Roswell vs South Fulton

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

Roswell 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 92,577 in Roswell). Roswell has the higher median household income ($124,422 vs $81,798 in South Fulton). Roswell has the higher median home value ($520,500 vs $270,600 in South Fulton).

Population, income & housing

	Roswell	South Fulton
Population	92,577	109,157
Median age	40.0 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$124,422	$81,798
Median home value	$520,500	$270,600
Median gross rent	$1,707	$1,607
Housing units	37,552	42,578
Homeownership rate	71.2%	70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	64.8%	38.9%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Roswell	South Fulton
Population	94,498 → 92,577 (-2.0%)	96,283 → 109,157 (+13.4%)
Median household income	$99,726 → $124,422 (+24.8%)	$65,919 → $81,798 (+24.1%)
Median home value	$374,700 → $520,500 (+38.9%)	$162,800 → $270,600 (+66.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,281 → $1,707 (+33.3%)	$1,176 → $1,607 (+36.6%)

Roswell

Population

94,49892,577

Median household income

$99,726$124,422

Median home value

$374,700$520,500

Median gross rent

$1,281$1,707

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)

	Roswell	South Fulton
Under 5	5.2%	6.3%
5 to 17	19.3%	19.9%
18 to 24	7.4%	9.3%
25 to 34	11.0%	13.6%
35 to 44	14.0%	14.4%
45 to 54	15.3%	15.6%
55 to 64	12.7%	9.5%
65 to 74	9.8%	7.3%
75 and over	5.2%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Roswell	South Fulton
White (non-Hispanic)	60.8%	2.9%
Black or African American	10.8%	90.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	4.5%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.5%	0.6%
Two or more races	5.6%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	16.8%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Roswell	South Fulton
No high school diploma	5.2%	7.0%
High school graduate	11.7%	23.7%
Some college or associate's	18.4%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	41.0%	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	23.8%	14.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Roswell	South Fulton
Drove alone	58.3%	70.8%
Carpooled	8.3%	7.2%
Public transit	1.0%	4.1%
Walked	1.3%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	29.0%	16.4%
Other means	1.8%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Roswell	South Fulton
1-unit, detached	59.3%	78.0%
1-unit, attached	11.7%	5.3%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	14.8%	8.1%
20 or more units	9.9%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Roswell	South Fulton
Poverty rate	7.4%	9.9%
Average household size	2.60	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	27	33
Median year structure built	1989	2002