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30021

Clarkston, GA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
27,781
Median household income
$52,278
People below poverty
29.3%
Median home value
$275,400

Income

The median income of households in 30021 was $52,278. An estimated 6.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 30021 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.1
$10,000 to $14,999 5.4
$15,000 to $24,999 9.1
$25,000 to $34,999 10.7
$35,000 to $49,999 16.8
$50,000 to $74,999 19.3
$75,000 to $99,999 12.5
$100,000 to $149,999 11.1
$150,000 to $199,999 4.4
$200,000 or more 4.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 30021 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 39454
Female 36527

An estimated 88.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 15.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 15.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $16,531. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 30021 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 88.8
Social Security 15.8
Retirement income 15.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 10.5
Cash public assistance income 6.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 29.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 42.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 18.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 21% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 30021 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 29.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 42.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 18.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 21

In 2020-2024, 31 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 60.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 27.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 27.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 30021 in 2020-2024, 84.7% had health insurance coverage and 15.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 43.5% and public coverage was 49.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 5.5%.


In 2020-2024, 30021 had a total population of 27,781 - 13,371 (48.1%) females and 14,410 (51.9%) males. The median age was 25.4 years. An estimated 40.5% of the population was under 18 years, 36.4% was 19 to 44 years, 16.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 4.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 30021 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 2021 1515
5 to 9 1819 1438
10 to 14 1788 1246
15 to 19 1313 787
20 to 24 742 931
25 to 29 1124 1425
30 to 34 1054 1533
35 to 39 986 911
40 to 44 854 550
45 to 49 609 476
50 to 54 521 693
55 to 59 472 608
60 to 64 545 650
65 to 69 414 337
70 to 74 90 118
75 to 79 48 60
80 to 84 4 48
85 and over 6 45

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 12.1% were White; 62.6% were Black or African American; 1.5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 15.7% were Asian; 28.9% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 5.7% of the people in 30021 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 11.9% of the people in 30021 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 7,195 households in 30021. The average household size was 3.86 people.

Married-couple households made up 39.8% of the households in 30021 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 31.9% of all households, while 21% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 11.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 23.3% of all households.

In 30021, 45.8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 13% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 30021 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 39.8
Cohabiting Couples 7.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
21
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
31.9

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 38.2% of males and 34.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 51.4 48.8
Now married, except separated 38.2 34.7
Separated 2.3 1.7
Widowed 2.1 4.4
Divorced 6 10.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 30021, 446 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 35.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 56.8% of the people living in 30021 were U.S. natives. 36.2% of the 30021 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 43.2% of 30021 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 36.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 27.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 30021 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 30021.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 30021 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 4.1
Asia 32
Europe 0.7
Africa 63.3
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 30021 in 2020-2024, 56.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 5.3% of people at least five years old; 27.8% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 30021 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 5.3
Other Indo-European languages 12
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 6.9
Other languages 32.5

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 82.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 30021 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 30021 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 82.2
Different house, same county 9.5
Different county, same state 2.5
Different state 2.2
Abroad 3.6

Education

In 2020-2024, 77.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 24.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 22.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 30021 was 9,505 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 331 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 7,877. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,297.

Educational Attainment of People in 30021 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 22.3
High school diploma or equivalency 27.4
Some college, no degree 17.9
Associate's degree 8
Bachelor's degree 16.8
Graduate or professional degree 7.6

Disability

In 30021, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 7.3% of people under 18 years old, to 13.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 30.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 30021, 64.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 28.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 86.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 8.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 9,587 86.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 924 8.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 566 5.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 30021 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 30021 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 5.3
Construction 5.8
Manufacturing 8.6
Wholesale trade 1.8
Retail trade 19.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 10.4
Information 1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.7
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 15.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 10.2
Other Services, except public administration 7.1
Public administration 2.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 30021 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,855 25.7
Service occupations 2,228 20.1
Sales and office occupations 1,981 17.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,100 9.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,929 26.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 54.3% of 30021 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 21.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 36.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 30021 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 54.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 21.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 5.4
Walked 1
Other means 8.2
Worked from home 9.4

In 2020-2024, 30021 had a total of 8,618 housing units. Of these housing units, 30.3% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 69.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 30021 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 30.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 69.3
Mobile homes 0.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.1

2.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 4.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 30021 was 4.6 rooms, and of these housing units 31.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 30021 had 7,195 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,423 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 25.1% while renters occupied 74.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.3 and in renter-occupied houses it was 4.05.

10.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 0.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 12.6% and another 11.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 30021:

House Heating Fuel Used in 30021 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 39.7
Electricity 58.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.2
All other fuels 0.3
No fuel used 1.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 30021 was $275,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 62.3 % had a mortgage. 37.7% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,606 and for owners without a mortgage it was $555.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 30021 was $1,346. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.