Atlanta, Georgia - Dental Demographics - Population


Atlanta, Georgia - Dental Demographics - Population


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Population



Atlanta's current population is 25,653 people with 10,657 households within this smaller 1 mile radius. This area experienced positive population growth of 46.2% from 2010-2020. This area is projected to grow another 7.4% over the next five years. This is higher than the national average.

The median age of the population in this area is 29.9 which is below the state average of 38.1 years old. This area has an average household size of 1.62 persons. This area is not very family centric with 25.8% of the households being family households and with 14.1% having children in the home and 7.9% of the population being under 15 and an additional 30.1% being under 24. Another 35.2% of this area’s population is between 25 and 44 years of age and 18.3% between 45-64 years old leaving 8.6% 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 98,035 versus a permanent population of 25,653 meaning the daytime employee population is 382.2% of the permanent population living in the area and 88.0% of the total daytime population. Atlanta has a significant employee population that strongly influences the area. This could allow a practice to keep more daytime weekday hours as opposed to early morning hours, evening hours, or Saturday hours.

In this area, 50.7% 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 27.1%, Black 59.3%, Asian 5.3%, 2.4% other races and 6.9% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Table #2 Significant Demographic Characteristics

Demographic Analysis for Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, GeorgiaGeorgiaUnited States
Demographic CharacteristicAtlanta
Georgia
Latitude / Longitude:33.748995, -84.387982
Radius1 mile2 miles
POPULATION
Population 202525,653105,50611,128,319338,440,954
2010 Total Population15,66076,3919,703,976309,121,785
2020 Total Population22,90294,46110,734,128331,839,624
Projected Total Population 203027,563113,00311,473,775344,873,411
     Population Change, 2010 - 202046.2%23.7%10.6%7.3%
     Annual Population Change Rate, 2025 - 20301.5%1.4%0.6%0.4%
POPULATION AGE BREAKDOWN
Median Age29.931.438.139.3
Under 4 years old2.9%3.9%5.7%5.5%
5 - 9 years old2.7%3.5%6.1%5.8%
10 - 14 years old2.3%3.0%6.4%6.0%
15 - 24 years old30.1%23.6%13.9%13.2%
25 - 44 years old35.2%39.5%27.1%26.9%
     Number of Adults 25-449,02241,6983,019,33290,938,228
45 - 64 years old18.3%17.8%24.8%24.4%
     Number of Adults 45-644,68718,8052,764,99582,485,679
65 years and over8.6%8.7%15.9%18.1%
     Number of Adults 65 years and older2,1949,1481,774,68761,399,291
     0 - 14 years old7.9%10.4%18.1%17.4%
     Number of Children 0-14 years old2,02210,9802,016,93358,800,947
NOTE: All percentages are rounded. ESRI data pulled as of August 26, 2025. Data showing future dates are projections.
Highlighted fields signify favorable characteristics on a comparison basis with the other locations listed and/or national averages


Percentage of the Population with a Bachelor's Degree

Atlanta, Georgia - Percentage of the Population with a Bachelor
Education: Bach Deg by Census Tract

 72.40% to 87.12%
 56.30% to 72.40%
 36.79% to 56.30%
 21.15% to 36.79%
 0.00% to 21.15%
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Projected Population Growth Rate

Atlanta, Georgia - Projected Population Growth Rate
Projected Population Growth Per Year

 3.46% to 5.99%
 2.17% to 3.46%
 1.22% to 2.17%
 0.48% to 1.22%
 -0.72% to 0.48%
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