The City of Atlanta, GA community assessment project Summary

THE CITY OF ATLANTA, GA COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT PROJECT
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THE CITY OF ATLANTA, GA COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT PROJECT
1 Community Assessment
* Community demographics
In terms of community demographics, the G.A. community has an expansive population of 498k and a median age of 33.2. The household median income is $65,345. The city's population grew by 2.42% between 2017 and 2018 to a population of 498,073 (Data USA, 2021). Similarly, the household median grew by 13.5%. The three largest ethnic groups are African American, non-Hispanic at 50.7%, White (non-Hispanic) at 38%, and Asian (Non-Hispanic) at 3.99%. English is the dominant language, whereas 95.4% of the city dwellers are American citizens. The city's population comprises more women than men (Census Bureau, 2021). It has median poverty of $302,200, and a house ownership rate is estimated to be 45.3%. The average commute time is 25.6 minutes, and the average car ownership of 2 cars per household.
* Community Health:
Health disparities exist among different ethnic groups due to social, economic, and environmental factors. An estimated 89.5% of the population has health coverage. Among the insured population, 50.7% are on employee plans (Data USA, 2021). Health coverage includes Medicaid 16.4%, Medicare 7.96%, non-group plans 13.4%, and 1% of the population is on Military healthcare coverage. The estimated per capita health care expenditure hit $6 587 by 2014, representing a 5.41% increase from the previous year. The doctor to patient ratio declined by 1.05%, from 904 to 922 patients per physician (Census Bureau, 2021). On the contrary, dentists attend 1407 patients annually, whereas mental health workers attend 407 patients annually. Telfair County is leading with a 25.8% diabetes prevalence rate. Candler County has the highest adult obesity prevalence at 53.7%. Healthcare spending has been estimated at $6, 587 while per capita spending is $4,406 per person (Data USA, 2021). The total per capita healthcare spending increased by 5.41% between 2013 and 2014. The Atlanta GA community has a 10.5% uninsured population.
1 People factors:
In terms of housing, Atlanta, GA, has a median property value of $302 200, which surpasses the national average of $229,700. The median property value increased by 0.935% between 2017 and 2018. The city has a homeownership rate of 45.3%, below the national average of 63.9 % (World Population, 2020). In terms of transportation, 65.6% of the city dwellers drove alone, 9.98% used public transport, while 9.62% worked from home. In 2018, the city had a 45.3% homeownership rate compared to 43.8% in the previous year. The owner-occupation rate is lower than the national average of 63.9%. The median household income grew to $65 345 from $57 597 reported in the previous year (Census Bureau, 2021). In terms of education, Atlanta, GA, awarded 27,769 degrees in 2019 and has a student population of 58, 858, and 62 835 male and female students, respectively (Data USA, 2021). In terms of ethnic composition, African American students are the highest with 36.5% graduates followed by White with 35.3%. Asian, Hispanic, and Latino have a university enrolment rate of 8.03%. Georgia University is the largest university with a student enrolment rate of 7 857 students (World Population, 2020).
The city employs 257,000 people annually. The largest employment sector is Professional, scientific, and technical services, with 43,969 people. Men in employment are 1.36 times more than their female counterparts. According to the 2019 census, Income inequality was 0.473, representing a 0.341% decline reported in the previous year (Data USA, 2021). Statistics indicate that 21.6% of the Atlanta GA residents live below the poverty line. The poverty rate is higher than the national average of 13.1%. Demographically, more females aged 25-34 live below the poverty line as compared to males in the same age bracket. Ethnic communities that are primarily affected by poverty are African American, White, and Hispanic, respectively. The employment rate grew by 1.19% between 2017 and 2018 (Census Bureau, 2021). In terms of social exclusion, G.A. is ranked behind California, which has the highest homeless rates.
2 General Trends
Diabetes is the most significant health risk with diabetes, heart, and respiratory diseases leading. The most at-risk counties are Telfair, Talbot, and Randolph, presenting 25.8%, 25.5%, and 24.2% prevalence rates. Atlanta, GA city, reported 126,371 and 85,202 births and deaths, respectively (Census Bureau, 2021).
3 Mortality Rates
Atlanta City reported a death rate of 12.7 per 1000 people, according to 2020 crude death statistics. It means that the mortality rate grew from 9.3 per 1000 people to 12.7 per 1000 people from 1971 to 2020, respectively (Data USA, 2021). The statistics represent an annual mortality rate of 0.65%.
Table 1: Atlanta City, GA Mortality Rates
GA Leading Causes of Death, 2017 Death, 2017

Deaths

Rate******

State Rank**

U.S. Rate **

1.  Heart Disease

18,143

175.8

15th

165.0

2.  Cancer

17,184

154.9

24th

152.5

3.  Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease

4,805

46.2

21st

40.9

4.  Accidents

4,021

45.2

36th

49.4