Cities and Towns

State of Georgia

Georgia, abbreviated "GA", is in the South Atlantic region of the U.S. Its capital is Atlanta.There were 10,297,484 people in Georgia as per 2019 Occupational Employment Statistics, BLS.gov.The state ratified the US Constitution and officially became part of the country on January 2, 1788.

Please explore the cities and towns of Georgia, below.

Top Georgia College Towns


Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2018-19, National Center for Education Statistics, http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/

RANKS
CITY OR TOWN
COLLEGES
STUDENTS
1Atlanta37131,590
2Savannah830,031
3Marietta513,838
4Macon517,611
5Lawrenceville521,984
6Decatur42,587
7Gainesville47,010
8Morrow48,198
9Augusta413,417
10Albany39,552
11Columbus311,473
12Rome313,473
13Athens343,530
14Lilburn2107
15Stone Mountain2132
16Sandy Springs2239
17Norcross2548
18Duluth2950
19Sandersville21,428
20Americus24,990

Largest Georgia Cities and Towns

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CITY OR TOWNPOPULATION
Jersey78
Jonesboro4,737
Kennesaw33,700
Kingston490
Lavonia2,131
Lawrenceville29,401
Lexington205
Lilly194
Ludowici2,605
Lumpkin1,142
McCaysville1,353
Mansfield445
Meansville99
Metter3,978
Milner954
Monticello2,630
Moreland408

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Source: American Community Survey, 2018, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/.

Demographics

People

Total Population10,297,484
Male Share of the Population48.7%
Female Share of the Population51.3%
Senior Citizens13.1%
Employed Population 16+4,667,378
Age of the Population36.5

Families

% of people married46.9%
Average household size3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher27.9%
Median Earnings25+$37,162
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification$21,929
Median Earnings With High School Degree$28,896

Wealth

Median Family Income$67,405
% Above Poverty Level84%
% Below Poverty Level16%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time28 minutes
% Working from Home5.5%
% Walking and Biking to Work1.7%
% Using Public Transportation2.1%

Housing

People Living Alone26.9%
Median Gross Rent$968
Median House Value$166,800

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)44.7%
Irish7.4%
English7.4%
German6.7%
Italian2.2%
African1.9%
Scottish1.8%
French Except Basque1.4%
West Indian1.2%
Polish1.1%
Dutch0.7%
Jamaican0.6%
Swedish0.4%
Norwegian0.4%
Russian0.4%
Welsh0.4%
Arab0.3%
Haitian0.3%
Nigerian0.2%
Greek0.2%
Canadian0.2%
Ethiopian0.2%
Hungarian0.2%
Swiss0.1%
Ukrainian0.1%
Trinidad Tobago0.1%
Ghanaian0.1%
Lithuanian0.1%
Czech0.1%
Brazilian0.1%
Austrian0.1%
Lebanese0.1%
Danishn0.1%
Finnish0.1%
Romanian0.1%
Portuguese0.1%
Iranian0.1%
Guyanese0.1%
Slovak0.1%
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Source: American Community Survey, 2018, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/.

Notable Places

Andersonville (Historic Site)
Andersonville National Historic Site
Andersonville, Georgia 31711
229-924-0343

Chattahoochee River (Recreation Area)
1978 Island Ford Parkway
Atlanta, Georgia 30350-3400
678-538-1200

Chickamauga & Chattanooga (Battlefield)
Chickamauga & Chattanooga NMP
Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia 30742
706-866-9241

Cumberland Island (Seashore)
P.O. Box 806
Saint Marys, Georgia 31558
877-860-6787

Fort Frederica (Monument/Memorial)
6515 Frederica Rd.
St. Simons Island, Georgia 31522
912-638-3639

Fort Pulaski (Monument/Memorial)
P.O. Box 30757
Savannah, Georgia 31410-0757
912-786-5787

Jimmy Carter (Historic Site)
300 North Bond Street
Plains, Georgia 31780
229-824-4104

Kennesaw Mountain (Battlefield)
Ranger Activities
Kennesaw, Georgia 30152
770-427-4686 ext 0

Martin Luther King Jr (Historic Site)
450 Auburn Avenue, NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30312-1525
404-331-5190

Ocmulgee (Monument/Memorial)
1207 Emery Highway
Macon, Georgia 31217-4399
478-752-8257

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Georgia State Seal

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Georgia State Quarter

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Georgia State Plate

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