What a difference a decade can make in Atlanta. In this short span of time, the charm and history behind the wooded, rolling countryside of Atlanta have blended dramatically into the dynamic, diverse and distinctive residential and business environment of today.
Atlanta's commitment to quality of life and attention to infrastructure issues has enticed corporations worldwide to locate in North Fulton County. Each of the Fortune 500 and over 650 international firms now have an office in the Greater Atlanta area. Many of these corporate giants have already purchased Atlanta real estate and have called Atlanta home.
Atlanta is exciting, entertaining, friendly, and full of possibility. There are great restaurants, excellent theaters and museums, a thriving music and club scene, and world-class professional sports teams that makes Atlanta great. The city and the weather rock. Winters are mild, summers are hot and humid, and fall is just excellent. And spring? Well, spring is nothing short of a mind-blowing, completely distracting riot of color and activity. And the best part of being in Atlanta? You’ll be able to live, eat, and play for less than the cost of an apartment and subscription to the Times in New York.
If you’re looking for side-work opportunities, it just so happens Atlanta is home to some of the world’s most respected companies. Coca-Cola, CNN, Mindspring, Delta. We’re dialed into a strong professional community of advertising, design, and interactive firms. Now, if you’re a savvy reader, you’ve probably figured out that this means ample opportunity to freelance.
So, welcome to Atlanta. Call me when you are ready to buy or sell Atlanta real estate, or if you just want to chat about real estate. Have fun, enjoy the weather, meet you neighbors, and see the sights.
Median resident age: 31.9 years
Median household income: $34,770 (year 2000)
Median house value: $130,600 (year 2000)
Races in Atlanta:
Black (61.4%)
White Non-Hispanic (31.3%)
Hispanic (4.5%)
Other race (2.0%)
Two or more races (1.2%)
Asian Indian (0.6%)
American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: English (5.9%), German (4.5%), Irish (4.5%), United States (3.0%), Subsaharan African (1.8%), Scottish (1.6%).
For population 25 years and over in Atlanta
High school or higher: 76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 13.8%
Unemployed: 14.0%
Mean travel time to work: 28.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Atlanta city
Never married: 45.5%
Now married: 31.4%
Separated: 4.1%
Widowed: 7.7%
Divorced: 11.3%
6.6% Foreign born (3.3% Latin America, 1.4% Asia, 0.9% Europe, 0.7% Africa).
Population change in the 1990s: +22,299 (+5.7%).
Birthplace of: Martin Luther King, Gladys Knight - (born 1944), soul singer, Julia Roberts - (born 1967), actor, Cynthia McKinney - Congressman, Spike Lee - (born 1957), black film director, Brittany Murphy - (born 1977), actress, Stephen Dorff - (born 1973), actor, Dainon Sidney - 2005 NFL player (Detroit Lions, born: May 30, 1975), Daniel Wilcox - 2005 NFL player (Baltimore Ravens, born: Mar 23, 1977), Darius Watts - 2005 NFL player (Denver Broncos, born: Dec 19, 1981).
Main business address for: Gold Kist Inc. (POULTRY SLAUGHTERING AND PROCESSING), IRT PARTNERS L P (REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS), COX RADIO INC (RADIO BROADCASTING STATIONS), ROLLINS INC (SERVICES-TO DWELLINGS & OTHER BUILDINGS), CORAUTUS GENETICS INC (BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS (NO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES)), BEAZER HOMES USA INC (OPERATIVE BUILDERS), AGL RESOURCES INC (NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION), ATLANTIS PLASTICS INC (UNSUPPORTED PLASTICS FILM & SHEET) and 77 other public companies.
