Georgia Population, Economy, Jobs & Key Trends | Data Lab

Region: Georgia
Coverage: 1732 - 2024
Report ID: RH-8932A693B40437A5
URL: https://greenblog.co.kr/en/data-report/georgia-population-economy-jobs-key-trends-data-lab-6/

=== Full report ===
Georgia’s long-term change is broader than population growth alone. Population rises steadily, while household income and home values weaken in the early years and unemployment first moves higher. Over the longer horizon, energy production and energy consumption also follow different paths. Putting those trends beside Atlanta’s government and aviation role, Savannah’s port, Athens’s research base, and the Okefenokee landscape shows a state shaped by several regional systems at once. Population kept growing while household conditions turned later Georgia’s population increases every year from 2011 onward. Early in that span, however, median household income and median home value weaken while unemployment rises through 2013. Demographic expansion therefore arrives before a broad improvement in household, housing, and labor conditions. Income and unemployment begin to improve from 2014, while housing takes longer to establish a clear upward direction. From 2016 onward, population, income, and home value spend a much longer stretch moving higher as unemployment moves lower. In the latest years, housing gains become especially prominent relative to the steadier population trend. Energy production and energy consumption tell different stories Primary energy production expands strongly from the low levels of the mid-1980s, but the path includes repeated pullbacks and recoveries. A renewed rise after 2020 carries production to the highest point in 2024. Total energy consumption also ends well above its 1985 level, yet it follows a more cyclical path and remains below the high reached in 2010 for much of the later period. After a pronounced decline in 2020, consumption rises each year from 2021 through 2024. Production and consumption should be read separately because they describe different parts of the energy system. Income and home values can rise together without meaning the same thing Median household income turns upward after its 2013 low. Median home value continues downward through 2014, stabilizes around 2015, and then begins a sustained rise that becomes steeper later. Income reflects household resources, while home value reflects a different part of the housing market and household balance sheet. Higher values may strengthen wealth for owners while also raising the cost of entry for buyers, so the two measures should not be treated as a single affordability signal. Atlanta, Savannah and Athens play different regional roles Atlanta combines state government, business, culture, rail history, and a major aviation network. Savannah has a different role as a historic coastal city linked to maritime trade and inland logistics through the Port of Savannah. Athens adds a research and higher-education center through the University of Georgia. Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge represents southeastern Georgia’s wetland and conservation geography, while Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park connects Atlanta to the institutional and community history of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement. The latest year shows why one growth label is not enough In 2024, population, household income, home value, primary energy production, and energy consumption all rise from the prior year, while unemployment edges slightly higher. Even after a long period of broad improvement, the labor measure can move differently from the others. Georgia is more informative when the focus is on timing: when trends separate, when they realign, and which parts of the state help explain the regional structure behind them. Population, households, housing, jobs, and energy each reveal a different layer of change. Sources US_EIA · Total primary energy productionUS_EIA · Total energy consumptionUS_CENSUS_DATA_API · PopulationUS_CENSUS_DATA_API · Median household incomeUS_CENSUS_DATA_API · Median home valueUS_CENSUS_DATA_API · Unemployment rate FAQ Did Georgia’s population and home values rise at the same pace? No. Population follows a steady upward path, while home value declines early, turns upward in the middle of the period, and accelerates more strongly later. Does higher energy production always mean higher energy consumption? No. Production and consumption describe different parts of the energy system, and their major highs and pullbacks do not occur at the same times. Does the small unemployment increase in 2024 establish a new long-term trend? Not on its own. The latest increase is small and follows a long decline. Additional years would be needed to determine whether the direction has changed more persistently. Georgia combines steady population growth with household, housing, labor, and energy changes that unfold on different schedules. Atlanta’s metropolitan functions, Savannah’s port role, Athens’s research base, and southeastern conservation landscapes make the state a network of distinct regional systems rather than a single growth story.

