Atlanta
Georgia
INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2009 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Households
Median household income (dollars)
Mean earnings (dollars)
Families
Median family income (dollars)
Married-couple families
Median income (dollars)
Male householder, no spouse
Median income (dollars)
Female householder, no spouse
Median income (dollars)
(US Census Bureau - 2009 ACS)
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
Atlanta Occupation/Industry
WORKING POPULATION OF ATLANTA
Civilian employed population 16 years and over
Male civilian employed population 16 years and over
Female civilian employed population 16 years and over
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
Government workers
Self-employed not incorporated
Unpaid family workers
Black
740,696
75.9%
10%
7.3%
31.7
All Atlanta
2,520,867
77.2%
10.5%
3.7%
30.1
Black
79%
16.8%
4%
>1%
Atlanta
81%
13%
5.4%
>1%
The average median household income for Black residents in metro Atlanta is $41,047, which is roughly 74 percent of that for all residents of metro Atlanta. Nationally, that ratio is 67 percent (US median household income for all residents is $50,221; for black residents it is $33,632). (US Census Bureau - 2009 ACS)
(US Census Bureau - 2009 ACS)$6.6 billion
Receipts for Black-owned businesses in in the Atlanta metropolitan area as of 2007, which is up 63.5 percent since 2002. Two and a half billion of those receipts were generated by Black businesses without employees such as sole proprietorships.
(US Census Bureau – 2007 Survey of Business Owners)
127,214
Number of Black-owned firms in the Atlanta metropolitan area as of 2007, which is up 99 percent since 2002.
(US Census Bureau – 2007 Survey of Business Owners)
21,629
The number of Black-owned businesses in the repair, maintenance, personal and laundry services industry in the metro area. This is what the largest number of Black businesses in Atlanta are, followed by administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (18,366 businesses); and health care and social assistance (16,253 businesses).
(US Census Bureau – 2007 Survey of Business Owners)
39,788
The number of employees working for the 5,765 Black-owned businesses in the Atlanta metro area that have employees. the remaining 87,426 Black businesses do not have employees.
(US Census Bureau – 2007 Survey of Business Owners)
Atlanta Black Business By The Numbers
Atlanta Income
Black
574,801
$41,047
$52,801
352,101
$44,841
48.2%
$70,617
8.6%
$37,954
43.2%
$30,715
All Atlanta
1,885,202
$55,464
$75,546
1,283,358
65,026
71.7%
$80,134
6.9%
$42,173
21.4%
$32,934
Atlanta Black Business
Occupations
Management, professional,
and related occupations
Service occupations
Sales and office occupations
Farming, fishing, and forestry
occupations
Construction, maintenance,
and repair occupations
Production, transportation,
and material moving occupations
(US Census Bureau - 2009 ACS)
Black
Females
35.3%
20.8%
36.9%
0.0%
0.7%
6.3%
Black
Males
24.6%
17.6%
23.9%
0.3%
10.4%
23.3%
Black
30.5%
19.3%
31.1%
0.1%
5.1%
13.9%
All
Atlanta
38.4%
15.5%
27.1%
0.1%
8.6%
10.4%
Black
755,082
338,607
416,475
all Atlanta
2,569,213
1,347,288
1,221,925
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
Less than high school diploma
High school graduate (includes equivalency)
Some college or associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Graduate or professional degree
High school graduate or higher
Male, high school graduate or higher
Female, high school graduate or higher
Bachelor's degree or higher
Male, bachelor's degree or higher
Female, bachelor's degree or higher
(US Census Bureau - 2009 ACS)
Black
1,044,507
12.5%
29%
34%
17%
8%
87.5%
87%
88%
24%
23%
27%
all Atlanta
3,504,920
13%
25%
27.5%
22%
12%
87%
86%
88%
34%
34.5%
34%
113,959
Number of Black students (Pre-K -12) added to the region’s public school enrollment from 1995-2006, the most of any racial/ethnic group. Since 1995, the region has added 71,054 Hispanic students, 19,201 Asian students and 17,916 multi-racial students. In contrast, the region’s public schools have lost 31,176 White students since 1995.
32,144
Number of Black students (Pre-K - 12) added to the Gwinnett County’s public school enrollment from 1995-2006, tops in the region. Next are Clayton (19,571), Cobb (18,403) and DeKalb (12,203).
(Georgia Department of Education; processed by the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC))
913,943
Number of Black residents, 25 and over, in the Atlanta region with at least a high school diploma. This represents 87 percent of all Black residents 25 years and older in the region, compared to 82 percent nationally.
256,948
Number of Black residents, 25 and over, in the Atlanta region with at least a bachelor’s degree. This represents 25 percent of all Black residents 25 years and older in the region, compared to 18 percent nationally.
(US Census 2009 American Community Survey)
Atlanta Black Education By The Numbers
Atlanta Education
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SOURCE: US Census Bureau - 2009 ACS
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
Employed
Unemployed
Armed Forces
Not in labor force
All Atlanta
4,160,706
61.7%
8.1%
>1%
29.9%
Black
1,290,270
58.5%
12.5%
>1%
28.6%
