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U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Georgia

Georgia

Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024)

11,180,878
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024)

11,180,878
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)

11,029,227
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024)

10,713,755
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)

10,713,771
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024)

4.4%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)

2.9%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 10,711,908
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 9,687,653
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent

5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent

23.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent

15.4%
Female persons, percent

51.3%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent

58.7%
Black alone, percent (a)(a)

33.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent (a)(a)

0.6%
Asian alone, percent (a)(a)

4.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent (a)(a)

0.1%
Two or More Races, percent

2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent (b)(b)

11.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent

49.6%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2019-2023 608,876
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2019-2023 10.8%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2023, (V2023) 4,610,567
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2019-2023 65.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2019-2023 $272,900
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2019-2023 $1,712
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortage, 2019-2023 $518
Median gross rent, 2019-2023 $1,306
Building Permits, 2023 63,621
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2019-2023 4,008,013
Persons per household, 2019-2023 2.64
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2019-2023 86.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2019-2023 15.0%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2019-2023 95.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2019-2023 89.4%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 89.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 34.2%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2019-2023 9.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent

13.3%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 63.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 59.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 36,524,926
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 95,053,842
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 55,684,552
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 216,836,912
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $19,869
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2019-2023 28.3
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 $74,664
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 $39,525
Persons in poverty, percent

13.6%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2022 258,377
Total employment, 2022 4,249,362
Total annual payroll, 2022 ($1,000) 260,014,888
Total employment, percent change, 2021-2022 5.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2022 1,175,541
All employer firms, Reference year 2022 187,538
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 117,497
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 44,187
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 52,089
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 124,488
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 10,394
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 165,015
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 185.6
Population per square mile, 2010 168.4
Land area in square miles, 2020 57,716.96
Land area in square miles, 2010 57,513.49
FIPS Code 13