Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Central)--Sandy Springs City PUMA, GA

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2022 Population

107,435

14.2% 1-year decline

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

37.5

1.08% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

7.13%

7.36% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$93,257

3.93% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$558,700

7.82% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Central)--Sandy Springs City PUMA, GA are White (Non-Hispanic) (57.3%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (20.5%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (7.71%), White (Hispanic) (4.54%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.23%).

18.7% of the households in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Central)--Sandy Springs City PUMA, GA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

90.7% of the residents in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Central)--Sandy Springs City PUMA, GA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in N/A are American InterContinental University-Atlanta (408 degrees awarded in 2022), Chamberlain University-Georgia (360 degrees), and International School of Skin Nailcare & Massage Therapy (365091) (178 degrees).

In 2022, the median property value in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Central)--Sandy Springs City PUMA, GA was $558,700, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Most people in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Central)--Sandy Springs City PUMA, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Central)--Sandy Springs City PUMA, GA was 2 cars per household.

United States Georgia

Economy

The economy of Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Central)--Sandy Springs City PUMA, GA employs 61.5k people. The largest industries in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Central)--Sandy Springs City PUMA, GA are Computer Systems Design (4,182 people), Restaurants & Food Services (2,732 people), and Management, scientific & technical consulting services (2,542 people), and the highest paying industries are Beverage manufacturing ($408,932), Investigation & security services ($241,543), and Broadcasting (except internet) ($237,299).

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

32,461

Women

46.6%

37,219

Men

53.4%

The workforce of Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Central)--Sandy Springs City PUMA, GA in 2020 was 69,680 people, with 46.6% woman, and 53.4% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Central)--Sandy Springs City PUMA, GA.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

61.5k

2022 Value

−12.2%

1 Year decline

± −12.2%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Central)--Sandy Springs City PUMA, GA, are Other managers (3,569 people), Chief executives & legislators (2,198 people), and Customer service representatives (1,816 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Central)--Sandy Springs City PUMA, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

61.5k

2022 Value

−12.2%

1 Year decline

± −12.2%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Central)--Sandy Springs City PUMA, GA, are Computer Systems Design (4,182 people), Restaurants & Food Services (2,732 people), and Management, scientific & technical consulting services (2,542 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Central)--Sandy Springs City PUMA, GA, though some of these residents may live in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Central)--Sandy Springs City PUMA, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$77,042

Median earning men ± $4,584

$57,016

Median earning women ± $3,416

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($157,721), Wholesale Trade ($126,528), and Manufacturing ($123,333).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Information ($95,625), Manufacturing ($82,218), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($69,697).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.94%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.87M people employed in Georgia. This represents a 2.94% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Georgia.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 49.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (49.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.24%).

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing the state of Georgia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Central)--Sandy Springs City PUMA, GA. Showing the available data for Georgia.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (49.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (49.2%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.24%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 49.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (49.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.24%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Georgia for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Georgia

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Jon Ossoff

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Inauguration delayed as incumbent senator David Perdue's term expired on January 3, 2021, two days prior to the 2020-21 United States Senate election in Georgia|runoff election.

Raphael Warnock

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Elected to the seat to succeed Kelly Loeffler, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Johnny Isakson.

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing Georgia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Georgia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Georgia

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Georgia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Central)--Sandy Springs City PUMA, GA awarded 1,133 degrees. The student population of Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Central)--Sandy Springs City PUMA, GA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 776 male students and 2,660 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Central)--Sandy Springs City PUMA, GA are Black or African American (657 and 58.2%), followed by White (172 and 15.2%), Unknown (141 and 12.5%), and Hispanic or Latino (78 and 6.91%).

The largest universities in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Central)--Sandy Springs City PUMA, GA by number of degrees awarded are American InterContinental University-Atlanta (408 and 36%), Chamberlain University-Georgia (360 and 31.8%), and International School of Skin Nailcare & Massage Therapy (365091) (178 and 15.7%).

The most popular majors in N/A are Registered Nursing (360 and 31.8%), General Business Administration & Management (228 and 20.1%), and Massage Therapy (87 and 7.68%).

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2022, 0.899% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.699% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Central)--Sandy Springs City PUMA, GA in 2022 were Bachelors Degree (36.6k), Graduate Degree (24.9k), and Some college (12.9k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Central)--Sandy Springs City PUMA, GA was $558,700 in 2022, which is 1.98 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $518,200 to $558,700, a 7.82% increase. The homeownership rate in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Central)--Sandy Springs City PUMA, GA is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Central)--Sandy Springs City PUMA, GA have an average commute time of 26.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Central)--Sandy Springs City PUMA, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$558,700

Median Property Value 2022

±$26,419

$25,923

Median Property Taxes

±$1,466

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Central)--Sandy Springs City PUMA, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Central)--Sandy Springs City PUMA, GA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

67.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Central)--Sandy Springs City PUMA, GA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Central)--Sandy Springs City PUMA, GA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$93,257

Median Household Income

± $2,719

51.3k

Number of Households

± 2,327

The following chart displays the households in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Central)--Sandy Springs City PUMA, GA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

0.501

2022 Wage GINI in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Central)--Sandy Springs City PUMA, GA

0.502

2021 Wage GINI in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Central)--Sandy Springs City PUMA, GA

In 2022, the income inequality in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Central)--Sandy Springs City PUMA, GA was 0.501 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.141% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Central)--Sandy Springs City PUMA, GA was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Central)--Sandy Springs City PUMA, GA in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Central)--Sandy Springs City PUMA, GA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (62%)
Worked At Home (24.8%)
Public Transit (5.57%)

In 2022, 62% of workers in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Central)--Sandy Springs City PUMA, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (24.8%) and those who used public transit to get to work (5.57%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Central)--Sandy Springs City PUMA, GA have a shorter commute time (26.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.76% of the workforce in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Central)--Sandy Springs City PUMA, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Central)--Sandy Springs City PUMA, GA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Central)--Sandy Springs City PUMA, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Central)--Sandy Springs City PUMA, GA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.13% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Central)--Sandy Springs City PUMA, GA (7.63k out of 107k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Central)--Sandy Springs City PUMA, GA is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

91.2% of the population of Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Central)--Sandy Springs City PUMA, GA has health coverage, with 61.5% on employee plans, 5.11% on Medicaid, 11.1% on Medicare, 13.1% on non-group plans, and 0.355% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Georgia see 1491 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.067% decrease from the previous year (1492 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1882 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 596 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,491 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Georgia

Primary care physicians in Georgia see an average of 1,491 patients per year. This represents a 0.067% decrease from the previous year (1,492 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Georgia in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.8% under 18 years, 25.7% between 18 and 34 years, 40.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 14% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.8% were men and 54.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

8.85%

Uninsured

61.5%

Employer Coverage

5.11%

Medicaid

11.1%

Medicare

13.1%

Non-Group

0.355%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Central)--Sandy Springs City PUMA, GA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.