Atlanta, Texas

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 396
|1890= 1764
|1900= 1301
|1910= 1604
|1920= 1469
|1930= 1685
|1940= 2453
|1950= 3782
|1960= 4076
|1970= 5007
|1980= 6272
|1990= 6118
|2000= 5745
|2010= 5675
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015 }}</ref>
|2020=5433}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Atlanta racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4804516&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br /> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|3,277
|60.32%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|1,602
|29.49%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|17
|0.31%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|33
|0.61%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|3
|0.06%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|26
|0.48%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|187
|3.44%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|288
|5.3%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''5,433'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 5,433 people, 2,118 households, and 1,466 families residing in the city.

As of the [[census]] of 2010,<ref name="GR2" /> there were 5,745 people, 2,254 households, and 1,571 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|525.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,556 housing units at an average density of {{convert|233.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 68.13% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 29.23% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.52% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.37% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.49% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.25% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.72% of the population.

There were 2,254 households, of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 18.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.0% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,188, and the median income for a family was $32,679. Males had a median income of $29,286 versus $19,715 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,013. About 19.0% of families and 23.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 33.4% of those under age 18 and 19.4% of those age 65 or over.