=== Metrics ===
Total primary energy production	1985	233929	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1986	203156	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1987	283122	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1988	285034	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1989	455132	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1990	465821	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1991	469939	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1992	493570	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1993	495319	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1994	513269	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1995	542312	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1996	538746	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1997	552542	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1998	550268	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1999	541315	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2000	544004	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2001	525829	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2002	590170	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2003	540473	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2004	554427	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2005	518963	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2006	524996	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2007	528224	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2008	491932	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2009	506040	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2010	549655	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2011	539366	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2012	548510	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2013	569264	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2014	587753	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2015	604411	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2016	617043	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2017	600736	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2018	613600	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2019	617301	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2020	611222	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2021	624480	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2022	641301	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2023	668301	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2024	776457	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1985	1874526	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1986	1891913	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1987	1995372	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1988	2091376	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1989	2160879	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1990	2188433	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1991	2176941	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1992	2217975	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1993	2373461	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1994	2395160	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1995	2578340	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1996	2726850	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1997	2709444	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1998	2744268	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1999	2779826	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2000	2901427	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2001	2797716	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2002	2912009	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2003	2923139	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2004	3065310	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2005	3080403	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2006	3067394	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2007	3061401	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2008	2926774	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2009	2884852	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2010	3118878	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2011	3000462	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2012	2818231	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2013	2869293	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2014	2941556	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2015	2946449	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2016	2911451	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2017	2882421	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2018	2948666	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2019	2905172	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2020	2658733	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2021	2764908	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2022	2852217	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2023	2873369	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2024	2960655	Billion Btu
Population	2011	9600612	persons
Population	2012	9714569	persons
Population	2013	9810417	persons
Population	2014	9907756	persons
Population	2015	10006693	persons
Population	2016	10099320	persons
Population	2017	10201635	persons
Population	2018	10297484	persons
Population	2019	10403847	persons
Population	2020	10516579	persons
Population	2021	10625615	persons
Population	2022	10722325	persons
Population	2023	10822590	persons
Population	2024	10940407	persons
Median household income	2011	49736	US dollars
Median household income	2012	49604	US dollars
Median household income	2013	49179	US dollars
Median household income	2014	49342	US dollars
Median household income	2015	49620	US dollars
Median household income	2016	51037	US dollars
Median household income	2017	52977	US dollars
Median household income	2018	55679	US dollars
Median household income	2019	58700	US dollars
Median household income	2020	61224	US dollars
Median household income	2021	65030	US dollars
Median household income	2022	71355	US dollars
Median household income	2023	74664	US dollars
Median household income	2024	77353	US dollars
Median home value	2011	160200	US dollars
Median home value	2012	156400	US dollars
Median home value	2013	151300	US dollars
Median home value	2014	148000	US dollars
Median home value	2015	148100	US dollars
Median home value	2016	152400	US dollars
Median home value	2017	158400	US dollars
Median home value	2018	166800	US dollars
Median home value	2019	176000	US dollars
Median home value	2020	190200	US dollars
Median home value	2021	206700	US dollars
Median home value	2022	245900	US dollars
Median home value	2023	272900	US dollars
Median home value	2024	303300	US dollars
Unemployment rate	2011	9.8632267392986	percent
Unemployment rate	2012	10.680191192397	percent
Unemployment rate	2013	11.350796021652	percent
Unemployment rate	2014	10.775091739264	percent
Unemployment rate	2015	9.6543568463022	percent
Unemployment rate	2016	8.5389932205634	percent
Unemployment rate	2017	7.483184070409	percent
Unemployment rate	2018	6.4008561596647	percent
Unemployment rate	2019	5.6692620866927	percent
Unemployment rate	2020	5.6039717211913	percent
Unemployment rate	2021	5.5140336814421	percent
Unemployment rate	2022	5.2457454287038	percent
Unemployment rate	2023	5.121288267969	percent
Unemployment rate	2024	5.1346591677203	percent

=== Timeline ===
1732 1732
  - Royal charter establishes the Georgia colony — The British Crown granted James Oglethorpe and the Trustees a charter establishing the colony of Georgia.
1733 1733
  - Savannah is established as Georgia’s first city — Savannah was established as the first city of the Georgia colony and became an early center of settlement and administration.
