Atlanta, Georgia population is 529,110 as of July 1, 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 estimate), ranking #36 nationally and #1 in Georgia. Cost of living runs 0.1% above the U.S. average (BEA RPP 2024); a family of four needs roughly $87,001/yr to break even (2025 modeled). This profile draws on 13 federal datasets covering population, housing, income, employment, climate, and risk.
At a glance.
2025 population
529,110
+8,350 in the last year
Top 1% of 19,483 U.S. cities
Census Vintage 2025
Cost of living
RPP 100.1
+0.1% vs US
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro · BEA 2024
Family-of-4 budget
$87,001/yr
+8.6% vs US
Modeled 2025 · federal sources
Median HH income
$85,652
+10% vs US
ACS 2020–2024 5-yr
Median home value
$439,600
+45% vs US
ACS 2020–2024 5-yr
2-BR fair-market rent
$1,820/mo
HUD FY2026 · 40th pct
Avg July high
89°F
NOAA 1991–2020
Gigabit broadband
91%
ISP-reported, FCC BDC
Explore Atlanta, GA demographics, including age, race and ethnicity, households, origins, language, and education.
How many people live in Atlanta?
529,110 people live in Atlanta as of July 1, 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025), the #36 largest U.S. city.
How big is Atlanta?
Atlanta covers 135.3 square miles of land and 1.1 square miles of water. Its population density is about 3,911 residents per square mile of land. Compare U.S. cities by land area →
Source detail: 2025 population
2025 population
Source agency
U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division
Dataset
Census PEP
Vintage / period
Vintage 2025 (Jul 1, 2025)
Native geography
Census PEP subcounty place records for the included city universe.
Transformation
Copied from POPESTIMATE2025, joined by Census GEOID, and used for ranks, filters, and city pages.
Known limit: Annual estimate, not a decennial count; each new PEP vintage can revise the prior series.
Population grew 6.1% from the April 2020 base to mid-2025.
Vintage 2025 · annual estimates
Recent history (V2025 series, 2020 base → 2025).
2020 base: 498,805 → 2025: 529,110 (+6.1%)
Year
Population
Reference date
2020 base
498,805
April 1, 2020
2020
500,086
July 1, 2020
2021
493,261
July 1, 2021
2022
500,528
July 1, 2022
2023
513,206
July 1, 2023
2024
520,760
July 1, 2024
2025
529,110
July 1, 2025
Earlier history (2010–2019, prior Census vintage)
These figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Vintage 2019 release — a separate, earlier methodology. They’re shown here as historical context only; the 2010 and 2019 values aren’t directly comparable to the 2020–2025 series above.
Population grew 18.0% from the July 2010 estimate to 2019 (V2019 — see seam note below).
Atlanta is the #36 largest of 19,483 U.S. cities and #1 in Georgia.
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Measure
Value
Note
2020 base
498,805
April 1, 2020 census base
5-yr change
+30,305
2020 base → 2025; within V2025
5-yr change %
+6.1%
within V2025 only
1-yr change
+8,350
2024 → 2025 estimate
1-yr change %
+1.6%
within V2025 only
Density
3,911
people per sq mi, land only
Land area
135.3
sq mi (2025 Gazetteer)
U.S. rank by population
#36
of 19,483 cities
State rank by population
#1
of 538 in Georgia
What is the median household income in Atlanta?
Median household income is 10% above the U.S. median ($85,652 vs $77,719); 16.9% live in poverty — 4.4 points above the 12.5% U.S. rate.
Median household income$85,652
US
Atlanta: $85,652 — 10% above the US median of $77,719.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with ACS income data
Atlanta
$85,652
United States
$77,719
Income and poverty estimates for Atlanta from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates (window 2020–2024). Every figure is shown with its 90% margin of error (MOE). Cells where the ± margin exceeds half the estimate are flagged "low precision." See methodology §12.
Measure
Estimate
± margin / note
Median household income
85,652+10.2% vs US
±1,846
Per capita income
65,718+51.8% vs US
±1,622
Population in poverty
16.9%
share of population for whom poverty status is determined
Median home value is 45% above the U.S. median ($439,600 vs $303,400); median rent is 27% above ($1,711 vs $1,348); price-to-income ratio is 5.1×, making it 1.3× as cost-burdened as the typical U.S. city (3.9×).
