GWINNETT COUNTY: DEMOGRAPHIC OVERVIEW DR. ALFIE MEEK APRIL 25, 2017
GWINNETT COUNTY DEMOGRAPHICS: RACE/ETHNICITY 2.9% 1990 0.2% 2.4% 5.1% 89.3% Non Hispanic White Asian Hispanic Non Hispanic Black Other Source: U.S. Census Bureau; Woods & Poole Economics, Inc.
GWINNETT COUNTY DEMOGRAPHICS: RACE/ETHNICITY 2.9% 1990 0.2% 2.4% 2015 5.1% 20.5% 4.5% 39.6% 11.8% 89.3% 23.6% Non Hispanic White Non Hispanic Black Non Hispanic White Non Hispanic Black Asian Other Asian Other Hispanic Hispanic Source: U.S. Census Bureau; Woods & Poole Economics, Inc.
GWINNETT COUNTY DEMOGRAPHICS: RACE/ETHNICITY 1990 Non Hispanic white Non Hispanic black Asian 2015 Other Hispanic Gwinnett has more people than 5 states: South Dakota, North Dakota, Alaska, Vermont and Wyoming. = 10,000 people Growth (1990 2015): Non Hispanic white 15% Non Hispanic black 1,160% Asian 918% Other 192% Hispanic 2,009% Source: U.S. Census Bureau; Woods & Poole Economics, Inc.
GWINNETT DEMOGRAPHICS: MAPS Non Hispanic white Areas with one race/ethnic group >50% Non Hispanic black Asian Other Hispanic Source: U.S. Census Bureau
GWINNETT DEMOGRAPHICS: MAPS Non Hispanic white Highest % race/ethnic group by census tract Non Hispanic black Asian Other Hispanic Source: U.S. Census Bureau
GWINNETT DEMOGRAPHICS: MAPS Non Hispanic white Second highest % race/ethnic group by census tract Non Hispanic black Asian Other Hispanic Source: U.S. Census Bureau
GWINNETT DEMOGRAPHICS: LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME 75.4% 24.6% One third of households in Gwinnett speak a language other than English at home. Top 5: 1. Spanish 2. Korean 3. Vietnamese 4. Chinese 5. African 1 Foreign Born Population Domestic Born Population Nearly 1 out of every 4 Gwinnett residents was born outside of the country! New designation means Gwinnett must offer Spanish language ballots AJC, 12/6/16 1. Amharic, Ibo, Twi, Yoruba, Bantu, Swahili, Somali Source: U.S. Census Bureau; Woods & Poole Economics, Inc.
GWINNETT DEMOGRAPHICS: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 Democratic Party Republican Party Other
GWINNETT COUNTY DEMOGRAPHICS: AGE COHORTS 4.8% 1990 2015 15.4% 8.9% 30.5% 30.1% 25.7% 49.3% 35.3% 0 19 20 44 45 64 65+ 0 19 20 44 45 64 65+ Source: U.S. Census Bureau; Woods & Poole Economics, Inc.
GWINNETT DEMOGRAPHICS: TOTAL PERSONAL INCOME PER CAPITA (2009 $) $40,000 $39,000 $38,000 $37,000 Georgia: $37,468 $36,000 $35,000 $34,000 $33,780 $33,000 $32,000 $31,000 $30,000 Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis; Bureau of Labor Statistics; Woods & Poole Economics, Inc.
GWINNETT COUNTY DEMOGRAPHICS: SOURCES OF INCOME 5.4% 1990 2015 16.3% 12.9% 12.2% 6.0% 4.7% 72.4% 70.2% Labor Income Proprietors Income Labor Income Proprietors Income DIRT Transfer Payments DIRT Transfer Payments Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis; Bureau of Labor Statistics; Woods & Poole Economics, Inc.
GWINNETT DEMOGRAPHICS: WOODS & POOLE WEALTH INDEX 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 Nation Georgia Gwinnett Source: Woods & Poole Economics, Inc.
