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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Atlanta is $35,719, which is higher than the state average of $25,427 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Atlanta median household income is $46,439, which has grown by 33.56% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 16.28% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Atlanta residents spend 25.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 27.4 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #32

Atlanta, GA	35,719 USD
Georgia	25,427 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Atlanta, GA	32,885 USD
Georgia	29,424 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Atlanta, GA	38,132 USD
Georgia	33,645 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Atlanta, GA	28,734 USD
Georgia	25,105 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #154

Atlanta, GA	46,439 USD
Georgia	49,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Atlanta, GA	82,029 USD
Georgia	68,317 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #135

Atlanta, GA	33.56%
Georgia	16.28%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Atlanta, GA		Georgia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	18.46%	$25,711, see rank	16.09%	$15,049	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	21.86%	$14,765, see rank	26.97%	$17,114	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.58%	$3,184, see rank	1.91%	$3,310	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	12.14%	$25,233, see rank	16.32%	$24,533	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Atlanta, GA	58,208 USD
Georgia	59,068 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Atlanta, GA	111,097 USD
Georgia	78,856 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Atlanta, GA	Georgia	U.S.
White	$81,784, see rank	$56,472	$56,900
Black	$27,117, see rank	$36,356	$35,600
Hispanic	$41,794, see rank	$38,032	$42,396
Asian	$61,840, see rank	$64,364	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$37,279, see rank	$38,359	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$31,509, see rank	$45,920	$53,370
One Race, Other	$30,590, see rank	$34,510	$40,300
Two or More Races	$42,554, see rank	$46,698	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Atlanta, GA	Georgia	U.S.
less than 25	$18,759, see rank	$23,220	$25,788
25 to 44	$57,694, see rank	$51,851	$58,398
45 to 64	$48,410, see rank	$58,662	$65,027
65 or over	$28,480, see rank	$36,350	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Atlanta, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	365,230, see rank	7,693,577	248,775,628
Male¹	179,534, 49.16%, see rank	48.19%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	121,737, 67.81%, see rank	68.68%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	217, 0.12%, see rank	1.19%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	121,520, 67.69%, see rank	67.49%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	106,697, 87.80%, see rank	89.31%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	14,823, 12.20%, see rank	10.69%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	57,797, 32.19%, see rank	31.32%	30.72%
Female¹	185,696, 50.84%, see rank	51.81%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	114,835, 61.84%, see rank	58.27%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	65, 0.04%, see rank	0.13%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	114,770, 61.81%, see rank	58.13%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	99,092, 86.34%, see rank	89.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	15,678, 13.66%, see rank	10.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	70,861, 38.16%, see rank	41.73%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Atlanta, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	202,752, 100%	4,253,203	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	138,873, 68.49%, see rank	79.49%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	15,329, 7.56%, see rank	10.41%	9.59%
Public Transportation	20,198, 9.96%, see rank	2.10%	5.06%
Walked	9,381, 4.63%, see rank	1.57%	2.78%
Other Means	4,203, 2.07%, see rank	1.66%	1.79%
Worked at Home	14,768, 7.28%, see rank	4.78%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Atlanta, GA	25.3 minutes
Georgia	27.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Atlanta, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	205,789	4,300,074	143,435,233
Male¹	106,697, 51.85%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	55,778, 52.28%, see rank	31.98%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	13,790, 12.92%, see rank	14.45%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	19,599, 18.37%, see rank	17.93%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	226, 0.21%, see rank	0.92%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	4,207, 3.94%, see rank	9.27%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	10,337, 9.69%, see rank	18.73%	17.94%
Female¹	99,092, 48.15%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	48,634, 49.08%, see rank	39.87%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	17,547, 17.71%, see rank	19.69%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	27,852, 28.11%, see rank	32.68%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	22, 0.02%, see rank	0.23%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	162, 0.16%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,564, 4.61%, see rank	6.88%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Atlanta, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	205,789, 100%	4,300,074	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	414, 0.20%, see rank	1.18%	1.96%
Construction	6,207, 3.02%, see rank	6.38%	6.17%
Manufacturing	10,521, 5.11%, see rank	10.63%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	5,545, 2.69%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	20,448, 9.94%, see rank	11.95%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	11,148, 5.42%, see rank	5.98%	4.93%
Information	8,413, 4.09%, see rank	2.49%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	16,720, 8.12%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	40,500, 19.68%, see rank	11.42%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	44,458, 21.60%, see rank	21.10%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	23,138, 11.24%, see rank	9.25%	9.49%
Public Administration	8,580, 4.17%, see rank	5.40%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	9,697, 4.71%, see rank	4.99%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Atlanta, GA	%	Georgia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	104,011	25.24%, see rank	18.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	15,629	19.86%, see rank	14.22%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.