Atlanta, Georgia had 529,110 residents as of July 1, 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025), 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.
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 18.7% from 2010 to 2019 (V2019 — see seam note below).
2010 base: 427,059 → 2019: 506,811 (+18.0%)
Year
Population
Reference date
2010 base
427,059
April 1, 2010
2010
429,410
July 1, 2010
2011
437,812
July 1, 2011
2012
449,016
July 1, 2012
2013
453,990
July 1, 2013
2014
461,154
July 1, 2014
2015
468,303
July 1, 2015
2016
479,174
July 1, 2016
2017
491,670
July 1, 2017
2018
498,183
July 1, 2018
2019
506,811
July 1, 2019
What's the median 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.
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×).
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 2024). See methodology §25.
Occupation
Employment
Median annual
Median hourly
Fast Food and Counter Workers
80,930
$28,160
$13.54
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
78,350
$37,700
$18.13
Customer Service Representatives
69,310
$42,320
$20.35
Cashiers
53,900
$28,920
$13.90
Stockers and Order Fillers
51,660
$36,470
$17.54
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
50,420
$77,900
$37.45
Office Clerks, General
43,990
$41,980
$20.18
Retail Salespersons · benchmark
83,160
$30,890
$14.85
General and Operations Managers · benchmark
68,560
$105,760
$50.85
Registered Nurses · benchmark
54,370
$96,370
$46.33
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · benchmark
42,520
$58,860
$28.30
Software Developers · benchmark
35,900
$130,830
$62.90
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).
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+).
Where Atlanta's residents come from and what they speak at home, from the ACS 5-Year 2020–2024. Foreign-born is the share of residents born outside the U.S. (any citizenship status); language-at-home is reported only for residents 5 and older.
Measure
Value
± margin / note
Foreign-born share
9.0%-35.7% vs US
share of residents born outside the U.S. · U.S. median: 14% · ACS B05002
Speak only English at home
87.8%
share of population 5+ · ACS C16001 line 2
Top non-English language at home
Spanish4.6%
most-spoken language other than English among residents 5+ · ACS C16001 collapsed buckets
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 March 2023). 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 · score 98.6 · Very High
Hail · score 98.1 · Relatively High
Riverine Flooding · score 96.2 · Relatively High
Fulton County
95.8
Relatively High
Lightning · score 98.3 · Very High
Riverine Flooding · score 97.7 · Relatively High
Tornado · score 97.0 · Relatively High
Source: FEMA National Risk Index · FEMA NRI March 2023 · methodology →
Internet & broadband.
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:
Atlanta is ranked #36 of 19,483 U.S. cities by 2025 population.
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 →
Sources · provenance
Every listed dataset is used on this page.
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.
