Atlanta Demographics: Growing Fast, But Into What

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• Atlanta Demographics Growing Fast, But Into
  What?

Aging Network Working Session October 19, 2006
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What ARC Does

• ARC performs regional planning in the areas of
• aging
• community services
• economic development
• environmental planning
• governmental services
• job training
• land use and public facilities
• transportation planning
• data gathering and analysis

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Economic/Employment Trends
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National Leader In Employment

• 901,157 jobs in 1980, 1,426,000 in 1990 and
  2,131,449 jobs in 2000
• National leader in job growth in the 1990s

Source Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Employment Since 2000

• 2000 2003 Atlanta MSA lost 53,000 jobs
• 2003 2004 Atlanta MSA added 28,000 jobs
• July 2005 - July 2006 Atlanta MSA added 54,000
  jobs

Source Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Short Term Forecasts are Healthy

• 2006 64,000 jobs
• 2007 47,000 jobs
• 2008 62,000 jobs

Source Economic Forecasting Center - GSU
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Better Employment News, but
Since November 2001 (beginning of the recession)

• Lost 11,200 high-paying or premiumjobs
• Added 51,000 low-paying jobs

Source Economic Forecasting Center - GSU
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Better Employment News, but
Per capita income flat (2000 2004)
2.6 increase in incomes
Source Bureau of Economic Accounts
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Better Employment News, but
Inflation rising almost three times faster than
incomes (2000 2004)
7.4 increase in prices
Source Bureau of Economic Accounts
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Population Trends
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Population Trends
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10-County Population in 2005 3,813,700 That is
greater than the population of 24 states!
Source U.S. Census ARC
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More Growth Coming
20-County Forecasts
Population 65 Increase, 2000-2030
Employment 75 Increase, 2000-2030
Source ARC
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A Diverse Region

• 1980 - 2000 Population Increases(by race and
  ethnicity)
• Black, non-Hispanic 132.6
• Hispanic 1,032
• Asian 1,090
• Non-White, non-Hispanic 176.7
• White, non-Hispanic 45.6

Source U.S. Census
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Growing Diversity
Source Brookings Analysis, U.S. Census
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Growing Diversity
Source Brookings Analysis, U.S. Census
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Growing Diversity
Source Brookings Analysis, U.S. Census
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Public School Diversity
Source Georgia Department for Education
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Public School Diversity
Source Georgia Department for Education
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An Aging Region
Source ARC
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Atlanta and U.S.
Percent Population Change All 2000 - 2005
Source Census Estimates
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Atlanta and U.S.
Percent Population Change White 2000 - 2005
Source Census Estimates
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Atlanta and U.S.
Percent Population Change Black 2000 - 2005
Source Census Estimates
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Atlanta and U.S.
Percent Population Change Asian 2000 - 2005
Source Census Estimates
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Atlanta and U.S.
Percent Population Change Hispanic 2000 - 2005
Source Census Estimates
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Atlanta and Other Metros
Source American Community Survey
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Atlanta and Other Metros
65
Source American Community Survey
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Atlanta and Other Metros
65
Source American Community Survey
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Atlanta and Other Metros
65
Source American Community Survey
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Atlanta and Other Metros
65
Source American Community Survey
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10-County Atlanta Region
Source Census Estimates
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10-County Atlanta Region
Source Census Estimates
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10-County Atlanta Region
Source Census Estimates
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10-County Atlanta Region
Source Census Estimates
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10-County Atlanta Region
Source Census Estimates
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Total 65
Median is 388 for tracts
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Total 65
Median is 7.2 for tracts
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White 65
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Black 65
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Asian 65
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Hispanic 65
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