Hospitals/medical centers in Atlanta:
ATLANTA MEDICAL CENTER (303 PARKWAY DR NE)
CRAWFORD LONG HOSPITAL (550 PEACHTREE ST NE)
EGLESTON CHILDREN'S HOSP AT EMORY, INC (1405 CLIFTON RD NE)
EMORY DUNWOODY MEDICAL CENTER (4575 N SHALLOWFORD RD)
EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (1364 CLIFTON RD NE)
GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (80 JESSE HILL, JR DRIVE SE)
KINDRED HOSPITAL - ATLANTA (705 JUNIPER STREET NE)
NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL (1000 JOHNSON FERRY RD NE)
PEACHFORD BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM (2151 PEACHFORD RD NE)
PIEDMONT HOSPITAL (1968 PEACHTREE RD NW)
SCOTTISH RITE CHILDRENS MED CTR INC (1001 JOHNSON FERRY RD)
SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL-ATLANTA (550 PEACHTREE STREET NE)
SHEPHERD SPINAL CENTER (2020 PEACHTREE RD NW)
SOUTHWEST HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER (501 FAIRBURN ROAD SW)
ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL OF ATLANTA (5665 PEACHTREE DUNWOODY RD)
THE ART INSTITUTE OF ATLANTA (FT enrollment: 934; Location: 6600 PEACHTREE DUNWOODY RD; 100 EMBASSY ROW; Private, for-profit; Website: www.aia.artinstitute.edu)
ADVANCED CAREER TRAINING-ATLANTA CAMPUS (FT enrollment: 655; Location: ONE CORPORATE SQ STE 110; Private, for-profit; Website: www.actglobal.com)
AMERICAN INTERCONTINENTAL UNIVERSITY (FT enrollment: 652; Location: 3330 PEACHTREE RD., NE; Private, for-profit; Website: www.aiuniv.edu)
GEORGIA MEDICAL INSTITUTE-ATLANTA MAIN CAMPUS (FT enrollment: 536; Location: 41 MARIETTA ST STE 200; Private, for-profit; Website: GMIAtlsnts@freewwweb.com)
BEULAH HEIGHTS BIBLE COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 380; Location: 892-906 BERNE ST SE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.beulah.org)
ATLANTA COLLEGE OF ART (FT enrollment: 363; Location: 1280 PEACHTREE ST N E; Private, not-for-profit)
INTERDENOMINATIONAL THEOLOGICAL CENTER (FT enrollment: 352; Location: 700 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DR; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.itc.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
GEORGIA SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (FT enrollment: 315; Location: 990 HAMMOND DR STE 1100; Private, for-profit; Offers Doctor's degree)
ATLANTA SCHOOL OF MASSAGE (FT enrollment: 304; Location: 2300 PEACHFORD RD STE 3200; Private, for-profit; Website: www.atlantaschoolofmassage.com)
Biggest public high schools in Atlanta:
DOUGLASS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,887; Location: 225 HAMILTON E. HOLMES DRIVE,; Grades: 09 - 12)
MAYS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,748; Location: 3450 MAYS DRIVE, SW; Grades: 09 - 12)
NORTH SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,669; Location: 7447 ROSWELL ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,639; Location: 45 WHITE HOUSE DRIVE, SW; Grades: 09 - 12)
NORTH ATLANTA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,426; Location: 2875 NORTHSIDE DRIVE, NW; Grades: 09 - 12)
LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,407; Location: 3801 BRIARCLIFF ROAD, NE; Grades: 09 - 12)
SOUTH ATLANTA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,287; Location: 800 HUTCHENS ROAD, SE; Grades: 09 - 12)
WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,248; Location: 2370 UNION ROAD, SW; Grades: 09 - 12)
MCNAIR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,240; Location: 1804 BOULDERCREST ROAD, SE; Grades: 09 - 12)
RIVERWOOD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,239; Location: 5900 HEARDS DRIVE, NW; Grades: 09 - 12)
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $97,300
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $582
Median gross rent in Atlanta, GA in 2000: $606
Housing units in Atlanta with a mortgage: 44,875 (5,483 second mortgage, 5,953 home equity loan, 261 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 16,333
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Atlanta, Georgia:
1 room: 318
2 rooms: 1509
3 rooms: 3494
4 rooms: 5887
5 rooms: 14396
6 rooms: 17529
7 rooms: 11597
8 rooms: 7804
9 or more rooms: 10941
Rooms in renter-occupied housing units and apartments:
1 room: 6325
2 rooms: 12952
3 rooms: 23416
4 rooms: 24687
5 rooms: 15288
6 rooms: 7065
7 rooms: 2776
8 rooms: 1274
9 or more rooms: 984
Year house built:
1999 to March 2000: 3436
1995 to 1998: 8893
1990 to 1994: 8570
1980 to 1989: 17182
1970 to 1979: 25805
1960 to 1969: 38430
1950 to 1959: 33283
1940 to 1949: 20019
1939 or earlier: 31380
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Atlanta:
no bedroom: 523
1 bedrooms: 4695
2 bedrooms: 22230
3 bedrooms: 30265
4 bedrooms: 11712
5 or more bedrooms: 4050
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
no bedroom: 7925
1 bedrooms: 35308
2 bedrooms: 35660
3 bedrooms: 12369
4 bedrooms: 2669
5 or more bedrooms: 836
Vehicles available in Atlanta in owner-occupied houses:
no vehicle: 6560
1 vehicle: 27726
2 vehicles: 28050
3 vehicles: 8611
4 vehicles: 1980
5 or more vehicles: 548
Vehicles available in renter-occupied housing units:
no vehicle: 33118
1 vehicle: 43550
2 vehicles: 14431
3 vehicles: 2586
4 vehicles: 622
5 or more vehicles: 460
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Atlanta, GA:
Less than $10,000: 182
$10,000 to $14,999: 161
$15,000 to $19,999: 275
$20,000 to $24,999: 236
$25,000 to $29,999: 336
$30,000 to $34,999: 501
$35,000 to $39,999: 900
$40,000 to $49,999: 2654
$50,000 to $59,999: 3787
$60,000 to $69,999: 4819
$70,000 to $79,999: 4700
$80,000 to $89,999: 4894
$90,000 to $99,999: 3299
$100,000 to $124,999: 3280
$125,000 to $149,999: 2603
$150,000 to $174,999: 2747
$175,000 to $199,999: 2353
$200,000 to $249,999: 3856
$250,000 to $299,999: 3514
$300,000 to $399,999: 5639
$400,000 to $499,999: 3327
$500,000 to $749,999: 3717
$750,000 to $999,999: 1831
$1,000,000 or more: 1597
Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Atlanta:
Less than $100: 5105
$100 to $149: 4730
$150 to $199: 3865
$200 to $249: 3628
$250 to $299: 3155
$300 to $349: 4880
$350 to $399: 5764
$400 to $449: 5440
$450 to $499: 6814
$500 to $549: 7482
$550 to $599: 6105
$600 to $649: 4958
$650 to $699: 4036
$700 to $749: 3784
$750 to $799: 3311
$800 to $899: 5577
$900 to $999: 3832
$1,000 to $1,249: 4962
$1,250 to $1,499: 2205
$1,500 to $1,999: 1754
$2,000 or more: 823
No cash rent: 2367
Household type by relationship
Households: 387560
In family households: 278357 (41654 male householders, 42825 female householders)
42501 spouses, 103515 children (97735 natural, 2446 adopted, 3334 stepchildren), 16277 grandchildren, 7771 brothers or sisters, 3143 parents, 9771 other relatives, 10900 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 109203 (41892 male householders (30038 living alone)), 41970 female householders (34598 living alone)), 25341 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 29069 (8835 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 33230 2-persons, 20906 3-persons, 15174 4-persons, 7926 5-persons, 3983 6-persons, 3260 7-or-more-persons
Year of entry for the foreign-born population (27352 people)
1995 to March 2000: 13461
1990 to 1994: 4865
1985 to 1989: 2689
1980 to 1984: 1849
1975 to 1979: 1462
1970 to 1974: 973
1965 to 1969: 689
Before 1965: 1364
Number of people working at home: 6741 (3.8% of all workers)
Travel time to work
Less than 5 minutes: 3127
5 to 9 minutes: 13151
10 to 14 minutes: 22147
15 to 19 minutes: 30037
20 to 24 minutes: 28757
25 to 29 minutes: 10372
30 to 34 minutes: 26823
35 to 39 minutes: 4267
40 to 44 minutes: 4859
45 to 59 minutes: 11502
60 to 89 minutes: 10061
90 or more minutes: 7126
Household income:
Less than $10,000: 28669
$10,000 to $14,999: 12267
$15,000 to $19,999: 11944
$20,000 to $24,999: 11247
$25,000 to $29,999: 10431
$30,000 to $34,999: 9972
$35,000 to $39,999: 8214
$40,000 to $44,999: 7413
$45,000 to $49,999: 6077
$50,000 to $59,999: 11344
$60,000 to $74,999: 12475
$75,000 to $99,999: 12859
$100,000 to $124,999: 7906
$125,000 to $149,999: 4492
$150,000 to $199,999: 4475
$200,000 or more: 8556
First ancestries reported:
Other groups: 215619
English: 18683
Irish: 12750
United States or American: 12412
German: 12076
Subsaharan African:: 7600
African: 5473
Italian: 5345
Scotch-Irish: 4919
Scottish: 4670
European: 2945
French (except Basque): 2873
Russian: 2458
Polish: 2284
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 2259
British: 1846
Swedish: 1145
Dutch: 1145
Jamaican: 1125
Welsh: 882
Norwegian: 837
Arab:: 828
Greek: 776
Nigerian: 615
French Canadian: 600
Ethiopian: 580
Hungarian: 536
Haitian: 456
Eastern European: 452
Danish: 412
Canadian: 411
Lithuanian: 391
Swiss: 387
Lebanese: 355
Ukrainian: 334
Czech: 302
Austrian: 300
Northern European: 265
Sudanese: 230
Belgian: 200
Armenian: 195
Other Subsaharan African: 186
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 184
Iranian: 178
Czechoslovakian: 173
Ghanian: 166
Turkish: 161
Finnish: 155
West Indian: 154
Portuguese: 151
Yugoslavian: 135
Croatian: 127
Brazilian: 117
Slovak: 109
Scandinavian: 106
Romanian: 98
Moroccan: 95
South African: 92
Other Arab: 90
Australian: 84
British West Indian: 83
Iraqi: 80
Celtic: 80
Egyptian: 79
U.S. Virgin Islander: 76
Liberian: 75
Acadian/Cajun: 73
Guyanese: 69
Serbian: 66
Israeli: 65
Bahamian: 65
Latvian: 59
Somalian: 58
Syrian: 58
Barbadian: 57
Sierra Leonean: 50
Bermudan: 50
Arab/Arabic: 42
Slovene: 38
Slavic: 38
Cape Verdean: 33
Icelander: 31
Palestinian: 29
Afghan: 28
Senegalese: 25
Albanian: 23
Basque: 18
New Zealander: 16
Bulgarian: 16
German Russian: 13
Estonian: 13
Zairian: 13
Pennsylvania German: 12
Macedonian: 9
Other West Indian: 5
Belizean: 4
Kenyan: 4
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 243840
Northeast: 29365
Midwest: 26691
South: 76404
West: 9736
46% of Atlanta residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in Georgia.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 2,258
Nursery to 4th grade: 974
5th and 6th grade: 2,432
7th and 8th grade: 3,695
9th grade: 3,403
10th grade: 5,748
11th grade: 4,681
12th grade, no diploma: 6,551
High school graduate (or equivalency): 29,069
Less than 1 year of college: 4,694
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 15,124
Associate degree: 4,516
Bachelor's degree: 28,704
Master's degree: 10,898
Professional school degree: 6,547
Doctorate degree: 2,262
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 2,155
Nursery to 4th grade: 1,101
5th and 6th grade: 2,598
7th and 8th grade: 4,079
9th grade: 4,072
10th grade: 5,382
11th grade: 6,213
12th grade, no diploma: 6,610
High school graduate (or equivalency): 30,807
Less than 1 year of college: 7,389
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 16,662
Associate degree: 5,104
Bachelor's degree: 27,278
Master's degree: 12,127
Professional school degree: 3,489
Doctorate degree: 1,624
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 10.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 9.4%
Unemployment rate for Black males: 17.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 16.1%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 27.2%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 9.9%
Unemployment rate for Asian males: 35.2%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 27.3%
Unemployment rate for other race males: 10.3%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 9.1%
Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 13.3%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 7.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 10.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 10.5%
Median household income in 1999 for:
White non-Hispanic householders: $61,619
Black householders: $23,128
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $23,235
Asian householders: $37,759
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $24,886
Some other householders: $35,057
Two or more householders: $28,361
Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $36,545
Median house value for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $323,500
Black or African American householders: $77,600
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $82,100
Asian householders: $207,700
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $112,500
