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Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Marietta Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Marietta Area is $28,880, which is higher than the state average of $25,427 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Marietta Area median household income is $56,618. On average Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Marietta Area residents spend 31.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 27.4 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #116

Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Marietta Area	28,880 USD
Georgia	25,427 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Marietta Area	32,296 USD
Georgia	29,424 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Marietta Area	37,294 USD
Georgia	33,645 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Marietta Area	27,986 USD
Georgia	25,105 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #102

Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Marietta Area	56,618 USD
Georgia	49,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Marietta Area	78,422 USD
Georgia	68,317 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Marietta Area		-3.03%
Georgia		16.28%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Marietta Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Georgia and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Marietta Area		Georgia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.79%	$15,465, see rank	16.09%	$15,049	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	22.55%	$17,697, see rank	26.97%	$17,114	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.86%	$3,472, see rank	1.91%	$3,310	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.70%	$25,279, see rank	16.32%	$24,533	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Marietta Area	66,939 USD
Georgia	59,068 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Marietta Area	89,876 USD
Georgia	78,856 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Marietta Area	Georgia	U.S.
White	$67,047, see rank	$56,472	$56,900
Black	$42,975, see rank	$36,356	$35,600
Hispanic	$39,373, see rank	$38,032	$42,396
Asian	$67,299, see rank	$64,364	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$39,122, see rank	$38,359	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$49,831, see rank	$45,920	$53,370
One Race, Other	$35,028, see rank	$34,510	$40,300
Two or More Races	$51,231, see rank	$46,698	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Marietta Area	Georgia	U.S.
less than 25	$26,922, see rank	$23,220	$25,788
25 to 44	$57,720, see rank	$51,851	$58,398
45 to 64	$67,130, see rank	$58,662	$65,027
65 or over	$41,157, see rank	$36,350	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Marietta Area	Georgia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	4,198,168, see rank	7,693,577	248,775,628
Male¹	2,008,554, 47.84%, see rank	48.19%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,479,808, 73.68%, see rank	68.68%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	3,828, 0.19%, see rank	1.19%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,475,980, 73.48%, see rank	67.49%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,321,116, 89.51%, see rank	89.31%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	154,864, 10.49%, see rank	10.69%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	528,746, 26.32%, see rank	31.32%	30.72%
Female¹	2,189,614, 52.16%, see rank	51.81%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,359,692, 62.10%, see rank	58.27%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	928, 0.04%, see rank	0.13%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,358,764, 62.05%, see rank	58.13%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,208,309, 88.93%, see rank	89.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	150,455, 11.07%, see rank	10.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	829,922, 37.90%, see rank	41.73%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Marietta Area	Georgia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,476,395, 100%	4,253,203	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,928,098, 77.86%, see rank	79.49%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	256,362, 10.35%, see rank	10.41%	9.59%
Public Transportation	76,484, 3.09%, see rank	2.10%	5.06%
Walked	33,785, 1.36%, see rank	1.57%	2.78%
Other Means	37,330, 1.51%, see rank	1.66%	1.79%
Worked at Home	144,336, 5.83%, see rank	4.78%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Marietta Area	31.0 minutes
Georgia	27.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Marietta Area	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,529,425	4,300,074	143,435,233
Male¹	1,321,116, 52.23%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	479,144, 36.27%, see rank	31.98%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	182,319, 13.80%, see rank	14.45%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	257,621, 19.50%, see rank	17.93%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	3,571, 0.27%, see rank	0.92%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	116,991, 8.86%, see rank	9.27%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	205,582, 15.56%, see rank	18.73%	17.94%
Female¹	1,208,309, 47.77%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	517,843, 42.86%, see rank	39.87%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	221,793, 18.36%, see rank	19.69%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	390,909, 32.35%, see rank	32.68%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	847, 0.07%, see rank	0.23%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3,559, 0.29%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	69,571, 5.76%, see rank	6.88%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Marietta Area	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,529,425, 100%	4,300,074	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	10,389, 0.41%, see rank	1.18%	1.96%
Construction	160,613, 6.35%, see rank	6.38%	6.17%
Manufacturing	217,957, 8.62%, see rank	10.63%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	82,881, 3.28%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	299,911, 11.86%, see rank	11.95%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	165,356, 6.54%, see rank	5.98%	4.93%
Information	82,491, 3.26%, see rank	2.49%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	183,774, 7.27%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	356,302, 14.09%, see rank	11.42%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	496,638, 19.63%, see rank	21.10%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	236,080, 9.33%, see rank	9.25%	9.49%
Public Administration	109,669, 4.34%, see rank	5.40%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	127,364, 5.04%, see rank	4.99%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Marietta Area	%	Georgia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	840,560	15.68%, see rank	18.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	158,514	12.04%, see rank	14.22%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.