2024 ACS PUMS
Georgia Census Data
A demographic, economic, and housing profile of Georgia, built from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample. Georgia is home to 11,180,878 people across 77 PUMAs, with a median household income of $80,103 and a median age of 38.6.
11,180,878
Population
$80,103
Median HH income
36.5%
Bachelor's+
$325,000
Median home value
Georgia at a glance, vs. the U.S.
Every figure below is a weighted estimate from the 2024 ACS PUMS. The U.S. column is the population-weighted national average for comparison.
| Statistic | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $80,103 | $83,310 |
| Median family income | $96,449 | $102,685 |
| Mean wage (workers) | $64,038 | $66,223 |
| Median personal income (15+) | $32,488 | $35,074 |
| Poverty rate | 12.5% | 12.1% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| Labor force participation (16+) | 64.5% | 64.0% |
| Mean hours worked / week | 38.5 | 37.9 |
| Mean Interest, dividends, and net rental income | $1,868 | $2,830 |
| Mean Selected monthly owner costs as a percentage of household income | 23.0% | 24.1% |
| Mean All other income | $803 | $705 |
| Mean Public assistance income | $24 | $45 |
| Mean Total person's earnings | $42,770 | $44,138 |
| Mean Income-to-poverty ratio | 311.1 | 318.7 |
| Mean Retirement income | $3,235 | $3,754 |
| Mean Self-employment income | $2,296 | $2,518 |
| Mean Supplementary Security Income | $271 | $282 |
| Mean Social Security income | $3,339 | $3,799 |
| Statistic | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 36.5% | 36.9% |
| High school diploma or higher | 89.8% | 89.9% |
| Statistic | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Management | 11.2% | 10.9% |
| Business operations | 4.1% | 3.8% |
| Financial specialists | 1.9% | 2.0% |
| Computer & math | 3.8% | 3.6% |
| Architecture & engineering | 1.8% | 2.2% |
| Science | 0.9% | 1.1% |
| Community & social service | 1.6% | 1.7% |
| Legal | 1.0% | 1.1% |
| Education instruction | 6.6% | 6.3% |
| Arts, design & media | 2.0% | 2.2% |
| Healthcare practitioners | 5.5% | 6.1% |
| Healthcare support | 2.5% | 3.4% |
| Protective service | 2.1% | 2.1% |
| Food prep & serving | 5.7% | 5.7% |
| Building & grounds cleaning | 3.1% | 3.5% |
| Personal care | 2.4% | 2.7% |
| Sales | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| Office & admin support | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| Farming, fishing & forestry | 0.4% | 0.6% |
| Construction | 4.7% | 4.6% |
| Extraction | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Installation & repair | 3.1% | 2.9% |
| Production | 5.4% | 5.1% |
| Transportation & moving | 8.9% | 7.8% |
| Military | 0.5% | 0.3% |
| Agriculture & forestry (industry) | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Mining & oil/gas (industry) | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| Utilities (industry) | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Construction (industry) | 7.0% | 6.7% |
| Manufacturing (industry) | 9.3% | 9.2% |
| Wholesale trade (industry) | 1.8% | 1.8% |
| Retail trade (industry) | 11.6% | 11.0% |
| Transportation & warehousing (industry) | 6.4% | 5.0% |
| Information (industry) | 2.1% | 1.8% |
| Finance & insurance (industry) | 5.9% | 6.2% |
| Professional & technical (industry) | 13.0% | 12.5% |
| Educational services (industry) | 9.2% | 9.4% |
| Health care (industry) | 9.7% | 11.3% |
| Social assistance (industry) | 1.8% | 2.3% |
| Arts & entertainment (industry) | 9.6% | 9.7% |
| Other services (industry) | 4.6% | 4.8% |
| Public administration (industry) | 4.7% | 4.6% |
| Armed forces (industry) | 0.9% | 0.7% |
| Statistic | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Uninsured | 12.4% | 8.4% |
| Private insurance | 66.8% | 66.7% |
| Public insurance | 31.9% | 37.0% |
| With a disability | 13.5% | 14.1% |
| Statistic | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Mean commute time | 30 min | 27 min |
| Drove to work | 80.8% | 78.5% |
| Public transit to work | 1.2% | 3.7% |
| Worked from home | 14.7% | 13.3% |
| Mean Weeks worked | 31.3 | 30.9 |
| Statistic | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $325,000 | $390,221 |
| Median gross rent | $1,505 | $1,507 |
| Rent as % of income | 31.0% | 30.6% |
| Homeownership rate | 66.5% | 65.1% |
| Average household size | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 2.9 |
| Median rooms | 6 | 5.6 |
| Median year built | 1990 | 1976 |
| Vehicles per household | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| No vehicle | 6.0% | 8.5% |
