Atlanta vs South Fulton

A side-by-side comparison of Atlanta and South Fulton: population, income, housing, and more.

Atlanta and South Fulton are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Atlanta has the higher population (499,287 vs 109,157 in South Fulton). Atlanta has the higher median household income ($81,938 vs $81,798 in South Fulton). Atlanta has the higher median home value ($420,600 vs $270,600 in South Fulton).

Population, income & housing

	Atlanta	South Fulton
Population	499,287	109,157
Median age	34.0 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$81,938	$81,798
Median home value	$420,600	$270,600
Median gross rent	$1,617	$1,607
Housing units	259,122	42,578
Homeownership rate	46.3%	70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.4%	38.9%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atlanta	South Fulton
Population	488,800 → 499,287 (+2.1%)	96,283 → 109,157 (+13.4%)
Median household income	$59,948 → $81,938 (+36.7%)	$65,919 → $81,798 (+24.1%)
Median home value	$290,400 → $420,600 (+44.8%)	$162,800 → $270,600 (+66.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,153 → $1,617 (+40.2%)	$1,176 → $1,607 (+36.6%)

Atlanta

Population

488,800499,287

Median household income

$59,948$81,938

Median home value

$290,400$420,600

Median gross rent

$1,153$1,617

South Fulton

Population

96,283109,157

Median household income

$65,919$81,798

Median home value

$162,800$270,600

Median gross rent

$1,176$1,607

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atlanta	South Fulton
Under 5	5.1%	6.3%
5 to 17	12.0%	19.9%
18 to 24	12.9%	9.3%
25 to 34	21.8%	13.6%
35 to 44	14.7%	14.4%
45 to 54	11.4%	15.6%
55 to 64	9.8%	9.5%
65 to 74	7.5%	7.3%
75 and over	4.8%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atlanta	South Fulton
White (non-Hispanic)	38.3%	2.9%
Black or African American	46.3%	90.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	4.9%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.5%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atlanta	South Fulton
No high school diploma	7.0%	7.0%
High school graduate	16.0%	23.7%
Some college or associate's	18.6%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	32.8%	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	25.6%	14.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atlanta	South Fulton
Drove alone	55.2%	70.8%
Carpooled	4.6%	7.2%
Public transit	6.4%	4.1%
Walked	4.2%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.6%	16.4%
Other means	2.3%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atlanta	South Fulton
1-unit, detached	36.2%	78.0%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	5.3%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	12.2%	8.1%
20 or more units	39.2%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Atlanta	South Fulton
Poverty rate	17.9%	9.9%
Average household size	2.01	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	27	33
Median year structure built	1987	2002