Close to 26,700 people live within Downtown’s four square miles, making it a densely populated area with concentrated buying power. With over 140,000 office workers and another 30,000 students, Downtown is well known as the region’s densest concentration of employment as well. In addition 12.8 million people visit Downtown annually for conventions, trade shows or tourist attractions.

Expanded Demographic Profile (Data source: InfoUSA and ESRI Forecasts provided by Georgia Power)
From Peachtree and Andrew Young International Blvd.	1 mile ring	3 mile ring	5 mile ring
Population 2007 Population 2007-2012 Annual Rate Change 2012 Population	24,426 1.7% 26,545	169,052 1.7% 183,846	344,999 1.4% 369,318
Income 2007 Average Household Income 2012 average Household Income	47,984 62,943	73,621 97,008	79,475 102,132
Households 2007 Households 2007 Average Household Size 2012 Households	10,087 1.8 11,229	72,086 2.0 79,828	141,950 2.2 153,734
Age 2007 Median Age 2012 Median Age	31.1 30.7	32.1 32.8	33.1 34.1
Business Information Total Businesses Total Employees	6,218 106,209	13,933 199,183	19,933 291,210

Downtown Attration Attendance in 2006
Attendance at Sporting Events
Atlanta Braves (baseball)	2,521,534
Atlanta Falcons (football)	634,800
Atlanta Hawks (basketball)	660,000
Atlanta Thrashers (hockey)	311,000
SEC Football Championship	74,913
Attendance at Specialty Events
4th of July Celebration at Centennial Olympic Park	80,000
Atlanta Film Festival	30,000
National Black Arts Festival	33,000
Sweet Auburn Spring Festival	40,000
Peach Drop at Underground Atlanta New Year’s Celebration	175,000
Attendance at Attractions
Centennial Olympic Park	1,500,000
CNN Studio Tour	310,000
Georgia Aquarium	4,000,000
Imagine It! The Children’s Museum of Atlanta	200,000
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site	666,000
Underground Atlanta	6,000,000
World of Coca-Cola	799,500
Attendance at Concerts/Shows
Cotton Club	160,000
Rialto Theatre	53,997
The Tabernacle	78,000
Civic Center	525,000

Source: CAP staff research, May 2007

(Back to Top)