EAST POINT, GA

A total of 35k people lived in East Point, Georgia in 2020, with a median age of 34.8 and a typical household income of $45,411. The population of East Point, Georgia increased by 0.212% from 34,957 to 35,031 people between 2019 and 2020, and its median household income increased by 4.51% from $43,453 to $45,411.

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (76.2%), White (Non-Hispanic) (14%), White (Hispanic) (4.51%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.52%), and Other (Hispanic) (1.48%) make up the top 5 ethnic groups in East Point, Georgia.

None of the households in East Point, Georgia indicated that their primary shared language was anything other than English. Only the principal self-reported language used by all household members is taken into account here, not the potential multilingual character of households.

Americans make up 96.2% of East Point, Georgia's population.

In 2020, East Point, Georgia had a median property value of $159,900 and a homeownership rate of 42.8%. The majority of residents of East Point, Georgia commuted alone by car, and the trip took an average of 33.4 minutes. In East Point, Georgia, there were typically two cars per household.

Diversity

35k individuals call East Point, Georgia home, and 96.2% of them are citizens. In 2020, 5.62% of persons living in East Point, Georgia, were foreign-born (1.97k people).

In East Point, Georgia, there were 26.7k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents in 2020, which was 5.45 times higher than any other race or ethnicity. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groups were White (Non-Hispanic), with 4.89k and 1.58k inhabitants respectively.

Ethnicity and Race

In East Point, Georgia, there were 26.7k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents in 2020, which was 5.45 times higher than any other race or ethnicity. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groups were White (Non-Hispanic), with 4.89k and 1.58k inhabitants respectively.

In East Point, Georgia, 7.06% of the population is Hispanic (2.47k people).

Population Born Abroad

1.97k persons in East Point, Georgia were born abroad of the country as of 2020, which is less than the 13.5% national average. East Point, Georgia has a 6.51% foreign-born population proportion in 2019, indicating a declining rate.

By Nativity, Age

The average age of all residents in East Point, Georgia, in 2020 was 34.8. With a median age of 34, residents who were born in the United States were typically younger than those who were born abroad, who had a median age of 41. However, the population of East Point, Georgia, is aging. The average age of all residents of East Point, Georgia, in 2019 was 35.

Worldwide Diversity

Mexico accounted for 234,298 of the foreign-born residents of Georgia in 2020, followed by India (98,606) and Jamaica (44,462) as the most frequent birthplaces.

96.2% of East Point, Georgians were US citizens as of 2020, which is higher than the 93.4% national average. East Point, Georgia had 96.1% citizens in 2019, indicating that the rate of citizenship has been rising.

Veterans

Veterans East Point, Georgia, has 1.24 times more military people who fought in Vietnam than in any other war.

Economy

In East Point, Georgia, the average household income is $45,411. Census Tract 111 in East Point, Georgia had the highest median household income in 2020 with a value of $62,297, followed by Census Tract 113.01 and Census Tract 112.02 with values of $55,337 and $47,126, respectively.

Georgia's gender wage disparity is 1.35 times greater for men than for women, who earn $51,276 on average. Georgia's income inequality, as determined by the Gini index, is 0.476, which is lower than the US average.

17.7k persons are employed in the East Point, Georgia, economy. Accommodation and food services, retail trade, and health care and social assistance are the three industries in East Point, Georgia that employ the most people, while real estate and rental and leasing, public administration, and professional, scientific, and technical services pay the highest wages ($75,180, $61,630, and $57,028).