Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 2,233,000
1990: 2,959,500
2000: 4,112,198
Percent change, 1990–2000: 38.9%
U.S. rank in 1980: 16th
U.S. rank in 1990: 12th
U.S. rank in 2000: 11th
City Residents
1980: 425,022
1990: 393,929
2000: 416,474
2003 estimate: 423,019
Percent change, 1990–2000: 5.8%
U.S. rank in 1980: 29th
U.S. rank in 1990: 36th (State rank: 1st)
U.S. rank in 2000: 48th
Density: 3,161.2 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 138,352
Black or African American: 255,689
American Indian and Alaska Native: 765
Asian: 8,046
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 173
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 18,720
Other: 8,272
Percent of residents born in state: 58.5% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 26,666
Population 5 to 9 years old: 27,386
Population 10 to 14 years old: 25,023
Population 15 to 19 years old: 30,048
Population 20 to 24 years old: 39,157
Population 25 to 34 years old: 82,083
Population 35 to 44 years old: 64,632
Population 45 to 54 years old: 50,178
Population 55 to 59 years old: 17,164
Population 60 to 64 years old: 13,602
Population 65 to 74 years old: 20,855
Population 75 to 84 years old: 13,649
Population 85 years and older: 6,031
Median age: 31.9 years
Births (2003, Fulton County)
Total number: 13,013
Deaths (2003, Fulton County)
Total number: 5,917 (of which, 106 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $25,772
Median household income: $34,770
Total households: 168,341
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 28,669
$10,000 to $14,999: 12,267
$15,000 to $24,999: 23,191
$25,000 to $34,999: 20,403
$35,000 to $49,999: 21,704
$50,000 to $74,999: 23,819
$75,000 to $99,999: 12,859
$100,000 to $149,999: 12,398
$150,000 to $199,999: 4,475
$200,000 or more: 8,556
Percent of families below poverty level: 21.3% (56.8% of which were female householder families in poverty)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 49,451