Median home value$439,600
US
Atlanta: $439,600 — 45% above the US median of $303,400.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with ACS home-value data
HUD 2-BR fair-market rent$1,820/mo
US
Atlanta: $1,820/mo — 69% above the US median of $1,077/mo.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with a HUD Fair Market Rent
Poverty (Census SAIPE 2024, model-based), unemployment (BLS LAUS 2024 annual averages), and remote-work share (ACS 2020–2024) for Atlanta. Numbers are labeled at their native grain — place-grain when BLS publishes it, otherwise per-county. We do not compute population-weighted county averages. See methodology §13.
Measure
Value
Grain
Unemployment rate (annual avg)
3.9%
Atlanta (BLS sub-state LAUS)
Civilian labor force
288,203
2024 annual avg
Worked from home
29.7%+112.0% vs US
share of workers 16+ commuting from home · U.S. median: 14% · ACS
County context — Atlanta spans 2 counties; all are listed (no weighted average):
County
Poverty rate
Median HH income
Unemployment
DeKalb County
12.7%
$81,452
3.7%
Fulton County
11.3%
$100,751
3.6%
Top industries by private employment — NAICS supersectors rolled up from Atlanta's linked 2 counties in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW, 2024 annual averages). See methodology §11.
#
Industry (NAICS supersector)
Private employment
Avg weekly wage
#1
Health care and social assistance (62)
158,835
$1,492 / wk
#2
Professional and technical services (54)
140,062
$2,587 / wk
#3
Accommodation and food services (72)
105,668
$672 / wk
#4
Retail trade (44-45)
91,240
$945 / wk
#5
Administrative and waste services (56)
85,774
$1,428 / wk
What workers earn in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro — top occupations by employment plus six curated benchmarks (registered nurse, software developer, elementary teacher, general manager, retail salesperson, truck driver). Wages are metro-area medians from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). See methodology §25.
Retail Salespersons is the largest tracked occupation in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro (84,970 jobs, median $32,850/yr).
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Occupation
Employment
Median annual
Median hourly
Fast Food and Counter Workers
80,730
$27,780
$13.36
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
78,460
$39,020
$18.76
Customer Service Representatives
59,990
$42,710
$20.54
Cashiers
51,180
$30,010
$14.43
Stockers and Order Fillers
50,970
$36,160
$17.39
Waiters and Waitresses
45,880
$18,460
$8.88
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
43,720
$80,020
$38.47
Retail Salespersons · benchmark
84,970
$32,850
$15.79
General and Operations Managers · benchmark
69,320
$111,410
$53.56
Registered Nurses · benchmark
56,460
$100,490
$48.31
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · benchmark
41,830
$59,100
$28.41
Software Developers · benchmark
36,300
$132,960
$63.92
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · benchmark
All items run within 1 point of the U.S. average (RPP 100.1); rents stand out at RPP 111.0 (11.0% above the U.S. average).
Cost of living (RPP, all items)RPP 100.1
US
Atlanta's cost of living runs 0.1% above the U.S. average (RPP 100.1 vs 100).
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of metro/non-metro areas with a BEA price parity
BEA Regional Price Parity (all items)
RPP 100.1
+0.1% vs U.S. average · BEA 2024 · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro
HUD Fair Market Rent, 2-BR
$1,820/mo
FY2026 · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area
State income tax (top marginal rate)
5.39%
flat · TY2025
Family-of-four monthly budget total
$7,250/mo
3BR rent + food + childcare + taxes + transport · federal sources
Single-adult monthly budget total
$4,564/mo
1BR rent + food + taxes + transport · federal sources
Local income tax
—
not applicable in Georgia · no modeled local income tax
Household budget figures are arithmetic floors using current federal sources at the grains documented in methodology. Not a recommended salary, not a poverty threshold, not a composite score.
9.0% foreign-born (U.S. median 14%); Spanish is the most-spoken language at home other than English (4.6% of residents 5+).