1785 1785
  - University of Georgia is chartered — Georgia’s General Assembly chartered the University of Georgia, creating a lasting institutional base for public higher education in the state.
1837 1837
  - Atlanta begins as a railroad terminus — Atlanta was founded at the end of the Western & Atlantic railroad line, setting a transport-centered pattern for the city’s growth.
1937 1937
  - Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is established — The federal government established Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge to protect the swamp’s wildlife and ecological system.
1945 1945
  - Georgia Ports Authority is created — Georgia created the Georgia Ports Authority to operate and develop state port facilities, providing a public institutional base for maritime commerce.
1957 1957
  - The SCLC is organized in Atlanta — The Southern Christian Leadership Conference was organized in Atlanta through the civil-rights network centered on Ebenezer Baptist Church and Sweet Auburn.
1980 1980
  - Atlanta’s large midfield terminal complex opens — Atlanta’s major midfield passenger terminal complex opened, substantially expanding the airport’s hub infrastructure.
1986 1986
  - Total primary energy production: 203156 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 1891913 Billion Btu
1987 1987
  - Total primary energy production: 283122 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 1995372 Billion Btu
1988 1988
  - Total primary energy production: 285034 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2091376 Billion Btu
1989 1989
  - Total primary energy production: 455132 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2160879 Billion Btu
1990 1990
  - Total primary energy production: 465821 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2188433 Billion Btu
1991 1991
  - Total primary energy production: 469939 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2176941 Billion Btu
1992 1992
  - Total primary energy production: 493570 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2217975 Billion Btu
1993 1993
  - Total primary energy production: 495319 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2373461 Billion Btu
1994 1994
  - Total primary energy production: 513269 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2395160 Billion Btu
1995 1995
  - Total primary energy production: 542312 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2578340 Billion Btu
1996 1996
  - Total primary energy production: 538746 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2726850 Billion Btu
  - Atlanta hosts the Centennial Olympic Games — Atlanta hosted the Centennial Olympic Games, bringing global attention to the city and accelerating a period of highly visible urban and transport investment.
1997 1997
  - Total primary energy production: 552542 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2709444 Billion Btu
1998 1998
  - Total primary energy production: 550268 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2744268 Billion Btu
1999 1999
  - Total primary energy production: 541315 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2779826 Billion Btu
2000 2000
  - Total primary energy production: 544004 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2901427 Billion Btu
2001 2001
  - Total primary energy production: 525829 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2797716 Billion Btu
2002 2002
  - Total primary energy production: 590170 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2912009 Billion Btu
2003 2003
  - Total primary energy production: 540473 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2923139 Billion Btu
2004 2004
  - Total primary energy production: 554427 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 3065310 Billion Btu
2005 2005
  - Total primary energy production: 518963 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 3080403 Billion Btu
2006 2006
  - Total primary energy production: 524996 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 3067394 Billion Btu
2007 2007
  - Total primary energy production: 528224 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 3061401 Billion Btu
2008 2008
  - Total primary energy production: 491932 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2926774 Billion Btu
2009 2009
  - Total primary energy production: 506040 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2884852 Billion Btu
2010 2010
  - Total primary energy production: 549655 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 3118878 Billion Btu
2011 2011
  - Total primary energy production: 539366 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 3000462 Billion Btu
2012 2012
  - Total primary energy production: 548510 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2818231 Billion Btu
  - Population: 9714569 persons
  - Median household income: 49604 US dollars
  - Median home value: 156400 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 10.680191192397 percent
2013 2013
  - Total primary energy production: 569264 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2869293 Billion Btu
  - Population: 9810417 persons
  - Median household income: 49179 US dollars
  - Median home value: 151300 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 11.350796021652 percent
2014 2014
  - Total primary energy production: 587753 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2941556 Billion Btu
  - Population: 9907756 persons
  - Median household income: 49342 US dollars
  - Median home value: 148000 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 10.775091739264 percent
2015 2015
  - Total primary energy production: 604411 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2946449 Billion Btu
  - Population: 10006693 persons
  - Median household income: 49620 US dollars
