Fulton County, Georgia

Fulton County has a population of 1,076,561 and has grown 3.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $458,800, about 4.8 times the county's median household income of $95,292.

Home price
$458,800
Income
$95,292
Population
1,076,561
Unemployment
5.4%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$458,800county
Median gross rent$1,732county
Median year homes here were built1993county
Share of homes built before 198032.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile0.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant8.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented45.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,907county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,820county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,660county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,182county
Home insurance / yr$2,323(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.5(statewide)
Median household income$95,292county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate12.3%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home29.1%county
Unemployment rate5.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force69.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.4%county
Share of workers employed by government11.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.4%county
Economic output per resident$226,241county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.88%county
Top state income tax4.99%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.99%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.56%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time27.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service14 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport52511402county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.2 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station2.3 micounty
Households without a vehicle10.0%county
Traffic deaths17.7county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.9(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher58.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.8%county
Public schools in the county199county
Public school enrollment137167county
Students per full-time teacher13.6county
Free lunch eligible61.7%county
Elementary schools119county
Middle schools38county
High schools32county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above15county
Share of local colleges that are public28.6%county
Two-year institutions6county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution3.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians112county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county8county
Hospitals here with an emergency department5county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter9.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year14.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year11.1%county
Frequent mental distress14.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity19.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.0%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population1,076,561county
Land area in square miles527county
People per square mile of land2043.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores177county
Convenience stores145county
Share living far from a food store32.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract9.4%county
Population change since 2020+3.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents6county
Median age36.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over12.7%county
Share of households that are one person38.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States14.1%county
Second languages17.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls67.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents75county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-3county
Households that moved in50,559county
Households that moved away51,139county
Average income of arriving households$86,044county
Average income of departing households$93,924county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes19county
Housing units authorised in the latest year9,660county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings75.7%county
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature62.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation46.2 incounty
Annual snowfall3.2 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.46 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F46 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing55 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days237 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 20county
Average first fall frostNov 12county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$136county
Electric utilities serving this county7county
Electricity price per kWh12.2¢county
Household electricity use1,126 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity49.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas48.7%county
Homes heated by propane1.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.0%county
Households with broadband93.5%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk97.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk91.0county
Hail risk95.9county
Earthquake risk96.0county
Tornado risk97.0county
Tropical cyclone risk74.9county
Extreme heat risk92.4county
Winter weather risk72.4county
Strong wind risk93.6county
Wildfire risk52.9county

Sports

Major pro teams based here2county
NFL teams based here1county
NBA teams based here1county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here1county
Top-division college football teams2county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Fulton County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Georgia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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