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## FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  THURSDAY, DEC. 6, 2012

## American Community Survey Details Characteristics Within Atlanta Metro Area

The U.S. Census Bureau  today released estimates from the American Community Survey, the most detailed  portrait of America's towns and neighborhoods — even for the smallest  communities within a metro area — for the combined years from 2007 to 2011. The  American Community Survey permits communities to observe the composition of  their population, from preschool to the oldest ages and milestones in between,  including college, work and marriage.

Wide variation exists  in the languages spoken at home, educational attainment, the share of persons  working in manufacturing, marital status and living arrangements, and many  other measures across the Atlanta  metropolitan area.

"The American  Community Survey provides the only statistics on school enrollment,  jobs, housing and many other measures for all towns and neighborhoods," said  Thomas Mesenbourg, the Census Bureau's acting director. "The results are used  by everyone from retailers, homebuilders and police departments, to town and  city planners. The numbers permit them to examine demographic patterns within  metropolitan areas."

Selected highlights from  the 2007-2011 estimates show the wide variation in conditions within the Atlanta metro area:
                            - About 7.2  percent of the enrolled population 3 and older in the Atlanta  metropolitan area were enrolled in preschool or nursery school. In Holly Springs, Ga., 14.5 percent were enrolled, among the highest in the area. Among  towns at the other end of the spectrum was Locust  Grove, Ga., where 0.9 percent were  enrolled.
                            - In  Doraville, Ga., 65.0 percent of people 5 and older spoke a language other than  English at home, among the highest in the metro area. Among the lowest was  Barnesville, Ga., at 1.6 percent. For the area as a whole, the  corresponding rate was 17.1 percent.
                            - In  Druid Hills, Ga., 81.7 percent of people 25 and older had at least a bachelor's  degree, among the highest in the metro area. Among the lowest was Conley, Ga., at 6.3  percent. For the metro area as a whole, 34.7  percent had a bachelor's degree.
                            - In Conyers, Ga.,  22.3 percent of the civilian employed  population 16 and older worked in the manufacturing industry, among the highest  in the area. Among the places at the opposite end of the spectrum was North Decatur, Ga., where 2.5 percent did so. Area-wide, the corresponding  rate was 8.8 percent.
                            - The percentage of males 15 and older who were  married (not including those who were  separated) was 67.6  percent in Tyrone, Ga., and the  corresponding percentage for females was 66.0  percent in Suwanee, Ga. Both were among  the highest in the metro area. The percentages  were not significantly different from one another. In College Park, Ga., 28.7 percent of males were married while in Union City, Ga., 20.4 percent  of females were married. Both were among the lowest in the metro area. 
                            - In Cumming,  Ga., 22.0 percent of  households had a person 65 and older who lived alone, among the highest in  the metro area. In Suwanee, Ga., the  corresponding percentage was 1.8 percent,  among the lowest. Area-wide, the corresponding rate was 5.9 percent.

More information about  the social, economic and housing characteristics of cities and towns in the Atlanta area, as well as information on other  geographies, can be found on the Census Bureau's *American  FactFinder* website. 

The American Community  Survey five-year estimates are available for all states, counties, places,  congressional districts, census tracts and block groups. Today's release marks  the first time since the 2000 Census that statistics for ZIP Code tabulation  areas — a close approximation of the U.S. Postal Service's ZIP Code areas — have  been released on such a wide range of topics.

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