  - Median home value: 148100 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 9.6543568463022 percent
2016 2016
  - Total primary energy production: 617043 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2911451 Billion Btu
  - Population: 10099320 persons
  - Median household income: 51037 US dollars
  - Median home value: 152400 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 8.5389932205634 percent
2017 2017
  - Total primary energy production: 600736 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2882421 Billion Btu
  - Population: 10201635 persons
  - Median household income: 52977 US dollars
  - Median home value: 158400 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 7.483184070409 percent
2018 2018
  - Total primary energy production: 613600 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2948666 Billion Btu
  - Population: 10297484 persons
  - Median household income: 55679 US dollars
  - Median home value: 166800 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 6.4008561596647 percent
2019 2019
  - Total primary energy production: 617301 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2905172 Billion Btu
  - Population: 10403847 persons
  - Median household income: 58700 US dollars
  - Median home value: 176000 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 5.6692620866927 percent
2020 2020
  - Total primary energy production: 611222 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2658733 Billion Btu
  - Population: 10516579 persons
  - Median household income: 61224 US dollars
  - Median home value: 190200 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 5.6039717211913 percent
2021 2021
  - Total primary energy production: 624480 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2764908 Billion Btu
  - Population: 10625615 persons
  - Median household income: 65030 US dollars
  - Median home value: 206700 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 5.5140336814421 percent
2022 2022
  - Total primary energy production: 641301 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2852217 Billion Btu
  - Population: 10722325 persons
  - Median household income: 71355 US dollars
  - Median home value: 245900 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 5.2457454287038 percent
2023 2023
  - Total primary energy production: 668301 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2873369 Billion Btu
  - Population: 10822590 persons
  - Median household income: 74664 US dollars
  - Median home value: 272900 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 5.121288267969 percent
2024 2024
  - Total primary energy production: 776457 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2960655 Billion Btu
  - Population: 10940407 persons
  - Median household income: 77353 US dollars
  - Median home value: 303300 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 5.1346591677203 percent

=== Regional places ===
- Major city: Atlanta — Atlanta is Georgia’s capital and largest city, concentrating state government, business, education, and cultural functions. Its origins as a railroad terminus and its modern international air connections make it a central node in the state’s wider network.
- Major city: Savannah — Savannah is a historic coastal city and a major gateway to Georgia’s maritime economy. Its early planned-city heritage, preserved urban landscape, and modern port functions connect the state’s colonial history with present-day trade.
- Government: Georgia State Capitol — The Georgia State Capitol is a central state-government site in downtown Atlanta and a visible anchor of legislative and administrative activity. It helps explain Atlanta’s role as the political and administrative center of the state.
- Airport: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport — Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the state’s major aviation hub, shaped by repeated terminal and runway expansion. It illustrates how metropolitan accessibility and long-distance connections became integral to Georgia’s regional development.
- Port: Port of Savannah — The Port of Savannah is a principal deepwater gateway operated by the Georgia Ports Authority, linking ocean trade with inland logistics. It is essential for understanding how coastal Savannah connects to distribution and industrial networks across the state and beyond.
- Education: University of Georgia — The University of Georgia in Athens is a major public research and education institution and a long-standing anchor of the state’s higher-education system. It adds a knowledge-based regional center distinct from Atlanta’s administrative functions and Savannah’s maritime role.
- Nature & parks: Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge — Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge protects a vast wetland ecosystem in southeastern Georgia. It provides a counterpoint to the state’s metropolitan and port-centered geography by highlighting water, wetlands, wildlife, and conservation as major regional assets.
- Landmark: Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park — Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park interprets King’s life and the history of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement in Atlanta’s Sweet Auburn area. It broadens Georgia’s urban story beyond transport and commerce to include community, citizenship, and civil-rights history.

=== Sources ===
- US_EIA TEPRB https://api.eia.gov/v2/seds/data/
- US_EIA TETCB https://api.eia.gov/v2/seds/data/
- US_CENSUS_DATA_API B01003_001E https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5
- US_CENSUS_DATA_API B19013_001E https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5
- US_CENSUS_DATA_API B25077_001E https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5
- US_CENSUS_DATA_API B23025_003E+B23025_005E https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5
