One in three residents are between the ages of 25 to 44 – synonymous with early- to mid-career working professionals and those typically searching for their first homeownership opportunity and expanding their families. Two in five residents over the age of 25 have at least a Bachelor’s Degree.
Residents aged
25 to 44
Residents with
Bachelor’s Degree
Since 2010, the East Point community has grown to become home to over 38,000 residents, 16,300 households, and a labor force exceeding 19,000 working residents. The city’s rate of growth has exceeded 10% since 2010.
Through a combination of quantitative and qualitative research and feedback from stakeholders, the below targeted industries were determined. These industries will serve as guides for economic development recruitment and retention efforts over the next ten years.
East Point contains multiple nodes where economic activity is concentrated. Southwestern East Point, along Interstate-285 and Camp Creek Parkway, contains three major nodes of industrial and retail space. Outside of distribution and warehouse, South Meadow is also near the Georgia Sports Park and the future Microsoft Data Center Campus. The Camp Creek Business Center Park houses distribution for many national companies such as Home Depot, Duke Realty, Amazon,Piedmont Medical, Kuehne + Nagel, and Dicks Sporting Goods. Across Camp Creek Parkway is Camp Creek Marketplace which serves as the city’s main retail and restaurant hub.
Through a combination of quantitative and qualitative research and feedback from stakeholders, the below targeted industries were determined. These industries will serve as guides for economic development recruitment and retention efforts over the next ten years.
Through a combination of quantitative and qualitative research and feedback from stakeholders, the below targeted industries were determined. These industries will serve as guides for economic development recruitment and retention efforts over the next ten years.
Through a combination of quantitative and qualitative research and feedback from stakeholders, the below targeted industries were determined. These industries will serve as guides for economic development recruitment and retention efforts over the next ten years.
Almost a third of this diverse community are considered Early to Mid-Career Professionals, or between the ages of 25 and 44. This is similar to trends locally and regionally. Within East Point, this cohort is led by residents who are at the typical age of beginning their professional careers (25-34).Â
Almost 4 out of every 10 residents over the age of 24 have a 4-year or advanced degree
East Point has a median household income of almost $60,000 across its over 16,000 households. As the median, half of East Point households earn less and half earn more. With over a quarter of households within the city earning less than $35,000 annually, the median disposable income, or after-tax household income, is estimated at $49,998.
East Point hosts almost 30 million square feet (SF) of commercial real estate. Of that, industrial/ flex space dominates East Point’s commercial real estate inventory. The city has added significantly to its industrial inventory since 2020 and now has over 16 million square feet, almost 10% of countywide inventory. In addition to recent industrial growth, East Point has had a gradual increase in multi-family inventory over the past two decades. Multi-family now makes up about a quarter of East Point’s commercial inventory. Office, retail, and hospitality space each represent less than 10% of all commercial space in the city.
Most of East Point’s commercial real estate is clustered along Highway 29 and its arteries. There are strong concentrations of industrial buildings to the north, along Highway 166, and to the south, along the Willingham Drive corridor. Another heavily industrial area exists in southwest East Point, along I-285 and the Camp Creek corridor. Retail and office predominate downtown, with multi-family mostly concentrated to the south and west along Washington Road or I-285.
East Point contains multiple nodes where economic activity is concentrated. Southwestern East Point, along Interstate-285 and Camp Creek Parkway, contains three major nodes of industrial and retail space. Outside of distribution and warehouse, South Meadow is also near the Georgia Sports Park and the future Microsoft Data Center Campus. The Camp Creek Business Center Park houses distribution for many national companies such as Home Depot, Duke Realty, Amazon, Piedmont Medical, Kuehne + Nagel, and Dicks Sporting Goods. Across Camp Creek Parkway is Camp Creek Marketplace which serves as the city’s main retail and restaurant hub.
The areas around downtown East Point contain multiple major industrial nodes that also have some mix of space. The Lawrence Avenue and Oakleigh Industrial area is home to a variety of commercial spaces such as the Creekside Distribution Center (anchored by PODS and Walmart), firms that support film production (such as REEL Supplies), Ardens Garden distribution and flex space, The Common Market Southeast fresh food wholesaler, and the Arts XChange. Willingham Industrial has a high concentration of commercial space that includes Atlanta Utility Works, East Point City Annex, and the East Point Housing Authority.
As of Q2 2024, there are nine properties in the commercial real estate pipeline in East Point. The pipeline notably includes The Commons project, which will add significantly to downtown East Point’s multi-family and retail inventory while creating a “center of gravity” for the downtown area.