Resource Guides: Georgia & Atlanta Business: Demographics

Population Projections

Population Projections
Links to Excel spreadsheets; projections to 2060 - county and statewide projections by age, race, sex. From the Georgia Governor's Office of Planning and Budget.
GeorgiaData
County estimates for 2020, 2025, 2030, 2040, and 2050. Select "Resources" tab, then "Georgia County Data Tables". Select the "Population Data File". Result is spreadsheet.
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Formerly known as Georgia Statistics System. Though that name is still an option under the "Data" tab, it no longer exists.
Georgia Coast 2030: Population Projections
For the 10-county coastal region.
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Prepared by Georgia Tech's Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development, 2006.
Georgia 2030: Population Projections
From Georgia's Office of Planning and Budget. Released March 2010.
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For year-by-year projections, request at : https://opb.georgia.gov/population-projections

Demographics

QuickFacts - can select by state, county, city, town, or zip code. From the Census Bureau.
Georgia QuickFacts - key data for each county, city, zip code. From the Census Bureau.
Data.census.gov - official Census Bureau site. Replaced American FactFinder
Missouri Census Data Center - many easy, quick links to info. Select "Data Sources by Area" for more data in its Applinks.
Census Business Builder - from the Census Bureau. Two editions:
- Small Business - key data for their business plan or to better understand their potential market.
- Regional Analyst - broad portrait of the people and businesses in their service area

Social Explorer - subscription database, with easier interface than official Census website. Library has 1 seat license.

has "demographic profiles" feature - for states, counties, MSAs, places, Zip codes -- with charts and graphs

SimplyAnalytics - subscription database, with intuitive interface...can easily create custom maps. summer 2019 - NEW add-on module: Scarborough Local Insights. Also has consumer information from EASI/Mediamark Research (MRI).. [note: previous name was SimplyMap]

• GeorgiaData - Detailed demographic profiles of counties; county-by-county analysis; city population. County estimates for 2020, 2025, 2030, 2040, and 2050. Select "Resources" tab, then "Georgia County Data Tables". Select the "Population Data File". Result is spreadsheet.

Georgia Statistical Abstract ( HA321.G4 - print offsite, Library Services Center) Many years online at Georgia Government Publications site

Statistical Abstract of the United States - subscription database. Numerous statistics for business use are included in this general collection of statistics (formerly issued annually from the Census Bureau). The issues from 1878 to 2012 are available online, from the Census Bureau.

Statistics Books - from New Strategist. These handy guides are concise and clearly written. Available online, within our Gale Virtual Reference Library database. Titles include:

American Incomes: Demographics of Who Has Money

American Marketplace: Demographics and Spending Patterns

Best Customers: Demographics of Consumer Demand

Household Spending: Who Spends How Much on What