Marietta, GA

Census Place

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2023 Population

61,773

0.629% 1-year growth

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

35.2

0% 1-year change

2023 Poverty Rate

12.7%

0.68% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$70,086

3.69% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

32,577

0.484% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Marietta, GA had a population of 61.8k people with a median age of 35.2 and a median household income of $70,086. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Marietta, GA grew from 61,387 to 61,773, a 0.629% increase and its median household income grew from $67,589 to $70,086, a 3.69% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Marietta, GA are White (Non-Hispanic) (41.2%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (30.2%), Other (Hispanic) (10.8%), Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (5.18%), and Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (4.38%).

N/A of the households in Marietta, GA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

87.5% of the residents in Marietta, GA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Marietta, GA are Life University (712 degrees awarded in 2023) and Gwinnett College-Marietta Campus (78 degrees).

Most people in Marietta, GA N/A, and the average commute time was 27.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Marietta, GA was N/A per household.

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Population & Diversity

Marietta, GA is home to a population of 61.8k people, from which 87.5% are citizens. As of 2023, 18.1% of Marietta, GA residents were born outside of the country (11.2k people).

In 2023, there were 1.37 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (25.4k people) in Marietta, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 18.6k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 6.65k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

87.5%

2023 Citizenship

88.4%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 87.5% of Marietta, GA residents were US citizens, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Marietta, GA was 88.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Marietta, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Marietta, GA

White (Non-Hispanic)
25.4k ± 1.98k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
18.6k ± 1.84k
Other (Hispanic)
6.65k ± 1.11k

19.8%

Hispanic Population

12.2k people

19.8% of the people in Marietta, GA are hispanic (12.2k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Marietta, GA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Georgia.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
229,616 ± 11,639 people
India
106,959 ± 7,990 people
Jamaica
51,506 ± 5,559 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 229,616 Georgia residents, followed by India with 106,959 and Jamaica with 51,506.

Foreign-Born Population

18.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

11.2k people

17%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

10.5k people

As of 2023, 18.1% of Marietta, GA residents (11.2k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of NaNk%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Marietta, GA was 17%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Marietta, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
692 ± 267
Vietnam
641 ± 181
Gulf War (1990s)
458 ± 162

Marietta, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.08 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Marietta, GA employs 32.6k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Marietta, GA were Health Care & Social Assistance (3,557 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (3,418 people), and Construction (3,314 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($119,643), Finance & Insurance ($94,350), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($88,702).

Employment

Occupations

32.6k

2023 Value

± 1,772

0.484%

1 Year growth

± 7.74%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Marietta, GA grew at a rate of 0.484%, from 32.4k employees to 32.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Marietta, GA, are Management Occupations (3,807 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,130 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (2,669 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Marietta, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Georgia.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

32.6k

2023 Value

± 1,772

0.484%

1 Year growth

± 7.74%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Marietta, GA grew at a rate of 0.484%, from 32.4k employees to 32.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Marietta, GA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,557 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (3,418 people), and Construction (3,314 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Marietta, GA, though some of these residents may live in Marietta, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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Median earning men ± N/A

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Median earning women ± N/A

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($110,529), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($102,716), and Public Administration ($72,652).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($66,167), Manufacturing ($62,083), and Wholesale Trade ($61,593).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Georgia.

Y-Axis

2.94%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.87M people employed in Georgia. This represents a 2.94% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Georgia.

Education

Most students graduating from Universities in Marietta, GA are White (412 and 55.5%), followed by Black or African American (194 and 26.1%), Hispanic or Latino (80 and 10.8%), and Unknown (33 and 4.44%).

The largest universities in Marietta, GA by number of degrees awarded are Life University (712 and NaNN%) and Gwinnett College-Marietta Campus (78 and NaNN%).

The most popular majors in Marietta, GA are Chiropractic (423 and NaNN%), General Psychology (79 and NaNN%), and General Biological Sciences (41 and NaNN%).

The median tuition cost in Marietta, GA for private four year colleges is $13,545.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 2,879 students enrolled in Marietta, GA, 46.9% men and 53.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,149 records, of which 52% were women and 48% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Chiropractic

Most Common

423 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for N/A recipients in Marietta, GA was Chiropractic with 423 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a N/A from schools in Marietta, GA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Life University
712 degrees awarded
Gwinnett College-Marietta Campus
78 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Life University with 712 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 339 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Marietta, GA, which is 0.752 times less than the 451 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 412 degrees mean that there were 2.12 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 194 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($13,545) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,491) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($2,400) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (2.33M), Some college (1.77M), and Bachelors Degree (1.6M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Marietta, GA have an average commute time of 27.5 minutes, and they N/A. Car ownership in Marietta, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

47.2%

Homeownership

2023

67.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 47.2% of the housing units in Marietta, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 46.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Marietta, GA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Marietta, GA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$70,086

Median Household Income

± $4,523

N/A

Number of Households

± N/A

In 2023, the median household income of the N/A households in Marietta, GA grew to $70,086 from the previous year's value of $67,589.

The following chart displays the households in Marietta, GA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Marietta, GA is from Georgia.

0.471

2023 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2023, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.558% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was approximately the same as than the national average of N/A. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Georgia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

In N/A, N/A% of workers in Marietta, GA N/A, followed by those who N/A (N/A%) and those who N/A (N/A%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

27.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Marietta, GA have a longer commute time (27.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.54% of the workforce in Marietta, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Marietta, GA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Marietta, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Marietta, GA have N/A.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Marietta, GA (7.47k out of 58.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Marietta, GA is N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

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In N/A, N/A had the highest N/A in the nation, at N/A. N/A has the second highest (N/A), followed by N/A (N/A).

The following map shows the N/A by state over multiple years.

Health

81.9% of the population of Marietta, GA has health coverage, with 46.1% on employee plans, 13.1% on Medicaid, 9.31% on Medicare, 12.6% on non-group plans, and 0.841% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Georgia see 1,517 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.74% increase from the previous year (1,491 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1856 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 559 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24% under 18 years, 26% between 18 and 34 years, 36.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

18.1%

Uninsured

46.1%

Employer Coverage

13.1%

Medicaid

9.31%

Medicare

12.6%

Non-Group

0.841%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Marietta, GA declined by 4.41% from 19% to 18.1%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Marietta, GA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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