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30311

Atlanta, GA · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
34,953
Median household income
$50,649
People below poverty
25.3%
Median home value
$289,100

Income

The median income of households in 30311 was $50,649. An estimated 13.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 8.2% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 30311 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 13.2
$10,000 to $14,999 9.8
$15,000 to $24,999 6.6
$25,000 to $34,999 10.8
$35,000 to $49,999 9
$50,000 to $74,999 14.4
$75,000 to $99,999 11.8
$100,000 to $149,999 11.7
$150,000 to $199,999 4.3
$200,000 or more 8.2

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 30311 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 51454
Female 42399

An estimated 69.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 34.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 25.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $18,002. 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 30311 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 69.5
Social Security 34.6
Retirement income 25.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 13.1
Cash public assistance income 4.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 25.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 37.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 25.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 21.2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 30311 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 25.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 37.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 25.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 21.2

In 2020-2024, 31.7 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 36.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 49.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 36.6% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 30311 in 2020-2024, 84.2% had health insurance coverage and 15.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 49.3% and public coverage was 47.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 10.3%.


In 2020-2024, 30311 had a total population of 34,953 - 18,825 (53.9%) females and 16,128 (46.1%) males. The median age was 40.3 years. An estimated 20.2% of the population was under 18 years, 35.4% was 19 to 44 years, 22.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 20.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 30311 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1089 776
5 to 9 870 1443
10 to 14 649 1071
15 to 19 1236 558
20 to 24 1044 1146
25 to 29 1311 1144
30 to 34 1437 1513
35 to 39 803 1236
40 to 44 1304 1397
45 to 49 884 948
50 to 54 620 832
55 to 59 1414 1046
60 to 64 1079 1038
65 to 69 828 1061
70 to 74 403 1174
75 to 79 567 1167
80 to 84 370 830
85 and over 220 445

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 3.4% were White; 87.5% were Black or African American; 0.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.5% were Asian; 37.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 3.6% of the people in 30311 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 3.3% of the people in 30311 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 15,248 households in 30311. The average household size was 2.29 people.

Married-couple households made up 19% of the households in 30311 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 49% of all households, while 26% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 17.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 22.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 40% of all households.

In 30311, 22.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 37.7% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 30311 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 19
Cohabiting Couples 6.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
26
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
49

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 25.7% of males and 23.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 57.6 45.6
Now married, except separated 25.7 23.9
Separated 3.1 2.7
Widowed 3.5 11
Divorced 10 16.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 30311, 1,014 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 18.6% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 95.6% of the people living in 30311 were U.S. natives. 61.9% of the 30311 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 4.4% of 30311 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 41.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 49.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 30311 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 30311.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 30311 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 47.5
Asia 20.2
Europe 0.6
Africa 31.7
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 30311 in 2020-2024, 7.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 3.1% of people at least five years old; 4% 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 30311 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 3.1
Other Indo-European languages 0.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.2
Other languages 2.4

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 82.6 % of the people at least one year old living in 30311 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 30311 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 82.6
Different house, same county 11.8
Different county, same state 4.3
Different state 1.2
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 91.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 32.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 8.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 30311 was 7,946 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 499 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 5,550. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,897.

Educational Attainment of People in 30311 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 8.4
High school diploma or equivalency 31.1
Some college, no degree 22.4
Associate's degree 5.6
Bachelor's degree 19.9
Graduate or professional degree 12.5

Disability

In 30311, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 17.2 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 6.7% of people under 18 years old, to 14.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 34.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 30311, 52.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 40.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 80.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 12,032 80.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,054 13.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 891 5.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 30311 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 30311 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.2
Construction 5.1
Manufacturing 5.4
Wholesale trade 2.1
Retail trade 12.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 11.4
Information 1.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 14.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 22
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 12.6
Other Services, except public administration 4.7
Public administration 3.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 30311 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 5,566 37.1
Service occupations 3,559 23.7
Sales and office occupations 2,955 19.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 601 4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,331 15.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 60.5% of 30311 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 4.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 32.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 30311 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 60.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 4.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 14.5
Walked 1.2
Other means 1.2
Worked from home 18

In 2020-2024, 30311 had a total of 17,186 housing units. Of these housing units, 54.2% 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"). 45.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 30311 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 54.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 45.4
Mobile homes 0.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

4.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 3.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 30311 was 5.3 rooms, and of these housing units 51.3% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 30311 had 15,248 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,938 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 42.9% while renters occupied 57.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.28 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.3.

7.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 14.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 21.8% and another 10.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 30311:

House Heating Fuel Used in 30311 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 42.5
Electricity 57.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.1
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 30311 was $289,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 66.1 % had a mortgage. 33.9% 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 $1,702 and for owners without a mortgage it was $539.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 30311 was $1,275. 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.