Atlanta black employment and income

Atlanta Employment

Atlanta

Georgia

INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2005 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)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Population 16 years and over

Employed

Unemployed

Armed Forces

Not in labor force

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

All Atlanta

3,666,818

66%

>1%

29%

Black

1,081,047

66%

>1%

26%

Black

684,213

77%

10%

All Atlanta

2,371,075

79%

11%

31.1

Black

79%

17%

Atlanta

81%

13%

>1%

The average median household income for Black residents in metro Atlanta (28 counties) is $39,516, which is roughly 73 percent of that for all residents of metro Atlanta. Nationally, that ratio is 67 percent (US median household income for all residents is $46,242; for black residents it is $30,939).

(US Census Bureau - 2005 estimates; processed by the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC))

$5.9 billion

Receipts for Black-owned businesses in Georgia as of 2002, which ranks 5th among all states, and is up 44 percent since 1997.

(US Census Bureau – 2002 Survey of Business Owners)

90,480

Number of Black-owned firms in Georgia as of 2002, which ranks 4th among all states, and is up 62 percent since 1997.

(US Census Bureau – 2002 Survey of Business Owners)

$49.5 Billion

Buying power of Black residents of Georgia, a 206 percent increase since 1990. Georgia ranks 5th in the nation in total Black buying power and 6th in percent increase since 1990.

(Selig Center for Economic Growth)

$317 Million

The 2005 revenue of the region’s top Black-owned business, H.J. Russell & Co, which is a construction/real estate/property management company located in downtown Atlanta. Other high-earning Black-owned business include The Gourmet Cos. (hospitality, $169 million in revenue), Legacy Automotive Group ($158 million) and Baranco Automotive Group ($142 million).

(Atlanta Business Chronicle – 2006-2007 Book of Lists)

Atlanta Black Business By The Numbers

Atlanta Income

Black

545,550

$39,530

$50,558

352,101

$44,841

47%

67,236

10%

$37,041

43%

$28,151

All Atlanta

1,781,766

$54,066

$71,027

1,216,245

63,484

73%

$75,943

$42,969

$31,642

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

Black

Females

36%

20%

36%

>1%

Black

Males

25%

16%

22%

>1%

12%

25%

Black

31%

18%

29%

>1%

16%

All

Atlanta

37%

14%

28%

>1%

10%

11%

Black

707,800

336,850

370,950

all Atlanta

2,430,592

1,321,244

1,109,348

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

Black

882,853

14%

30%

31%

17%

86%

25%

24%

27%

all Atlanta

3,104,099

13%

26%

23%

12%

87%

86%

88%

34%

35%

33%

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))

680,041

Number of Black residents, 25 and over, in the 10-county 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 80 percent nationally.

206,668

Number of Black residents, 25 and over, in the 10-county Atlanta region with at least a bachelor’s degree. This represents 27 percent of all Black residents 25 years and older in the region, compared to 17 percent nationally.

(2005 American Community Survey; processed by the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC))

Atlanta Black Education By The Numbers

Atlanta Education