Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metro Area

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Language Spoken At Home in Atlanta-sandy Springs-marietta
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over4,911,822100%
English only4,060,11982.7%
Language other than English851,70317.3%
   Speak English less than very well371,3797.6%
   Spanish450,0249.2%
      Speak English less than very well227,0204.6%
   Other Indo-European languages185,2573.8%
      Speak English less than very well51,5031.0%
   Asian and Pacific Islander languages158,1383.2%
      Speak English less than very well78,5421.6%
   Other languages58,2841.2%
      Speak English less than very well14,3140.3%

Ancestry in Atlanta-sandy Springs-marietta
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population5,291,701100%
  American493,1359.3%
  Arab19,3680.4%
  Czech10,5700.2%
  Danish9,7650.2%
  Dutch44,4300.8%
  English416,3677.9%
  French (except Basque)82,6581.6%
  French Canadian14,7170.3%
  German419,7127.9%
  Greek13,2890.3%
  Hungarian13,3850.3%
  Irish426,5198.1%
  Italian142,1862.7%
  Lithuanian6,2890.1%
  Norwegian22,5280.4%
  Polish68,5411.3%
  Portuguese7,5360.1%
  Russian32,3130.6%
  Scotch-Irish70,1181.3%
  Scottish98,6351.9%
  Slovak5,3960.1%
  Subsaharan African148,8502.8%
  Swedish28,7790.5%
  Swiss6,9260.1%
  Ukrainian10,6480.2%
  Welsh24,1900.5%
  West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)102,1351.9%
Households By Type in Atlanta-sandy Springs-marietta
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households1,901,344100%
  Family households (families)1,296,40968.2%
     With own children under 18 years645,47333.9%
     Married-couple family928,10148.8%
        With own children under 18 years440,48923.2%
     Male householder, no wife present, family86,6984.6%
        With own children under 18 years39,4802.1%
     Female householder, no husband present, family281,61014.8%
        With own children under 18 years165,5048.7%
  Nonfamily households604,93531.8%
     Householder living alone500,66726.3%
        65 years and over117,7956.2%
 
  Households with one or more people under 18 years716,99437.7%
  Households with one or more people 65 years and over341,21817.9%
 
  Average household size30%
  Average family size30%
Relationship in Atlanta-sandy Springs-marietta
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households5,206,783100%
  Householder1,901,34436.5%
  Spouse927,65617.8%
  Child1,685,71832.4%
  Other relatives421,6648.1%
  Nonrelatives270,4015.2%
     Unmarried partner90,9571.7%
Marital Status in Atlanta-sandy Springs-marietta
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over1,984,002100%
  Never married708,10035.7%
  Now married, except separated1,023,65951.6%
  Separated36,5591.8%
  Widowed39,3382.0%
  Divorced176,3468.9%
 
  Females 15 years and over2,146,092100%
  Never married659,46630.7%
  Now married, except separated998,78746.5%
  Separated58,6042.7%
  Widowed154,3237.2%
  Divorced274,91212.8%
Fertility in Atlanta-sandy Springs-marietta
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months82,862100%
  Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)28,21734.1%
     Per 1,000 unmarried women370%
  Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old580%
     Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old250%
     Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old1020%
     Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old300%
Grandparents in Atlanta-sandy Springs-marietta
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years130,618100%
  Responsible for grandchildren50,45338.6%
        Less than 1 year12,1299.3%
        1 or 2 years12,6059.7%
        3 or 4 years7,7736.0%
        5 or more years17,94613.7%
  Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years50,453100%
  Who are female32,38664.2%
  Who are married34,55568.5%
School Enrollment in Atlanta-sandy Springs-marietta
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school1,513,440100%
  Nursery school, preschool108,7617.2%
  Kindergarten80,3875.3%
  Elementary school (grades 1-8)625,29941.3%
  High school (grades 9-12)313,91920.7%
  College or graduate school385,07425.4%
Educational Attainment in Atlanta-sandy Springs-marietta
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over3,407,578100%
  Less than 9th grade167,5424.9%
  9th to 12th grade, no diploma255,1827.5%
  High school graduate (includes equivalency)849,84724.9%
  Some college, no degree712,36220.9%
  Associate's degree233,8386.9%
  Bachelor's degree772,45022.7%
  Graduate or professional degree416,35712.2%
 
  Percent high school graduate or higher087.6%
  Percent bachelor's degree or higher034.9%
Veteran Status in Atlanta-sandy Springs-marietta
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over3,891,115100%
  Civilian veterans339,5008.7%
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Atlanta-sandy Springs-marietta
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population5,241,963100%
  With a disability489,2359.3%
 
Under 18 years1,392,886100%
  With a disability45,8873.3%
 
18 to 64 years3,379,545100%
  With a disability273,2868.1%
 
65 years and over469,532100%
  With a disability170,06236.2%
Residence 1 Year Ago in Atlanta-sandy Springs-marietta
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over5,220,828100%
  Same house4,314,90582.6%
  Different house in the U.S.876,78516.8%
     Same county457,2508.8%
     Different county419,5358.0%
        Same state272,2565.2%
        Different state147,2792.8%
  Abroad29,1380.6%
Place Of Birth in Atlanta-sandy Springs-marietta
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population5,291,701100%
  Native4,578,08086.5%
     Born in United States4,506,18685.2%
        State of residence2,491,34547.1%
        Different state2,014,84138.1%
     Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)71,8941.4%
  Foreign born713,62113.5%
U.S. Citizenship Status in Atlanta-sandy Springs-marietta
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population713,621100%
  Naturalized U.S. citizen269,00937.7%
  Not a U.S. citizen444,61262.3%
Year of Entry in Atlanta-sandy Springs-marietta
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States785,515100%
  Native71,894100%
    Entered 2010 or later2,3413.3%
    Entered before 201069,55396.7%
  Foreign born713,621100%
    Entered 2010 or later19,2452.7%
    Entered before 2010694,37697.3%
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Atlanta-sandy Springs-marietta
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea713,605100%
  Europe67,8489.5%
  Asia202,37328.4%
  Africa67,7689.5%
  Oceania1,9200.3%
  Latin America362,20150.8%
  Northern America11,4951.6%