Population

Atlanta's current population is 95,397 people with 41,588 households within this smaller 2 mile radius. This area experienced positive population growth of 23.2% from 2010-2020. This area is projected to grow another 10.2% over the next five years. This is higher than the national average.

The median age of the population in this area is 31.2 which is below the state average of 37.2 years old. This area has an average household size of 1.86 persons. This area is not very family centric with 31.2% of the households being family households and with 17.3% having children in the home and 11.6% of the population being under 15 and an additional 25.2% being under 24. Another 35.6% of this area’s population is between 25 and 44 years of age and 19.3% between 45-64 years old leaving 8.3% of the population over 65 years old. These last two age groups are target age groups for dentures, partials, crowns, and other restorative work. This area does have a higher percentage of the population between 15-24 years old which could indicate a college population in this area. Many college students are included in the count, but do not typically make the best patient base for the area. Atlanta has a daytime employee population of 141,844 versus a permanent population of 95,397 meaning the daytime employee population is 148.7% of the permanent population living in the area and 76.0% of the total daytime population. This is a significant daytime employee population that has a positive impact on the overall numbers.

In this area, 55.4% of the population either holds a bachelor's degree or higher educational degree. Atlanta is higher than the state and US average.

The dominant racial and ethnic groups of the population in the Atlanta area are White 31.2%, Black 58.4%, Asian 5.9%, 1.2% other races and 3.7% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Table #2 Significant Demographic Characteristics

		Atlanta, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Demographic Characteristic		Atlanta
		Georgia
Latitude / Longitude:		33.748995, -84.387982
Radius		2 miles
POPULATION
Population 2021		95,397	10,815,378	333,934,112
2010 Total Population		75,967	9,703,976	309,121,785
2020 Total Population		93,600	10,720,885	332,502,844
Projected Total Population 2026		105,095	11,392,648	345,887,495
Population Change, 2010 - 2020		23.2%	10.5%	7.6%
Annual Population Change Rate, 2021 - 2026		2.0%	1.1%	0.7%
POPULATION AGE BREAKDOWN
Median Age		31.2	37.2	38.8
Under 4 years old		4.4%	6.2%	5.9%
5 - 9 years old		3.9%	6.5%	6.1%
10 - 14 years old		3.3%	6.6%	6.2%
15 - 24 years old		25.2%	13.2%	12.8%
25 - 44 years old		35.6%	27.8%	26.8%
Number of Adults 25-44		33,939	3,006,811	89,400,051
45 - 64 years old		19.3%	25.0%	25.0%
Number of Adults 45-64		18,387	2,701,273	83,512,738
65 years and over		8.3%	14.8%	17.3%
Number of Adults 65 years and older		7,956	1,597,215	57,652,490
0 - 14 years old		11.6%	19.3%	18.2%
Number of Children 0-14 years old		11,097	2,085,478	60,698,912

NOTE: All percentages are rounded. ESRI data pulled as of September 25, 2021. Data showing future dates are projections.

Highlighted fields signify favorable characteristics on a comparison basis with the other locations listed and/or national averages