Atlanta, Georgia Population & Demographics

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Statistic	Atlanta	Georgia	National
Population	456,378	10,617,423	328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)	3,420	187	91
Median age	33.5	36.2	37.7
Male/Female ratio	1.0:1	1.0:1	1.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)	34%	54%	55%
Families w/ Kids under 18	43%	45%	43%
Speak English	90%	86%	79%
Speak Spanish	4%	8%	13%

Key findings

The population density in Atlanta is 1729% higher than Georgia
The median age in Atlanta is 7% lower than Georgia
In Atlanta 40.05% of the population is White
In Atlanta 52.37% of the population is Black
In Atlanta 4.00% of the population is Asian

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Atlanta population breakdown by race

Race	Atlanta	Georgia	National
White	40.05%	59.80%	73.35%
Black	52.37%	31.17%	12.63%
Asian	4.00%	3.70%	5.22%
American Indian	0.29%	0.29%	0.82%
Native Hawaiian	0.04%	0.05%	0.18%
Mixed race	2.20%	2.20%	3.06%
Other race	1.05%	2.79%	4.75%

In Atlanta, 4.8% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

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Atlanta age breakdown

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Age of children in married couples

Source: The Atlanta, GA demographics data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).