Milton vs South Fulton

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

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

South Fulton has the higher population (109,157 vs 41,305 in Milton). Milton has the higher median household income ($151,235 vs $81,798 in South Fulton). Milton has the higher median home value ($712,200 vs $270,600 in South Fulton).

Population, income & housing

	Milton	South Fulton
Population	41,305	109,157
Median age	40.5 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$151,235	$81,798
Median home value	$712,200	$270,600
Median gross rent	$1,853	$1,607
Housing units	15,773	42,578
Homeownership rate	73.8%	70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	77.5%	38.9%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milton	South Fulton
Population	38,759 → 41,305 (+6.6%)	96,283 → 109,157 (+13.4%)
Median household income	$128,559 → $151,235 (+17.6%)	$65,919 → $81,798 (+24.1%)
Median home value	$541,000 → $712,200 (+31.6%)	$162,800 → $270,600 (+66.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,359 → $1,853 (+36.4%)	$1,176 → $1,607 (+36.6%)

Milton

Population

38,75941,305

Median household income

$128,559$151,235

Median home value

$541,000$712,200

Median gross rent

$1,359$1,853

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)

	Milton	South Fulton
Under 5	5.7%	6.3%
5 to 17	21.0%	19.9%
18 to 24	4.8%	9.3%
25 to 34	11.0%	13.6%
35 to 44	14.8%	14.4%
45 to 54	17.5%	15.6%
55 to 64	15.7%	9.5%
65 to 74	7.2%	7.3%
75 and over	2.4%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milton	South Fulton
White (non-Hispanic)	54.5%	2.9%
Black or African American	13.5%	90.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	16.3%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.6%
Two or more races	4.9%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	10.4%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milton	South Fulton
No high school diploma	4.0%	7.0%
High school graduate	5.0%	23.7%
Some college or associate's	13.5%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	45.3%	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	32.2%	14.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milton	South Fulton
Drove alone	59.2%	70.8%
Carpooled	5.2%	7.2%
Public transit	0.5%	4.1%
Walked	0.5%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	33.7%	16.4%
Other means	0.9%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milton	South Fulton
1-unit, detached	64.2%	78.0%
1-unit, attached	17.0%	5.3%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	12.6%	8.1%
20 or more units	5.0%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Milton	South Fulton
Poverty rate	4.4%	9.9%
Average household size	2.66	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	28	33
Median year structure built	2002	2002