A quick read on Atlanta's residents — nativity and languages spoken at home shown above, from the ACS 5-Year 2020–2024. The full demographic breakdown (age, race and ethnicity, household types, and educational attainment, each with its margin of error) lives on the demographics page.
Hottest month: July (89°F avg high). Coldest: January (33°F avg low). Annual precipitation: 52.1 in.
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) for Atlanta from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. See methodology §15 for the gridded vs. station source path.
Average monthly highs & lows · 30-year normal (NOAA 1991–2020). Every number on this chart is an average.
bar = avg daily high → avg daily lowprecip in inches below each barprecip in millimeters below each bar
Composite risk spans 94.3–95.8/100 across 2 counties; most-cited top hazard is Lightning (in all 2).
Natural-hazard exposure for Atlanta from the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index (FEMA NRI December 2025 v1.20.0). NRI is an expected-annual-loss composite calibrated on 1996–2019 historical losses, published at the U.S. county grain. See methodology §17.
Atlanta spans 2 counties. We list each separately because hurricane, flood, and fire risk varies meaningfully across county lines — manufacturing a single “city-level” risk score would hide that signal.
County
NRI composite
Rating
Top hazards
DeKalb County
94.3
Relatively Moderate
Lightning 98.6 Very High · Hail 98.1 Relatively High · Riverine Flooding 96.2 Relatively High
Fulton County
95.8
Relatively High
Lightning 98.3 Very High · Riverine Flooding 97.7 Relatively High · Tornado 97.0 Relatively High
Source: FEMA National Risk Index · FEMA NRI December 2025 v1.20.0 · methodology →
How fast is home internet in Atlanta?
21 non-satellite ISPs serve the area; 91% of locations have gigabit-capable service per ISP filings.
Fixed broadband availability for Atlanta from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's Broadband Data Collection (BDC), as of June 30, 2025. Every speed and provider count below is an ISP-reported advertised maximum — not measured throughput. Actual delivered speeds typically run 60–80% of advertised. See methodology §16.
Measure
Value
Note
Providers serving this city
21 + satellite
distinct ISPs, excluding satellite-only
Fiber providers
15
offer fiber-to-the-premises somewhere in the BDC
Units with ≥100/20 Mbps fixed
100.0%
share of broadband-serviceable units, ISP-reported max
Locations with ≥100 Mbps upload
91.1%
derived: max(fiber ≥100/20, gigabit). Fiber is symmetric; gigabit is ≥100 up by definition
Units with ≥1 Gbps fixed
91.1%
share of broadband-serviceable units, ISP-reported max
Total broadband-serviceable units
288,544
residential locations in the FCC Fabric (not households)
Source: FCC BDC · as of June 30, 2025 · methodology →
In-state context.
Atlanta sits at state rank #1 among 538 cities in Georgia. Nearby in the state ranking:
Just above in the profiled set: Sacramento, CA · #35 · 536,449 residents.
Just below in the profiled set: Kansas City, MO · #37 · 521,220 residents.
Quick travel facts for Atlanta
Quick travel facts.
Nearest commercial airport
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport(ATL) · 9 mi 14 km from city centroid
Best months to visit
Apr, Oct · months when the avg high sits in 65–80°F and precipitation is at or below the city's median monthly precip
Sources: elevation from USGS Elevation Point Query Service (3DEP) · nearest airport from OurAirports CSV (FAA-aligned, type=large/medium, scheduled_service=yes) · best months derived from NOAA 1991-2020 normals · methodology →
Frequently asked questions about Atlanta.
How many people live in Atlanta, GA?
Atlanta has 529,110 residents as of July 1, 2025, making it the #36 largest city in the United States and #1 in Georgia. Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025.
Is Atlanta growing or shrinking?
Atlanta has grown 6.1% since the April 2020 census baseline, adding 30,305 residents, including a 1.6% increase from 2024 to 2025. Source: Census PEP Vintage 2025.
The GEOID for Atlanta is 1304000. These are the official datasets used by this profile's main data modules; click "methodology" for inclusion rules and the V2019 ↔ V2025 seam, or "source" for the raw publisher page. The headline population value above includes a source-detail disclosure with publisher, dataset, vintage, native geography, transformation, and caveat.
