East Point, GA (Georgia) Houses and Residents

Back to: East Point, Georgia main profile, Georgia, Georgia smaller cities, Georgia small towns, Georgia forum, All US cities. Total population: 39,429 (All urban) Houses: 15,505 (14,454 occupied: 6,545 owner occupied, 7,909 renter occupied) % of renters here:   55% State:   33% Housing density: 1127 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in East Point, Georgia on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users: 5 best and 5 worst places to live in GA?  (491 replies) Flood plain in East Point?  (9 replies) Midway Woods or East Point (or neither)?  (9 replies) east point  (8 replies) East Point  (17 replies) Who thinks the MARTA should be expanded to include Cobb,Gwinnett, and the other metro Atlanta counties?  (198 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $70,600 Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $516 Median gross rent in East Point, GA in 2000: $595 Housing units in East Point with a mortgage: 4,640 (487 second mortgage, 371 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,446 Household type by relationship Households: 39,006 In family households: 32,450 (4,509 male householders, 4,878 female householders) 4,405 spouses, 12,655 children (11,870 natural, 235 adopted, 550 stepchildren), 1,571 grandchildren, 870 brothers or sisters, 365 parents, 1,558 other relatives, 1,639 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 6,556 (2,469 male householders (1,881 living alone)), 2,628 female householders (2,119 living alone)), 1,459 nonrelatives In group quarters: 423 (74 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 3,107 2-persons, 2,532 3-persons, 1,840 4-persons, 1,040 5-persons, 504 6-persons, 364 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 4,000 1-person, 844 2-persons, 189 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 37 5-persons, 18 6-persons. 3,800 married couples with children. 5,579 single-parent households (843 men, 4,736 women). 88.4% of residents of East Point speak English at home. 8.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (31% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 23% don't speak English at all). 1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 18% speak English not well). 0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 47% speak English not well). 0.6% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 10% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 3,101 (7.9%) (27.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in East Point, GA: Less than $10,000: 7 $10,000 to $14,999: 0 $15,000 to $19,999: 16 $20,000 to $24,999: 32 $25,000 to $29,999: 28 $30,000 to $34,999: 23 $35,000 to $39,999: 49 $40,000 to $49,999: 247 $50,000 to $59,999: 383 $60,000 to $69,999: 669 $70,000 to $79,999: 934 $80,000 to $89,999: 1006 $90,000 to $99,999: 801 $100,000 to $124,999: 890 $125,000 to $149,999: 493 $150,000 to $174,999: 245 $175,000 to $199,999: 143 $200,000 to $249,999: 77 $250,000 to $299,999: 23 $300,000 to $399,999: 0 $400,000 to $499,999: 0 $500,000 to $749,999: 13 $750,000 to $999,999: 0 $1,000,000 or more: 7

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in East Point: Less than $100: 291 $100 to $149: 160 $150 to $199: 132 $200 to $249: 235 $250 to $299: 196 $300 to $349: 472 $350 to $399: 785 $400 to $449: 660 $450 to $499: 1068 $500 to $549: 1015 $550 to $599: 857 $600 to $649: 870 $650 to $699: 330 $700 to $749: 238 $750 to $799: 213 $800 to $899: 151 $900 to $999: 95 $1,000 to $1,249: 34 $1,250 to $1,499: 9 $1,500 to $1,999: 0 $2,000 or more: 0 No cash rent: 98

Percentage of workers working in this county: 73.4%
Number of people working at home: 268 (1.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 317 5 to 9 minutes: 749 10 to 14 minutes: 1342 15 to 19 minutes: 2563 20 to 24 minutes: 2387 25 to 29 minutes: 1084 30 to 34 minutes: 2983 35 to 39 minutes: 599 40 to 44 minutes: 739 45 to 59 minutes: 1945 60 to 89 minutes: 1299 90 or more minutes: 634

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 10,013 (59%) Carpooled: 3,376 (20%) Bus or trolley bus: 1,975 (12%) Streetcar or trolley car: 14 (0%) Subway or elevated: 874 (5%) Railroad: 41 (0%) Taxi: 77 (0%) Walked: 234 (1%) Other means: 37 (0%) Worked at home: 268 (2%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 1917 $10,000 to $14,999: 920 $15,000 to $19,999: 1127 $20,000 to $24,999: 1370 $25,000 to $29,999: 1369 $30,000 to $34,999: 1125 $35,000 to $39,999: 1041 $40,000 to $44,999: 906 $45,000 to $49,999: 791 $50,000 to $59,999: 1157 $60,000 to $74,999: 1131 $75,000 to $99,999: 860 $100,000 to $124,999: 416 $125,000 to $149,999: 113 $150,000 to $199,999: 127 $200,000 or more: 114

First ancestries reported:

• Other groups: 27678
• United States or American: 1078
• Subsaharan African:: 612
• English: 582
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 517
• African: 453
• Irish: 400
• Jamaican: 256
• German: 238
• Scotch-Irish: 143
• Scottish: 105
• Haitian: 101
• French (except Basque): 84
• Guyanese: 69
• Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 68
• Italian: 62
• European: 59
• British: 57
• Nigerian: 56
• Dutch: 55
• Ethiopian: 54
• British West Indian: 41
• Swedish: 30
• Welsh: 28
• Belgian: 26
• West Indian: 22
• Zimbabwean: 21
• Other Subsaharan African: 19
• Arab:: 16
• Greek: 13
• Brazilian: 12
• Polish: 12
• Belizean: 12
• U.S. Virgin Islander: 10
• Moroccan: 9
• Czech: 9
• Croatian: 9
• Lithuanian: 8
• Canadian: 8
• Lebanese: 7
• Bahamian: 7
• Zairian: 7
• Norwegian: 5
• Hungarian: 5
• Liberian: 2

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 24438
• Northeast: 2182
• Midwest: 2318
• South: 6415
• West: 642

51% of East Point residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Georgia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 333
• Nursery to 4th grade: 85
• 5th and 6th grade: 393
• 7th and 8th grade: 246
• 9th grade: 217
• 10th grade: 415
• 11th grade: 414
• 12th grade, no diploma: 710
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,291
• Less than 1 year of college: 614
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,651
• Associate degree: 436
• Bachelor's degree: 1,185
• Master's degree: 359
• Professional school degree: 110
• Doctorate degree: 69

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 167
• Nursery to 4th grade: 83
• 5th and 6th grade: 199
• 7th and 8th grade: 300
• 9th grade: 331
• 10th grade: 464
• 11th grade: 579
• 12th grade, no diploma: 657
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,259
• Less than 1 year of college: 882
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,889
• Associate degree: 535
• Bachelor's degree: 1,589
• Master's degree: 557
• Professional school degree: 124
• Doctorate degree: 87

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 11.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 9.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 8.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 8.9%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 9.7%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 8.5%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 11.1%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 15.7%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 5.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 3.0%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $29,491
• Black householders: $32,392
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $36,146
• Asian householders: $60,781
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $2,499
• Some other race householders: $33,750
• Two or more races householders: $22,045
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $31,607

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $80,000
• Black or African American householders: $88,700
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $95,700
• Asian householders: $275,000
• Some other race householders: $74,900
• Two or more races householders: $107,500
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $77,800

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,182
• One, attached: 360
• Two: 1,008
• 3 or 4: 1,581
• 5 to 9: 1,850
• 10 to 19: 1,326
• 20 to 49: 348
• 50 or more: 743
• Mobile homes: 107

Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999

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Georgia:	8.4%

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Georgia:	8.5%

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Georgia:	22.9%

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