| Single-family detached | 67.7% | 62.1% |
| Broadband internet | 95.6% | 95.0% |
| Median Condominium and/or homeowners association fee | $0 | $0 |
| Median Electricity cost | $180 | $155 |
| Median Fuel cost | $300 | $620 |
| Median Gas cost | $80 | $71 |
| Mean Age of the householder | 51.7 | 52.5 |
| Median Mobile home costs | $300 | $1,348 |
| Median First mortgage payment | $1,400 | $1,568 |
| Mean Number of own children in household | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Mean Number of related children in household | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Median Monthly rent | $1,300 | $1,323 |
| Median Selected monthly owner costs | $1,360 | $1,505 |
| Median Total payment on all second and junior mortgages and home equity loans | $500 | $471 |
| Median Property taxes | $2,350 | $3,490 |
| Median Water cost | $420 | $577 |
| Statistic | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 11,180,878 | 340,110,990 |
| Average age | 38.6 | 39.8 |
| Married (15+) | 47.0% | 47.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11.6% | 20.0% |
| Black | 30.3% | 11.7% |
| Asian | 4.9% | 6.2% |
| Mean Fire/hazard/flood insurance | $1,631 | $1,682 |
| Mean Number of persons in family | 2 | 2 |
Georgia's 77 PUMAs
A PUMA (Public Use Microdata Area) is a Census geography of roughly 100,000+ people — the finest level at which PUMS microdata is released. Explore Georgia's 77 PUMAs on the map below — recolor it by any measure, and click an area to open its full profile.
Loading map…
Population
101,196 – 116,611
116,611 – 129,983
129,983 – 143,458
143,458 – 156,771
156,771 – 173,129
173,129 – 221,611
All PUMAs in Georgia
Atlanta & Northeast Georgia Regional Commissions--Newton & Rockdale Counties221,611River Valley Regional Commission (West Central)--Muscogee & Chattahoochee Counties213,536Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Northeast)198,180Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Northwest)--Barrow & Jackson Counties190,074Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Southeast)--Paulding County188,592Atlanta Regional Commission (Northwest)--Cobb County (Southeast)--Smyrna City187,173Middle Georgia Regional Commission (North & Outside Bibb County)185,282Middle Georgia Regional Commission (South)--Houston & Pulaski Counties183,888Northwest Georgia Regional Commission--Walker, Catoosa, Chattooga & Dade Counties179,440Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Southwest)--Floyd, Polk & Haralson Counties177,832Atlanta Regional Commission (Northwest)--Cherokee County--Woodstock & Canton Cities173,814Coastal Regional Commission (North)--Bulloch, Effingham & Screven Counties173,574Southern Georgia Regional Commission (East & Central)173,129Atlanta Regional Commission--Fulton County (Central)--Atlanta City (North)172,528Coastal Regional Commission (East)--Chatham County (West Central)--Savannah City171,643Central Savannah River Area Regional Commission (East Central)--Columbia County167,609Three Rivers Regional Commission (East)167,356Atlanta Regional Commission (Northwest)--Cobb County (Northeast)162,343Atlanta Regional Commision (Northeast)--Forsyth County (South)--Cumming City161,739Atlanta Regional Commission (Northeast)--Gwinnett County (West Central)--Duluth City159,792Three Rivers Regional Commission (North Central)--Coweta County158,367Heart of Georgia Altamaha Regional Commission (Southeast)157,755Georgia Mountains Regional Commission (North & Northwest)157,550Coastal Regional Commission (South)--Glynn Camden & McIntosh Counties157,007Middle Georgia Regional Commission (Central)--Bibb County--Macon City156,922Atlanta Regional Commission (Northwest)--Cobb County (Central)--Marietta City156,771Atlanta Regional Commission--Fulton County (Central)--Atlanta City (Southwest)156,731Atlanta Regional Commission (Northeast)--Gwinnett County (Central)155,982Atlanta Regional Commission (South Central)--Clayton County (Northwest)--Forest Park155,568Georgia Mountains Regional Commission (Southeast)152,066Atlanta Regional Commission (Southwest)--Douglas County151,884Atlanta Regional Commission--DeKalb County (North)--Brookhaven & Dunwoody Cities151,268River Valley Regional Commission (Outside Muscogee & Chattahoochee Counties)151,078Atlanta Regional Commission (Northeast)--Gwinnett County (North)--Sugar Hill City150,990Atlanta Regional Commission (Northeast)--Gwinnett County (South)--Snellville City148,765Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Southwest)--Walton, Morgan & Jasper Counties148,682Atlanta Regional Commission (Northeast)--Gwinnett County (East)--Dacula, Grayson147,766Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (East)--Atlanta City (South)146,922Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Northwest)--Roswell & Milton143,458Atlanta Regional Commission (South Central)--Clayton County (South, East)--Jonesboro142,029Atlanta Regional Commission (Northwest)--Cobb County (Southwest)--Powder Springs City141,755Heart of Georgia Altamaha Regional Commission (North & West)140,985Coastal Regional Commission (West)--Liberty, Bryan & Long Counties140,498Atlanta Regional Commission--Fulton County (Northeast)--Johns Creek & Alpharetta139,278Atlanta Regional Commission--Cobb County (Northwest)--Kennesaw & Acworth Cities138,978Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (Southeast)--Stonecrest City136,170Coastal Regional Commission (East)--Chatham County (East & Outside Savannah City)135,687Atlanta Regional Commission (Southeast)--Henry County (South)--McDonough City135,274Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (East)133,116Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (East)--Tucker, Clarkston Cities131,731Three Rivers Regional Commission (Northwest)--Carroll County130,109Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Central)--Clarke County--Athens City129,983Southern Georgia Regional Commission (West)129,079Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (Central)127,629Atlanta Regional Commission (Northeast)--Gwinnett County (Central)--Lawrenceville126,944Central Savannah River Area Regional Commission (West & Outside Richmond & Columbia)125,466Atlanta Regional Commission (South Central)--Fayette County125,263Atlanta Regional Commission (Southeast)--Henry County (North)--Stockbridge City124,018Southern Georgia Regional Commission (South Central)--Lowndes County--Valdosta City122,043Southwest Georgia Regional Commission (West & Central)120,178Atlanta Regional Commission (Northwest)--Cherokee County--Ball Ground City119,906Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (South)--South Fulton & Fairburn119,708Atlanta Regional Commission (Northeast)--Forsyth County (North)118,414Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (East Central)--Bartow County117,439Southwest Georgia Regional Commission (North Central)--Dougherty & Lee Counties116,611Southwest Georgia Regional Commission (East)--Colquitt, Thomas & Worth Counties113,126Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (West)--Atlanta & Decatur Cities113,105Atlanta Regional Commission (Northeast)--Gwinnett County (West Central)--Lilburn City112,866Georgia Mountains Regional Commission--Hall County (East)--Gainesville City111,680Georgia Mountains Regional Commission--Hall County (West)--Flowery Branch City110,974Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--DeKalb County (Southwest)109,898Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (South)--East Point & Union City106,057Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Central)--Sandy Springs City105,509Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (North Central)--Whitfield County105,035Central Savannah River Area Regional Commission--Richmond County (Northeast)--Augusta104,760Three Rivers Regional Commission (Southwest)--Troup, Meriwether & Heard Counties103,714Central Savannah River Area Regional Commission--Richmond County (Southwest)--Augusta101,196
Georgia Census data — FAQ
What is the population of Georgia?+
According to the 2024 American Community Survey (ACS), Georgia has a population of 11,180,878 people, represented across 77 PUMAs (Public Use Microdata Areas).
What is the median household income in Georgia?+
The median household income in Georgia is $80,103 based on the 2024 ACS PUMS, compared with a U.S. figure of $83,310.
How educated is Georgia?+
36.5% of Georgia residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, versus 36.9% nationally, per the 2024 ACS.
Where does this Georgia data come from?+
These figures are derived from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 ACS Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) — a de-identified, statistically weighted sample of individual records. PUMSdata is an independent product and is not affiliated with the Census Bureau.
New — housing construction: Building permits in Georgia — monthly residential permits for every county, metro area, and city, single-family vs. multifamily, from the Census Building Permits Survey.