GWINNETT DEMOGRAPHICS: HOUSEHOLDS W/ CHILDREN RECEIVING FOOD STAMPS 35,000 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Source: Division of Family and Children Services, Georgia Department of Human Resources
GWINNETT DEMOGRAPHICS: CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY 25.0% In 2017, poverty is defined as a family of 4 with income of $24,600 or less. 20.0% 18.0% 19.2% 21.5% 20.7% 20.0% 19.9% 17.9% 15.0% 10.0% 5.0% 6.3% 9.1% 9.3% 11.5% 12.2% 9.9% 12.0% 11.5% 13.5% Overall 17.9% White non Hispanic 6.8% Black non Hispanic 13.7% Hispanic 22.9% 0.0% 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income & Poverty Estimates
GWINNETT COUNTY DEMOGRAPHICS: CHILDREN BIRTH THROUGH 4 YEARS RECEIVING WIC Women, Infants and Children (WIC) is a federal assistance program for healthcare and nutrition of low income pregnant women, breastfeeding and non breastfeeding postpartum women, and infants and children up to age 5 who are found to be at nutritional risk. 2000 2015 17.2% 43.6% 56.4% 82.8% WIC Non WIC WIC Non WIC Source: Division of Public Health, Georgia Department of Human Resources; Woods & Poole Economics, Inc.
GWINNETT DEMOGRAPHICS: POVERTY Category Gwinnett Percent in poverty 2015 U.S. Percent in poverty 2015 All families 11.3% 11.3% With related children under 18 16.0% 18.0% With related children under 5 13.2% 18.0% Married 7.7% 5.6% With related children under 18 11.2% 8.3% With related children under 5 7.8% 6.7% Single moms (no husband present) 24.7% 30.6% With related children under 18 30.6% 40.5% With related children under 5 33.8% 46.3% Source: U.S. Census Bureau
GWINNETT COUNTY DEMOGRAPHICS: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT 2015 U.S. Gwinnett 11.2% 5.7% 7.6% 11.4% 6.2% 6.6% 18.5% 23.3% 23.4% 27.8% 8.1% 9.1% 20.1% 21.1% Less than 9th grade 9th 12th grade Less than 9th grade 9th 12th grade HS graduate Some college HS graduate Some college Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Graduate degree Graduate degree Source: U.S. Census Bureau
GWINNETT COUNTY DEMOGRAPHICS: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT BY RACE Non Hispanic White Non Hispanic Black 5.6% 6.4% 40.5% 33.8% 53.8% 59.8% Less than HS HS but less than Bachelor's Less than HS HS but less than Bachelor's Bachelor's degree or higher Bachelor's degree or higher Source: U.S. Census Bureau
GWINNETT COUNTY DEMOGRAPHICS: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT BY RACE Asian Hispanic 15.1% 14.2% 41.7% 39.9% 43.2% 45.9% Less than HS Bachelor's degree or higher HS but less than Bachelor's Less than HS Bachelor's degree or higher HS but less than Bachelor's Source: U.S. Census Bureau
GWINNETT DEMOGRAPHICS: MEDIAN EARNINGS BY EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Category Gwinnett Less than HS $20,728 HS graduate $27,283 Some college or associate s degree $33,555 Bachelor s degree $50,107 Graduate or professional degree $60,776 Source: U.S. Census Bureau
GWINNETT COUNTY DEMOGRAPHICS: RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION 2000 2010 21.8% 24.3% 58.1% 7.9% 54.5% 8.4% 10.0% 8.3% 0.1% 2.1% 0.0% 0.5% 3.0% 1.0% Evangelical Mainline Protestant Black Protestant None Catholic Other Orthodox Evangelical Mainline Protestant Black Protestant None Catholic Other Orthodox Source: U.S. Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies.
GWINNETT COUNTY DEMOGRAPHICS: RACE/ETHNICITY FORECAST 2015 Non Hispanic white Non Hispanic black Asian Other Hispanic = 10,000 people 1990 2015 Ave. Annual Growth 2015 2040 Ave. Annual Growth 2040 Forecast Non hispanic white 0.6% 0.9% 290,090 Non hispanic black 10.7% 3.4% 548,857 Asian 9.7% 3.9% 281,537 Other 4.4% 0.3% 2,209 Hispanic 13.0% 3.2% 407,882 Total: 3.8% 2.2% 1,530,575 0.1% 26.7% 18.4% 19.0% 35.9% Source: U.S. Census Bureau; Woods & Poole Economics, Inc.
GWINNETT COUNTY DEMOGRAPHICS: RACE/ETHNICITY FORECAST 2015 Non Hispanic white Non Hispanic black Asian Other Hispanic 2040 = 10,000 people Source: U.S. Census Bureau; Woods & Poole Economics, Inc.
GWINNETT DEMOGRAPHICS: WOODS & POOLE WEALTH INDEX 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 Nation Gwinnett Forecast Source: Woods & Poole Economics, Inc.
QUESTIONS? DR. ALFIE MEEK DIRECTOR CENTER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH 75 FIFTH ST. NW, SUITE 300 ATLANTA, GA 30308 404 385 1340 (O) ALFIE@GATECH.EDU HTTP://CEDR.GATECH.EDU