technology-Morrow Morrow, GA1386643 25 25 0 0
Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA1401649 23,592 17,732 2,122 790
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Atlanta Tucker, GA4436233 1,170 1,170 0 0
Life University Marietta, GA1402529 774 534 1,980 1,781
Lincoln College of Technology-Marietta Marietta, GA4341593 247 247 0 0
Luther Rice University & Seminary Lithonia, GA1353649 491 87 727 191
MedTech Institute-Atlanta Campus Atlanta, GA4447143 320 320 0 0
Morehouse College Atlanta, GA1405535 2,109 2,003 0 0
New Horizons Medical Institute Norcross, GA4836384 358 268 0 0
Oglethorpe University Atlanta, GA1406965 1,094 1,034 0 0
Portfolio Center Atlanta, GA1408274 81 81 0 0
Reinhardt University Waleska, GA1408727 1,334 1,231 88 55
SAE Institute of Technology-Atlanta Atlanta, GA4769483 374 369 0 0
Sanford-Brown College-Atlanta Atlanta, GA4204953 428 420 0 0
Shorter University-College of Adult & Professional Programs Marietta, GA4483097 677 677 138 122
Southern Crescent Technical College Griffin, GA1399864 4,898 1,925 0 0
Southern Polytechnic State University Marietta, GA1410977 5,971 4,282 815 227
Spelman College Atlanta, GA1410605 2,135 2,072 0 0
Strayer University-Georgia Atlanta, GA4589197 3,627 524 1,669 269
The Art Institute of Atlanta Atlanta, GA1388135 2,623 2,242 0 0
The Creative Circus Atlanta, GA1410154 126 104 0 0
University of Phoenix-Georgia Sandy Springs, GA4846777 2,523 2,523 314 314
University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA1413349 10,249 8,531 1,957 621
West Georgia Technical College Waco, GA1392784 6,536 1,954 0 0
Westwood College-Atlanta Midtown Atlanta, GA4450725 419 328 0 0
Westwood College-Northlake Atlanta, GA4452765 376 290 0 0

  Number of institutions: 63 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 206,579
  Levels: 3-Assoc degree, 4-at least 2, but < 4 years, 5-Bach degree, 6-Postbacc cert, 7 Masters degree, 8 Post-masters cert, 9 Doctors degree

8. GeoPolitics   go top
Updated periodically. Voting patterns, citizen voting age population, state legislative districts, congressional districts .. in this metro.
Available in subscription edition.

Notes
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  • Developed by ProximityOne -- Metro Reports (888-364-7656)
  • Data sources: ProximityOne, Census Bureau, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Housing Finance Agency,
    National Center for Education Statistics.

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  • Labor market situation (section 6.7) monthly.
  • Residential construction; units authorized & value (section 5.3.) monthly.
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  • Population by county; links for individual counties (section 4.2.) annual/July.
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  • Census tracts overview section; annual/December.
  • General Demographics section updated/extended; annual/December.
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  • Metro & county demographic component detailed annual estimates; annual/March.
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