Data: US Census American Community Survey; Chart: Axios Visuals
Don't let the cranes fool you: The bulk of metro Atlanta homes were built in the booming 1990s and 2000s leading up to the housing market crash, per the latest census data.
Why it matters: Keeping metro Atlanta affordable for people living on low and middle incomes requires smart policy, funding and an ever-increasing supply of new housing units.
Even though Atlanta has outpaced the national average since the 1980s, the share of homes built in the past five years is roughly equivalent to those still standing from the post-war 1950s.
Zoom in: 24% of the metro's housing units were built during the 2000s, nearly double the national average for that decade.
The big picture: Existing homes aren't getting any younger and sellers are still feeling the rate-lock effect.