Chattahoochee Hills vs Palmetto

A side-by-side comparison of Chattahoochee Hills and Palmetto: population, income, housing, and more.

Chattahoochee Hills and Palmetto are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Palmetto has the higher population (4,681 vs 3,537 in Chattahoochee Hills). Chattahoochee Hills has the higher median household income ($76,552 vs $54,745 in Palmetto). Chattahoochee Hills has the higher median home value ($338,800 vs $203,600 in Palmetto).

Population, income & housing

	Chattahoochee Hills	Palmetto
Population	3,537	4,681
Median age	41.6 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$76,552	$54,745
Median home value	$338,800	$203,600
Median gross rent	$1,148	$1,223
Housing units	1,618	2,247
Homeownership rate	90.0%	48.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.3%	13.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chattahoochee Hills	Palmetto
Population	2,872 → 3,537 (+23.2%)	5,095 → 4,681 (-8.1%)
Median household income	$60,867 → $76,552 (+25.8%)	$47,019 → $54,745 (+16.4%)
Median home value	$226,800 → $338,800 (+49.4%)	$129,200 → $203,600 (+57.6%)
Median gross rent	$969 → $1,148 (+18.5%)	$1,018 → $1,223 (+20.1%)

Chattahoochee Hills

Population

2,8723,537

Median household income

$60,867$76,552

Median home value

$226,800$338,800

Median gross rent

$969$1,148

Palmetto

Population

5,0954,681

Median household income

$47,019$54,745

Median home value

$129,200$203,600

Median gross rent

$1,018$1,223

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chattahoochee Hills	Palmetto
Under 5	13.3%	5.2%
5 to 17	15.1%	15.5%
18 to 24	4.5%	11.7%
25 to 34	7.1%	8.2%
35 to 44	14.2%	10.4%
45 to 54	9.6%	14.4%
55 to 64	16.5%	17.6%
65 to 74	11.6%	11.5%
75 and over	8.1%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chattahoochee Hills	Palmetto
White (non-Hispanic)	55.7%	23.3%
Black or African American	28.7%	51.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.0%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	11.8%	19.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chattahoochee Hills	Palmetto
No high school diploma	13.5%	9.9%
High school graduate	17.9%	45.7%
Some college or associate's	19.2%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	24.3%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	25.1%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chattahoochee Hills	Palmetto
Drove alone	68.6%	71.3%
Carpooled	3.8%	9.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	1.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	24.4%	15.6%
Other means	1.5%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chattahoochee Hills	Palmetto
1-unit, detached	83.8%	65.3%
1-unit, attached	15.4%	8.4%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	14.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.1%
20 or more units	0.4%	9.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chattahoochee Hills	Palmetto
Poverty rate	5.5%	11.0%
Average household size	2.77	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	36	28
Median year structure built	1993	1989