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Who Lives in Atlanta

Home to over six million people in 2023 , the greater metropolitian Atlanta area is the seventh largest , and one of the fastest growing metro areas in the U . S .
The fastest rate of growth between 2022 and 2023 occurred in the City of Atlanta ( 2.8 %), followed by Cherokee County ( 2.5 %) and Forsyth and Henry counties ( 2.1 %).
With a median age of 36.8 , Atlanta ’ s eclectic mix of residents are young and active .
BY THE NUMBERS
12 %
26.1 %
14 %

Atlanta

27.3 %
6.5 %
UNDER 20 20-24 25-34 35-44 45-59 60 +
SINGLE
MARRIED
Atlanta has about the same number of single people as the national average .
14.1 %
Source : U . S . Census Bureau data