Atlanta, Georgia Economy Profile

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Atlanta, Georgia Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in Atlanta, Georgia equals 147,840. Government workers comprise 13.18% of workers in Atlanta, Georgia. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up 5.82% of Atlanta, Georgia labor force. There are 336 unpaid family workers in Atlanta, Georgia.

5.22% of population are involved in construction, 7.65% are in manufacturing, and 3.34% are in wholesale trade. 17.17% of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Atlanta, Georgia. 10.4% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in Atlanta, Georgia.

sixty-four percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Atlanta, Georgia. 64.01% of Atlanta, Georgia workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. Three point seven seven percent of Atlanta, Georgia residents work at home. 15.03% use public transportation (including taxicab).

	Atlanta, Georgia	%, Atlanta, Georgia	United States
Population 16 years and over	333,209		217,168,077
In labor force	213,257	64.0%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	212,817	63.87%	63.39%
- - Employed	182,936	54.9%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	29,881	8.97%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	14.0		5.8
- Armed Forces	440	0.13%	0.53%
Not in labor force	119,952	36.0%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	169,097	50.75%	51.66%
In labor force	99,286	29.8%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	99,204	29.77%	29.65%
- - Employed	85,722	25.73%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	28,432	8.53%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	16,484		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	178,970		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	114,560	64.01%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	22,181	12.39%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	26,893	15.03%	4.73%
Walked	6,261	3.5%	2.93%
Other means	2,334	1.3%	1.19%
Worked at home	6,741	3.77%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	28.3	0.02%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	182,936		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	74,202	40.56%	33.65%
Service occupations	29,960	16.38%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	46,865	25.62%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	409	0.22%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	11,014	6.02%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	20,486	11.2%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	674	0.37%	1.87%
Construction	9,551	5.22%	6.78%
Manufacturing	13,998	7.65%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	6,103	3.34%	3.6%
Retail trade	17,148	9.37%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	10,884	5.95%	5.2%
Information	10,476	5.73%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	15,328	8.38%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	31,406	17.17%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	30,754	16.81%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	19,017	10.4%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	8,683	4.75%	4.87%
Public administration	8,914	4.87%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	147,840	80.82%	78.47%
Government workers	24,107	13.18%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	10,653	5.82%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	336	0.18%	0.31%

	Atlanta, Georgia	%, Atlanta, Georgia	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	168,341		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	28,669	17.03%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	12,267	7.29%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	23,191	13.78%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	20,403	12.12%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	21,704	12.89%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	23,819	14.15%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	12,859	7.64%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	12,398	7.36%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,475	2.66%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	8,556	5.08%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	34,770		41,994
With earnings	134,778	40.45%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	63,292		56,604
With Social Security income	34,757	10.43%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	9,410		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	10,743	3.22%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,933		6,320
With public assistance income	9,234	2.77%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,632		3,032
With retirement income	19,454	5.84%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	19,937		17,376
Families	84,479		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	12,701	15.03%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	6,015	7.12%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	12,023	14.23%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	9,716	11.5%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	10,134	12.0%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	11,206	13.26%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,482	7.67%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	6,962	8.24%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,897	3.43%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	6,343	7.51%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	37,231		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	25,772		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	36,162		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	30,178		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	17,966		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	14,959	83.26%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	7,670	42.69%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	13,583		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	12,016	88.46%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	6,129	45.12%	42.27%
Individuals	95,743		33,899,812
18 years and over	60,119	62.79%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	8,319	8.69%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	34,914	36.47%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	24,449	25.54%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	31,190	32.58%	31.63%

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