People QuickFacts East Point Georgia Population, 2006 estimate 42,204 9,363,941 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 5.0% 14.4% Population, 2000 39,595 8,186,453 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 8.7% 7.3% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 29.3% 26.5% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 7.9% 9.6% Female persons, percent, 2000 52.8% 50.8%  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 16.1% 65.1% Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 78.2% 28.7% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2% 0.3% Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.6% 2.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.4% 1.4% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 7.6% 5.3%  Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 48.7% 49.2% Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 7.9% 7.1% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 11.6% 9.9% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 75.9% 78.6% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 17.6% 24.3% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 31.6 27.7  Housing units, 2000 15,637 3,281,737 Homeownership rate, 2000 45.4% 67.5% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $86,500 $111,200  Households, 2000 14,553 3,006,369 Persons per household, 2000 2.69 2.65 Median household income, 1999 $31,874 $42,433 Per capita money income, 1999 $15,175 $21,154 Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 20.7% 13.0%     Business QuickFacts East Point Georgia Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) D 201,091,040 Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 86,154 90,098,578 Retail sales per capita, 2002 $2,138 $10,499 Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 67,479 12,740,423 Total number of firms, 2002 1,939 674,521 Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 53.3% 13.4% American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.7% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 4.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 2.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F Z Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 33.3% 29.1%      Geography QuickFacts East Point Georgia Land area, 2000 (square miles) 13 57,906 Persons per square mile, 2000 2,879.6 141.4 FIPS Code 25720 13 Counties Fulton County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts