Cities / Georgia / Atlanta

Atlanta, GA

505,268 people

Right Now

Weather

86°F

Clear

Today: Sunny, high 92°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Atlanta)

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 7.3 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

ATL

8 mi — Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Population & People

Population

505,268

Median age

34.2

Median household income

$85,652

Poverty rate

16.9%

Unemployment rate

5.9%

Bachelor's degree+

59.2%

Avg. commute

19 min

Hispanic or Latino

6.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$439,600

Median gross rent

$1,711/mo

Homeownership rate

46.43%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,820

HUD Fair Market Rent (Fulton County, 5 mi from Atlanta), 2026. Efficiency $1585, 1BR $1660, 2BR $1820, 3BR $2182, 4BR $2605. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Georgia commercial electricity

11.5¢/kWh

Georgia industrial electricity

7.81¢/kWh

Georgia residential electricity

14.73¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

924828.9

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

710412.3

All-Transactions House Price Index for Georgia

662.12

Unemployment Rate

3.4%

Source: FRED, Georgia-specific series.

Nearby Airports

ATL

Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport

8 mi away

BHM

Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Georgia energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Georgia economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).