Atlanta Georgia Economic and demographic information

Atlanta Georgia Economic information

   

Summary - Age, Sex, Race

   
  More Census Data:      
  Social Demographics - School, Marital, Ancestry Economic - Employment, Income, Industry Housing - Occupancy, Mortgage, Rent  

 

Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Atlanta city
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent

EMPLOYMENT STATUS       INCOME IN 1999    
  Population 16 years and over 333,209 100.0     Households 168,341 100.0
In labor force 213,257 64.0   Less than $10,000 28,669 17.0
     Civilian labor force 212,817 63.9   $10,000 to $14,999 12,267 7.3
          Employed 182,936 54.9   $15,000 to $24,999 23,191 13.8
          Unemployed 29,881 9.0   $25,000 to $34,999 20,403 12.1
               Percent of civilian labor force 14.0 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 21,704 12.9
     Armed Forces 440 0.1   $50,000 to $74,999 23,819 14.1
Not in labor force 119,952 36.0   $75,000 to $99,999 12,859 7.6
        $100,000 to $149,999 12,398 7.4
   Females 16 years and over 169,097 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 4,475 2.7
In labor force 99,286 58.7   $200,000 or more 8,556 5.1
     Civilian labor force 99,204 58.7   Median household income (dollars) 34,770 (X)
          Employed 85,722 50.7        
             
  Own children under 6 years 28,432 100.0   With earnings 134,778 80.1
All parents in family in labor force 16,484 58.0        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 63,292 (X)
        With Social Security income 34,757 20.6
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 9,410 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 178,970 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 10,743 6.4
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 114,560 64.0        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 5,933 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 22,181 12.4   With public assistance income 9,234 5.5
Public transportation (including taxicab) 26,893 15.0        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 2,632 (X)
Walked 6,261 3.5   With retirement income 19,454 11.6
Other means 2,334 1.3        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 19,937 (X)
Worked at home 6,741 3.8        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 28.3 (X)        
          Families 84,479 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 182,936 100.0   Less than $10,000 12,701 15.0
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 6,015 7.1
Management, professional, and related occupations 74,202 40.6   $15,000 to $24,999 12,023 14.2
Service occupations 29,960 16.4   $25,000 to $34,999 9,716 11.5
Sales and office occupations 46,865 25.6    $35,000 to $49,999 10,134 12.0
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 409 0.2   $50,000 to $74,999 11,206 13.3
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 11,014 6.0   $75,000 to $99,999 6,482 7.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 20,486 11.2   $100,000 to $149,999 6,962 8.2
        150,000 to $199,999 2,897 3.4
        $200,000 or more 6,343 7.5
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 37,231 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 674 0.4   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 25,772 (X)
Construction 9,551 5.2   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 13,998 7.7   Male full-time, year-round workers 36,162 (X)
Wholesale trade 6,103 3.3   Female full-time, year-round workers 30,178 (X)
Retail trade 17,148 9.4   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 10,884 5.9                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 10,476 5.7   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 15,328 8.4   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 31,406 17.2     Families 17,966 21.3
Educational, health and social services 30,754 16.8   With related children under 18 years 14,959 31.9
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 19,017 10.4        With related children under 5 years 7,670 36.7
Other services (except public administration) 8,683 4.7        
Public administration 8,914 4.9     Families with female householder, no husband present 13,583 38.8
        With related children under 18 years 12,016 48.0
             With related children under 5 years 6,129 56.8
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 95,743 24.4
Private wage and salary workers 147,840 80.8   18 years and over 60,119 19.9
Government workers 24,107 13.2        65 years and over 8,319 20.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 10,653 5.8   Related children under 18 years 34,914 38.8
Unpaid family workers 336 0.2        Related children 5 to 17 years 24,449 38.3
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 31,190 25.0
             
 
Date: December 29, 2004
 
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
¹ If the denominator of a mean value or per capita value is less than 30, then that value is calculated using a rounded aggregate in the numerator. See text.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.

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