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Atlanta Georgia Social and demographic information
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Atlanta Georgia Social information
Profile of Selected Social Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Atlanta city
| Subject |
Number |
Percent |
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Subject |
Number |
Percent |
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| SCHOOL
ENROLLMENT |
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NATIVITY
AND PLACE OF BIRTH |
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| Population
3 years and over |
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Total
poplulation |
416,629 |
100.0 |
| enrolled
in school |
113,134 |
100.0 |
|
Native |
389,277 |
93.4 |
| Nursery
school, preschool |
8,389 |
7.4 |
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Born in
United States |
386,036 |
92.7 |
| Kindergarten |
5,615 |
5.0 |
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State
of residence |
243,840 |
58.5 |
| Elementary
school (grades 1-8) |
43,274 |
38.3 |
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Different state |
142,196 |
34.1 |
| High school
(grades 9-12) |
20,420 |
18.0 |
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Born
outside United States |
3,241 |
0.8 |
| College or
graduate school |
35,436 |
31.3 |
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Foreign born |
27,352 |
6.6 |
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Entered 1990 to March 2000 |
18,326 |
4.4 |
| EDUCATIONAL
ATTAINMENT |
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Naturalized citizen |
6,715 |
1.6 |
| Population
25 years and over |
268,246 |
100.0 |
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Not a
citizen |
20,637 |
5.0 |
| Less than 9th
grade |
19,292 |
7.2 |
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| 9th to 12th
grade, no diploma |
42,660 |
15.9 |
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REGION OF
BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN |
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| High school
graduate (includes equivalency) |
59,876 |
22.3 |
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Total
(excluding born at sea) |
27,352 |
100.0 |
| Some college,
no degree |
43,869 |
16.4 |
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Europe |
3,918 |
14.3 |
| Associate
degree |
9,620 |
3.6 |
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Asia |
5,936 |
21.7 |
| Bachelor's
degree |
55,982 |
20.9 |
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Africa |
2,818 |
10.3 |
| Graduate or
professional degree |
36,947 |
13.8 |
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Oceania |
131 |
0.5 |
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Latin America |
13,576 |
49.6 |
| Percent high
school graduate or higher |
76.9 |
(X) |
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Northern
America |
973 |
3.6 |
| Percent
bachelor's degree or higher |
34.6 |
(X) |
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LANGUAGE
SPOKEN AT HOME |
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| MARITAL
STATUS |
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Population 5 years and over |
389,992 |
100.0 |
| Population
15 years and over |
337,572 |
100.0 |
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English only |
347,775 |
89.2 |
| Never married |
153,542 |
45.5 |
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Language other
than English |
42,217 |
10.8 |
| Now married,
except separated |
106,078 |
31.4 |
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Speak
English less than '"very well"' |
19,269 |
4.9 |
| Separated |
13,757 |
4.1 |
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Spanish |
23,097 |
5.9 |
| Widowed |
26,089 |
7.7 |
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Speak
English less than '"very well"' |
12,729 |
3.3 |
| Female |
21,066 |
6.2 |
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Other
Indo-European languages |
11,271 |
2.9 |
| Divorced |
38,106 |
11.3 |
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Speak
English less than '"very well"' |
3,221 |
0.8 |
| Female |
21,753 |
6.4 |
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Asian and
Pacific Island languages |
5,024 |
1.3 |
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Speak
English less than '"very well"' |
2,485 |
0.6 |
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GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS |
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| Grandparent
living in household |
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ANCESTRY
(single and multiple) |
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| with
one or more own grandchildren |
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Total
population |
416,629 |
100.0 |
| under
18 years |
11,563 |
100.0 |
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Total
ancestries reported |
358,245 |
86.0 |
| Grandparent
responsible for grandchildren |
5,947 |
51.4 |
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Arab |
963 |
0.2 |
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Czech¹ |
781 |
0.2 |
| VETERAN
STATUS |
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Danish |
613 |
0.1 |
| Civilian
population 18 years and over |
323,370 |
100.0 |
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Dutch |
2,090 |
0.5 |
| Civilian
veterans |
29,647 |
9.2 |
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English |
24,686 |
5.9 |
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French (except
Basque)¹ |
4,984 |
1.2 |
| DISABILITY
STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN |
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French
Canadian¹ |
850 |
0.2 |
| NONINSTITUTIONALIZED
POPULATION |
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German |
18,709 |
4.5 |
| Population
5 to 20 years |
88,898 |
100.0 |
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Greek |
913 |
0.2 |
| With a
disability |
8,468 |
9.5 |
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Hungarian |
809 |
0.2 |
| Population
21 to 64 years |
251,699 |
100.0 |
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Irish¹ |
18,596 |
4.5 |
| With a
disability |
56,080 |
22.3 |
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Italian |
6,609 |
1.6 |
| Percent
employed |
50.2 |
(X) |
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Lithuanian |
509 |
0.1 |
| No disability |
195,619 |
77.7 |
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Norwegian |
1,310 |
0.3 |
| Percent
employed |
71.8 |
(X) |
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Polish |
3,441 |
0.8 |
| Population
65 years and over |
40,120 |
100.0 |
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Portuguese |
222 |
0.1 |
| With a
disability |
20,064 |
50.0 |
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Russian |
3,233 |
0.8 |
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Scotch-Irish |
6,088 |
1.5 |
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Scottish |
6,711 |
1.6 |
| RESIDENCE
IN 1995 |
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Slovak |
239 |
0.1 |
| Population
5 years and over |
389,992 |
100.0 |
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Subsaharan
African |
7,699 |
1.8 |
| Same house in
1995 |
172,519 |
44.2 |
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Swedish |
1,738 |
0.4 |
| Different
house in the U.S. in 1995 |
201,498 |
51.7 |
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Swiss |
621 |
0.1 |
| Same county |
104,839 |
26.9 |
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Ukrainian |
419 |
0.1 |
| Different
county |
96,659 |
24.8 |
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United States
or American |
12,412 |
3.0 |
| Same state |
45,294 |
11.6 |
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Welsh |
1,472 |
0.4 |
| Different
state |
51,365 |
13.2 |
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West Indian
(excluding Hispanic groups) |
2,406 |
0.6 |
| Elsewhere in
1995 |
15,975 |
4.1 |
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Other
ancestries |
229,122 |
55.0 |
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| Date: December
29, 2004 |
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| -Represent
zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable. |
| ¹ The data
represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary
File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French
Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. |
| Source: U.S.
Bureau of the Census, Census 2000. |
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